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[vg260]

IGN just posted an unboxing of the yet again redesigned 360. Add one more bonehead thing to the list. They changed the I/O connectors and there's apparently no optical out (unless IGN missed something).

Like many I still use optical for my receiver/headphones. Well, years later if your 360 Slim craps out and the current models are gone, you might be out optical. Thanks for removing equivalent replacement options. Even the One has optical out. What are you doing? No one asked for this, especially for the same price. Well done, Microsoft. Keep the train rolling.

 

[Persona7]

The optical out is built into the cable base.


Edit : I can't remember if the slim has it on the motherboard

 

[Xav]

Whenever a system has 3 revisions, the 3rd one is normally the shit one.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

No optical
No VGA
No component
No RGB SCART

Your only AV options are 3.5mm composite or HDMI.

 

[Iacobellis]

Whenever a system has 3 revisions, the 3rd one is normally the shit one.

When a company has three consoles, the third one is also normally the shit one.

Spoiler

(Compared to the other two.)

 

[Wario64]

The optical out is built into the cable base.

Pic?

 

[vg260]

The optical out is built into the cable base.

Really? Is there a pic somewhere? They might have just missed it then.

 

[Xyber]

The optical out is built into the cable base.


Edit : I can't remember if the slim has it on the motherboard

They changed the cable. It looks like a thick 3.5mm plug now instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0hOniLXlZK4#t=298s

 

[diamount]

Whenever a system has 3 revisions, the 3rd one is normally the shit one.

Because it's the most cost effective one lol

 

[Y2Kev]

Hasn't it been like this forever? My cable base has an optical slot on it. Or now the new cable has no slot for optical?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Hasn't it been like this forever? My cable base has an optical slot on it. Or now the new cable has no slot for optical?

It's a 3.5mm jack in the back now. The kind you get on a crappy digital camera or camcorder.

It will only do composite.

 

[kassatsu]

Will they ever make a model that doesn't have a huge power brick?

Hasn't it been like this forever? My cable base has an optical slot on it. Or now the new cable has no slot for optical?

 

[Wario64]

Hasn't it been like this forever? My cable base has an optical slot on it. Or now the new cable has no slot for optical?

My x360 s has optical out on the console

 

[Persona7]

Here is the picture , apparently the slim does have a optical port built into the motherboard.

They also released this :

 

[diamount]

Will they ever make a model that doesn't have a huge power brick?

I've never seen it as a big deal.

 

[Wario64]

Here is the picture, apparently the slim does have a optical port built into the motherboard.

That's a old Xbox 360 though

 

[vg260]

Oops, missed this teardown:
www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=588671

Only option would be a special cable, but it doesn't even look like it could do that.

 

[CambriaRising]

Here is the picture , apparently the slim does have a optical port built into the motherboard.

They also released this :

He's talking about the new one. Hdmi and composite only, no optical.

 

[GitarooMan]

That's so stupid. Tons of wireless headsets use optical out for the base station.

 

[The Faceless Master]

original had it on the A/V cable

slim had it on the console

i guess this one got U'd





360 S rear

 

[Alucrid]

Here is the picture , apparently the slim does have a optical port built into the motherboard.

http://i.imgur.com/ItxeC3H.jpg[IMG]

They also released this : [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/DH8i2IK.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

lol, why would you put that extinct thing? the xbox 360 s has built in optical.

 

[malfcn]

No more ring of light?

 

[Zoe]

So they want you to plug it into the One?

 

[Delusibeta]

Yeah, all the cables have changed: new round plug in the end of the power supply, new AV port which currently fits only the new red/white/yellow cable that's included in the box, and that's about it.

That said, I would not be too surprised if Microsoft releases a component cable for this version for an extra ten/twenty/30 bucks.

 

[statham]

This was not the mini we wanted Microsoft. Optical out is pretty huge.

 

[vg260]

So they want you to plug it into the One?

Geez. Probably.

 

[diamount]

No more ring of light?

Unfortunately because of cutbacks the only indicator of red lights is your 360 on fire.

 

[Kibbles]

$299? The fuck? I got a 250GB Xbox Slim with 2 games for $199 over 1.5 years ago. And a new console coming soon. Sheesh.

 

[Xyber]

Cut cost everywhere, still $299. smh

 

[Persona7]

lol, why would you put that extinct thing? the xbox 360 s has built in optical.

Well, the S still had the proprietary connector for AV. I did not know the new one got rid of that connector until I just saw the unboxing.

