More than Games

With Xbox 360™, feast your eyes upon high-definition games with lifelike graphics and delight your ears with surround-sound audio. But the entertainment doesn't stop there. Go online and interact with millions of fellow gamers, enjoy hi-tech multimedia experiences, and communicate with friends and family. Enjoy all that Xbox 360 has to offer; with Xbox Live®, chat with your friends while watching DVD movies or listening to music.

• Games: Play cutting-edge Xbox 360 games in high-definition, including an array of top-selling original Xbox® games (hard drive required).
• Multimedia: Watch DVDs (no remote required); rip music albums and create custom soundtracks (hard drive required); connect to a Windows® Media Center Edition 2005-based PC and stream movies and recorded content to your Xbox 360; view and share digital pictures; stream videos straight from your digital video camera; even stream music from your MP3 player.

Xbox 360 is the perfect centerpiece for your hi-tech living room.

Experience the Game
Xbox 360 is the ultimate focus of your home entertainment setup. It's available in two configurations that give consumers a choice. Those wanting the complete entertainment experience need look no further than the Xbox 360.

Play exciting games like Gears of War™.

Watch movies, videos, and pictures on Xbox 360.

Multimedia
Xbox 360 is the perfect centerpiece for your hi-tech living room. Watch your DVD movies in glorious 480p from the get go. Use the wireless (or wired) Xbox 360 controller to navigate the onscreen menus, or use the Media Center Remote (sold separately) for point-and-click simplicity.

Xbox 360 shares photos, video files, and music with a Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005-based PC. Additionally, you can view photos and listen to music with a standard Windows XP computer. With Xbox 360, your entertainment choices are nearly limitless. Not only can you play music CDs, but you can rip them to your Xbox 360 Hard Drive (20GB) and pump your tunes in-game.

As an added bonus, Xbox 360 connects to an online music database and automatically identifies and titles your music, so there's no need to type in each song manually. You can also hook any compatible MP3 player to Xbox 360 and stream your tunes without manually transferring all that data.

Your digital photos and home movies? Simply stream them from your Media Center PC and view your vacation photos at the touch of a button.

Go online and talk with your friends.

Article by Jim W. Gettys

• Media center connectivity.