Xbox 360... It will bite you in the ass.

2008-11-24 17:47:58

#1

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6924|NT, like Mick Dundee

K, so I've had my xbox for like 6 months now. Never used live. Use it a bit and like the games. It's done a lot of travelling though as I've moved house 4 times this year.

K, so this time I decided to leave it with my little brother aaaaaaaand.... After a week he called me up.

It broke. No red rings. It just wont start. It's covered by warrenty but I'm a bit pissed.

1) Because I was told by everybody that it would happen.

2) When you are paying hundreds of dollars you don't expect the piece of shit to break.

Fucking micro$oft.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2008-11-24 17:49:29

#2

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6224|London, England

If there are no red rings then its probably easily fixable

I guess

Last edited by Mutantsteak (2008-11-24 17:49:39)

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2008-11-24 17:55:42

#3

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6796|Long Island, New York

<--- 2 year old 360 with no problems.

From what I hear, MS's policy for fixing broken 360's is very efficient...shouldn't be much of a problem.

2008-11-24 18:06:18

#4

Stimey: +786|6379|Ontario | Canada

Stop bitching.
I fixed mine with frozen hotdogs.

2008-11-24 18:22:32

#5

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6952

That's what happens when you trust your valuables with others; no offense to your brother. Get the replacement as per your warranty then sell it if you are dissatisfied with the product. Then send hate mail to Microsoft for an added touch.

x

2008-11-24 18:32:19

#6

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6759|so randum

Poseidon wrote:
<--- 2 year old 360 with no problems.

From what I hear, MS's policy for fixing broken 360's is very efficient...shouldn't be much of a problem.

This

You say its broke, they send you a box. You send box (postage paid iirc). they get box. they fix xbox. they send back in box. you get box. you open box. you play xbox.

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2008-11-24 18:35:20

#7

Stimey: +786|6379|Ontario | Canada

FatherTed wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
<--- 2 year old 360 with no problems.

From what I hear, MS's policy for fixing broken 360's is very efficient...shouldn't be much of a problem.
This

You say its broke, they send you a box. You send box (postage paid iirc). they get box. they fix xbox. they send back in box. you get box. you open box. you play xbox.

Urban Dictionary wrote:
box

Female Genitalia, usually used in a derogitory manner.

Im confused

2008-11-24 18:47:29

#8

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6952

Stimey wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
<--- 2 year old 360 with no problems.

From what I hear, MS's policy for fixing broken 360's is very efficient...shouldn't be much of a problem.
This

You say its broke, they send you a box. You send box (postage paid iirc). they get box. they fix xbox. they send back in box. you get box. you open box. you play xbox.
Urban Dictionary wrote:
box

Female Genitalia, usually used in a derogitory manner.
Im confused

Parcel.

x

2008-11-24 19:42:01

#9

Miniman7474: Banned.; +30|6458|Daqing Oilfields?

I've heard nothing but good things about Microsoft's support.

2008-11-24 21:47:30

#10

Roger Lesboules: Ah ben tabarnak!; +316|6836|Abitibi-Temiscamingue. Québec!

Got my Xbox360 elite for 2 weeks now, Got several "little red ring" Like i play, the console red ring...i pust teh start button and it goes back to work, i think it have to do with the power cord...something along those line acording to my buddy. Anyway..other than those fake RRoD the thing work well. And yeah micro$oft support is good from what ive heard.

2008-11-24 22:19:11

#11

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6913

And don't forget, if you have Halo drawings and autographs on it, they'll clean it right off for you, free of charge! Pretty sweet if you ask me.

2008-11-24 22:21:55

#12

Reciprocity: Member; +721|6839|the dank(super) side of Oregon

Flecco wrote:
2) When you are paying hundreds of dollars you don't expect the piece of shit to break.

the first 360 I bought had a dead HD right out of the box. The next one hasn't had a single problem in 2 years. I forgive.

2008-11-24 22:40:09

#13

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6412|what

Superior Mind wrote:
Stimey wrote:
Im confused
Parcel.

X-parcel 360?

Im confused

2008-11-25 00:39:15

#14

Machine_Madness: Madness has now come over me; +20|6696|Brisbane, Australia

I hear they give you 1 month xbox live gold when you get your box back for the trouble.

2008-11-25 01:52:12

#15

bennisboy: Member; +829|6905|Poundland

if there is no red rings but it wont switch on, i'd say check the power supply.

