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Travis Bell @ Jul 24th 2006 1:54PM
Here's my take.
I DID buy an Xbox 360 for in part, it's HD capabilities. I have long been two things; an HD fanatic and an HTPC enthusiast. When I got tired of having a whole computer sitting in my living room, guess where I turned? The Xbox 360. Since 95% of my TV watching experience happens with pre-recorded programs, and I am able to record in HD, and the Xbox will play 1080i/720p right in it's native format I lost nothing by making this switch.
I understand that the average user buys an Xbox 360 for gaming, so let's take a look from that perspective. What did buying an Xbox 360 do to a guy who hasn't bought a console since the N64? Turned him into a bit of a gamer, that's what. And do you really think I would have accepted anything less than 720p on my nice 46'' TV? Hells no.
Now, Sony CANNOT replicate this experience for me so I would never consider buying a PS3. Neither can Nintendo. So it looks like Microsoft certainly won this battle for me, but at the end of the day only 2 friend of mine have HDTV's... so how important is HD? Well, I know lots of people who while they might not have an HDTV right now, are certainly planning on it besides you can't even buy a TV bigger than 34'' that is not HD ready these days and trust me, the graphics are noticeable sharper.
Did I even consider the HD-DVD or Blu-Ray stuff? Nope. Why? 'Cause it's gonna be a while before what I watch (TV SHOWS!) will be available in these formats anyways. If Microsoft releases a $100 HD-DVD add-on player, sure I might buy it to keep things consistently high def, but at this point the Xbox 360 is purely an HD experience for me anyways.