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About This Page: This is a discussion on Gamer Talk within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. The first four months were pretty fun...
But today:
Now I knew for certain it would eventually die and need to be replaced, but after just 4 #$*&ing months!?!?!
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Hm... crap. I brought mine in September also for NHL 08. I'm doomed too then.
But here is a question. Do you have the system settings set up so that it goes to the dashboard when you turn on the system? I have mine go to the dashboard, and I'll wait a few minutes for it to warm up before playing the game.
When I'm done, I also go back to the dashboard and let it cool down for 5-10 minutes (sometimes 30 minutes if I forget) before turning it off.
I don't have my system in any drawer whatever. It's on the floor about 5 inches from the walls. That's about it. I got those tips from my friend, which worked for 1 year for him before it died on him anyway.
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Sorry man. I've had mine for well over a year and no problems. I even got the red rings once because I stupidly closed the door to the cabinet where my xbox was, but I let it sit for 30 minutes and it came back fine. That was about 4 months ago...
Hm... crap. I brought mine in September also for NHL 08. I'm doomed too then.
But here is a question. Do you have the system settings set up so that it goes to the dashboard when you turn on the system? I have mine go to the dashboard, and I'll wait a few minutes for it to warm up before playing the game.
When I'm done, I also go back to the dashboard and let it cool down for 5-10 minutes (sometimes 30 minutes if I forget) before turning it off.
I don't have my system in any drawer whatever. It's on the floor about 5 inches from the walls. That's about it. I got those tips from my friend, which worked for 1 year for him before it died on him anyway.
Yeah, I have it load straight to the dashboard, never leave a disc in it, good ventilation, etc, etc... no reason whatsoever that it should already have failed. From what I've read it's pretty rare for it to happen so quickly, so you should be okay for a while. Just make sure it dies within 3 years of your purchase date
So... the new 360s have a cooler running CPU. This is supposed to help with heat, but from what I've heard, the GPU is still a big problem. I've been tempted by the 360 quite a few times, and dropping the price down to $279 for the Arcade pack is even more tempting... forget about when Burnout Paradise or GTA get here... I'll snap for sure. Thing is... I mean the thing is... ****... 4 months and that unit bit it? :( I know it's covered, but what a hassle.
when you bought it did you make sure that you purchased the one with the newer process and HDMI (I.E. did you do your homework) or did you just buy whatever was available in the store?
I am on my 3rd. However the only place for mine is in a cabinet which I leave open when I play.
Oh I also bought mine from Costco which I took back got all my money back and bought a new one for $100 less than I originally paid. But they did not let me keep my hard drive so I lost my game saves.. o well.
I am on my 3rd. However the only place for mine is in a cabinet which I leave open when I play.
Oh I also bought mine from Costco which I took back got all my money back and bought a new one for $100 less than I originally paid. But they did not let me keep my hard drive so I lost my game saves.. o well.
If I'm not mistaken I think you can move game saves via USB to a flash drive.
That must have sucked to lose the gamesaves. I was screwing around with it and accidentally erased some. Now I have some half played games that I'm contemplating on whether I want to start over or not.
when you bought it did you make sure that you purchased the one with the newer process and HDMI (I.E. did you do your homework) or did you just buy whatever was available in the store?
Yeah, I did my research, but they didn't have any available and I didn't feel like waiting. I was fully aware it would die, just didn't think it would happen so quickly.
Also, someone here at work did pick up one of the newer ones (hdmi, new heat sink, etc) around the same time I got mine which he already had to send in for repair a few weeks ago (not RROD, but still)
I was halfway through an NHL08 season, 5 stages into Ace Combat, one assassination into Assassin's Creed, just played one multiplayer session of COD4, and beat Halo 3.
That was not the worst part of the situation.. The worst part was that my local Costco was sold out on 360s and I had to order it online and had to wait a week for a new one during the Thanksgiving weekend.
BTW - Assassin's Creed is great. Just beat it last night.
BTW - Assassin's Creed is great. Just beat it last night.
Not to jump too far off topic but I wanted to put in my .02 on Assassin's Creed.
I expected a great game and got something that fell just a bit short of that but not too far.
The game started so damn slowly for me that I almost quit on it but once Altair got his abilities it got to be a lot more fun. I give it an 8 maybe and 8.5. The slow start took a full point off. It took me 2 days to get the hang of this game.
My favorite part was when I finally got the throwing knives and then I'd rescue citizens by sniping dudes from the rooftops.
Watti
4 Month Review of My Xbox 360 
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