Product Description

Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro System 20GB - 52R-00007

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #624 in Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: 52R-00007
• Released on: 2008-08-18
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Dimensions: 18.60" h x 33.00" w x 32.40" l, 12.00 pounds

Features

• This is a refurbished Xbox 360 Pro console
• 1Year Product Warranty
• Sleek set-top design with horizontal or vertical placement option in a white finish
• Customize your Xbox 360 Dashboard, Guide, and Gamer Profile with content from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace
• Xbox Live - Go online and enter a world where games and entertainment come alive with the ability to download games and entertainment straight from the Marketplace and join multiplayer sessions complete with voice chat

Amazon.com
Xbox 360 sets a new pace for digital entertainment. More than just a cutting-edge game system, Xbox 360 also integrates high-definition video, DVD movie playback, digital music, photos, and online connectivity into one sleek, small tower, and in the process puts true Next-Gen power right at your fingertips.

Note: This is a refurbished Xbox 360 Pro console.

Xbox 360, shown with wireless controller, is a sleek, customizable gaming and entertainment system

Under the Hood
Xbox 360 is much smaller than its predecessor--it measures approximately 3.3 by 12.2 by 10.2 inches and weighs 7.7 lbs. It's powered by custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical cores each running at 3.2 GHz. It also carries a custom ATI graphics processor loaded with 10 MB of embedded DRAM, 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines and Unified shader architecture. This is powerful enough to draw 500 million triangles per second. In other words, it makes for great looking games in standard TV definition, and even better thanks to built-in support for HDTV 1080i televisions. It also supports the widescreen 16:9 format.

The unit has a 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM drive, which plays both the game media and progressive-scan DVD movies right out of the box. For game-save and media storage, users can choose between the detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive, or a separately sold 64MB flash Memory Unit. Along with storing files, the hard drive will make the Xbox 360 backward-compatible with part of the existing Xbox game library.

Control your Gameplay
Xbox 360 uses a refined button layout for its controllers. Back and Start buttons sit at the center of the controller and between them is a new Xbox Guide button, which instantly takes the user to the Xbox 360 user interface. From there, they can check for friends online, access personal digital content like photos and songs, and more. The black and white buttons of the first Xbox controllers have been replaced with new shoulder buttons placed above the left and right triggers. Xbox 360 can accommodate up to four wireless controllers and has three USB 2.0 slots to use for wired controllers or for streaming your digital media from digital cameras, MP3 players, and any Windows XP-based PC. Microsoft has also created a video-conferencing camera, sold separately, that will work with the system.

Xbox 360 can manage your games, your online friends, and your personal digital library

The Media Experience
All Xbox 360 titles can be played in either standard or high-definition resolution in 16:9 widescreen, with anti-aliasing for smoother graphics. Game designers will be able to take advantage of the system's multi-channel surround sound. The Xbox 360's digital media allows users to supplement any game's music from tracks in their own personal library.

Go Live
A built-in Ethernet port allows users to connect their system to a broadband connection for access to Xbox Live. The Xbox Live Silver Membership included with the console lets anyone create a Gamertag and gamer card to express your online identity, chat live with voice chat, and connect to the Xbox Live Marketplace to buy expansions, maps, and other digital items for your games. You can also update to a Xbox Live Gold Membership at anytime for even more benefits. The separately sold wireless adapter supports the common 802.11a, -b, and -g standards.

What's in the Box?

• Xbox 360 Pro refurbished console
• 20GB detachable hard drive
• Wireless controller
• Xbox Live headset
• Standard AV cable
• Ethernet cable
• Detachable faceplate
• Xbox Live Silver membership

Customer Reviews

If you buy one, you'll eventually buy two.
The system is a blast to play when it's working. Unfortunately there is a boatload of problems to be had from the 360 for some reason. I guess they should have not released it so early. It seems like I could hit my PS3 with a sledgehammer and it would still keep ticking. The first problem was the Red Ring of Death. But I was happy that Microsoft completely fixed that. When the system got shipped back though, the open and close tray messed up first thing out of the box after being refurbished. I dealt with that though up until the "no video but sound works fine" hiccup a lot of the system's are having. This is not covered under Xbox's 3-year warranty extension and costs money to fix. Hopefully it might be covered someday. It really should due to the number of cases reported. But I just decided to buy a new one with a much better warranty due to all of the problems my current 360 has had. No wonder Microsoft is reporting tons of sales. Most people are probably on their second or third Xbox. But after making Xbox Live such a gamer's commodity, I'm not surprised why people keep coming back despite the terrible fragility of Microsoft's product.

worst experience
The first thing that was wrong was that they sent the wrong power brick with the system. I had already had an xbox 360 and this was one that was suppose to go off to college with my son. I used my other power brick to see if it worked and it worked for 5minutes and then got the red ring and stopped working. I emailed the sender and received an email back stating I had purchased the wrong power brick. Then I went back stating I had received the whole system and not just the power brick and that the system wasn't working. They apologized and stated that I had to send the system back to them. I had stated that I didn't want to have to pay for shipping and handling back and they stated that I would be reimbursed. I then sent back the system and 2weeks after that I emailed about my shipping and handling refund and I was told that they weren't going to do that until I showed an email that stated it would be refunded. All in all this was the worst experience I had ever had on amazon. The seller didn't seem to feel that they should go out of there way to make the buyer happy and with all the other people I have purchased from they seemed like they cared if I was happy or not but not this seller.

xbox 360 refurbished
I recently purchased a refurbished xbox360. It was a great buy. Fast shipping too. I had some trouble with it shortly after I got it, but no worries, the seller offers a 90 day warrant. I emailed him and he responded right away to get it back to him. He fixed it and had it back to me within 3 days. Great service and a great buy. If you're looking to save some money, but got to have a 360 buy one refurbished. With a good warranty you can't go wrong.