Xbox 360 is junk, king of all junk, my 6th is now broken

Debonair · Sep 18, 2009, 08:08 PM

Just started my 360 to play BF1943, oh noooo the 360 logo startup has lots of distortion and flickering squares, started a game and my fears have been confirmed, graphical artifacts. Very strange since it occurs when the machine has only startup. So this is my 6th, luckily when I purchased my Junkbox 360 I took out an insurance policy at GAME, thinking of course I would need it. Here is history of my Xbox 360s :

Number 1 : Would load forever when trying to load a Revenge Track, but other games would load but, tried 3 different burnout disks from the shop and all had same problem. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME after 2 days.

Number 2: Xbox 360 would lock up and freeze on a number of games, after 8 weeks I had enough. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME.

Number 3 : All my games started to get disk read errors within 1 week. Had enough, sent to microsoft.

Number 4 : Received a refurb from microsoft, dated Dec 2005. Lasted for 22 months, then RROD, returned to microsoft.

Number 5: Received a unit back from microsoft with same serial number, lasted for 2 weeks before RROD.

Number 6 : Recieved back another 360, took straight to game for a new Arcade and part exchange. Lasted 17 months.

Number 7 .... ?????

Just so i'm clear, my PS3 and 360 set on a huge desk with a TV, not in some box. My Dreamcast sits underneath.

Really this is pathetic junk, my PS3 is still going strong. I wonder if Watchdog would want me on their pathetic show. I have over 45 xbox 360 games and 30 XBLA games. It is really hard now to want anything further to do with this junk or spend another penny.

Regards,
D.

mercs2007 · Sep 18, 2009, 08:14 PM

My elite rrod months ago. I think its just inevitable with the older 360 models. Funny how my ps1 and ps2 still runs strong and its been like forever with that two. My ps3 I can turn that on for days to no end and not be worried... with my 360 I get nervous after 2 hours. lol

lazyx · Sep 18, 2009, 08:17 PM

Some one butt hurt, by the other post?

Qb2k5 · Sep 18, 2009, 08:22 PM

I think the problem stems from MS underestimated the heat factor played in such a small box in a small amount of time trying to rush it to the market. This is also why laptops die faster than desktops, due to more heat in a smaller confined space. I believe the 360 was suppose to be alittle bit bigger but during the stage where they select possible prototype model candidates the one with better cooling got axed due to the smaller and sleeker look. I wouldnt mind a box the size of the original as long as it was much more reliable and quieter.

I agree with the OP. This is the most unreliable console I have ever seen. Most of my friends who have an xbox are either on their second or third box. Me Im on my forth. The only reason Im with xbox is because of their controller and game catalog.

Darkz0r · Sep 18, 2009, 08:42 PM

Jaspers are fine, use it on vertical and you'r good.

GravY · Sep 18, 2009, 09:16 PM

why vertical?

CHIPS · Sep 19, 2009, 05:48 AM

Maybe it is time to sell all your X360 games go full PS3.

Bires · Sep 19, 2009, 08:43 AM

There's always room for one more in the Glorious PC Master Race.

Maze · Sep 19, 2009, 09:34 AM

Still have my launch xbox360 and is working like a charm

I guess they made mine, while microsoft did a QA in the factory...

GravY · Sep 19, 2009, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maze

Still have my launch xbox360 and is working like a charm

I guess they made mine, while microsoft did a QA in the factory...

You are now doomed.. I posted that in another thread about my original 360 and a week later RROD..

Maze · Sep 19, 2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GravY

You are now doomed.. I posted that in another thread about my original 360 and a week later RROD..

I posted about my launch box working perfectly fine a dozen of times and it's still working as great as ever...

GravY · Sep 19, 2009, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maze

I posted about my launch box working perfectly fine a dozen of times and it's still working as great as ever...

and now youre dbl doomed..

Maze · Sep 19, 2009, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GravY

and now youre dbl doomed..

Elysian · Sep 19, 2009, 11:54 AM

my 360 worked the other day, then ladt night, I brought it with me on a road trip, plug it in, turn it on, RRoD

took it all apart cleaned it, applied new arctic silver, no luck. Tried the towel trick too, still nothing.

nomore · Sep 19, 2009, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elysian

my 360 worked the other day, then ladt night, I brought it with me on a road trip, plug it in, turn it on, RRoD

took it all apart cleaned it, applied new arctic silver, no luck. Tried the towel trick too, still nothing.

and this is what happened to you afterwards?

it sounds like you just made a mistake when you took your console on a road trip.

Jamar · Sep 19, 2009, 12:05 PM

I take mine back and forth to work sometimes. Never had a problem. Though it drives me nuts that my DLC and Arcade games are tied to that XBox so I have to take it if I play something DLC or an arcade game instead of just taking my Arcade.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the replaced the RROD with the E74 (general hardware fault)?

