Where is the cheapest place I can get a wireless antenna for the Xbox 360? I don't want to pay 99.99 for it.

 

eBay?

 

ebay sucks well maybe i'll look at amazon.

btw they should've included that in the 360, i mean the Wii has it.

 

Try playing around with it a bit.
My 360 was "RRoDing" when I first pulled it out of the box, but it just turned out
my power connector was loose. Also I've heard that going through a surge protector can cause it.

The 3 rings just means 'generic error', it doesn't necessarily mean a dead MB.

Good luck.

Oh, I have my xbox 360 horizontal - and I'm actually using it as an LCD stand. ha ha.

- Frank

 

Thanks, but I went through all the cycles. HD and Power Supply were connected (Green light was on when 3 rings occurred). Plus, my DVD drive would make nutty noises when spinning down and I had random lock ups.

It was just a matter of time I suppose.

 

Fall update list:

http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archi...em-update.aspx

 

Now I can keep everyone's names straight.


I think they could have spent their time on other things intead of this.

 

I will have to join this crew!

GF got me the 360 pro bundle from costco (I wanted that lifetime warranty in case it takes a shit on me) for $400 that came with marvel, forza2, an extra controller and the play and charge pack

I then got the MS wireless wheel with PGR3 for $80 used and then just picked up rockband this weekend for $130 Going to go to sears after work today to price match 110% COD4's $40 sale at Circuit City

SO many games to play

 

yeah, really... people request for adds sometimes I don't knpw who they are, so I just ignore them...

 

http://stuff.tv/News/BIG-IN-2008-Xbox-Ultimate/

 

I wonder how they will price this out. Kinda dumpy that not-so-early adopters are getting the shaft once again, if it's priced around the original 360 Pro price.

 

^^^ they were just predicting, I guess we'll see what happens at CES.

 

$550?

 

If anything, the next iteration will have a built in HD-DVD drive and the new architecture. Not sure about the built in Wi-Fi since I know many folks who bought the add on antenna.

 

^^^ adding wifi was a great feature in the wii though. it'd be a great thing in the 360.

 

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/m...-arcade-title/

Eh, better than nothing.

 

They need to fix Xbox Live, this is getting ridiculous:

 

^

 

WTF mate

 

that a sad story, but wouldn't a 17 year old kid know more about fixing the problem than a 60 year old man? What was he expecting his dad to do?

 

 

My NHL 08 recently became unreadable by my 360, upon checking out the disc it had numerous circular scratches...caused by the 360. My xbox as well as many other people's is scratching games. My friend had the same thing happen to him and they gave him a new xbox, all he had to pay for was the shipping (20). Anybody else have this problem as it seems to be a common occurrence.

Here is the lawsuit http://www.joystiq.com/photos/micros...awsuit/305353/

I'll have to call them tomorrow

 

My xbox hasn't scratch really any discs but does do the unreadable thing. I just had to like punch my xbox around the disc drive and it works now.

 

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/ru...he-red-ring-o/

Obviously, it's just a rumor right now. But, if this is true then it pretty much validates what every one of us was thinking about the reasons for the lack luster quality of the 360.

 

sigh, 30 people out of 100k have hardware failure, but since its on the internet, it must be everyone, and suddenly we have an epidemic on our hands...

 

Let me get one thing set straight - which position is better for preventing scratches - horizontal (laying flat), or vertical (standing on end)? I've always read that horizontal is better, yet I've seen 3 other people with 360s standing on end, and when I asked why, they said it was to prevent scratches.

It was partially negligence on my little brother's part but my 360 fubared a Rock Band disc. He had the guitar strap over his shoulder and he was walking away to get food when it yanked the 360 and scratched up the disc.

And another thing, knock on wood, my 360 is just fine and I think it was built in 2005. Should I worry? It has frozen on me few enough times to count on both my hands. I think it got the RRoD after I put in a cheap ass Nyko Intercooler, but aside from that its been fine... I always think don't fix it if it ain't broke, but I don't want it to bite me in the ass later.

 

You do have a sarcastic point, but the hardware failure rate of the 360 is much, much larger than the PS3, or the Wii, and having that many issues with that many consoles is not acceptable. To be frank, I have experienced issues with my 360 and zero with my PS3, PS2, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Xbox and SNES, so I am coming from a slightly cynical angle.

I do understand that with all mass manufacturing processes, there are going to be units with issues, but considering that console manufacturing is a high sunk cost, high demand item, QC should be first and foremost and should not be sacrificed. MS should have held the 360 to the same high standards as the original Xbox and not cave into competition pressure.

To me, MS was not confident in their product to go head-to-head with PS3 on launch, so they rushed things out to get a generation ahead on their games. It is a business strategy to beat the competitor to market, but it should not come at the cost of sub-standard quality.

