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>When I bought my son a 360 several months ago, I understood that an updated
>chip would be coming out for it. That's why I got the extended warranty
>...so I could just swap it out. What's the latest on that?

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> When I bought my son a 360 several months ago, I understood that an
> updated
> chip would be coming out for it. That's why I got the extended warranty
> ...so I could just swap it out. What's the latest on that?
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> In article <-sidncbpQoDhMafYnZ2dnUVZ_o6dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> Dennis <Dennis@norespond.net> wrote:
>
> You're probably remembering the news stories from April or so, where CSM
> announced that they would make a CPU for the 360 that ran at a lower
> temperature by reducing the number chips-per-wafer. Gamespot's article is
> a typical regurgitation of the press release:
>
> http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148098.html
>
> This was supposed to happen by 2007. Not surprisingly, Microsoft hasn't
> said anything on the subject in the mainstream media. I assume that your
> plan is to just exchange the current console for a newer one, rather than
> actually replacing component parts. Even so, I can't imagine that there
> will be any way for the end consumer to tell which version of the chip is
> present.
>
> -KKC, who doesn't use his 360 often enough to worry about cooling it.
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> on modern special ops soldiers. 2) Sexy archaeology under Babylon, baby.

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> When I bought my son a 360 several months ago, I understood that an
> updated chip would be coming out for it. That's why I got the extended
> warranty ...so I could just swap it out. What's the latest on that?

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> but at no point will you be able to swap them out and put new ones in.

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> When I bought my son a 360 several months ago, I understood that an
> updated chip would be coming out for it. That's why I got the extended
> warranty ...so I could just swap it out. What's the latest on that?
>

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> It's a CONSOLE! They don't get updated at some later date. That's the
> whole point of having one. In the future, Processors and whatnot will get
> smaller, and cheaper, and MS or Sony will loose less or maybe even make
> money near the end of the consoles life. This is one reason why Sony
> will come out with a Slim version of their Console. It's still the same as
> the first version to come out Originally Performance/Spec wise. All a
> Extended Warranty does is allow you to replace the console if something
> happens to it that causes it to no longer work. Do you buy a Computer, or
> a HDTV, or anything else and get a Extended Warranty and expect some type
> of Hardware Update with it? That's just silly. There's no chips on the
> motherboard you can just remove, let alone Replace. Just opening your
> console up will Void the Warranty!
>
> New features get added as time goes on though LIVE for more features, or
> bug fixes and whatnot though a Software Update and their have been a few
> already and a Major software update will happen again in November.
>
>
> "Dennis" <Dennis@norespond.net> wrote in message
> news:-sidncbpQoDhMafYnZ2dnUVZ_o6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
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> Not true. Look at the link Kendrick provided:
> http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148098.html
> That's exactly what I was talking about.
>
> "JBDragon" <joewald at bigfoot dot com> wrote in message
> news:OrCdndFxFdELZKfYnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@comcast.com...
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> But if you notice, Dennis, that the story says absolutely nothing about
> upgrading current consoles. It says the Xbox 360 is getting a new chip.
> Which means new consoles that are produced. Pretty much any electronics
> these days, you get what you bought, and if improvements are made later,
> then too bad for you. Should've waited til all the kinks were worked out.

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> Not true. Look at the link Kendrick provided:
> http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148098.html
> That's exactly what I was talking about.
>
> "JBDragon" <joewald at bigfoot dot com> wrote in message
> news:OrCdndFxFdELZKfYnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@comcast.com...
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> Again are you NUTS? What did I just post in my message? Processor's and
> whatnot get smaller and cheaper!!! Really, did you read that page? The
> CPU is going from 90nm in size down to 64nm in size. Did you miss this
> part?
> ------------
> For laymen, the change means that the new 65mm Xbox 360 CPUs will have
> more chips per wafer--which means lower energy requirements, lower heat
> output, and cheaper chip production costs. That is music to Microsoft's
> ears.
> ------------
> What, are you going to just replace the WHOLE perfectly fine and working
> console to a newer one with the smaller CPU? That's different then
> saying you want to swap Chips. Still I don't get it. The CPU is the SAME
> performance wise. A 360 with this smaller chip will run at the SAME speed
> and performance of the older larger chip. I just don't get it. Do you
> swap out all your Hardware you buy? Because as time goes on everything
> its cheaper to make after a while. I've known about the whole smaller
> CPU for a long time. I've seen that and other links of the same thing.
> Big Deal. The GPU will ALSO get smaller after a while also sometime in the
> future. The Cell processor on the PS3 will ALSO get smaller over time, and
> same goes with the GPU. In time as parts are getting smaller and cheaper
> to make a new Slim version of the PS3 will come out and yet work just like
> the very first PS3 released.
>
>
>
> "Dennis" <Dennis@norespond.net> wrote in message
> news:oZidnVrzApX6ZqfYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@giganews.com...
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> "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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> Unless of course your machine breaks down, but even then I don't think they
> can guarantee you'll get a newer machines.

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> Not true. Look at the link Kendrick provided:
> http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148098.html
> That's exactly what I was talking about.

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> No I'm not nuts. I wasn't referring to swapping chips I was referring to
> swapping the entire unit. That's why I got the extended warranty, on advice
> here on this NG. I was told that I could just swap the entire unit for one
> with the new chip. I asked about this at Best Buy when I purchased it and
> they agreed. They had heard about the new chip coming out sometime at the
> end of the year and said that if I had an extended warranty I could just
> bring in the old one and get a new one.

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> Meanwhile, Microsoft HAS been releasing software updates for the 360 via
> Live. These updates affect things like the dashboard, the backwards
> compatibility emulator, and more recentally, add 1080p output for movies
> and games. You can get these updates just by logging into the Live
> service. You don't need a subscription.

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> Dennis <Dennis@norespond.net> wrote:
>
> If your 360 dies within the extended warranty, and Best Buy happens to
> have
> the newer model in stock, then yes, you'll get a replacement 360 that has
> the newer hardware.
>
> I'm pretty sure Best Buy won't let you exchange a used, but otherwise
> working, console for a newer one just because the model number got rev'd.
>
> The other scenario would be a manufacturer recall. But that's a whole
> other situation, and if the Xbox is any indication, it'll be years (if
> ever) before Microsoft admits there's anything wrong with the 360 that
> might harm you or your family.

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> I don't know how Best Buy's plan works, but I believe it's pitched the
> same way CompUSA use to pitch theirs, and may still do, if I ever shopped
> there. When I last bought a compponent at CompUSA, they had a Zero
> questions ask return policy. So I had bought a 4x DVD burner and the girl
> who pitched the warranty said, You know in 11 months from now, you can
> bring this back in, tells us it's broke and get a store credit for the
> full amount at which time you could buy the latest model.
>
> Is that what CompUSA really wanted people to do ? I highly doubt it, but
> that's how the deal worked and I know several of my friends took full
> advanatge of it and everything they bought. If Best Buy has the same
> approach, I can see why someone would consider doing the same thing, Get a
> Xbox360 today and go back in 11 months and say it's broke and get the
> latest model they have. Maybe get another warranty on it and do it again
> in 11 months. By then, I'm sure the Xbox 4ever will be out.
>
> Obviously, it's all about the warranty and how it works and how you view
> those kind of things (whether it's abusing the system or take advantage of
> what you were given)
>
>
> "Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
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