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> So now that most things have been sorted out on the xbox do people still
> recommend it then ?

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>
> "Madmiddle" <andydotmiddletonatbaesystemsdotcom> wrote in message
> news:451795ff_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...
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> "most things" "sorted out"? I've had mine for ages (got it a month after
> release I seem to remmeber) and have had not a single issue - I'd have

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> my recomendation right from day one.
>
> You watch it blow up and burn my house down now...
>
>

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> So now that most things have been sorted out on the xbox do people still
> recommend it then ?
>
> --
> "Cricket is like a broken pencil"
>
>
> "Pointless"
>
>
>

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> well i've been keeping an eye on them for a while (think i might myself an
> early xmas present)
>
> and 2 of my mates have had one since the start and both have had to send
> there's back due to over heating
>
> --
> "Cricket is like a broken pencil"
>
>
> "Pointless"
>
>
> "Tim Bird" <tim.bird@nospamprettypleasehebron.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:uY8UbMJ4GHA.3476@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> given
>
>

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> Mine locks up every once in a while. Need For Speed was the worst, I
> think.
>
> But, I played Ghost Recon all day Saturday without an issue.
>
> As for if I would recommend it, I guess it depends on whether you like
> the games. I prefer BF2 for military shooters, and love the XBOX for
> sports games. I enjoyed NFS, and Tomb Raider. I haven't played alot
> of the newer games, mostly due to wanting to finish FIFA, Madden, Fight
> Night, and start on NHL 07.
>
> I love mine, and the media connection to the Media PC is very handy.
>
>
> Chris

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> Amazing how people will pay hand over fist in $$$'s for hardware that
> overheats and locks up. Meanwhile, Microsoft is laughing all the way to the
> bank. When will they offer the XB360 power supply dangling hook kit I
> wonder? =)
>

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>
> Mark E. Smith wrote:
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>
> I've had my 360 for about 6 months now and in that time it's probably
> on for about 7-8 hours a day. I have 4 roomates who play it constantly.
> I've had absolutly no problems with it. There's days where it's
> literally being played from 9am to midnight. We're all BF2 freaks. I
> think MS will be going to the bank, but not because the 360 is a
> ripoff. It's because they're making quality games. I highly reccomend
> the 360.
>
> Actually, I just thought of one problem. The controller is not as good
> as it was when I first got it and I should probably replace it. That's
> pretty much the only problem I've had. Besides losing a xbox live
> headset to a temper tantrum!
>

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> So now that most things have been sorted out on the xbox do people still
> recommend it then ?
>
> --
> "Cricket is like a broken pencil"
>
>
> "Pointless"
>
>
>

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> Hey im paul I have my Xbox 360 in my dorm room and i had FIFA world cup
> and i moved the machiene and burned the game... the game no longer
> works is there any way to fix that.

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> So now that most things have been sorted out on the xbox do people still
> recommend it then ?
>
> --
> "Cricket is like a broken pencil"
>
>
> "Pointless"
>
>
>

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> Well, I came to this group to get a feel for this as well. I've now have 2
> stepsons and if they makes the As on their report cards, I've commited to
> getting them their Xbox360s for Christmas. I'm not a console person myself
> (I'm a PC Gamer) so I've only been on the edge of the problems with the
> XBox360.
>
> I'm trying to get a feel if this is going to be a decision I regret or
> not, has I'll never hear the end of it, if the Xbox360 crashes all the
> time. I'm currently pro Xbox 360 over Playstation 3, just because it's an
> American product over import (Not that I don't buy imports, I just try to
> buy american when I can)
>
> Anyways, I'm not sure I've gotten the warm and fuzzy yet, since I see in
> other posts people are still talking about sending Xboxes back for various
> problems. Seems lie the failure rate is a bit high.
>
> Any numbers out there, that would help me see things different ?
>
> Dale

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> Dale, I've had my "built in October 2005" Xbox 360 since early December
> last year, and have not had a problem with it. We've got lots of various
> games, lots of the arcade games which have been available for download to
> the hard drive from Xbox Live's Marketplace, and thoroughly enjoy it. It
> is also used as an extender with a Media Center Edition computer.
>
> In all honesty, when you see posts of complaints about the Xbox 360 I
> would consider the issue and not necessarily the length of the threads.
> For every complaint, there are probably several thousand or more of us who
> haven't posted because we haven't had an issue.
>
> And, please keep in mind I'm not an employee of Microsoft nor do I have
> any interest in promoting Xbox 360 over any Sony product. I just think it
> is a very good machine, and worth the investment for family/personal
> entertainment.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Dale "Mad_Murdock" White" <Mad_Murdock@noinsightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:bsydnRHlJc_QBIPYnZ2dnUVZ_vCdnZ2d@insightbb.com...
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>

