XBOX 360 committed suicide..

[Glliw]

Went to play some CODMW2 yesterday after some apt. hunting and my 360 would power up but the video it displayed was all garbled and looked like a really bad connection. So I unplugged it and cleaned checked out all the cables. I was using HDMI at the time. It did no good though cleaning it all up though.
Now, it won't display any image or sound at all. I tried component, a/v, and hdmi connections with two different sets of cables and two different HDTV's.

I figured I'd try the towel trick, but my xbox is now auto-turning off after 5 mins no matter how cool it is, so that trick won't work even by the slightest chance.

So, any idea what's up and how to remedy it?

 

[Twist86]

Yes...buy these games on your nice PC and stop buying crappy consoles till quality control is there.

Though on topic...if you have warranty I would suggest you start the ball on it as it sounds like a lot of issues. I have only seen fixes for RROD and a few other things but never to your problem.

 

[Aastii]

agree with twist. PC is, and always will be the way forward

and agree with twist, you will probably need to contact Microsoft about this

 

[jasonwow]

opening it voids the warrenty i thought

 

[Twist86]

opening it voids the warrenty i thought

He never said he opened it though he just said he cleaned it and checked the connections on his 360.

The 360 has to high of a death rate to EVER void the warranty on...I don't think I have seen a 360 make it 2 years without a warranty.

 

[jasonwow]

i misread sounded like he did the towel trick

 

[Twist86]

i misread sounded like he did the towel trick

Isn't the towel trick the put it over your 360 and overheat it to try and resolder connections?

 

[Aastii]

yes it is, I think you are getting your fixes mixed up or you misunderstood how to do it jasonwow

 

[linkin]

This is why i will never buy another console.

 

[Stoic Sentinel]

This is why i will never buy another console.

What happened to your first one?

 

[jasonwow]

lol ive heard people putting the towel on the heatsink looking thing

 

[JlCollins005]

my 360 is over 2 years old never once had a problem,

 

[linkin]

I mean, i will never buy a console. never owned a 360 and i dont plan on it either.

 

[Stoic Sentinel]

I mean, i will never buy a console. never owned a 360 and i dont plan on it either.

Me either. Was confused when you said another console.

 

[Gooberman]

only console problem i've had was with the first 360s >:[ literally pissed me off so much

 

[Twist86]

yes it is, I think you are getting your fixes mixed up or you misunderstood how to do it jasonwow

Thank you....sad part is I know more to much about the 360 and I don't even own or even played one and I know most the issues Though I did stay at a Holiday Inn last year.

The closest I will get to a 360 is when I buy a cheap busted one in 4-5 years time that I can take the BIOS from and enjoy my PC version.

 

[g4m3rof1337]

I've been meaning to replace the stock fans with a better LED set, but it's been running cool and fine without it. I mean people can bitch all they want, but like it or not, it looks like consoles will be getting more and more popular, as if they haven't enough already. Being a LAN host, you used to get a nice PC sized crowd, but now that's a bit lower, and consoles are showing up more and more.

 

[Flaring Afro]

Is it a pro? Does it have an hdmi port on the rear or do you have to buy a special 360 hdmi cable? The red ring of death and towel thing only applies to the old one. The pros have a completely different motherboard and cpu and are reliable.

 

[DCIScouts]

Thank you....sad part is I know more to much about the 360 and I don't even own or even played one and I know most the issues Though I did stay at a Holiday Inn last year.

The closest I will get to a 360 is when I buy a cheap busted one in 4-5 years time that I can take the BIOS from and enjoy my PC version.

Don't you mean a Holiday Inn Express? Or did your stay only make you marginally smarter...