The Xbox 360 Compendium, Version 3.0
11-24-06 | 12:10 PM
#326
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Too many words I don't understand in that article. 
11-24-06 | 12:23 PM
#328
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Too many words I don't understand in that article.
Lorry = Toilet
curtain-sided articulated lorries = Toilets with only a curtain for privacy
punters = Guys who only kick the ball in rugby and avoid tackling at any cost - aka halfback.
car boot = Just like it sounds. Sometimes Uggs, but normally Dr. Marten over in the UK.
11-24-06 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Since I'm Canadian we speak the same language. Allow me to translate.
Lorry = Toilet
curtain-sided articulated lorries = Toilets with only a curtain for privacy
punters = Guys who only kick the ball in rugby and avoid tackling at any cost - aka halfback.
car boot = Just like it sounds. Sometimes Uggs, but normally Dr. Marten over in the UK.
Lorry = Toilet
curtain-sided articulated lorries = Toilets with only a curtain for privacy
punters = Guys who only kick the ball in rugby and avoid tackling at any cost - aka halfback.
car boot = Just like it sounds. Sometimes Uggs, but normally Dr. Marten over in the UK.
Chris
11-24-06 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
No, Lorry = Truck
Chris
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As mentioned, I still owe allegiance to the Queen - so I KNOW English. For example, did you know that Bangers and Mash aren't sausage and mashed potatoes like people think. It's a reference to gangbangers and a form of crack - while it's still wet and mixing with your baking soda (your mash).
11-24-06 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Dude, you're in California. what do you know about English.
As mentioned, I still owe allegiance to the Queen - so I KNOW English. For example, did you know that Bangers and Mash aren't sausage and mashed potatoes like people think. It's a reference to gangbangers and a form of crack - while it's still wet and mixing with your baking soda (your mash).
As mentioned, I still owe allegiance to the Queen - so I KNOW English. For example, did you know that Bangers and Mash aren't sausage and mashed potatoes like people think. It's a reference to gangbangers and a form of crack - while it's still wet and mixing with your baking soda (your mash).
Edited to add: Now lets see, what came first sausage & mashed potato's or gangbangers and crack. hmmmmm.....
Chris
11-24-06 | 06:33 PM
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From: Next stop, Earth.
Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Since I'm Canadian we speak the same language. Allow me to translate.
Lorry = Toilet
curtain-sided articulated lorries = Toilets with only a curtain for privacy
punters = Guys who only kick the ball in rugby and avoid tackling at any cost - aka halfback.
car boot = Just like it sounds. Sometimes Uggs, but normally Dr. Marten over in the UK.
Lorry = Toilet
curtain-sided articulated lorries = Toilets with only a curtain for privacy
punters = Guys who only kick the ball in rugby and avoid tackling at any cost - aka halfback.
car boot = Just like it sounds. Sometimes Uggs, but normally Dr. Marten over in the UK.
I assume you are trying to be funny?
11-24-06 | 07:26 PM
#334
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/24/e...-in-xbox-360s/
Same story. Check out the Heat picture.
11-24-06 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDaddy
T'is the season for gift giving, friends and family, spreading yuletide cheer, and...multi-million dollar electronics heists? Proving that Monday's daring theft of over $12 million worth of motherboards and CPUs (now rumored to belong to Intel) from a Malaysian warehouse complex was no fluke, robbers in Staffordshire, England have succeeded in liberating about $2.1 million worth of Xbox 360s from a pair of delivery trucks -- in two separate incidents that occurred nearly a week apart. Although police have so far refused to make a connection between the lorryjackings, the fact that both trucks belonged to the same company -- Hellman Worldwide Logistics -- suggests that the bandits found security so lax on the first go-round that they decided to strike again while the iron was hot. According to reports, the most recent heist began after thieves tricked the truck driver into pulling over due to an object caught under his wheels, where they proceeded to drag him out of the cab, deliver a beating, and leave him injured on the side of the highway. Police are also speculating that, despite their success, the robbers were still of below-average intelligence, which is the only explanation as to why they would try to jack Xbox's instead of the much more lucrative PS3. And, in completely unrelated news, Amazon was somehow able to offer 1,000 360s yesterday for only $100 each.
Thank you, case closed!
No, not regarding the thefts, regarding, oh never mind.
Edited to add: that bastard who wrote the article, stole my joke!
Chris
Last edited by mrpayroll; 11-24-06 at 11:29 PM.
11-24-06 | 11:27 PM
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And now for something completely different....
