Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

I do not have that problem as I switch back and forth a lot, especially during college football and basketball seasons. I have a Samsung LNT4661, fwiw.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Definitely will when I upgrade to a new HT. Probably don't wanna run the surround sound all the time though, so I'll have to get HDMI splitters or something. Mmm, fun!

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Why not? If you don't listen to things in 5.1(or more) that are created with 5.1 (or more), you're not playing/watching the way the devs/creators intended! ;)

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Sometimes you make compromises because you're in an apartment (neighbors) or the wife is sleeping.

Maybe I should get some 5.1 headphones or something. ;)

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

So I got the RRoD for the second time with this 360. It sucks, I was getting pretty confident with it telling friends it had been running like a champ since getting back from repair about a year ago and sure enough right in the middle of game play it froze up and would only respond to the power button being pressed, got the 3 rings after trying to re turn it on. So has anyone heard about a 360 getting this hardware failure multiple times? I was under the impression that once you had sent it back once already that was the end of it..

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

That's actually what my spare router is at home. Looks like this'll be my solution, as long as I can figure out what to do next.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Receivers have midnight mode to keep things quieter...

But headphones are a good option, mind you it would highlight your singing a little more if there were no background noise.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Make sure you verify the specific revision of your router is supported before bothering. After that I can help you if you want to go through with it.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

My singing is amazing!

I don't sing after 9-10PM anyways, as I'm extremely conscientious of my surroundings. If I'm watching a movie (which is only hooked up via optical), I completely turn off my subwoofer if it's after 10PM.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Midnight Mode.

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No way, psycho Facebook stalker. ;)

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

But you said we'd be together forever! I left Corvin for you.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

...And another thing is that my receiver runs extremely hot if it's been on for a while. It's the only HT I've owned, and it is a refurb, so I don't know if that's normal or not.

I'll look into the "midnight mode" thing though.

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Are you saying they sent you back the same console? My original (purchased 12/06) unit RRoD'd last February and they sent me a replacement that had recently been manufactured. Just last week, 1/06, that console RRoD'd and I'm about to ship it back tomorrow. Both of them were the 3 rings hardware failure.

Sort of off-topic, but leave it to UPS to screw things up. *sigh* When I submitted my repair online last week, I got my reference # and shipping notification from UPS that my Xbox coffin was on it's way. Delivery was to be on last Friday 1/09 but soon changed to Monday 1/12 -- no big deal.

I'm home all day on Monday and after not hearing any UPS (truck noise or them knocking) I check my e-mail and see that I have a notice from UPS. It states that my shipment was DELIVERED and left on the front porch at 5:45 P.M. and I'm reading this e-mail around 7:15. I go outside and there's nothing there.

I call Microsoft and they tell me to call UPS. I call UPS and they tell me to contact Microsoft and let them know that they need to contact UPS so they could do a trace on the package.

On the 2nd call to Microsoft they CSR just went ahead and submitted a new repair order and I'd be getting a new box. So I'm fine with that.

The very next afternoon a neighbor from down the street brings over the shipment that UPS had mistakenly left at her door on Monday. I get that box and pack the 360 in there but since the original repair order has now been scrapped I don't affix the enclosed shipping label. I'm awaiting the 2nd box that is schedule to arrive tomorrow. I need to place that label on the box so everything will be back in order.

My nearest UPS drop-off is inside the Office Depot just a few blocks away. I believe the pick-up time is around 4:30 P.M. Hopefully UPS will have the package delivered by then or I may just have to wait until Monday before the 360 is FINALLY on it's way to the repair center.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Unfortunately it's not that easy. The repaired 360's generally seem to be better as far as avoiding another RROD thanks to better cooling and hardware, but even then they're still prone to fail, just at a reduced rate.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Woah... I ordered the Xbox Arcade from Dell with the free 3 to 5 day delivery yesterday... and it just got delivered from Texas today, overnight.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

It IS the new bundle with the Tennis game and the on-board memory right? As I understand those are all Jasper chipsets.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Like I posted earlier, my repaired 360 that I got back a couple of days ago screeches and moans when a disc is spinning. It never made noises like that before (and it is the same unit I shipped out, by serial number). I don't know what they did to "fix" it, but I'm not impressed at all. I should send it back for further repairs, right? It froze twice on Tuesday requiring a manual shut-off, but none yesterday. I don't think that bodes well for its long-term health.

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Haven't opened it up yet, but the reports are that the arcades from Dell are all jaspers. Is there a way to tell without opening the box and checking the voltage?

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

You don't need to open the box to check. You can see it through the hole where you view the serial number.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Check out this site, it has all the info you need.

http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/sho...spx?i=3472&p=2

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My repaired/refurbed 360 RR'd after just over a year. I bought a new Pro system because I didn't want to wait for the old one to arrive. The old one is still in the other room in a box :lol:

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

That was cool of them :up:

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Yeah i've had a some freeze ups over the past couple of weeks.

Dammit!!! :grunt: I hope this isn't a precursor to the RROD.

Re: Official Xbox 360 Thread - The NXE is coming, the NXE is coming...
 

Ah, didn't know the hole was big enough to see the voltage. Yes, it is a Jasper. Great deal, now to see if I can get my cheap 20 gig HDD (I gave my old one away)