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My 360 has always been a fighter. Since day one its been running through the VGA cable to my monitor, which it didnt seem to like.

It would always take 5 or 6 start ups for the signal to get through to my monitor, along the way (every day) it would flash the three red lights as it struggled to get through, crying in pain.

However, for almost a year it coped and ran fine (after the daily trauma of getting it to start up).

Today was a strange one, it worked first time. However Xbox Live was down so we decided we should play some Saints Row. Upon SR booting the speakers put out a horrendous cry of pain and the monitor flickered pixels being torn apart and murdered.

Then the unbelievable happened. The red lights upon next boot. No problem I thought, its just your daily pain. However, this pain was the final act. My 360 now refuses to turn on in a green state, no signal is sent to the monitor, they're bond is forever broken.

After 27 minutes on the phone to support, we have confirmed reports that my 360 has passed away. It is my job to send it in a box to an address I should recieve via email in the next two days.

No email has arrived yet.

20th October 2005 - 19th September 2006


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Makavelee

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i dont know why i find that hilarious

mines fine, and if mine ever went faulty my buddies at game would swap it for me, beauty
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Well I had two options according to game;

1) Return it to Game, but I have to send the hard drive, they'd send out a fresh 360.
2) Return just to the core unit to Microsoft, they check it over, then send out a new one (maybe they refurbish them?)
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Makavelee

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19th Sep 06, 3:23pm | Quote | Reply

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yeah keeping the hard drive is definatly thr way to go
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19th Sep 06, 3:25pm | Quote | Reply

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My dad's is fine afaik. It's plugged into a 42" plasma
caek

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19th Sep 06, 3:35pm | Quote | Reply

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Unless you got a memory unit moved your saves and sent the whole thing back? Cos you can redownload your live content
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19th Sep 06, 3:38pm | Quote | Reply

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I did think of that, but that involves buying a useless memory unit I don't want.

Im not really fussed about it being away, I don't play it daily really, more like once a week when I feel like it, depending on how busy I am.
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I laugh at you azz0r.



Yes. Feel the anguish as I laugh.
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Jack

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20th Sep 06, 1:01am | Quote | Reply

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Your 360 sounds doomed from the start.

Wonder what was wrong with it? Will they give you a damage report or just quietly send you a replacement?

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20th Sep 06, 1:04am | Quote | Reply

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I know plenty of people that have consoles hooked up to their monitors.

Like Jack said, sounds like your 360 was a lemon from the beginning.
I've got a ton of money!

Sticky

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20th Sep 06, 2:15am | Quote | Reply

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I prefer my 100 dollar after-Christmas special from Best Buy. A very decently sized Magavox.

For 100 dollars!
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Jack

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20th Sep 06, 9:08am | Quote | Reply

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by Sticky at 20th Sep 2:15am

For 100 dollars!



Hundled dollahhh!!

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20th Sep 06, 10:16am | Quote | Reply

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Ive read others who had exactly the same thing, I contacted customer support at the start and they said its probably some power supply issue but when I inquired further they ignored my emails
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20th Sep 06, 1:56pm | Quote | Reply

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So maybe it was a bad batch. Meh. You get a new one, can't complain.

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20th Sep 06, 1:57pm | Quote | Reply

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I haven't yet, it was taken this morning.

I'm not sure if I get a shipping number or anything for when its coming back.
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Jack

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20th Sep 06, 1:58pm | Quote | Reply

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I'm sure they'll keep you informed.

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20th Sep 06, 3:22pm | Quote | Reply

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nah you know they will just take your 360 and then make you buy a new one...
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20th Sep 06, 3:23pm | Quote | Reply

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...and I would  
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20th Sep 06, 3:24pm | Quote | Reply

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and you'd be pissed off like hell.
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azz0r

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20th Sep 06, 3:27pm | Quote | Reply

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To be fair at the moment Im hooked on Saints Row and really want to finish it.

Then its onto Gears of War which I'm not really hyped about, Smackdown will give me more joy.
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20th Sep 06, 4:41pm | Quote | Reply

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ah smackethdown, i get to kick your ass all over again

im gona make a herman character

just cause is out friday, looks quite good, demo is fun, island is mahoosive
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20th Sep 06, 5:01pm | Quote | Reply

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Hated the demo, pass.

Smackdown isn't out for ages
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20th Sep 06, 5:04pm | Quote | Reply

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2 months?
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20th Sep 06, 5:13pm | Quote | Reply

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Thats along time when your in limbo
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azz0r

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Dear Customer,
We have received your Xbox at our service center.   It is our priority to process your Xbox in a timely manner and to get it back to you as good as new.  We will contact you as soon as we are finished so you can get ready to get back into the game!

Thanks,
Xbox Customer Care

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27th Sep 06, 1:26am | Quote | Reply

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by azz0r at 27th Sep 1:23am

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What the fuck does that mean? Reply with some porn attached?

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27th Sep 06, 1:43am | Quote | Reply

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Probably means, its not monitored.
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27th Sep 06, 2:10am | Quote | Reply

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Probably to quell fears of soliciting email addresses.
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Jack

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27th Sep 06, 3:56am | Quote | Reply

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Is it a named e-mail address? Or a generic, general one?

Jack

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27th Sep 06, 10:31am | Quote | Reply

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I really should start going to bed sooner.

Sticky

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27th Sep 06, 10:46pm | Quote | Reply

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With Lou, eh?
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by Sticky at 27th Sep 10:46pm

With Lou, eh?



Ah ha ha. Ha. Ha ha ha. Haaaaaaaaaaaaa. Ha.



No.

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ha just those 3 posts define wuggawoo so well
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Jack

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It's so true.