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Posted by darlowad v2.0b on 04-30-2007 10:37 PM:

3 RED LIGHTS!!!!!

My 360 fucked itself up the ass 2day !!!

started freezing up like i previously mentioned !!

then restated it now 3 red lights !!!!!!!!! aaaaarrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Posted by Dwaggy on 04-30-2007 11:14 PM:

♫♪ There are three lights!

Captain Jean - Luc Picard. U S S Enterprise ♪♫

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Posted by Dwaggy on 04-30-2007 11:15 PM:

www.livejournal.com go for it, make it happen.

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 04-30-2007 11:26 PM:

Fix it yourself, I have heard from numerous reports that this does infact work on a lot of cases, but not all. Try it for yourself. There is a reason it works, Just search for it.

http://thexboxdomain.net/2007/01/15...ick-fixes-360s/

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Posted by darlowad v2.0b on 05-02-2007 08:40 AM:

m$ picking it up 2morow for upto 14 days

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Posted by da5park on 05-03-2007 11:11 PM:

I just got a xbox back which had exactly the same problem.... hats off to MS I got the thing back in less than 5 working days. I take it, it must be a common problem.

Posted by k0k0them0nkey on 05-05-2007 03:18 PM:

I'm kind of bothered that it happened to me, but I did have a launch unit, and it only took 4 days for me to have it back in hand. They are really good about getting those boxes here and back.

Posted by bartleby on 05-05-2007 08:21 PM:

Was speaking to someone on my friends list the other day , his friend had been offline for 93days because he had to send his xbox back , apparently they addressed it wrong 6 times !!

As a good will gesture though they're suposed to be sending him the back catalog of xbox360 games.

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Posted by darlowad v2.0b on 05-15-2007 08:17 PM:

Finally got it back 2day just under 2 weeks

the motherboard was fucked

i got a new 1 !!

and a 1 month free live card

so quite happy all in all

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Posted by Shn on 06-12-2007 07:26 PM:

welp, i had the ROD and fixerred it with the eraser method :

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=591894

mmyep.
my xbox works quite nicely now
been playing gears of war, which i couldn't do before, when i sometimes had the ROD.
stupid overheating thingy.

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Posted by darlowad v2.0b on 06-12-2007 07:38 PM:

wow its like a updated version of the old "wrapped towel" fix

lol i presume you have a flashed xbox as u didnt return it to m$

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Posted by 404notfound on 06-12-2007 10:17 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by darlowad
wow its like a updated version of the old "wrapped towel" fix

lol i presume you have a flashed xbox as u didnt return it to m$

No, he was just lazy!

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 06-13-2007 11:14 PM:

I've come to realize, Software wise the 360 is great, but hardware wise it is a complete failure.

3 rings of death because it over heats,
The fans inside are pure shit, I went over my friends place yesterday and the fan was yelling very loudly. It was impossible to enjoy a game. He is going to replace the fan, but jesus crist this machine is a piece of shit.

It sucks because I like some of the games, I wanted one, but I am seriously reconsidering it now.

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Posted by Shn on 06-13-2007 11:25 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by 404notfound
No, he was just lazy!

exactly

and today i bought the microsoft wheel.
of course, it worked well for about 15mn on PGR3 then just stopped working after inserting the forza 2 dvd. Hooray for microsoft and their shitty hardware/drivers/whatever's causing that to fuck up.

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Posted by olddirtyogre on 06-17-2007 07:34 AM:

The 3-rings blow, I got them about 3 weeks ago after only owning the console for 3 months...if there is a rule of three, you can see it here, 3-rings, owned 3 months (my original Xbox overheated too after 3 months of ownership as well, fryed that shit)...but I made the smart decision this time to buy that retarded Best Buy "service" plan which allowed me to immediately swap out the broken system for a new one. I'm hoping that I won't get the 3-rings again, but I most likely will but if its still withing the service contract it'll be alright. If anyone is considering buying a 360, try and find a place that has an extended warranty so you don't have to worry about this shit for the first couple of years of the consoles life.

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Posted by Munson on 06-17-2007 08:34 AM:

Mine lasted about 6 months. I said fuck it and cracked it open to to see if just the CPU fan was failing. HAHA. There is no CPU fan? WTF? A tri-core simultaneous multithreading chip with each core clocked to 3.2Ghz and no CPU fan. Just a cheesey, plastic, loose-fitting tunnel to the system fans? I can't imagine why these fuckers are blistering and self-destructing?

I found forums on the m$ site with people claiming that they didn't get the same machine they sent. Some of the ones sent in had the tamper sticker broken and they still got refurbs.
Sounds like the service center is is so swamped in the US that they are just shipping refurbs before they even look at the ones they are recieving.

I am SO surprised. This is not something m$ would do.

I'm gonna try and send in my "voided machine" and see what happens. I won't be buying ANYTHING until the 65nM chips hit which supposedly got pushed to "mid 2007"

Posted by danimal39 on 07-06-2007 02:59 AM:

good news m$ has extended warranty to three years to cove this http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/tec...dex.htm?cnn=yes

Posted by Darlowad v4.ob on 07-06-2007 09:45 AM:

WOW this is great news!!!!