ALaz502 · Sep 19, 2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debonair

Just started my 360 to play BF1943, oh noooo the 360 logo startup has lots of distortion and flickering squares, started a game and my fears have been confirmed, graphical artifacts. Very strange since it occurs when the machine has only startup. So this is my 6th, luckily when I purchased my Junkbox 360 I took out an insurance policy at GAME, thinking of course I would need it. Here is history of my Xbox 360s :

Number 1 : Would load forever when trying to load a Revenge Track, but other games would load but, tried 3 different burnout disks from the shop and all had same problem. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME after 2 days.

Number 2: Xbox 360 would lock up and freeze on a number of games, after 8 weeks I had enough. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME.

Number 3 : All my games started to get disk read errors within 1 week. Had enough, sent to microsoft.

Number 4 : Received a refurb from microsoft, dated Dec 2005. Lasted for 22 months, then RROD, returned to microsoft.

Number 5: Received a unit back from microsoft with same serial number, lasted for 2 weeks before RROD.

Number 6 : Recieved back another 360, took straight to game for a new Arcade and part exchange. Lasted 17 months.

Number 7 .... ?????

Just so i'm clear, my PS3 and 360 set on a huge desk with a TV, not in some box. My Dreamcast sits underneath.

Really this is pathetic junk, my PS3 is still going strong. I wonder if Watchdog would want me on their pathetic show. I have over 45 xbox 360 games and 30 XBLA games. It is really hard now to want anything further to do with this junk or spend another penny.

Regards,
D.

Dude. Just get rid of it. Sell your games on Goozex for points, get some more PS3 games that you'll like and perhaps the multiplatform counterparts, and be done with it.

If I had an experience this horrible with a piece of electronic equipment, I wouldn't put up with it any more. I'd be done with it by now.

javiermq · Sep 19, 2009, 05:24 PM

Just kick the bucket and get a ps3. Or better yet, go PC only full-time, like any real gamer would.

YellowBeard · Sep 19, 2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javiermq

Or better yet, go PC only full-time, like any real gamer would.

lol

CKS · Sep 19, 2009, 06:26 PM

6th?!

that's some kind of world record, isn't it?

Darkz0r · Sep 19, 2009, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GravY

why vertical?

Everytime I tested it, it heats more when it's on horizontal.

**MyTMouse** · Sep 19, 2009, 07:27 PM

The disc read errors, in my experience, are caused by heat (poor ventilation, or extended gaming sessions on older systems). Installing games to the HDD solves this problem. The heat causes the DVD drive (which is right overtop the heatsink) to have failures. The original Xenon and Zephyr boards have had quite a few problems. They also ran hotter and were more likely to get the disc read errors.

Falcon and Opus boards cut down drastically the number of hardware errors and Jasper even moreso.

It's very rare that someone goes through as many consoles how old were all your consoles?

Hidavi · Sep 19, 2009, 10:39 PM

So that's why you're a fanboy

jp

That really sucks man; were any of those Jaspers?

Elysian · Sep 19, 2009, 11:04 PM

well, I redid the towel trick, and my 360 now works. I'm so glad, but I'll replace it when I can

GravY · Sep 19, 2009, 11:08 PM

good luck..

DivotMaker · Sep 20, 2009, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debonair

Just started my 360 to play BF1943, oh noooo the 360 logo startup has lots of distortion and flickering squares, started a game and my fears have been confirmed, graphical artifacts. Very strange since it occurs when the machine has only startup. So this is my 6th, luckily when I purchased my Junkbox 360 I took out an insurance policy at GAME, thinking of course I would need it. Here is history of my Xbox 360s :

Number 1 : Would load forever when trying to load a Revenge Track, but other games would load but, tried 3 different burnout disks from the shop and all had same problem. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME after 2 days.

Number 2: Xbox 360 would lock up and freeze on a number of games, after 8 weeks I had enough. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME.

Number 3 : All my games started to get disk read errors within 1 week. Had enough, sent to microsoft.

Number 4 : Received a refurb from microsoft, dated Dec 2005. Lasted for 22 months, then RROD, returned to microsoft.

Number 5: Received a unit back from microsoft with same serial number, lasted for 2 weeks before RROD.

Number 6 : Recieved back another 360, took straight to game for a new Arcade and part exchange. Lasted 17 months.

Number 7 .... ?????

Just so i'm clear, my PS3 and 360 set on a huge desk with a TV, not in some box. My Dreamcast sits underneath.

Really this is pathetic junk, my PS3 is still going strong. I wonder if Watchdog would want me on their pathetic show. I have over 45 xbox 360 games and 30 XBLA games. It is really hard now to want anything further to do with this junk or spend another penny.

Regards,
D.

Usually, I come in about 180 degrees opposite from you regarding the current consoles. However, if one of my two 360's bites the dust, it will be my 6th as well and I take incredibly good care of my equipment and the area around them. If I have one more failure, that unit will be sent in for repair (if still under warranty) and then stored or used simply as a DVD players for my Son's TV and I will replace it and all my games with PS3 hardware and games. I feel your pain on this one and it is frustrating that almost FOUR years after launch of the 360, there are still reports daily of units failing. I hope MS learns something from this with their next console and that any new hardware comes out with a 3 year warranty. Even with that, I think many will be leery of any new MS console hardware until it has some sort of history with run times without failure.

Good Luck with whatever decision you make....