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> Well, I can only add my personal experience, but I don't think it is that
> uncommon. I believe the 360 is a great machine that has an inherent
> design flaw in its cooling.
>
> We bought one 4 weeks ago. It lasted started having problems in the first
> week and got so bad it died last Sunday.
>
> Had it replace Monday.
>
> Replacement died on Wednesday.
>
> We'll see if number 3 works out.
>
> I agree that the percentage of failures is likely low, as a number, but
> WAY too high. Any product that springs up an entire industry of external
> coolers has a problem.
>
> Tom
> "Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy3mw6O5GHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
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>

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> Thanks Chris and Tom for your feedback.
>
> Chris, I'm trying to keep in mind that for every problem I hear about,
> there is probably 10 people who don't have a problem. But that can be a
> two way street. As I'm sure the actual majority of Xbox users don't do
> usenet. So it's hard to get a full sampling of what's wrong, since only
> the more tecnical minded people tend to report in Usenet and other places
> like web forums.
>
> I did read an article off one of the sites that Microsoft has acknoledge a
> problem and is extending the warranty on some Xbox360s and are reimbursing
> some for repair cost.
> As with any product whether Xbox360 or a laptops with a Sony battery
> installed, there is going to be X number of failures. Heck I bought a new
> Car last year and there was a software bug that causes the navigation
> system\CD player to reboot itself. But that doesn't mean the car or car
> maker is crappy. Bugs happen !
>
> Tom, I think you're point is what I'm looking at right now. In that, most
> of what I read is about the power supply being the root of all X360 evil.
> I would think by now (a year later) the newer systems would have a better
> design, but maybe in the rush just to get them out there and the consumers
> money in hand before the PS3 and Wii are released MS is taking the
> attitude of certain PC companies in that they'll fix the problem after the
> fact. Compaq did that a few years back. They shipped system they knew had
> bugs and would mostly likely lock up on boot, but kept shoveling them out
> the door and worried about fixing them later (after cash in hand)
>
> On the flip side, the PC world has tons of aftermarket add-ons. In fact,
> it was consider common practice among the more hard core PC guys to throw
> away the Heatsink fan that came with AMD cpus and use a better one, as the
> AMD HSF just didn't get the job done. I myself always use a 3rd party HSF
> whether it's AMD or Intel. I understand that the Console world is suppose
> to be a clean slick package that any 10 year old can use. But I think with
> the power the new systems are sucking and performing at, it's going to be
> harder and harder to have a one design works everywhere model.
>
> Again, thanks for the feedback. Guess I'll just keep watching and maybe
> start exploring the aftermarket cooling options as well.
>
> Dale
>
>
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>

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> Well, I can only add my personal experience, but I don't think it is that
> uncommon. I believe the 360 is a great machine that has an inherent
> design flaw in its cooling.
>
> We bought one 4 weeks ago. It lasted started having problems in the first
> week and got so bad it died last Sunday.
>
> Had it replace Monday.
>
> Replacement died on Wednesday.
>
> We'll see if number 3 works out.
>
> I agree that the percentage of failures is likely low, as a number, but
> WAY too high. Any product that springs up an entire industry of external
> coolers has a problem.
>
> Tom
> "Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy3mw6O5GHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
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>

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> They market an aftermarket product called turbocooler. It has several fans
> on it and blows air in. I think, it works from what people tell me.
>
> The thing does run hot.
>
> Phil
>
>
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OtI8wcU5GHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
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>

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> So now that most things have been sorted out on the xbox do people still
> recommend it then ?
>
> --
> "Cricket is like a broken pencil"
>
>
> "Pointless"
>
>
>

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> I've made up my mind now
>
> I Saw demos of several games on TV over the weekend and there are a couple
> of questions
>
> At the moment I am playing Call of Duty on the normal Xbox and was
> wondering
> if someone could tell me what it is like playing it on the Xbox Live ??
>
> Do you just join in a game or do you have to start a game and people have
> to
> join in ???
>
>
> And is it Better on the 360 ?
>
> Never used the live function before but routing a network cable around my
> house and was wondering about the feature
>

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> --
> "Cricket is like a broken pencil"
>
>
> "Pointless"
>
>
> "Madmiddle" <andydotmiddletonatbaesystemsdotcom> wrote in message
> news:451795ff_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...
>
>