whatever's more economical for you .the orginal cables give you the great picture. It mainly depends on the TV. If it gets 1080p and you want the best picture you should use the HDMI adaptor you showed me. IF it only gets 1080i and 720p..then the orginal cable is the way to go.
they have a arcade 360 with the HDMI built in. You might want to check the trade value of your 360 add the 60 bucks your going to spend on that adaptor and see if you can just get the xbox with the built in HDMI.
but like i said it all depends on what your TV can do.
hope that helps man
being your in college and don't own the place you might want to stick with the stand. Unlike big jew it gives you more flexability to move it where ever and you don't have to patch up wall's.
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the have way smaller ones than this.