Post by: GoldenPhoenix on January 20, 2008, 03:30:28 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on January 20, 2008, 04:40:18 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 20, 2008, 04:50:44 PM
I know your 360 didn't die by RRoD, but I feel this article may still be relevant.
Inside Source Reveal the Truth About Xbox 360 "Red Ring of Death" Failures
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They would rationalize that if the first few million boxes had a high failure rate, a few 10's of millions of dollars would cover it. And contrasting that cost with a big lead on Sony, would pay it in a heartbeat. They weren't even thinking about Nintendo.
They would rationalize that if the first few million boxes had a high failure rate, a few 10's of millions of dollars would cover it. And contrasting that cost with a big lead on Sony, would pay it in a heartbeat. They weren't even thinking about Nintendo.
There are also other significantly high failure rates in other areas, like the DVD.
Post by: bustin98 on January 20, 2008, 05:02:49 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 20, 2008, 05:19:13 PM
Post by: IceCold on January 20, 2008, 06:43:45 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on January 20, 2008, 06:48:25 PM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 20, 2008, 11:11:30 PM
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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
Hahaha! normally I would feel sorry for you, but that avatar drains all the sympathy from me.
I bet the man in the avatar is responsible for the malfunction when he attempted to grill a sandwich on the power supply.
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 21, 2008, 02:19:31 AM
Edit: But what sucks is you won't be able to get undertow for free since it will be free from the 23- 27th.
Post by: Maverick on January 21, 2008, 06:12:04 AM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 21, 2008, 09:37:01 AM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on January 21, 2008, 01:52:03 PM
Post by: Maverick on January 21, 2008, 03:53:36 PM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 21, 2008, 05:05:29 PM
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Originally posted by: Maverick
I'm still trying to save up enough to buy a new HDTV and 360 Arcade to replace my original Core (well my original Core's replacement anyway). Stupid HDMI and your tempting ONE CORD FOR EVERYTHING making me want to waste several hundred dollars!
If your talking about a HDMI cable you can go to monoprice.com and purchase one for a good 5 - 10 US dollars.
Post by: Maverick on January 21, 2008, 08:44:48 PM
Thanks for lookin' out though.
It still surprises me that anyone would pay so much for a freaking cable, especially with it available for so much cheaper. But I suppose the majority of people don't surf the net as much as I do, as the only place I've heard of monoprice is at message boards.
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 22, 2008, 03:21:46 AM
1. People are lazy and impatient so they want it now and don't care if they they are going to pay 30 - 100 dollars for one.
2. Since it's high definition people think its a fair price based on the perception where its HD which equals to its more expensive! Which is what companies try to go after to make a insanely large profit margin.
Post by: ryancoke on January 22, 2008, 03:22:14 AM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 22, 2008, 05:26:41 AM
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that sucks. But it's the reason that I don't buy any crap that microsoft makes. Xbox = shite, windows = shite
The irony is I initially jumped from a Nintendo and Sony owner to a Nintendo and MS owner then eventually Sony again (console wise) because I got burned with a PS2 that was acting up a lot but didn't fully break and then here I go with a 360 that lasted about for a 1 1/2 years which is unacceptable for a 400 dollar machine.
Post by: Maverick on January 22, 2008, 06:42:03 AM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 22, 2008, 02:29:19 PM
Another reason for the Windows hatred is because it is a monopoly with 90+% marketshare, and some people don't like the idea of monopolies and want there to be competition and balance in the market so that one company doesn't have all the power. This is the exact same reason why so many people hate Wal-mart and picket it whenever it is going to come to their neighborhood.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on January 22, 2008, 03:53:33 PM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 22, 2008, 05:29:10 PM
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Windows is "more susceptible" to viruses than Linux or Mac for one reason
Did you fail to read the entirety of my post? Being less popular is NOT the only reason why Linux is more secure. Windows does not have root.
Post by: DAaaMan64 on January 22, 2008, 06:52:19 PM
A user gets an account on the system.
They are then given the folder "/home/username/"
Within "/home/username/", all their applications settings, desktop icons, and general documents are saved.
Now that they have been given that folder, they cannot edit anywhere at all outside of the that folder. Unless they explicitly provide the root password.
All applications and system files are stored everywhere but "/home/"
So really, *nix security is pretty simple, but works great. In contrast to Windows' monolith of bureaucratic and still broken security. Here is a prime example of what I am talking about:
To be far, many schools and corporations do set Windows up like I just described. It can be done. But you still have to deal with the security prompts and incompatibility becomes a problem with these new found security settings.
Post by: ShyGuy on January 22, 2008, 07:37:37 PM
I hate Windows because of the fundamentally flawed registry structure.
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 22, 2008, 07:51:00 PM
Another thing is that with Linux being completely open source, that means you can fix security problems yourself rather than wait for whenever MS gets around to it.
Post by: Nick DiMola on January 23, 2008, 01:30:12 AM
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I hate Windows because of the fundamentally flawed registry structure.
QFT. Windows can act fundamentally just like *nix systems as long as you know enough about what you are doing, the true point of failure is the registry. It overly complicates the operating system and it's management and really ruins it for me as well. Windows vs. The World arguments are stupid, use what you want, everyone has their preference and different levels of tolerance.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on January 23, 2008, 04:11:53 PM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on January 23, 2008, 04:59:33 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on January 23, 2008, 09:04:18 PM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on January 24, 2008, 04:48:45 AM
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Depends on what you want to do. To really screw a user up it's usually enough to delete his personal files, to grab important info like CC details all you need access to is the user's data.
