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Is it safe to buy a 360 yet?
- Thread starter RevenantKioku
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Whoaness said:
Yerrrr. Yeah it's not the hdmi premium but they have hdmi, right? =O
Hmm that doesn't give me much hope. I just had my second one die on me yesterday while trying to download the Flatout demo :'(. Oh well, I've got a Gamestop warranty and friends there, I'll just get a Zephyr and hope for the best.
Big Takeover
Member
What kind of genius designed that kiosk?Whoaness said:
Yerrrr. Yeah it's not the hdmi premium but they have hdmi, right? =O
My first reaction was to tell you that your money would be better spent on learning how to read and write, then I saw that you were from another country ... oops
Regarding the 360, it's a great product. I've owned a Pro since launch, recently upgrading to an Elite, and have never had any problems with either system. Besides, (depending on where you live) chances are the retailer will offer a warranty, which should shield you from losing any money.
Regarding the 360, it's a great product. I've owned a Pro since launch, recently upgrading to an Elite, and have never had any problems with either system. Besides, (depending on where you live) chances are the retailer will offer a warranty, which should shield you from losing any money.
Littleberu
Banned
Is it safe to buy a 360 yet?
No. I heard it eats babies. Newborn babies.
No. I heard it eats babies. Newborn babies.
Darkman M said:
Same here. Japanese launch 360. Have dragged it through 3 different time zones/power supplies and treated it like shit. No ROD yet but it has been giving me some weird clicking sounds through the audio output when i play Bioshock..
If i were you, I would wait for the 65nm revision. Surely it should be out soon?
cartoon_soldier
Member
No. It Kills.
RevenantKioku
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What?driley said:
That doesn't make it okay!
Don't be stupid. There is obviously a retarded problem with the system, and mayhaps time will bring a sensible end to it. After my first one died, I didn't deem the hassle worthy to deal with another one (my roommate did buy one and his lasted even less time!) so to be concerned about reducing hassle in life is hardly a bad thing.Aleman said:
I do want one but can realistically wait until something meaningful is done here.
RevenantKioku said:Don't be stupid. There is obviously a retarded problem with the system, and mayhaps time will bring a sensible end to it. After my first one died, I didn't deem the hassle worthy to deal with another one (my roommate did buy one and his lasted even less time!) so to be concerned about reducing hassle in life is hardly a bad thing.
I do want one but can realistically wait until something meaningful is done here.
Heck, mine is at the repair shop right now. I'm happy it broke down cause now I'm actually getting my school work done :lol
It's not a big hassle, the only effort it took was logging onto service.xbox.com and then putting it in the UPS box they sent me and dropping it off at the UPS Store.
RevenantKioku
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That's what I define as a hassle!
Littleberu
Banned
RevenantKioku said:That's what I define as a hassle!
I guess, using your logic, washing yourself and brushing your teeth is a hassle, too.
Flakster99
Member
More anecdotal evidence FTW! 3 of my friends took the plunge on Elites months ago. Since, 2 of them had to be replaced for a variety of reasons, 4 and 6 weeks later respectively, they were repaired. The one that continues to work does so flawlessly. /shrug
I haven't taken the plunge, and most likely will purchase a PS3 to go along with my Wii, PC sometime in the near future, once Sony gets their pricing in order.
I haven't taken the plunge, and most likely will purchase a PS3 to go along with my Wii, PC sometime in the near future, once Sony gets their pricing in order.
tanod said:
Yours was made in 2006 wasn't it and it wasn't HDMI, it doesn't count.
So far the newer systems have lesser issues in the same amount of time. But if really want to play games such as Halo 3 or something around the corner then please get a HDMI premium or the newer elites. We don't have evidence that it lasts longer other then our own experience that the heat output of the machines are cooler and drives don't fucking scratch our disc finally.
But so far it looks promising.
It's funny, because for a long while, the PS3 kiosks got mocked for having the real PS3 underneath the display and hidden.BCD2 said:
You lose 1-6 weeks of playtime. You have to repurchase all your downloadable content if you want to play them online. Your 'new' system now is a refurbed one from someone else.acm2000 said:
WickedLaharl
Member
Whoaness said:
why do you guys still use this shit as evidence? even ps3s die in those conditions.
KeithFranklin
Banned
Isnt there now a 3 year warranty so with that and added heat sink in newer consoles you should be fine.
Jonnyboy117
Member
TerryLee81 said:
My bad, I should have checked the numbers before posting. I meant 65nm, the Falcon or whatever it's called. So yes, I think six months is a reasonable time frame for my 360 deal.
Do you think the GPU shrinkage will make a big difference, worth waiting for? Is it the CPU or GPU that's been melting solder and causing three rings?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Someone on my friends list had is on and set to Away since 24/08. I noticed him online last night so sent him a message asking if he was trying to kill his 360. :lolkazuo said:
Turns out he went on holiday and forgot to turn the thing off.
Mr.Potato Head
Banned
J-Rzez said:
Well..how many reports of 360's with the new heat sinks have gone bad? think about it..not very many from what i can tell, could maybe it just been a bad box?
