Fair trade for an Xbox 360

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:56 pm

I'm giving a friend a nice discount on my media center...

Would you take the trade?

I'm trading my XP MCE 2005 box for:

new unopened Xbox 360 Premium
--Wireless Controller
--Headset
--20 Gig Drive
--HD Av cable
and...
Copy of Halo 2
Additional Wireless Controller + Headset
2 Play and charge Packs
Wireless network adapter

Xbox Total with tax $646.52

Dual Tuner Media Center specs
Legal OS installed and configured for current hardware.

Current total $1500.00

Ahanix D.Vine 5

ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb AGP
1.0 GIG Ram
80 GIG 7200rpm system Drive (OS Documents and Music)
250 7200rpm 8MB Buffer GIG Media Drive (85 hours recorded TV)
Tuner #1 Happauge Win TV PVR-250
Tuner #2 Happauge Win TV PVR-250 MCE (TV + radio tuner)
Creative SB Live Platinum 5.1DD
Ahanix D-Vine 5 w/vaccuum display
aOpen AK77-8XN
Athlon XP 2400+
Zahlman Silent CPU cooler and 20MM Fan
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with rollup 2
Linksys Wireless G PCI card ($45)
Media Center 2005 Remote With TV Power button
2 Way Cable Splitter and 3 foot quad shield RG-6 COAX cables
Radio Antenna
S-video cable
Mini USB Keyboard

Post by **Foo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:59 pm

As the media centre owner, there's no way I'd trade down like that.

As the xbox owner: $$$$$$$LOLOLOLOL$$$$$$$

Post by **-Replicant-** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:01 pm

i agree with el foo

Post by **plained** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:03 pm

ive not seen and heard the quality of the Happauge cards so i doen know

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:07 pm

Foo wrote:As the media centre owner, there's no way I'd trade down like that.

As the xbox owner: $$$$$$$LOLOLOLOL$$$$$$$

He's a good guy, I'm trying to help him out, at first I told him $850.00 cash. But I figured I would hook him up with a better deal if he does all the footwork.

The Happauge cards are not HD, but they are one of the best cards for an MCE system.

EDIT: The MCE Box is sitting on my dining room table now, because I just got an HD DVR cable box...

Post by **Foo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:14 pm

perhaps the xbox plus 400 would be a suitable compromise. If he can't stretch to that, mebbe a bit less than 400?

The xbox alone just doesn't seem a sensible swap.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:17 pm

yeh.... ey, ill swap you plus 80 bucks :]

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:42 pm

If for some reason the deal falls through....

Btw this is all NEW stuff he will go out and buy for me. I'm giving him a few bucks off for going out and bringing me the xbox and accessories.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:46 pm

so your basically throwing this at the guy for going out and buying you an x box

how lazy is that :P

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:07 pm

He want's it pretty bad and cash is tight, It's worth it to me if he does all the legwork. That and the fact that he is not a computer moron. So I won't be worried about the system failing because he installed the latest version of hotbar....

Post by **losCHUNK** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:11 pm

heh, ah well, you are a good friend :icon30:

Post by **shaft** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:13 pm

No way that media center is worth 1500.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:56 pm

shaft wrote:No way that media center is worth 1500.

ok...

Post by **Zimbo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:28 pm

If he's a good friend sure why not...

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:50 pm

shaft wrote:No way that media center is worth 1500.

price that case out, alone...

then get a clue.

Post by **shaft** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:42 pm

AmIdYfReAk wrote:
shaft wrote:No way that media center is worth 1500.
price that case out, alone...

then get a clue.

$175 for the case...how does that make a used pc worth 1500?

You can get a system with a better cpu/video for the same price...new.
For example...
http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.p ... cts_id/446

kthxbye..fuck off.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:49 pm

ha, i cant find a link for the 5.. but this is a little more then 150.. without a psu i might add.

http://search.ncix.com/displayproductde ... ure=Ahanix

Keep in mind, the 6 is 450... so the 5 falls right in the middle.

Post by **shaft** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:54 pm

http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.p ... htpc-cases

$200

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:28 am

There are alot of custom parts inside, and it comes with the OS and remote, receiver and blasters.
The SilenX fans and Silenx Mini ATX powersupply jack the price up another $150 for the case alone.

That PC you posted above is 1449.00
+75 for dual happauge carss
+65 for wireless
+xx for more drive space

But seriously it's posatively worth much more than the $680 I am getting for it

:icon27:

Post by **plained** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:32 am

a legit os means alot to me cause thats all i use

\

ey im not judgemental er nothing, its just that im old and when i was younger, when i made comprimises, i sayd, when im old , ill do it fo shizz y0

so i do

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:48 am

shaft wrote:
AmIdYfReAk wrote:
shaft wrote:No way that media center is worth 1500.
price that case out, alone...

then get a clue.
$175 for the case...how does that make a used pc worth 1500?

You can get a system with a better cpu/video for the same price...new.
For example...
http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.p ... cts_id/446

kthxbye..fuck off.

Price 2 nice tv tuners.. they arnt cheap..

Post by **plained** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:50 am

yea

hopefully the more you pay the better the mpg lisence :icon8:

Post by ek » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:51 am

plained wrote:a legit os means alot to me cause thats all i use \

ey im not judgemental er nothing, its just that im old and when i was younger, when i made comprimises, i sayd, when im old , ill do it fo shizz y0

so i do

honestly, what the fuck are you on about? not even pete was this bad.

Post by ek » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:51 am

plained wrote:a legit os means alot to me cause thats all i use \

ey im not judgemental er nothing, its just that im old and when i was younger, when i made comprimises, i sayd, when im old , ill do it fo shizz y0

so i do

honestly, what the fuck are you on about? not even pete was this bad.

Post by **plained** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:53 am

so your concernerd what im on about?

:lub: