I need an XBox 360 in a bad way. If you have an XBox 360 and/or know how to get a great deal on one, I’m begging you to answer the following questions… (Please please please)

Do you know where I can get a good deal on XBox 360 Pro?

Do I need the MS extended warranty or a retailer warranty?
Do you have any horror stories pertaining to either (or a certain retailer)?

From what I’ve read, I want to get a Jasper model so I’m a little worried about ebay or other auction sites that could be selling old stock. I’m not having much luck finding coupon codes. Oh, and I should probably mention that I don’t need the Elite system. I don’t have an HD TV so I don’t want to pay extra for a different color case or the larger hard drive. Also, I want to pick up a 12+1 Live subscription and Call of Duty: World at War.

So far, it looks like my best deal is either picking up CoD used off of half.com or buying it at Walmart.com because it comes with a 1600 XBox Live Points card. I will need at least 800 points to grab the map pack so getting the card would be nice.

UPDATE: I missed out on a huge deal this morning at woot. They had an refurbed Xbox 360 w/HDMI and 20GB hard drive for 139.99 + $5 shipping.

Also, I figured out with the help of Dell discounts I can get myself into the equivalent of a Pro system with 3 months Gold subscription and CoD from Walmart with the 1600 points for about $340. That shaves $35 to $40 off what I was looking at before but I don’t get the two freebie games that come with the Walmart console.