3 yrs is a step in the right direction but also m$ partly admitting there hardware isnt up to scratch

although i have a friend whos 360 warranty just expired so he decided to crack his box open lol dickhead

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 07-07-2007 05:38 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by danimal39
good news m$ has extended warranty to three years to cove this http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/tec...dex.htm?cnn=yes

Actually that's not good news. Yeah it's good they extended there warrenty for all you saps who bought the system. But not for the company.

This only proves that there hardware is pure garbage. M$ you are a winner.

At first it seemed to be some systems were having the problem, Now you know if you own a 360 you'll eventually have problems, and that is a fact.

$400 for a paper weight. I'll pass.

I've decided I'll never own this piece of shit. NEVER.

M$ ruined the first Xbox with the controller being as big as the console. I know numerous people who had to buy a second system because there old system wouldn't read newer games. Garbage then, garbage now. The only problem is, EVERYONE is going to have a problem with there 360.

I decided I will wait for the PS3 to come down in price or come out with good games before I buy anything. Same goes for the Wii. There are only a few games on the Wii that are worth while anyway.

This generation of gaming is becoming shit.

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Posted by Darlowad v4.ob on 07-07-2007 03:27 PM:

how can u go wrong with a 3yr warranty????

by the time ur warranty is up the next next generation console will be in the pipeline

and the 360 will probably cost sub £100 by then anyway

so if it lasts u 3 yrs from today before it shags its still good value in my opinion

but wait i still have a fully working sega megadrive
forget what i said ......................

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Posted by bartleby on 07-07-2007 03:32 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
Now you know if you own a 360 you'll eventually have problems, and that is a fact.

$400 for a paper weight. I'll pass.

Yes , but if its within the 3 yr warranty Microsoft will replace the console for free ( or fix it )

The good points of the console far outway the bad points and what makes you think the ps3 will be any different ? the ps2 had alot of troubles harware wise...(im on my 3rd one of the fuckers)

You cant really expect a console these days to last forever with constant use.

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Posted by napalmfuzz on 07-07-2007 04:54 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
$400 for a paper weight. I'll pass.

and your other option is 600 dollars for a blu-ray player.

theres really no use in waiting for PS3 to get back into its dominant position, cause thats not going to happen this generation. as far as games go, its allways going to be second to the 360.

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 07-07-2007 08:17 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by napalmfuzz
and your other option is 600 dollars for a blu-ray player.

theres really no use in waiting for PS3 to get back into its dominant position, cause thats not going to happen this generation. as far as games go, its allways going to be second to the 360.

So you're saying Blu Ray is done with? Why is Blu Ray selling more then HD DVD?

It's still very early. Still to early to tell.

PS3, I haven't heard one thing bad about it hardware wise. Same with the Wii.

Sony and Nintendo needs to needs to start putting out games.

Why would I want to send my Xbox in 4-10 or 50 times into get fixed, A buddy of mine who has a 360 had to send it in a second time, and he didn't get it at launch.

You guys are trying to justify the shit hardware because the software is great. It's not poppin.

Imho this system is a failure.

As far as the ps2 goes, I had two, I blew one up myself, and it was my fault. Everyone I know has only had one system. Another friend of mine had to adjust the laser after 5 years. but other than that.

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Posted by bartleby on 07-08-2007 04:01 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
As far as the ps2 goes, I had two, I blew one up myself, and it was my fault. Everyone I know has only had one system.

Really ?

Ive had 2 i think (maybe 3) and 2 of my friends have had 2 and they all had the same problem which starts with a grindiing noise with trouble loading then the grinding gets worse and it refuses to load... If you google it you'll see its a common problem !

Also have you thought that the reason we hav'nt heard about any trouble from the ps3 and wii is because they've only been out a fraction of the time the 360's have.

Personally i dont give a shit which win the "Console war" because i plan on owning all three when they release some decent games.

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Posted by napalmfuzz on 07-08-2007 05:09 AM:

im confused. i didnt mention one thing about blu ray sales...... so why are you coming back at me with blu ray statistics?

the system may be a failure in your opinion, but it appears that its allways going to be the lead console between the 2.

the only thing sony will have going for it is the few in house exclusives that will be good. third party software is appearing that its going to be developed for the 360 first for the superior version, and ps3 later. and sometimes the other way around. example: Virtua Fighter 5. once slated as a ps3 exclusive, then slated as a multi platform, and then the 360 will end up with the superior version, reworked graphics, enhanced anti aliancing, and ONLINE PLAY!

seriously though, im curious as to why you jjumped down my throat with blu ray sales right off the bat without me even mentioning it.

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Posted by danimal39 on 07-08-2007 06:27 AM:

besides the fact that nothing comes with a three year warranty,thats Awesome,besides they've changed the 360 and seem to be working it out,but are giving the extended warranty to everyone!

