it has to be said that xbox live is a far superior online system than playstations and this is to be commended.
i'm still yet to hear how xbox live is better... i mean you pay for it, but that doens't make it better.. (the only thing i'd heard on it, was before i had mine, and it was something along the lines of being able to track your friends game to game, rather then having to add them in each game, having voice chat, being able to download and even buy upgrades/extras and download 'em straigh to the system... ALL of which is available on PSN, for free... (other then the games/extras you choose to buy, but they do have alot of free stuff as well... the buying has nothing to do with PSN, but the developers... they decide whether to put it out for free or charge you for it)

yes, microsoft did what was right by extending the warranty, but if you ask me, that shouldn't have ever been an issue in the first place.. i don't know if you can understand this, but i do not want my system to crap out, just to have to send it to the company just becuase they couldn't get it right the first time (360 also has heat issues.. matter of fact.. if you want, i can find the report on what all xbox changes when you send it in... it's quite alot... most noteably (and important concerning heat) is the heatsink...

when it comes down to it, i honestly feel 360 is a shotty system becuase microsoft pushed it out too fast...

ps3's tho, atleast here, don't have an over heating problem... and even more so, you can buy an attatchment (if you'r ethat worried about it) for 20-30 bucks that eleminates all fear of over heating... i have it, but it's not becuase i needed it, it's just that i had alot fo money to spend, and i didn't wanna take any chances... i don't even have to use it...

as for the rest of your post, i commend YOU on being able to actually discuss the subject, rather then the typical "my system owns yours"

and i do run vista, and as i've said, it is a very nice system, just extremely buggy (according to what i've heard tho, the first service pack, which means solutions, is coming before 2008...)

i've never used anything other then windows, but that doesn't mean i'm happy with microsoft... it's just what i started on, before i really knew anything (much less what i know today microsoft represents) and i'm far too stubborn to get used to a new OS.... actually i'd go back to XP SP2 if it weren't for 2 reasons...

1. i paid alot extra for my 'media center pc' and it's remote option (it's pretty much my entire entertainment system, i use it to watch movies, tv shows, stand up comedy, even listen to music) 2. i'm sure vista will outdo xp in time (windows has only gotten better with every installment) and i don't want to have to go back and buy vista all over, when they finally get things straightened out.


as you said tho, everyone has their opinions.... and microsoft (atleast from what i've seen) has NEVER stood for reliablity... and that is a serious problem for me... to me it'd be the same as buying a car, and never knowing when it'll actually start for you.. instead of that, i'd just pick a diffrent car..