Aw. There goes my wish for a high-def TF movie player.

 

yea, I don't get it.

The damn thing is set to be in the DMZ and the 360 still has issues. I wonder if it's my Wireless G Game Adapter.

I'm gonna try to run an ethernet cable from my 360 to my router just to see if that fixed the problem. If it does, then I know it's my game adapter that is causing the problem.

If not, on needing to spend more money on fixing the network.

The ONLY other thing I can think of that would cause this issue is using the currently installed firmware on my router. Netgear hasn't updated their newer firmware to be xbox live compatible, but they brand the unit as being xbox live compatible. The trick that they DON'T disclose is that you have to downgrade your firmware to an older version to make it compatible.

 

^ Sounds just like setting up any MS-machine to go online?

 

well, at this point, it's Netgear's crappy developer program not keeping up and upgrading their friggin firmware. Their support is absolutely horrible!

They hardly release any firmware updates, and their support staff are a bunch of idiots that can barely regurgatate their own vomit, and their home products are getting worse and worse year by year. They used to be good.

 

Easy there!!!! I think you have been inhailing too much smoke from the fires.....and it's getting to you.

 

Fires?

 

Smoke?

 

Howabout a "cheap" Cisco router (well, as cheap as cheap gets for their entry level ones)...?

 

^^ recommend me one.

 

buy the MS wireless adaptor for the xbox

 

You didn't say please, you nimrod.







http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/...380/index.html

 

You would think cisco would have enough money to do multiple takes and cut out the parts where she corrects herself.

 

I went out and bought a 360 arcade version yesterday to replace my defective 360 that I got on release.

 

Man, today is a bad day. First the 'Canes lose, and then I turn on my 360 and get the three red lights of death. This is the second time it's happened to me. Both 360's had been working fine and their demises were completely unexpected.
The first time (January of this year), they gave me a new 360 (manufactured in December 2006). They should send me an Elite or something to compensate for the repeat inconveniences.
At least I still have the TL running strong. Of course it'll probably break down tomorrow just because I said that.

 

anybody use an HDMI connection to connect the 360...have a 1080p tv will I see a big difference?

 

I use it -- but can't tell you if there's a difference because I've never had it set up any other way.

I can say that it looks fantastic, and the simplicity of the one-cable-does-all HDMI hookup (especially if you have an HDMI switching A/V receiver) is hard to beat.

 

Any rumors / news of a price drop coming on the 360's for this holiday season?

 

I use it, and I do see a small difference.

 

whats the difference between the arcade version and the regular? im thinking about picking up a 360 later this month, i got a 40; samsung but its 720p i believe, do i need all sorts of fancy cables to make it look decent? has microsoft fixed that damn problem?

 

HDMI is perferred... just order from www.monoprice.com and I don't know what kind of sound system you're runnin' but optical cable FTW, it was a HUGE difference for me...

 

is there an HDMI connection on the regular 360? or just the elite?

 

I'm not sure, but I think on the newer regular version has HDMI... but I may be wrong...

 

The premium should now have hdmi as well as the halo and elite versions.

 

I have the Halo edition, it has HDMI

 

all currently manufactured ones have hdmi ports. just make sure ti is on the box before you buy it.

 

my sound system is nothing special, its a 5 speaker sony system that retails for like 299.99 but i got it for 200 through best buy discount.

 

whats the difference between the Arcade version and the regular 360 that goes for 349 with marvel alliance and forza

heres the features from best buy. it still has the 20gb right?
Product Features

* Comes with an Xbox 360 console, a wireless controller, a 256MB memory unit, a composite A/V cable and a disc containing five games
* Games include Pac-Man Championship Edition, Boom Boom Rocket, Luxor 2, Feeding Frenzy and UNO
* Powerful hardware features a custom symmetrical triple-core CPU and custom 500MHz ATI graphics processor
* Every Xbox 360 title supports 720p and 1080i high-definition resolution or 480p standard-definition resolution
* Rip music to the Xbox 360 hard drive and share your latest digital pictures with friends; view progressive-scan DVD movies
* Three USB 2.0 ports, two memory unit slots, Ethernet port, HDMI port; support for up to four wireless game controllers



id rather just get the base system because i have no need for forza or marvel, and i dont need the dvd drive because im eventually going to get a ps3. i just need to be able to play COD4.

 

I think you can get the arcade with the games too?

Arcade is the original core system with a few extras. It doesn't have the 20 gig hard drive, it has no hard drive. Instead they are giving you at 256 mb memory card which can be used for game saves and maybe downloading more games from the marketplace (not sure about this part). Because it doesn't have the hard drive, you won't be able to play any old games from the original xbox.

That's the major (if only) difference for me. $280 vs $350. $70 difference, and i've never seen the hard drive (which you can buy separately) selling for that cheap.

both the arcade and pro/regular one now come with wireless controlers (old core used to be wired).

 

whats the deal with the harddrive then? is it only used for playing old xbox games, if so, i dont even have an old xbox

is 256mb enough memory to save a couple games.

the only games on my 360 list are

dead rising
COD4
maybe 2 or 3 more, not sure.

 

no, that's not it's only function. caching for smoother play, you can download things from xbox live...etc.

go to xbox.com and there is a page explaining the benefits of the hard drive. Sorry I can't give you the actual page because i'm blocked at work.

 

256mb is not enough for anything besides allowing you to save during games.

 

http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/a...-games-includ/

 

This is good for people who liked the original Xbox.

For me, I might just get a PS3, so I can download PS1 games to my PSP. Hopefully Xmas will come early for me

 

http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/28/x...84-new-titles/

 

@#$%^&



Exactly one week after my Wii died...time for a PS3

 

that bites... sorry to see that... How much do you play and do you keep it well ventilated?

 

Yeah, it is very well ventilated and dust free area.

I play maybe 1 hour a day, 2 days max since I travel for work every week.

Thank god MS extended the warranty for RRoD to 3 years.

 

ugh! I hope Costco hasn't "flagged" my membership cuz I've returned it like twice already... (maybe 3 times, I can't quite remember) but they were all legit reasons (the 3 rings)

 

You will be fine dude. Even though Costco has changed their policies, it's still very open.

I was reading up on how to extend the life of your 360, besides adding a cooling fan and putting it into an open area, and it says to place the system on it's side (vertical).

Does that actually help? I thought the disc would not sit properly in the drive when vertical.

 

I've always had mine standing up right cuz it saves space...

But, also have to admit, the current unit has lasted me the longest *knock on wood* and I've been playing using it more than ever (especially when I got really hooked on RS-V Live)