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 07-08-2007 09:58 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by napalmfuzz
im confused. i didnt mention one thing about blu ray sales...... so why are you coming back at me with blu ray statistics?

the system may be a failure in your opinion, but it appears that its allways going to be the lead console between the 2.

the only thing sony will have going for it is the few in house exclusives that will be good. third party software is appearing that its going to be developed for the 360 first for the superior version, and ps3 later. and sometimes the other way around. example: Virtua Fighter 5. once slated as a ps3 exclusive, then slated as a multi platform, and then the 360 will end up with the superior version, reworked graphics, enhanced anti aliancing, and ONLINE PLAY!

seriously though, im curious as to why you jjumped down my throat with blu ray sales right off the bat without me even mentioning it.

Well lets see, This whole br v hddvd battle has a lot to do with the current generation in gaming. If br does take off and at this point it is, M$'s hddvd player becomes worthless and the ps3 being a cheap br player makes it worthy, and not to mention as far as dvd players go, It's not a bad player at all.

Sony needs to put there exclusive titles out NOW or this system will fail soon. It's not a complete failure yet. There is no way in hell I would buy one anytime soon, mainly due to price, and there isn't one game I want to play on it yet.

Don't think this 3 year warrenty covers any other defects the system may have, as far as I understand it only covers certain problems.

Gears of War was great fun online, playing with friends. Really thats the only game I have played a lot on this system. VF5 originally wasn't going to have online support, That must be recent news.

Seriously, ask yourself this. If everyone you know, has had problems with there 360, Well at least 6 out of 7 people who have owned the system less than 1 year, some only 2 months are already having problems with there systems, Would you buy one? Knowing you will have problems?

I was pulling for the 360 for a while, but this whole fiasco with the hardware has turned me against em.

While I'm at it, The controller on this thing is shit also, Hurts the hell out of my hand after a bit, I have to use a mad catz controller instead, I think it's the buttons, I don't know.

Danimal if there were heating issues like the 360, You would have heard stuff by now.

In all honesty, I sure hope people feel the same as you about the 360, just so it stays around, and same goes for the ps3, I hope it doesn't fail, Imagine if one of those systems goes bye-bye?

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Posted by Shn on 07-08-2007 02:13 PM:

i have had the ROD error on mine after about 8 or 9 months and i fixed it myself so i wouldn't have to send it back and risk getting a more fucked one in exchange.

All i did was open it (and void the warranty) and add a few pieces of eraser somewhere. it's been working for some weeks now so there.

this is just microsoft's anti piracy strategy
they know lots of their consoles will end up having that heating problem so they extend the warranty and do nothing about it (that's me trolling) for the moment. That way, only the ones who haven't opened up their box to change the firmware will be able to have theirs fixed by microsoft. It's not always the case though, as some people with modded boxes have had theirs taken care of...

blah, good idea from MS but i wish they fixed the problem permanently.

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Posted by napalmfuzz on 07-09-2007 12:04 AM:

its hard for sony to put their exclusive titles out now when they barely have any. just in house exclusives.

im not saying theyre going to fail, but i AM saying this generation they are ALLWAYS going to be second to xbox.

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Posted by Munson on 07-09-2007 03:39 AM:

1 out of 3 are failing. m$ increased warranty to 3 years

billion dollar oops

Posted by danimal39 on 07-09-2007 03:42 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Munson
1 out of 3 are failing. m$ increased warranty to 3 years

billion dollar oops

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 07-10-2007 06:23 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Munson
1 out of 3 are failing. m$ increased warranty to 3 years

billion dollar oops

I don't know where you got 1 out of 3 but that's WRONG.

The sales on the ps3 have spiked recently and look at why.

Sony dropped the price from $600 to $500 for the 60gb ps3?

Well here it is. take a look.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-60GB-Pla...84041316&sr=8-1

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Posted by Mr_Grinch on 07-11-2007 12:40 AM:

It's still an expensive price for a poor games console. The line up needs to improve significantly before I'd even be tempted, even if it were to drop the same in the UK

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 07-11-2007 05:13 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr_Grinch
It's still an expensive price for a poor games console. The line up needs to improve significantly before I'd even be tempted, even if it were to drop the same in the UK

Just like the 360

They may have a few good/decent games out, but not worth the price of the system, Then send it in to get it fixed after a few months, and then send it in again, and again, and again.

I agree the lineup on the ps3 blows ass, The Shitbox isn't much further behind that.

Graw
gears
What else has there been that's really worth buying? Nothing much in my opinion.

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Posted by bartleby on 07-11-2007 03:51 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
Just like the 360

They may have a few good/decent games out, but not worth the price of the system, Then send it in to get it fixed after a few months, and then send it in again, and again, and again.

You can get them now for around £250 With 3 or 4 games i'd say that's good value.

Also , ive had mine since august '06 and hav'nt sent it in for repairs yet.

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Posted by Neversoft on 07-12-2007 04:46 PM:

Retailers have been quoted as saying the 360 failure rate is about 20-30%, compared to the 1-2% of the PS3 and Wii - I would cite sources but if any of you dispute my "facts" I'll fucking ban you

Oh, and Nintendo consoles don't break anyway, ever.

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