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Xbox One: Power Brick revealed
- Thread starter pxleyes
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LOL what? What type of consumer wouldn't buy a console because of a power brick.
Dark Octave
Banned
lol They have color wheels on the table but every single item on the table is either black or white.
Sweet Aunt Nancys Panties
Banned
It's sad to see that color wheel on the table with the all black and white controllers/consoles. Poor color wheel. So neglected.
PrivateWHudson
Member
Since this I'd kind of a hardware thread, have they said how the kinect will connect to the xbox? All I have is power and hdmi through the wall from the tv to my av stuff. It's it wifi, rf, tag along through unused hdmi wires...or does it need it's own separate cable?
Pound_lb003
Member
Well to me, you're opinion isn't looking good.
It's quite obnoxious and stupid. Just thought I'd share.
Alx
Member
There's a specific port for the kinect to connect to the console.
*edit : the port with the small kinect logo :
Isn't it the same size as the Xbox 360?
Herb Alpert
Banned
Unfortunately, followed by:
I know where it will fit...
BTW, how is the presence of a power brick a reason for not buying the machine? Sharks smell blood it seems...
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i think they meant to say inside the retail box. so you dont have to buy it separately after all. phew.
SolsticeZero
Banned
It'll be a separate cable. And from the look of it, it's a special "Kinect port", not a regular USB. So I wouldn't keep hopes up for PC compatibility. Not without some sort of adapter, at least.
Beermeister
Banned
Built in? Where?
#xboned
#xboned
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Grinchy
Banned
Are you familiar with the Xbox 360?
Metalmurphy
Member
I feel like I've seen this post before...
Oh, there it is, in page 1
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=58368529&postcount=37
Mantorok
Member
PrivateWHudson
Member
Win.
The console is actually not that big. It's about the same size as the Slim 360.
More like roughly the size of the phat PS3.
Goodacre0081
Member
So much for All-in-One.
all-in-one system. oh yeah, plus the power brick, plus the cable box passthrough, plus a external hard drive once the 500GB is full.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Does it really matter in the slightest?
Is it not better that the power supply is outside the box, given the heat they give off? I know it is not as tidy, but if it helps prevent possible damage, requiring a little space for it seems like a non issue.
Is it not better that the power supply is outside the box, given the heat they give off? I know it is not as tidy, but if it helps prevent possible damage, requiring a little space for it seems like a non issue.
Woo-Fu
Banned
Why? External power bricks are a really good idea for some designs.
1. Less heat in the main enclosure.
2. Allows you to produce the same main unit for multiple locales, simply swapping out the external power supply for one that works with the power system of the locale.
3. Less weight in the main unit(making it more durable when it comes to small drops).
4. Less noise(having separate units creates more surface area for heat dissipation). External power supplies can often be passively cooled.
5. Don't have to replace/ship the main unit for power supply failures. Having it as a separate unit also makes for easier troubleshooting.
Bricks will never be "done" as long as we're using electricity to power things.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I think it's a bit shorter than that even.
MS' press pics did not do justice. Made the thing look huge, so now everyone thinks it is huge and it's really not.
BobTheFork
Member
It didn't help last time.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
PrivateWHudson
Member
Looks like only one hdmi in, so you would still have to switch tv inputs to play your 360.
shouamabane
Member
It's in the box, not the 'Box.
SolsticeZero
Banned
They sure got done with the PS3, and my phat 60 is still up and running.
http://www.psmania.net/2013/05/sizing-up-the-console-war-xbox-one-dimensions-revealed/
If this is to be believed then the Xbox One is:
- +9.1% volume of 360
- +35.0% volume of 360-Slim
- -21.9% volume of PS3
- +32.0% volume of PS3-Slim
So slightly bigger than first 360, much smaller than first PS3.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Unfortunately, followed by:
I take pity on whoever believes Arthur "don't believe his lies" Gies is a good source of information.
Beermeister
Banned
Xbox One + external power brick = Xbox Two, right?
Goodacre0081
Member
I thought it was a monster when Keighley was interviewing Mattrick. anyone have a pic of that? it looks really big in that shot.
Woo-Fu
Banned
Actually it did help. It would have been much worse had it been an internal power supply.
PanicFreak
Member
The console is actually not that big. It's about the same size as the Slim 360.
It looks much smaller than I expected it to be.
Woo-Fu
Banned
So? For every example of something without a power brick I can give you an example of something with a power brick. There are tradeoffs for each method.
It's not something that alone will make people say "OMG not buying" but it is a negative for a lot of folks and it gets added to the "cons" section when people are looking at the overall picture of what console to buy.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
Plus Kinect, so Xbox Three.
somesayyea
Member
I don't like power bricks