[Boofo]

I think the YLOD is mostly a thing of the past since the newer slim systems have come out. I have the CECH-2501A model, which was the current 160 GB model when I got it in Nov 2010. It still has the 3.41 firmware on it as I haven't upgraded it yet. I figure if it ain't broke, don't try fixing it.

I avoided the Xbox after they recalled almost 100,000 of the first batch for the mainboard problem when they were first released. Microsoft tried to play it all down but to no avail in the end. I have always been partial to Sony, I guess, and trusted the name for the most part.

I am having a blast with it so far. I just ordered Season 1 of Spartacus (on blu-ray), the series from Showtime. It should be here today. I have also been collecting blu-rays from eBay and Amazon when I can get them at a great price. I usally check them out for the picture and sound quality from a site called blu-ray.com, which incidentally runs vBulletin 3.8.4. They are usually dead-on the money in their reviews.