I can't believe it but my 360 is here and I have been glued to it for the past 24 hours. Install was easy other then the power adapter being gigantic and the size of a brick. On the provided component cable there is a switch that allows you to set it for an HDTV or standard TV. Once you set it to HDTV you can then configure the display settings to 480p, 720p or 1080i. I got it all set up for my HDTV and the menu looks great in HD. The next thing I did was try out the glorious media features. I plugged in my digital camera and was amazed at how quickly it discored the camera and allowed me to browse my digital photos and play a slide show. I have to say the pictures looked awesome in HDTV as it displayed close to the true resolution of digital photo's. Microsoft also provided me with the software for PC's that allow the XBOX to connect to any PC in the house and share digital media through the XBOX. Set up for that was quite simple and in a short period of time I was putting movies and pictures on my XBOX. I also have a Media Center PC and using the XBOX as a Media Center Extender is quite fantastic. It is like having a Media Center in my living room. I've said this before and I'll say this again, if the 360 had a bi-directional cable card in it and a duel HD tuner it would be the ultimate set top box for me.
Now for the gaming features. All of the games I was given were pre-retail so I am using the provided de-bug unit to play the games. I have played, NHL 2k6, NBA 2k6, Peter Jackson's King Kong demo, and Amped 3. I'll say one thing games in HD are fantastic. You see so much more detail in all of the games. The graphics are fantastic and the physics of the games are really powerful. I'm still exploring all the graphical power so as I get more detail I will post again.