 

[redmetal86]

$299? The fuck? I got a 250GB Xbox Slim with 2 games for $199 over 1.5 years ago. And a new console coming soon. Sheesh.

Same here. Such a good online Black Friday deal.

 

[Roland1979]

When a company has three consoles, the third one is also normally the shit one.

Spoiler

(Compared to the other two.)

When a company has three consoles, the first One is the shit one.

Spoiler

(Compared to every device ever made)

 

[vg260]

This really burns me up. I never plan to put away my 360 because it will become my Rock Band machine and for older fighters as well. I wasn't gonna get one of these things, but was hoping a new cheaper model would be on the shelves as some insurance for years to come should mine ever crap out. I'm not gonna buy a new receiver anytime soon if I can help it while my old trusty is still chugging along. I also run HDMI to the TV and the optical to a headset/receiver simultaneously for easy use of either depending on how I wanna play. That's not really gonna be possible should I ever need one of these things, unless I invest in an expensive new receiver, switches and crap. Most people won't care, but why remove it. Whatever. I enjoyed the 360, but I'm done w/ MS.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

kind of a bummer they still haven't dropped the price on the new redesign, but i'm glad they didn't ditch the dvd drive.
just drop the price already, i need a box to play bayonetta and halo!

 

[weekend_warrior]

Jesus it's the same size as the other first slim, and that was only a little smaller then the original. What's the fucking point?

 

[Dead Prince]

And it still does a power brick. And its not even that small Lol.
No wonder the Xbox one is huge. Also Wii/Wii u

 

[vermadas]

This really burns me up. I never plan to put away my 360 because it will become my Rock Band machine and for older fighters as well. I wasn't gonna get one of these things, but was hoping a new cheaper model would be on the shelves as some insurance for years to come should mine ever crap out. I'm not gonna buy a new receiver anytime soon if I can help it while my old trusty is still chugging along. I also run HDMI to the TV and the optical to a headset/receiver simultaneously for easy use of either depending on how I wanna play. That's not really gonna be possible should I ever need one of these things, unless I invest in an expensive new receiver, switches and crap. Most people won't care, but why remove it. Whatever. I enjoyed the 360, but I'm done w/ MS.

I'm in the same boat. Disappointing.

 

[EdReedFan20]

When a company has three consoles, the third one is also normally the shit one.

Spoiler

(Compared to the other two.)

PS2 (in a way). There were two slims. The first, had an external power brick. The second, however, managed to have an internal power supply. If only it had built in flash memory it would have been perfect. Only the original PS2 had the ability to use a hard drive.

 

[la flama blanca]

There were rumblings it was suppose to be 99 dollars, what the fuck happened?

 

[Vormund]

There were rumblings it was suppose to be 99 dollars, what the fuck happened?

Well I think that same rumor also speculated no disc drive and that it connected to the Xbone for BC.

I'm getting the feeling that this board revision was supposed to be in the existing 360S shell and they rushed this shell design out the door. It's practically the same size.

 

[The Power Of Snap]

Wasn't the xbox core lunched at 299$ in 2005?

 

[anexanhume]

What is the rating on the power brick?

 

[AzBat]

Wasn't the xbox core lunched at 299$ in 2005?

Yeah, no Kinect, no hard drive, no memory of any kind, no built-in WiFi, no HDMI, one less USB port and a lot bigger & noisier.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Cut cost everywhere, still $299. smh

But think how much they improved their profit margin!

 

[MisterC20XX]

Once you go optical out to a decent pair of surround headphone you never go back. What in the hell are they thinking?!

 

[Yes Boss!]

No optical
No VGA
No component
No RGB SCART

Your only AV options are 3.5mm composite or HDMI.

Wait, is this confirmed?! No VGA? That is a deal-breaker for me and means I'll be picking up a few more Slims if that is the case.

 

[AzBat]

are there any pics to compare this model to the slim one?

Watch the IGN unboxing video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bUKfsqZGEU

 

[AzBat]

Wait, is this confirmed?! No VGA? That is a deal-breaker for me and means I'll be picking up a few more Slims if that is the case.

Couldn't you use a HDMI to VGA adapter?

 

[Quadraphonic]

Couldn't you use a HDMI to VGA adapter?

HDCP. So no.

 

[Yes Boss!]

HDCP. So no.

Yeah, I think anything more that 480p just won't work now. 720p used to but now it does'nt

Anyways, this system is a turkey for folks running on VGA displays.