It's
http://www.worthplaying.com/article....rder=0&thold=0
Check out the pictures, Chris
http://www.worthplaying.com/article....rder=0&thold=0
Mouse and Keyboard Functionality Coming to Xbox 360
Posted on Wednesday, November 22 @ 23:59:17 PST
XCM has released the first information about the XFPS 360, a device that will allow you to hook up a mouse & keyboard to your Xbox 360. Not only that it also gives your standard X360 controller an auto fire function, and even allows you to hook up the PS2's Dual shock 2. While this is not an officially licensed product it must be a sure welcome for FPS fans, especially with upcoming PC/Xbox 360 titles offering cross platform multiplayer functionality.
Posted on Wednesday, November 22 @ 23:59:17 PST
XCM has released the first information about the XFPS 360, a device that will allow you to hook up a mouse & keyboard to your Xbox 360. Not only that it also gives your standard X360 controller an auto fire function, and even allows you to hook up the PS2's Dual shock 2. While this is not an officially licensed product it must be a sure welcome for FPS fans, especially with upcoming PC/Xbox 360 titles offering cross platform multiplayer functionality.
Check out the pictures, Chris
11-25-06 | 07:47 AM
#337
DVD Talk Godfather
It sure is nice having you back Chris. Almost every time I pop in these threads there is a new article I never would have seen otherwise. 
11-25-06 | 01:20 PM
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Did anyone pre-order Lost Planet yet? I had heard if you preordered you'd get a special dl code for another free map, but when I preordered today at EB they didn't give me anything.
11-25-06 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
It sure is nice having you back Chris. Almost every time I pop in these threads there is a new article I never would have seen otherwise.
Chris
11-25-06 | 04:54 PM
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From: WPB FL
Originally Posted by Zodo
Did anyone pre-order Lost Planet yet? I had heard if you preordered you'd get a special dl code for another free map, but when I preordered today at EB they didn't give me anything.
I think the dl code was only at Best Buy.
11-25-06 | 06:07 PM
#341
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
Thank you, that is the best compliment I could ever get.
Chris
Chris
Anyone see any deals for the wireless racing wheel? A buddy of mine really wants one and I figure I might try and get him one as a christmas present if I can find a deal on it.
11-26-06 | 12:05 AM
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I went to Best Buy tonight and saw 100 premium xbox360s laying around (by the service counter, flipped to make big circles.), and then I suddenly remembered why I don't camp out for systems.
11-26-06 | 12:14 AM
#344
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Does anyone's 360 work horizontally but not vertically? I have used mine horizontally for the entire time I have had it (since March). Last night, in anticipation of a move to my computer desk and VGA cables, I tried to use it vertically for the first time. The DVD tray will not open. When I press the button, I hear it try to open but it gets "stuck".
11-26-06 | 01:07 AM
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Anyone having problem chatting or joining games with only certain people. I have a friend who I cannot chat or play games with when the tries to join my game it will say failed. I tried this with 2 other friends and it works fine but this certain person has problem s connecting only to me and I am having problem connecting only to him. When we join other friends games or chat with anyone else its fine. Strange
11-26-06 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by BBEANLPHIE
Anyone having problem chatting or joining games with only certain people. I have a friend who I cannot chat or play games with when the tries to join my game it will say failed. I tried this with 2 other friends and it works fine but this certain person has problem s connecting only to me and I am having problem connecting only to him. When we join other friends games or chat with anyone else its fine. Strange
I've had this same exact problem with at least two people and it seems to be something to do with the router. After much frustration I decided to try to connect the 360 directly to the modem and sure enough I was able to connect to the person. I think our routers conflict for some reason. Otherwise I never have problems with anyone else using my router.
11-26-06 | 07:25 AM
#347
DVD Talk Godfather
I agree with Steelgear. I had a friend that had the same problem. Some of us could hear him others not. He would log out and rejoin our game then a different group could hear him and others not.
He fiddled with his router(don't have a clue what he did) and it has worked fine ever since.
He fiddled with his router(don't have a clue what he did) and it has worked fine ever since.
11-26-06 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BBEANLPHIE
What do you have to change in the NAT setting to resolve this?
I don't understand the networking bit so someone could probably explain it better than i but i do know i was having this same problem in Halo 2 and i was using an older router that could only do moderate in the NAT settings (which according to the FAQs i read could cause these problems). I bought a new router that was listed as being Xbox Live compliant, had open NAT, and the problems went away.