Time to buy an XBOX360?

[Desmo]

Originally Posted by leowyatt

What is this dynamic range thing you speak of Drz? Will it mask the fan noise?

Put simply, the amp makes quiet sounds louder and loud sounds quieter so they fit into a smaller bracket of "volume", if that makes sense.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Burble

My 360 died yesterday afternoon with the red ring of death. It's out of warranty but I'm going to try and blag it with Microsoft anyway.

This goes brilliantly with the fooked Wii and the Macbook HD that went pop.

It can't be out of warranty. The 3RROD has a 3 year warranty. You won't need to blag it
Unless you've been tampering with it, then you might have a problem!

[Burble]

Originally Posted by Daz

Electronic device failure central!

Worst case you can always do a Tesco trick if you aren't arsed with the morality of screwing them for cash monies. Buy new one, box old one in new box, take it back for refund.

Tell me about it! The Macbook HD died one day, the Wii the next then 4 days later the 360. Gutted!

Bollocks to morals, I think MS can suck it up

Originally Posted by Haly

It can't be out of warranty. The 3RROD has a 3 year warranty. You won't need to blag it
Unless you've been tampering with it, then you might have a problem!

Funnily enough I was planning on tampering with it at some point but it is currently unmolested. I shall give MS a call and see what they have to say

[Haly]

Get it repaired then consider chipping it Pain waiting though so the Tesco method might be worth a go.

Or go for my method, buy a replacement the day it goes wrong then sell the repaired one on ebay.

[leowyatt]

Originally Posted by Desmo

Put simply, the amp makes quiet sounds louder and loud sounds quieter so they fit into a smaller bracket of "volume", if that makes sense.

Gotcha that makes sense. Hopefully when we get our setup it'll be loud enough to mask the noise, just wish there was some way of making the fans spin slower when they aren't needed. Being honest I don't understand why I need all the noise when watching a DVD or a video.

[Daz]

It bugs me when you're doing background downloading or controller charging when you switch the console off. It's like, you're only powering the network card and hard drive, which has no cooling anyway, or just the USB ports - why are your fans running damn it!

[leowyatt]

Originally Posted by Daz

why are your fans running damn it!

I hear you

Right I've just checked what you suggested and when playing a DVD the fans do spin down but when playing a movie they rotate at the same rpm stupid thing!

[Daz]

Anyone not finished Halo 3 on legendary? Wanna get a 4 player team together to hit the co-op if anyone fancies

[Haly]

I've hardly touched Halo 3 at all So sure

[Daz]

I ran through it as a rental from Lovefilm but it's in the sale at Blockbuster at the moment for a tenner, so figured I'd grab it for that, still decent trade in and I quite enjoyed the multiplayer