2008-11-25 03:13:50

#16

(T)eflon(S)hadow: R.I.P. Neda; +456|7088|Grapevine, TX

FatherTed wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
<--- 2 year old 360 with no problems.

From what I hear, MS's policy for fixing broken 360's is very efficient...shouldn't be much of a problem.
This

You say its broke, they send you a box. You send box (postage paid iirc). they get box. they fix xbox. they send back in box. you get box. you open box. you play xbox.

moar of this box and xbox alike

2008-11-25 10:18:07

#17

Dookie0119: Member; +43|6037

It's meant to be in an OPEN AREA WITH LOTS OF SPACE.

Last edited by Dookie0119 (2008-11-25 10:18:34)

2008-11-25 10:19:02

#18

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7001|FUCK UBISOFT

no shit, don't act all surprised, you knew it would happen when you bought it.

2008-11-25 10:19:15

#19

GravyDan: Back from the Grave(y); +768|6191|CA

Stop having sex with it.

2008-11-25 13:29:11

#20

StormEye: Sniper; +50|6904|Malibu

If you have Xbox 360, it is better to lay it horizontally. I have had RROD and had to do some surgery to this thing to fix it.

Microsoft has made a fundamental flaw in the system by placing air intake on the right hand side of the Xbox 360. This means that when it is placed vertically, air intake faces the floor, which restricts air flow drastically. Not to mention the horribly designed 'X' clamp which causes more trouble rather than to cool down the processors and clamp them down at the same time.

2008-11-25 13:47:34

#21

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6796|Long Island, New York

StormEye wrote:
If you have Xbox 360, it is better to lay it horizontally. I have had RROD and had to do some surgery to this thing to fix it.

Microsoft has made a fundamental flaw in the system by placing air intake on the right hand side of the Xbox 360. This means that when it is placed vertically, air intake faces the floor, which restricts air flow drastically. Not to mention the horribly designed 'X' clamp which causes more trouble rather than to cool down the processors and clamp them down at the same time.

I've had mine vertically the entire time I've had it and again, no problems...

2008-11-25 13:52:11

#22

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7001|FUCK UBISOFT

Poseidon wrote:
StormEye wrote:
If you have Xbox 360, it is better to lay it horizontally. I have had RROD and had to do some surgery to this thing to fix it.

Microsoft has made a fundamental flaw in the system by placing air intake on the right hand side of the Xbox 360. This means that when it is placed vertically, air intake faces the floor, which restricts air flow drastically. Not to mention the horribly designed 'X' clamp which causes more trouble rather than to cool down the processors and clamp them down at the same time.
I've had mine vertically the entire time I've had it and again, no problems...

just because you've been so lucky doesn't mean most people are. It's pretty well understood that the 360 has a lot of problems, and is often unreliable.

I wouldn't be surprised if yours dies within a year.

2008-11-25 13:57:00

#23

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6796|Long Island, New York

Miggle wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
StormEye wrote:
If you have Xbox 360, it is better to lay it horizontally. I have had RROD and had to do some surgery to this thing to fix it.

Microsoft has made a fundamental flaw in the system by placing air intake on the right hand side of the Xbox 360. This means that when it is placed vertically, air intake faces the floor, which restricts air flow drastically. Not to mention the horribly designed 'X' clamp which causes more trouble rather than to cool down the processors and clamp them down at the same time.
I've had mine vertically the entire time I've had it and again, no problems...
just because you've been so lucky doesn't mean most people are. It's pretty well understood that the 360 has a lot of problems, and is often unreliable.

I wouldn't be surprised if yours dies within a year.

You act like every 360 on Earth RRoD's.

And that won't matter anyways as I'm upgrading to an Elite with the RRoD-proof (if not almost 100%) jasper chipset for the holidays.

2008-11-25 15:12:46

#24

NeXuS: Shock it till ya know it; +375|6600|Atlanta, Georgia

What the fuck? I've had mine for 2 years, tore it apart time after time, and modded it and it still works like a charm... Why the hate?

2008-11-25 18:31:04

#25

Ridir: Semper Fi!; +48|7023

NeXuS wrote:
What the fuck? I've had mine for 2 years, tore it apart time after time, and modded it and it still works like a charm... Why the hate?

case mod? pix please

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