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Subject: Xbox 360 , I have wasted money just to play halo 2
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So i figured one day to go out to get xbox 360. Knowing Halo 3 was coming soon, I would like to have a xbox 360. So i buy it and maybe in 3 months, i have played like 10hrs of xbox 360 and thats it. Seriously, and then it breaks, all of sudden with hardware failure blinking red at me, i dont understand. well after 90 days with no warranty form either companys i went to because I was lazy to send it in to Microsoft at the least for there warranty. I get another one and it breaks the exact day i get it. Coincidence, I dont know no more, I wish Halo3 would come out soon before this one breaks on me. Not to flame but very upsetting.

  • 06.30.2006 10:30 PM PDT
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The one I got in February works like a dream.

  • 06.30.2006 10:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mulletman262
The one I got in February works like a dream.

  • 06.30.2006 10:34 PM PDT
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You aren't tipping it over during play are you?

It isn't a very good idea to do that while the disc is spinning at around 5k rpm.

  • 06.30.2006 10:34 PM PDT

-blam!- Rage

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Posted by: Mulletman262
The one I got in February works like a dream.

  • 06.30.2006 10:35 PM PDT
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the one that i got on launch works really good

  • 06.30.2006 10:36 PM PDT
Subject: Xbox 360 , I have wasted money just to play halo 3
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Your 2 wants to be a 3 then I assume?
*points to subject*

  • 06.30.2006 10:38 PM PDT
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I've had mine since december, has frozen 3 times. Never had red light flashes or anything, I think they were just software glitches. I also have mine in a 68 degree room, with plenty of circulation.

  • 06.30.2006 10:47 PM PDT
Subject: Xbox 360 , I have wasted money just to play halo 2
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my 360 freezes like a -blam!-... only when going through the guide button and so on :). very annoying. btw get pgr3 or battlefield 2 and play till halo 3 comes out
why play halo 2 on a 360... No use of guide button no private chat.. halo 2 voice lagg is so shocking loggin on to halo 2 after using 360 games.. (no voice laggin ever). lag just ruins the gameplay after u play some of the 360 games for a while halo and its laggin will never look more dull

  • 06.30.2006 10:51 PM PDT
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Ya and get Call of Duty 2 and 3 and it comes out. And my 360 has worked great scince I got it on the day it came out. Freezes some times but not often.

  • 06.30.2006 11:06 PM PDT
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Ok, first things first:

1)The one I have works great.

2)Are you playing it vertically? Because that's just not the best idea.

3)If you were too lazy to send it in to MS, then what's the complaint? They have great customer service, and will send you a new one. It's your own fault if you won't do it.

4)Why did you spend 400 bucks just to play Halo 2? Couldn't you do that for only about 130?

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I think it'd be less then $140 to get an xbox and Halo 2..

  • 07.01.2006 12:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mulletman262
The one I got in February works like a dream.


mine too

  • 07.01.2006 12:51 AM PDT
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While mine works fine, many people have problems with the emulation software. It has problems loading maps when everyone is on a 360 in the one lobby or between core and premium consoles.

The best way to keep the emulation running is to keep the power brick cool, I find. Mine freezes alot less now (as it is winter) as apposed to when I played it in Summer.

  • 07.01.2006 12:59 AM PDT

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You know, the 360 has some great games. Maybe instead of playing Halo2 you could actually try them out?

Oh, and as far as problems go, mine has frozen a few times and all were from overheating. Make sure the console has room to breath.

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  • 07.01.2006 1:00 AM PDT
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I play it vertically all the time. Works perfectly. Actually, I don't think it has ever frozen on me before.

  • 07.01.2006 1:00 AM PDT
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you do konw microsoft will repair it for free dont you? so yes you have wasted your money on a second box where you could have just got the first one repaired

  • 07.01.2006 2:17 AM PDT
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Wait you have enough spare cash to just buy two 360s. You rich white boy. Hey dude if you are not gonna even try to get the original fixed then send it to me. Send me your waranty information hell I don't mind waiting a few weeks to get a 360 fixed up or replaced.

  • 07.01.2006 4:46 AM PDT
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hell it isn't even a few weeks. I had to send mine in, one of the defective launch boxes, and i got a brand new one back in like three days. Sent it out on a Tuesday, got it back on a thursday. Also, ive had quite a few freezes, but its been when playing oblivion, and from bugs in that game, idk if i have even had a "360" freeze.

  • 07.01.2006 4:58 AM PDT

You're an idiot. You're 'too lazy' to send it back but you buy a new one instead? I hope the next one you get breaks too.

  • 07.01.2006 5:11 AM PDT
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I waited outside in the cold rain/snow in November for 14 hours at the local best buy.

I played that box for like 2 months and then.... crashes. Soon, after restarting it a few times, it refuses to even load up and just flashes red lights.

I send it in and get a second one.. very easy, quick, and best of all free. Great customer service.

I get my second box... it crashes and burns out completely before the end of the night.

Frustrated, I wait a couple months to send it back in. Replaced free, relatively quick too.

I'm now on my third box. I have played well over 90 hours of Oblivion, and also many hours of Geometry Wars, Need for Speed MW, MotoGP06 and of course Halo2, and have no problems, except for the occasional freeze playing Oblivion. No real problem.

The difference, I believe, is definitely in ventilation. I have a fan aimed perpendicular to the rear of the box (sitting vertically), in order to help transfer the hot air that blows out the back away from the box. I have recently purchased a Nyko Intercooler (20$) that seems to work really well. (still cautious though... since its not an officially licensed microsoft product)

I'm not really concerned about this problem anymore though. Microsoft seems to be eager to replace these boxes, as they know many are faulty and it is a hardware problem, a bad rep could easily turn off many would be customers.

Seriosuly guy if you have a 360 you should be taking advantage of the awesome games already out, and many soon to be out. That machine is bad ass.

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  • 07.01.2006 5:46 AM PDT

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