Yes that is true for both Windows and Linux. Linux you'd have to give it permission to become an executable and then you'd have to execute it, it could not run on it's own.
Then that comes back around to the security of your applications, such as your web browser. But It still stands, a third party borking your system is pretty hard to do on Linux.
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 24, 2008, 12:59:14 PM
Post by: Dan_Flyhight on February 07, 2008, 02:17:11 PM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on February 15, 2008, 06:44:52 PM
- Hung up on 3 times
- Deliberately put on hold for about 15 - 30 minutes in hopes I would hang up
- Had to repeat the same "solution" 3 times with no results which took a good 30 minutes
- When I go to the supervisor they said the whole relicensing process takes 30 days and so far my arcade games are no relicensed.
Post by: Mikintosh on February 15, 2008, 09:44:36 PM
Back on topic, I've been considering a 360 in the near future (provided I eventually get the money for it), but if the systems are still behaving this way, I'm going to hold off. I already went through the month-long process of getting my Wii fixed (which broke because of their system update...and they didn't even transfer my Miis or my saved data!), and Halo 3 isn't enough of a reason to go through that again at the expense of $400.
Post by: Pale on February 15, 2008, 09:46:07 PM
I've been a lifelong fan of Windows (had every version since 3.1 except the NTs because I didn't need 'em), but Vista is trying my patience for the reasons you guys said, plus the fact that I still need to keep alive the laptop I had "retired" because this new one with Vista, while much better, can't run a lot of the old one's programs, even though the programs are barely two years old. Stupid. Though I'll never bow to the Apple pressure that my father and sister caved into...never!
Back on topic, I've been considering a 360 in the near future (provided I eventually get the money for it), but if the systems are still behaving this way, I'm going to hold off. I already went through the month-long process of getting my Wii fixed (which broke because of their system update...and they didn't even transfer my Miis or my saved data!), and Halo 3 isn't enough of a reason to go through that again at the expense of $400.
This post is comical to me, because, based on your username, I always thought you were a Mac freak.
Post by: Svevan on February 15, 2008, 09:56:22 PM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on February 15, 2008, 10:02:34 PM
1. I cannot install Verison DSL software but I don't need it, just connect to the router via wireless and I am fine with online.
2. Printer at work, I couldn't install the software because it said I didn't have Internet Explorer 5.0 or later when in fact I have version 7.x. But I can just hook the printer up anyway and let it detect the printer and then I can print as if there was no problem at all.
Like I said, just odd stuff that has popped up for me but hasn't killed the experience.
The only other thing I would even think about installing would be the software for my camera, and I don't even need to do that because of the media card reader on my laptop. All I have to do is put the SD card in and I can pull everything I snap a picture of off that way a lot quicker than it would take to hook the camera up, wait for it to detect the camera and then upload the pictos onto my computer.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 15, 2008, 10:35:56 PM
I'll never bow to the Apple pressure that my father and sister caved into...never!
Resistance is futile. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 15, 2008, 11:10:32 PM
Chew on that Steve and Bill!
Post by: Maverick on February 16, 2008, 12:00:17 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on February 28, 2008, 08:09:53 PM
Post by: Maverick on February 28, 2008, 08:11:58 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on February 28, 2008, 08:43:59 PM
That's pretty crazy. I think it only took about 3 weeks for me to get mine back. Are you getting your actual system returned or a separate refurbished console?
I have no idea, when I try to log in to see my system status I can't find it lol. All I have is their email.
Post by: Maverick on February 28, 2008, 10:03:53 PM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on February 29, 2008, 09:27:58 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on February 29, 2008, 01:13:38 PM
As bad as the wait is, it still beats buying a new one, eh?
Lol, true. Well I got a tracking number for shipment but it STILL isn't showing up on FedEx ::grrrr::.
Post by: Nick DiMola on February 29, 2008, 01:19:15 PM
Well here we are, February 28th and I finally got an email from MS saying they fixed my 360 and will send it back to me soon. So that it has been about a month and 8 days or so since I started the process. From what I understand it will take close to a week to get it back, so thatmakes it a month and a half! Talk about ridiculous.
Well in that whole month and a half you've been missing your 360, I've played my 360 a grand total of zero times. Probably won't turn it on again until GTA IV comes out.
Post by: Maverick on February 29, 2008, 01:59:45 PM
Well I got a tracking number for shipment but it STILL isn't showing up on FedEx ::grrrr::.
Hope you get the RIGHT tracking number. They gave me a completely incorrect one making me think mine had been shipped to some guy in the midwest. I was actually disappointed when I found out I just got the wrong tracking number, as I was hoping to receive a brand new unit. :-P
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on February 29, 2008, 02:04:25 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on March 01, 2008, 11:32:38 AM
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 01, 2008, 11:55:47 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on March 07, 2008, 07:00:10 PM
Post by: Maverick on March 07, 2008, 07:17:06 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on March 07, 2008, 07:28:34 PM
Is it the same exact one or a random refurbished one?
Not sure, didn't get a chance to look at it.
