Slideshow: Xbox 360 Hits a High-Def Homer

shows the frightened eyes of doomed soldiers as they head toward their inevitable deaths, which will assuredly be gruesomely rendered.

looks like in HD. You can make out the individual bits of stubble.

On a standard-definition TV (now located in my entranceway until I can figure out what to do with it), Xbox 360 games look good -- but not nearly as crisp as in HD.

When you open up the Xbox 360 box, you'll see (clockwise from right) the console, the giant power supply, the wireless controller, the combination AV/composite cable, the remote and a headset mike. Not pictured, but included, is an ethernet cable.

Yep, it's just about as big as an Xbox.

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The $400 system includes a remote control (right) that doesn't pack as many features as the universal remote, which is sold separately (left).

plug in the headset microphone at the same time.

Slice one into a bunker and you can see every wrinkle on Tiger Woods' disappointed face.