The original Xbox 360s were incredibly noisy; the recent slim-factor models are much quieter—especially when running games off the HDD. Updates, though, are ve

The original Xbox 360s were incredibly noisy; the recent slim-factor models are much quieter—especially when running games off the HDD. Updates, though, are very infrequent—I'd guesstimate about one every four months (although individual game updates can be much more frequent). It's interesting you mention using a computer instead. The reason I like game consoles for gaming so much more is that they remove all the hassle of configuration and hardware issues—you just put the disc in and play. It looks like this'll be the case with TV as well.