Dashboard went "ugly" on me!

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#1 Qwerty247
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I don't know what happened. I was playing Vegas, pressed my guide button, pressed Y to return to the Dashboard like usual, and out of nowhere my font on my Dashboard is now a little blurry / fuzzy. Even when I navigate and highlight stuff, even some of my themes in the background...it just appears to be awkward now.

 I tried playing Gears of War today, and even the in-game dialog appears to be fuzzy. Saints Row was slightly worse, it looked a little bit darker in some areas and the font was also strangely blurry. All because of going to my Dashboard while playing a game? Something isn't right. I even checked my HD cables and everything there is to check, but it wasn't even touched. I still played with them anyways, took them back out, put them back in, etc...still the same thing. I just got back onto my 360 after 2 days of not playing, and still things look a little ugly-ish.

 

Has anyone ever had this problem? Thanks lots for any help! :( 

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#2 SkaterM80
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That's wierd, try un-plugging everything and let it sit for a while then try it again
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#3 Hoobinator
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Re-check your screen resolution on your 360 settings. Make sure it's on HD and 720p.
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#4 Qwerty247
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Re-check your screen resolution on your 360 settings. Make sure it's on HD and 720p.Hoobinator

 

I think mine only goes up to 420 if I'm not mistaken. :? (or is it 480? -_-)

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#5 nickarate
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That just happened to me too today!! it started in spiderman 3 though, so i went to the dashboard... and the whole thing was shaking and the blues were messed up.  I restarted the system though and everything seems to be fine now
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#6 cloudstrife75
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Maybe its a sign that the red lights of death will be plaguing sometime soon. Join the club...
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#7 skinny_man_69
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wow same kinda thing happened to me when I was playing Halo 3 beta. The blues on the screen got really out of shape and I turned of my 360 and they were normal again. I think this is some sort of conspiracy against us 360 owners....I blame the PS3
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#8 jameeler91
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Maybe its a sign that the red lights of death will be plaguing sometime soon. Join the club...cloudstrife75

lol wow ure freakin invading allthese threads saying  red lights of death are comin

u needa chill

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#9 pinkpanther2016
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i think it might be ur cables. try messing with them or wiggling them. the ones that go into ur tv
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#10 Hoobinator
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[QUOTE="Hoobinator"]Re-check your screen resolution on your 360 settings. Make sure it's on HD and 720p.Qwerty247

 

I think mine only goes up to 420 if I'm not mistaken. :? (or is it 480? -_-)

It may have got changed from 50 to 60hz???  

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#11 DFILL69
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stop smokin crack then things shud be clearer =] lol but idk call microsoft and see wat they say instead of wasting ur time in a forum thaat no1s gna give u the answer in
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#12 cloudstrife75
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[QUOTE="cloudstrife75"]Maybe its a sign that the red lights of death will be plaguing sometime soon. Join the club...jameeler91

lol wow ure freakin invading allthese threads saying red lights of death are comin

u needa chill

Yeah i kinda am... truth hurts a bit doesnt it? lol

And im only saying it in threads where people are having problems. Any SMALL sign of a problem is usually a sign of fun times with 18004MYXBOX and its employees to come! (sarcasim)

My dashboard and games went uglyo n me in a different fashion... with a freeze and fuzzy, messed up colour look.

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#13 IHaveTourette49
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Well to me sounds like ur xbox has been beating by the ugly stick
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#14 Aaron89
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Wait a second... I've noticed this as well, but I never thought it was a problem. After upgrading to a new tv (32" @ 1080p), I noticed a few things were blurry, including the guide's text. So you're saying... this ISN'T normal? I just thought it was like that for everyone, which is why I never really complained.

That sucks... I'll try switchin' up some cables and see if that helps.  

Thanks man, at least I know now it should look crisp and clear (which it currently doesn't - and same with Halo 3....)

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#15 reubendarosa
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Maybe it's your cables.

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#16 EnderSR388
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[QUOTE="Hoobinator"]Re-check your screen resolution on your 360 settings. Make sure it's on HD and 720p.Qwerty247

 

 

I think mine only goes up to 420 if I'm not mistaken. :? (or is it 480? -_-)

Are you using an EDTV? 

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#17 pazz999
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hate to say it but that is wat happend 2 me and gradually got worse until i recieved the 3 red lights, aparently it was the video card in my 360 that went and the same fing could be happening 2 u

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#18 Qwerty247
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Man, this sucks. I've already had the 3 red light problems and got that repaired. My 360's been perfect all the way through, I've been loving it. Now this happens after so long? Aww, man. :(
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#19 carnage2k9
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Fun times are coming get used to MS support.

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#20 tree-branch
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i dont know what the problem is.

call customer service.

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#21 Arborescence
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Unfortunately, I had this problem too. It started for me while I was playing GoW. It kept getting worse until that's the only way I could play anything. A few days later, the system would display nothing on the screen, no matter how many times I resetted the system or tried the cables... thank god for the Best Buy warranty...
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#22 Xx-CLOUD-xX
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Call the Xbox customer service people
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Call the Xbox customer service people
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#25 weatherman323
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That just happened to me too today!! it started in spiderman 3 though, so i went to the dashboard... and the whole thing was shaking and the blues were messed up. I restarted the system though and everything seems to be fine nownickarate

Seems like the same thing that happened to my 360 before it broke on me. But mine also did it while I played games so maybe your's isn't as serious.

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#26 Michael324
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That game has blurry graphics, maybe that has something to do with it.
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#27 Bullet_Holes
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Sorry dude but it is finally time...

 

 

 

 

 

 

jk lol. 

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#28 Qwerty247
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Time for glasses? I guess my 20/20 vision isn't good enough?