Actually the first system I had rrod and then I got it too boot again slapped on the intercooler and it lasted another 5 months before it died again. Plus where I used to keep it it was kind of trapped and always ran real hot but now it's more in the open so it doesn't matter as much.

I'm pretty sure my 360 made circular scratches on my copy of gow2. wtf is that about? The 360 is laying down and hasn't moved since I got it in November..

My first system did that. I had bought the extended warranty so i complained and got them to replace it. It made circular marks on Viva Piņata and the first Gears. Then it started not recognizing discs.

hmm I'll have to check the rest of my games. I know that my copy of L4D looked fine.

The circular rings is a common problem, usually if the system is vertical. Any slight movement, even if the system is off, nudges the disc loose a bit and kills it. We always stress the importance of our little $3 warranty on scratched games at Gamestop (waits for Gamestop bashing...) due to this problem. I see about 2-3 of these a day, which is pretty bad.

Gamestop is an easy target I'll leave for someone else. I bought Pinocchio on Blu last week at TRU and they tried to sell me a $4 warranty. A $4 warranty on a scratch proof disc. Amazing.

yeah, $4 on a blu-ray is pretty bad...especially since blu-rays are very hard to scratch. $3 on a $60 game is a little better.

Even with that coverage, it would have still been the best deal available. So don't talk shit about TRU's pricing.

so my 360 is acting up (Elite; purchased new in October 2007; very light use)

was just playing The Simpsons for about an hour, and it seemed like the disc reading was very loud. got to a point in the game to load a new level, and it sounded like it started to hiccup. just the same noise over and over, while stuck on a loading screen. i eventually shut it off and restarted, and now it won't read any discs. every time i put a disc in, it just says 'open tray'.

thoughts?

toughts? Besides you are fucked up?

The laser/reader is not working anymore. I don't know if that's covered under warranty. If not, what everybody is going to suggest in the forums is to RROD (towel trick?) your console so Microsoft can fix it for free.

will i be able to do the towel trick if i can't even get it to read discs? (will it get hot enough without a disc in it?)

yes you could play and arcade game or a demo so the processor is working

Speaking of "laser" does anyone use any of those Laser Cleaner Discs or Disc Cleaners?

Cleaner discs are bad have seen many times were the cleaner actually knocked the eye out of place especially common on the playstation ones

This may seem dumb, but is there a way to remove a game's achievement page from the dashboard? I downloaded the Hasbro Family Game Night portal to see what it was like, but it is now listed with all the achievements for the individual games.

Think you can do it for games that you have 0 Gamerscore points for. Press the silver Guide button on your controller. Then go left once, press A, and in the list, choose the game. Press X on the controller to remove the game from the list. That's from memory, so I hope it works

Repair's complete, got a new S/N

Sadly it won't be picked up by UPS until today and they're estimating a Tuesday delivery. So much for playing Ten in Rock Band before work

Damn work. I want to go price match microcenter's sale on the 360 version of 50 Cent's Blood on the Sand for $19.99! I figure $19.99 is worth it to get a few laughs at the game. It's also supposed to be an okay shooter.

What's dumb is the was MS handled this "game". They should have considered it to be four XBLA games that were related; instead they considered it one free XBLA game with downloadable content and a GS total of 1400. Everyone who looked at the family game room shows as having played the game.

I always like to see how the XBLA games sell, but in this case anyone who checked the game demo shows as having purchased the game, and I'm sure most did not buy anything.

So it was a resounding success! Kudos Microsoft and Hasbro.

Thanks. That worked. I never explore through the Guide button.

Blu-rays are scratch resistant, but they are not in any way scratch proof. I had to go through 3 copies of MGS4 to get a used one that wasn't jacked to hell.

Really? I took a set of keys to a demo disk I had just to try it out. Didn't phase it in the least. I did it a few times to show friends as well. Not even a hint of a scratch.

OK..somehow my wife managed to RR my box last week, I think she was behind the console making sure everything was plugged in. I got home, unplugged everything, replugged everything, and it worked.
However....my warranty, according to Xbox.com, expires 4/4/09.

* Is that just the standard 1 year warranty, and the extra 2 years for RROD is "implied"? I think I got my box a year and a half ago, and on the first repair they extended it out to 4/4.

* Since my warranty expires in less than 2 weeks, should I put the box through its paces to see if anything fails so I can get it repaired under warranty?

* If the warranty expiry date is 4/4, does that mean I have to submit a repair ticket before then, or get the box to them before then?

sounds like you didnt get THE Red Ring...but the warning that one of the cables wasn't plugged in right.