I'm so ashamed of myself for not thinking of this approach. I was just about to jump on the wagon and pull the trigger for the $35 but now I think I'll save a bit more!
I'm still waiting on mine via Deutsche Post DHL. I'm starting to get a little anxious since I have no tracking at all and I was really hoping that this would come in time for Christmas.
Hopefully Uncharted 2 will be available shortly after release, of course it wouldn't hurt to play the first one either so I guess those two would be great.
Well I'd invest a little bit of time in this however the site doesn't work worth a damn in Firefox on OS X and I'm not a big enough Safari fan to even bother with that route.
Well I know that I can blow by the first three tier in no time at all due to:
1) Netflix streaming
2) Podcasts (I listen to quite a few a day)
3) Online gaming
4) Downloads of legal software and tools (I'm a software developer so I tend to download anything and everything that could help me)...
It's been a couple months for me but I also found mine at a Target (seems like most people just don't think to shop for a complete animated series there). If anyone is having trouble finding one just shoot me a PM I'd be happy enough to pick one up and send it out at cost.
EDIT:
I just...
Unless you're really dead set on getting exclusives I'd check out the Roku player (supports netflix, amazon on demand, and I believe hulu).
If you're really set on getting a 360 I'd watch for dell coupons (can usually get an elite for about $330).