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So is it worth it to do the firmware upgrade and backing up your games then?

No, it's not, because doing that is:

A) Illegal
B) Going to void your warranty, so if you get RROD 3 months after buying your 360 (which is not uncommon) you will NOT get a refund.

Just leave the console as it is dude.

Loslyf, as DAE JA VOO has said, all Xbox 360's could possibly RROD or scratch disks, but the new consoles are said to be less prone to that kind of thing.

Does your Xbox 360 have an HDMI port? If it does, then it is one of the new range, which means it also has an improved heatsink and apparently a DVD drive which doesn't scratch disks.

I dont know if it has an HDMI port, will have to check.. But sure hope I have one of the new machines..

XBox Live question(s):

The 12 month gold card that you can order from Take2 ...

Firstly, I see they are US imports, so are they redeemable if you wish to register as a UK account?

Secondly, what are the pro's and con's of US and UK Live accounts (other than the fact the the $ exchange rate is cheaper)?

Thirdly, what benefit do you get from the Marketplace points?

I will activate my Gold trial account later today, so answers to my questions would be of great help

Loslyf wrote:And if I find that it scratch my discs can I send it back to MS for another machine?

One of my buddies had a console that was scratching his discs. He called MS Support and they gave him a ref # to pick up a new console. He threw a few bucks into it and now has an Elite.....

maestro_za wrote:XBox Live question(s):

The 12 month gold card that you can order from Take2 ...

Firstly, I see they are US imports, so are they redeemable if you wish to register as a UK account?

Secondly, what are the pro's and con's of US and UK Live accounts (other than the fact the the $ exchange rate is cheaper)?

Thirdly, what benefit do you get from the Marketplace points?

I will activate my Gold trial account later today, so answers to my questions would be of great help

BUMP ...

Anyone?

1) I'm not sure. It seems that some codes work on both US and UK accounts. The place i buy my codes from has codes that work on US and UK accounts

2) UK accounts are slightly more expensive, but they have far better downloadable goodies

3) Using points, you can buy a whole lot of goodies. Like add-ons for games and so on. For example, a new Forza 2 Car pack was just released. I think it cost about 800 points and it had about 10 new cars. You can also buy new themes for the dashboard, etc etc

Thanx DAE.

Can you PM the place you buy your codes from please?

Are we still on for helping me MOD my console, come December (1 year gaurentee will be up, not too bothered by the RROD)

Dankie

Yeah we can mod your console

I buy my codes from Definiteplay

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:1) I'm not sure. It seems that some codes work on both US and UK accounts. The place i buy my codes from has codes that work on US and UK accounts

2) UK accounts are slightly more expensive, but they have far better downloadable goodies

3) Using points, you can buy a whole lot of goodies. Like add-ons for games and so on. For example, a new Forza 2 Car pack was just released. I think it cost about 800 points and it had about 10 new cars. You can also buy new themes for the dashboard, etc etc

Tis 400 points

Just to let you guys know.. my VISA card now seems to be working for buying points directly on the x360 again...woohoo

Hey Guys

Besides looks.... What's the difference between XBOX360 PRO and the Mongoose edition?

The differences between the mongoose and pro:

Mongoose has HALO3 theme: Different colour console, hdd, headset and control
Mongoose comes with play and charge cable
Mongoose has HDMI (Older pro's didnt have it)
Mongoose runs quiter (Depends on which pro you have, newer ones are also quiet)
Mongoose comes with Halo3 content voucher
Mongoose comes with a shorter network cable (well mine did)

The Mongoose has a HDMI connection, it has the Halo 3 themed case and the 360 Blade is Halo 3 themed.

Otherwise, its a 20GB HDD and the same accessories as the PRO.

I hope that helps matrixkid

I see that the "Jasper" revision is due in August.

Do any of you know when it will be reaching our shores?

Have any of you tried Joytech's VGA cable for the Xbox 360?
I can get one for R240 am wondering whether it would be better to get one of these or the official Microsoft part.

Makes little difference unless the cable is really rubbish

Thanks.

Will give that cable a try then......

Just need to find out whether the Jasper models will be here in time for Christmas now.....

Im considering buying a 360 elite soon, but heard there are rumours on possible price drops and hardware changes due soon? Anyone know more about this?

Fallen wrote:Im considering buying a 360 elite soon, but heard there are rumours on possible price drops and hardware changes due soon? Anyone know more about this?

StarPhoenix wrote:I see that the "Jasper" revision is due in August.

Oh, thanks!! Missed that!

I got my XBOX 360 Arcade 3 months back, after that got myself Test drive unlimited, PGR3 & communication headset (which was almost impossible to find).

Then I made my biggest mistake buying a non XBOX 360 HDMI cable & HDMI to DVI adaptor.

There is nothing wrong with the HDMI cable(looks like good quality), works perfect on our 32" Samsung TV, streams audio & video perfectly.

Thing is when I want to kick back into my bed and play XBOX 360 in my room on my 22" Samsung 2232GW, obviously DVI adaptor doesn't stream audio & the 2232GW doesn't have speakers. The original XBOX 360 RCA/AV cable can't fit in next to the HDMI cable & you can't stream audio through the communication headset.

Any ideas on how to get sound out of my XBOX 360? Maybe compatable USB earphones OR buying a VGA cable & connecting my HIFI?

Just use the RCA-3.5m jack that came with your 360, pair it up with a female-female 3.5mm adapter and you're set

I opened my XBOX 360 original packaging and took everything out. Can't find any RCA-3.5mm jack.

Here is a picture of all the components I got with my XBOX 360 :


This is what my XBOX360 looks like at the back:



And this is my problem:



Remember that I have to use my HDMI cable with the HDMI-DVI adaptor to use my 2232GW as the 2232GW doesn't have AV or HDMI.

The problem is, how to get sound out of the XBOX360 while the HDMI cable is connected to my 2232GW, as the component(AV) cable won't fit in next to the HDMI.

I also phoned a friend, and he has a smaller component(AV) cable for me, will try that tonight & keep you posted.

Hey Greegor.


You could always get a Xbox360 vga cable. The cable comes with a dual RCA to stereo jack plug which would help...

The good old arcade. An original or generic VGA cable will sort you out Greegor.