One question do you need to have your LIVE account active to earn achievements

simple no

Sweet wonder why I thought that, also... shoot I forgot me question.

.ok im gonna buy a xbox core (used) (refurbrished) from ebgames and i have questions

1. what do i lose if i dont have a hardrive

2. can i still go online

3.im buy used so will their be any complecations (as in the {gulp} ring of death)

4.and please PLEASE their isnt any FC is their

5. is their any lag online

6. what are points? and how do i get them?

7. and if i put a movie on to a usb can i watch it on the xbox 360?

1. You cant save any acheivments or download demos and tv show/movies. You cant save games or anything that needs saving. You also cant play any Xbox games, you need it for the backwards compatability.

2. No, youll need the HDD or a memory card.

3. I havent had any problems with mine, just keep the vents clear and dont put it next to anything, that sucker gets hot.

4. no their are NO friend codes, just gamer tags. Its really simple to add a friend to the list, just punch in their screen name and it will invite. I guess its like FC's but with names.

5. No, not really. Sometimes but rarely.

6. Think of the show 'Whos line is it anyway' where the points really dont matter. It just to show that, yes you have beaten a game or you got a secret. Some are worth 10 points while the easy ones are like, 100. They dont 'do' anything or unlock anything.

7. As long as its WMV format then yes. It only reads Windows Meadia files.

Hope that helps.

Blast you Sovieto.

You've tacked on $500 on my wish list!
And that's already accompanied with $480 worth of stuff!

And a quick question. Is there any adventure games? Not RPG?
Almost similar to a Zelda. Unlocking items and more health, but without gaining levels. Just bigger and badder equipment.
Though I will want to pick up Oblivion when I eventually get a 360~

ive never played it but i guess Fable 2, its not out yet but its a coming, to be honest though, it seems like adventure games like zelda and them are becoming outdated, its allll about leveling and stuff now it looks like

ooo and Kameo
[review]
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/666/666667p1.html

YEah KAmeo is awsome but it's a bit short and easy.

is the premium have enough HDD space for like game saves, some demos, and a few arcade games. also do you have to pay for movies and tv shows on marketplace?

Yes to all of that.

what gamercon said +
you can hold a LOT of arcade games with the premimum, and shows, movies, not so much, but movies are rentals anyways

yeah im not going to get the shows and movies but im def getting arcade games like castlevania and alien homanid. does the 360 look good in 480p? it seems like people say it only looks good in 1080i.

1080i and 720p are hardly different
i would have mine on 1080i but i heard something about 720p being better for gaming, idk
but yah it looks good in 480p still though

yeah heard progressive scan takes away rough textures. do you think i should get a plasma 32 in. tv thats 1080i or a projector thats 460p that can be as big as i want for my 360?

i say projector
size > all
+ plasmas dont last that long (only around 5000+ hours)

yeah i was leaning that way too. my wii and future 360 will look awsome on a 100 inch screen haha so 480p is good? can u tell the difference between 1080i, 720p, 480p if your not to experienced in tv resolution like me?