Jamar · Sep 20, 2009, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javiermq

Just kick the bucket and get a ps3. Or better yet, go PC only full-time, like any real gamer would.

Yes because PC's don't have any hardware failures either...

Hidavi · Sep 20, 2009, 09:23 AM

javiermq · Sep 20, 2009, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamar

Yes because PC's don't have any hardware failures either...

Exactly, they don't. PC's are just the way to go. I'm glad you understood.

Jamar · Sep 20, 2009, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javiermq

Exactly, they don't. PC's are just the way to go. I'm glad you understood.

I wish. That's one of the reasons I don't game anymore on the PC. String of bad luck on PC parts. Video cards and mobo's...

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Debonair Radeon HD 4890 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 969	Xbox 360 is junk, king of all junk, my 6th is now broken Just started my 360 to play BF1943, oh noooo the 360 logo startup has lots of distortion and flickering squares, started a game and my fears have been confirmed, graphical artifacts. Very strange since it occurs when the machine has only startup. So this is my 6th, luckily when I purchased my Junkbox 360 I took out an insurance policy at GAME, thinking of course I would need it. Here is history of my Xbox 360s : Number 1 : Would load forever when trying to load a Revenge Track, but other games would load but, tried 3 different burnout disks from the shop and all had same problem. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME after 2 days. Number 2: Xbox 360 would lock up and freeze on a number of games, after 8 weeks I had enough. Xbox 360 exchanged by GAME. Number 3 : All my games started to get disk read errors within 1 week. Had enough, sent to microsoft. Number 4 : Received a refurb from microsoft, dated Dec 2005. Lasted for 22 months, then RROD, returned to microsoft. Number 5: Received a unit back from microsoft with same serial number, lasted for 2 weeks before RROD. Number 6 : Recieved back another 360, took straight to game for a new Arcade and part exchange. Lasted 17 months. Number 7 .... ????? Just so i'm clear, my PS3 and 360 set on a huge desk with a TV, not in some box. My Dreamcast sits underneath. Really this is pathetic junk, my PS3 is still going strong. I wonder if Watchdog would want me on their pathetic show. I have over 45 xbox 360 games and 30 XBLA games. It is really hard now to want anything further to do with this junk or spend another penny. Regards, D.

Sep 18, 2009, 08:14 PM	#2
mercs2007 Radeon HD 4850 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: prishli mne kapustu Posts: 340	My elite rrod months ago. I think its just inevitable with the older 360 models. Funny how my ps1 and ps2 still runs strong and its been like forever with that two. My ps3 I can turn that on for days to no end and not be worried... with my 360 I get nervous after 2 hours. lol __________________

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Sep 18, 2009, 08:22 PM	#4
Qb2k5 Alienware Certified Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 9,338	I think the problem stems from MS underestimated the heat factor played in such a small box in a small amount of time trying to rush it to the market. This is also why laptops die faster than desktops, due to more heat in a smaller confined space. I believe the 360 was suppose to be alittle bit bigger but during the stage where they select possible prototype model candidates the one with better cooling got axed due to the smaller and sleeker look. I wouldnt mind a box the size of the original as long as it was much more reliable and quieter. I agree with the OP. This is the most unreliable console I have ever seen. Most of my friends who have an xbox are either on their second or third box. Me Im on my forth. The only reason Im with xbox is because of their controller and game catalog.

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Sep 19, 2009, 09:34 AM	#9
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Sep 19, 2009, 11:54 AM	#14
Elysian Dog bless America Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 17,482	my 360 worked the other day, then ladt night, I brought it with me on a road trip, plug it in, turn it on, RRoD took it all apart cleaned it, applied new arctic silver, no luck. Tried the towel trick too, still nothing.

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Sep 19, 2009, 06:26 PM	#20
CKS Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,963	6th?! that's some kind of world record, isn't it?

Sep 19, 2009, 07:27 PM	#22
MyTMouse Console Forumas Modamus Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: GTA (Southern Ontario) Posts: 6,729	The disc read errors, in my experience, are caused by heat (poor ventilation, or extended gaming sessions on older systems). Installing games to the HDD solves this problem. The heat causes the DVD drive (which is right overtop the heatsink) to have failures. The original Xenon and Zephyr boards have had quite a few problems. They also ran hotter and were more likely to get the disc read errors. Falcon and Opus boards cut down drastically the number of hardware errors and Jasper even moreso. It's very rare that someone goes through as many consoles how old were all your consoles?

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Sep 19, 2009, 10:39 PM	#23
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Sep 19, 2009, 11:04 PM	#24
Elysian Dog bless America Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 17,482	well, I redid the towel trick, and my 360 now works. I'm so glad, but I'll replace it when I can

Sep 19, 2009, 11:08 PM	#25
GravY Peek-a-Boo Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Murder Mitten Posts: 18,102	good luck.. __________________ "Yes, but God has the right to get away with anything. Shoot animals, make ugly women, allow the existence of religious nuts, and watch liederhosen-wearing midget poodle-licking pornography. God's a sick bastard." - OzzieBloke (\_/) (O.o) (> <) Twitter

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