I went to Target this morning to buy the XBox 360 Elite for $299 - a newly reduced price. Much to my surprise, and before I left the store, my son mentioned that it was curious that the HDMI Cable icon and the HD icon was not on the list of features listed on the box. I dbl checked, and sure enough, this was not the "Elite" product featured on Microsoft's website, but some inferior configuration that they packaged in the Elite box and under the Elite name. The Elite model includes both HDMI Cable and Component HD. It is positioned as the best of the line (Arcade, then Pro, and finally the Elite) as the name suggests. The box listed Standard definition as the TV format.
I know that the cables themselves add to cost of the package. A friend had paid more than $50 for the HDMI cable alone (not that it cost Microsoft that amount).
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