my x box review..

The x box has a couple of competitors out there including ps2 and Nintendo but no body else has halo.... This game was a breakthrough in several areas and is one of the few that really uses all of the x box's capabilities to the fullest. Halo was pretty much the single deciding factor for me to get an x box. X box has many different kinds of interests. X box is a consoles that has traveled through the many years starting from SEGA GENISUS, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, and etc.

An x box is a case, motherboard, power supply, standard PC hard disk (with some security measures built into its firmware) and a customized DVD reader. If you've ever gotten brave and opened up your x box, there's really not a lot to see in there. The units have cooling for the cpu and perhaps another ventilation fan in the back, it looks a lot like any computer inside that has everything built into the motherboard. X box is something has an affect that other games cant have and that’s living in a whole new world. And by that I mean the graphics are amazing looking realistic as if you are in the video game. I promise you that the X box can change your whole life.
Xbox Live:
Xbox live is a web based service that offers such functions as online multiplayer game play for those games that support it and special updates not available anyplace else. Live allows a fairly large number of people to play together and you don't have to be in the same house either. Live has chat functions (headset often comes with the live kit and play card). Halo for instance had several specially created multiplayer game maps that until recently weren't available unless you had X box live service. The fee for X box live is something like $5.99 a month, fairly cheap entertainment but of course your broadband connection is extra. My experiences with the X box live has been the most excitement fun I have ever had with any video game consoles.
Controllers:
Xbox controllers are fairly robust, I've only ever had one go bad and that was because someone was abusing it. The rule in my house is you bring your own controller, this avoids the disputes over who broke it and who is going to pay to replace the broken controller. I've had all of mine for most of the time I've had the xbox, as long as they are not abused controllers last a long time. Both wired and wireless controllers are available. I've always preferred wired, I find most wireless have a bit of lag that I don't care for when playing a fast paced game. A good controller costs about $30.00 but you can find cheap ones lacking some features for as little as ten bucks.

Controllers offer a lot, there is a multidirectional push pad and a stick controller on the left side. On the right side there are four buttons that have the letters a, b, x, and y, and two smaller ones for less used functions that are black and one white. The front of the controller has triggers on each side and if you've got a non-Microsoft controller there could also be buttons on the front of it if you don't like the triggers. There is a start and back button in the middle of the controller. Some third party controllers may also have switch that allows you to switch the up/down on the stick controller. The stick is most often pov (point of view) in games such as halo and some folks prefer to reverse the way the stick acts to affect the camera.
Out of all the games out in the world today I would honestly say that the X box if my favorite and will be until further notice. But I do encourage you young kids not to skip this X box and go straight to X box 360 because I think you would need this x box to get the hang of the 360.