Time to buy an XBOX360? - Page 475

Davey_Pitch · 22-02-2009, 00:21

Well I'll be damned. Wrapped the Xbox in a towel while we watched a film on DVD, and after about an hour or so the two left quadrants were flashing red indicating the Xbox was overheating. I turned it off and back on again, and decided to have a quick go of Skate to see how it was doing. An hour later, I switched the Xbox off again to watch the rest of the film, and the Xbox was still fine when I did it.

Amazed does not even come close to my reaction. I'm still fully expecting my Xbox to die properly at some point, but if it will play for an hour or so a day then I can play Skate 2 enough to review it while my spare Xbox is being repaired. I'll keep my fingers crossed anyway!

Haly · 22-02-2009, 00:40

Fingers crossed

Davey_Pitch · 03-03-2009, 14:37

Talk about impeccable timing. My Elite finally gave up the ghost yesterday, showing the two red lights from the moment you switch it on (yet strangely it was fine for a 6 hour session on Sunday). I figured I'd be without an Xbox for a while and was wondering what games I can play to keep me busy.

Then my fixed Premium Xbox turned up today \o/

Time to buy the bits I need to try and fix my Elite, as MS won't fix that for free at a guess (though I'll ring them first to confirm).

NokkonWud · 03-03-2009, 14:42

Excellent

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Haly · 03-03-2009, 14:52

Nice one

Joe 90 · 16-11-2009, 17:24

I'm considering an Elite for christmas.

Mum asked me last week when I was home what, if anything, I wanted for christmas this year. I didn't really have a clue, but now I'm thinking an xbox would be good. The best deal I've seen so far was @ Game - £199 with MW2 and Forza. These are pretty much the only games I'll need/want so that I can actually play games online against people i know again! the PS3's online side isn't sociable enough for me

Anybody know if there are better deals to be had? and have the fail rates got better over the past few years? my last one died about 2 years ago and i've not had anything to do with them since.

leowyatt · 16-11-2009, 17:41

Good deal there and as far as I am aware fail rates have improved

Joe 90 · 16-11-2009, 17:45

oh, and can you transfer data from an old HDD to a new one?

I'll still have all my data on my old 20gb disk

leowyatt · 16-11-2009, 17:46

yup you can all you need is a transfer kit there are a couple kicking around BD

I think Nokkon has one come to think of it.

Aboobie · 16-11-2009, 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe 90

oh, and can you transfer data from an old HDD to a new one?

I'll still have all my data on my old 20gb disk

To be fair if you're not worried about moving saves across just log into live from your new console and redownload everything.

22-02-2009, 00:21	#4741
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Well I'll be damned. Wrapped the Xbox in a towel while we watched a film on DVD, and after about an hour or so the two left quadrants were flashing red indicating the Xbox was overheating. I turned it off and back on again, and decided to have a quick go of Skate to see how it was doing. An hour later, I switched the Xbox off again to watch the rest of the film, and the Xbox was still fine when I did it. Amazed does not even come close to my reaction. I'm still fully expecting my Xbox to die properly at some point, but if it will play for an hour or so a day then I can play Skate 2 enough to review it while my spare Xbox is being repaired. I'll keep my fingers crossed anyway! __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

22-02-2009, 00:40	#4742
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Fingers crossed __________________ Halycopter

03-03-2009, 14:37	#4743
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Talk about impeccable timing. My Elite finally gave up the ghost yesterday, showing the two red lights from the moment you switch it on (yet strangely it was fine for a 6 hour session on Sunday). I figured I'd be without an Xbox for a while and was wondering what games I can play to keep me busy. Then my fixed Premium Xbox turned up today \o/ Time to buy the bits I need to try and fix my Elite, as MS won't fix that for free at a guess (though I'll ring them first to confirm). __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

03-03-2009, 14:42	#4744
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Excellent . __________________

03-03-2009, 14:52	#4745
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16-11-2009, 17:24	#4746
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	I'm considering an Elite for christmas. Mum asked me last week when I was home what, if anything, I wanted for christmas this year. I didn't really have a clue, but now I'm thinking an xbox would be good. The best deal I've seen so far was @ Game - £199 with MW2 and Forza. These are pretty much the only games I'll need/want so that I can actually play games online against people i know again! the PS3's online side isn't sociable enough for me Anybody know if there are better deals to be had? and have the fail rates got better over the past few years? my last one died about 2 years ago and i've not had anything to do with them since. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

16-11-2009, 17:41	#4747
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Good deal there and as far as I am aware fail rates have improved __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

16-11-2009, 17:45	#4748
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	oh, and can you transfer data from an old HDD to a new one? I'll still have all my data on my old 20gb disk __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

16-11-2009, 17:46	#4749
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	yup you can all you need is a transfer kit there are a couple kicking around BD I think Nokkon has one come to think of it. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"