 

YES! I bought GH3, and 2 hours into playing the game my 360 scratched the disc.. circular marks around the edge of the disc.. It still plays, but occasionally I will get a disc read error

 

I have owned two 360s, never had a problems with either.

In fact the only time I got a RRD was because had a power outage in the middle of a game, i turned it off and back on and it was fine.

Same with my ipod, that became internet mass hysteria. I never had issue, in fact I still own a first gen with good bat life.

Yeah, it electronics, yeah they fail, maybe the xbox is failing more then other units, but I dont think its on this grandious scale that the internet has made it out to be.

 

True, but in comparison to other system failure rates it's very high. I am glad that MS extended their warranty period to address this, but systems should not be failing like this so far into it's lifecycle.

I know in the future I will be buying every electronic on my AMEX with automatic warranty extension.

 

So I was on the phone for over 2 hours today...nothing got accomplished.

I know for a fact that a friend called having the same problem and ended up paying 25 dollars (75% off) the fixing price for the drive. I had the supervisor on the phone and all he said to me after I gave him every possible reason as to why its MS's fault, 50 dollars is the best I can do.

How is it possible that one person can get it for 25 and another for 50; When we shouldn't have to pay in the first place seeing as it is caused by a faulty drive.

I'll try and call back tomorrow and see if I have any luck. Any suggestions?

 

My eldest's 360 started acting up today -- checkerboard pattern and an occasional "green screen". I'm sure the RROD is right around the corner. Called MS tonight and they want me to locate and try another AV cable before sending the unit in since it's not displaying any real error codes yet (have had it for 9 months so it's still under the regular warranty period). Guess I'll borrow one tomorrow just to be sure and then call them back. Sigh...just when I was really starting to get into COD4....

 

I don't want to take over this thread with my posts but...

Weirdest thing just happened...if you read my previous two posts I had called in today regarding scratched discs and denied getting 50% off the repair.

I was just about to play a game half an hour ago and upon turning it on...the three red lights came on, turned it off checked all the cables and on again...still the same thing. I couldn't believe it, I was soo happy.

Then called xbox tell them my problem and the lady goes, well here on the record I see that you denied 50 percent off repair today, how come blah blah. And I was like I know this sounds really weird but it really just did happen. So I should be getting a new xbox soon. What luck eh?

 

I've only gotten the RRD once, and thats when it fell out of the car onto the parking lot. It was in a carrying case/bag but it was a hard fall. I just restarted it and it's worked fine since (over a year)

 

You will likely get your old one back, and if you are like me you will have to send it back for a RROD again in a few months. Some people do get refrubs sent to them, but most don't.

 

Sony is in talks with console rival Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360, according to a senior executive.

The Japanese electronics maker has until now touted Blu-ray as an advantage its PlayStation 3 holds over Microsoft’s console. Microsoft has backed Toshiba’s HD-DVD format and offered an HD-DVD drive that can be plugged into the 360.

But after Sony’s victory last month in the high-definition DVD format war, Stan Glasgow, Sony Electronics US president, said the two sides were now talking about Microsoft adopting Blu-ray.

A Blu-ray drive in a 360 would make Microsoft more competitive with the PS3, but it would also mean extra revenues for Sony’s electronics division. It would also add further cost to the 360, meaning a premium edition of the console could be necessary.

A Blu-ray drive could be incorporated in its top-of-the-range Elite Xbox, or Microsoft could again offer a drive as a plug-in peripheral.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6017de-e...0779fd2ac.html

 

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/m...or-60gb-model/

 

damn, I just can't keep up with technology anymore...

 

I plan on keeping my 360 and PS3 for as long as possible. Hopefully, they will both roll as long as the PS2

 

Microsoft's been working on a Wiimote-esque controller due to come out late this year—development started on it all the way back in Summer '07—but the whole process has been "a colossal clusterfuck." Here's what MTV news knows courtesy of their exclusive source, who sketched out what it looks like above.

The 360 Wiimote shaped very much like the Nintendo Wii's Wiimote and has a speaker, microphone, four LED lights, A/B/X/Y face buttons, an analog stick and an underside trigger. The Wiimote, on the other hand, doesn't have a Microphone and has a D-pad instead of an analog stick. It's being worked on by Rare, who are trying to come up with a "unified interface and look for the controller." The current problem Microsoft's having is between marketers and designers. The former wants it just about exactly like the Wiimote so they can match them on spec sheets and lure game developers into porting over Wii games onto the 360. The designers want it to be even more feature-rich than just the Wii, and describe it as Halo, Gears and Forza "in waggle form."

http://gizmodo.com/376996/xbox-360s-...his-generation