Comparing Electronic Products

The Xbox 360 is one of the leading videogame consoles produced by Microsoft and developed with the help of companies like IBM , ATI Samsung and Sis . Xbox .com boasts of the Xbox 360 as the ultimate console . Aside from being a gaming console , it is also a digital entertainment powerhouse that can play DVDs and support CDs , DVD-ROMs DVD-R /RW , MP3s , JPEGs , etc . One can listen to music , customize soundtracks , create play lists , rip songs from CDs , stream music from mp3 players and PCs using Windows XP , create photo slideshows , view pictures

from digital cameras and CDs , play DVDs and explore DVD menus using the Xbox 360 controller , record your favorite TV shows . The Xbox 360 has a custom-made central processing unit (CPU ) which is run by three separate core processors with a speed of 3 .2 GHz each . Also , it boasts of a custom 500 MHZ ATI graphics processor

In comparison the Sony Playstation 3 is the newest game console currently being sold on the market and boasts of similar specifications as the Microsoft Xbox 360 . The main difference is that Sony takes advantage of the blue ray technology for storing information and indeed makes it a more complete entertainment system

Basic Specifications for the Sony Playstation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 HYPERLINK "http /hardware .gamespot .com /x-15016-O-4-4 " \t "new Microsoft Xbox 360

Release Date 2006 Q4 2005

Controller Bluetooth Wireless 2 .4 GHz Wireless

Graphics Core Clock Speed 550 MHz 500MHz

Graphics Processor RSX "Reality Synthesizer " Custom ATI Processor

System Memory 256 MB XDR 512 MB UMA (Shared with GPU

Video Memory 256 MB 512 MB UMA (Shared with CPU

Embedded Video Memory n /a 10MB eDRAM

Resolution 480i , 480p , 720p , 1080i , 1080p 480p , 480i , 720p , 1080i

Controller Ports Supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers Supports up to 4 Controllers

Digital Media Formats Compatible with CR-ROM , CDR W , DVD , DVD-ROM DVD-R , DVD R DVD-Video , DVD-ROM , DVD-R /RW , DVD R /RW , CD-DA , CD-ROM CD-R , CD-RW , WMA CD , MP3 CD , JPEG Photo CD

Game Media Format Blu-ray BD-ROM Dual-Layer DVD-ROM

Integrated Communications 802 .11 B /G Wi-Fi , Bluetooth 2 .0 802 .11 A /B /G Wi-Fi ready , adapter not included

Other I /O Connectors Ethernet (RJ45 , 6 USB 2 .0 , CF Slot (Type I , II SD Slot (Regular , Compact , Memory Stick , Memory Stick Duo , 1 x Optical Audio 3 USB 2 .0 , 2 Memory Slots , Ethernet Port (RJ45

Plug and Play Storage 2 .5in Removable Hard Drive (Unkown Size ) 20GB Removable Hard Drive

Standard AV Output Connectors 2 x HDMI , 1 x AV n /a

L2 Cache 512KB L2 cache , 256KB per SPE 1MB

Processor Cell Processor Custom IBM PowerPC CPU

Processor Clock Speed 3 .2 GHz 3 .2 GHz

Built-in Features Backward Compatible with PlayStation 2 , Stands Vertically or Horizontally Backward Compatible with Xbox (limited Stands Vertically or Horizontally , Interchangable Face Plates , Xbox Live Service , Media Center Extender

Memory Bandwidth 25 .6 GB /s main memory bandwidth , 22 .4 GB /s video memory bandwidth 22 .4 GB /s...