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    Xbox 360 Dashboard Update

    Microsoft announced that the latest dashboard update for their Xbox 360 console will be released free for all users on Tuesday morning. The dashboard update will have quite a number of new features, changes and improvements:
    Expanded HD Display and Video Playback Options
    - With 1080p resolution, gamers now have the ability to enjoy both game and video content in the best HD resolution currently available.
    - Expanded video playback options increase the ways gamers can enjoy video content on Xbox 360. It is now possible to stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows - Media Player 11 or Windows Media Connect.
    - Gamers can now play video files from data CDs and DVDs, as well as from storage devices like USB 2.0 flash drives and Xbox 360 Memory Units.
    - Xbox 360 will support 50hz HDTV display modes, providing viewers greater choice in how they watch DVD and HD DVD content.

    Xbox Live Arcade Enhancements
    - Keeping up to date on Xbox Live Arcade games is now even more convenient with the ability to automatically download newly released Xbox Live Arcade trial games. This eliminates the need to manually search for new downloads on Xbox Live Marketplace each time a new game trial is released.
    - Fast Enumeration of Games. You'll see the games in your Xbox Live Arcade collection appear almost instantly. Get in and play right away.
    - With so many games to choose from, Xbox Live Arcade added new sorting options such as "Recently Played" and "By Category." These enhancements make managing Xbox Live Arcade collections faster and easier than ever.
    - A new expanded Friends Leaderboard within Xbox Live Arcade allows gamers to compare themselves directly against their friends and view leaderboard details of their top-10 friends.
    - A new expanded Achievements View within Xbox Live Arcade lets gamers view their full Achievement details for their Arcade games including descriptions, icons, allotted Gamerscore an more, right from the Xbox Live Arcade dashboard interface.
    - The "Play Now" launch feature has been streamlined. Selecting "Play Now" after downloading a game in Xbox Live Marketplace now bypasses Arcade and takes you directly to the game.
    - Xbox Live Arcade now offers a "Tell a Friend" feature. Select this from the game info screen to send any friend on your friends list a message telling them about the Arcade game.

    XNA Support
    - Amateur game designers will be able to test and play the games they create using XNA Game Studio Express on their Xbox 360 systems when it launches later this year (separate download and subscription required).

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    Thanks for the update Z.
    Here's another, I went to EBGAmes to buy the Splintercell and found out they are selling the XBox 360 with wireless controller for $270.

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    Is that Refurb, or new?
    -Come on, I'll lend you money for a coffee.

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    Sorry I wasn't more specific. That is for a used unit, not new or a refurb.

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