Has anyone's 360 not broken?

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#1 TGL88
Member since 2007 • 360 Posts
Instead of the "oh i got the 3 red lights" i want people to post if they're 360 is still inworking order because obiviously your doing something right, describe the way you have your 360 set up
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#2 SolidKeevo
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Had mine since launch. It used to stand up vertical, until it started making funny sounds so I put it horizontal.
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#3 bmkid411
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Ive had mine like three or four months and i had it vertical until I changed the setup of my electronics and now it never hardly gets hot and it sounds alot quieter. I also wipe the entire counter down to get rid of dust and now it do it more often.
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#4 ColoradoKindBud
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By saying that people are "obviously doing somethingright", you are implying that there's not a hardware issue with 360's. Unfortunately, there most definitely is.
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#5 KurupSoldr
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its in a cubby but with plenty of space around it, had mine since january of 2006 never had any major problems just the occasional freeze
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#6 immortality20
Member since 2005 • 8546 Posts

There is lots of posts on this board about this already. Alot.

But yes, mine is fine since launch.

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#7 DZBricktop
Member since 2007 • 2914 Posts

I got 2 at launch (one for me, one for the kids) and an Elite when it came out. Ive never had a single problem with any of them, ever. And theyre setup like this.......

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#8 kcm_117
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mine has never broken.
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#9 Jdog111
Member since 2005 • 137 Posts
Never had a problem with mine
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#10 Wemhim256
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American launch, only refurbed once, still works, it was 100% free too.
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#11 barnthepirate
Member since 2007 • 184 Posts
Mine works fine and has since launch but there are problems with the console. If I were anyone getting a new one I would for sure get the warrenty with it even though I say it should come with a 1 year warranty at least, nintendo and sony has got longer warrenty for their consoles.
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#12 jericoY2J
Member since 2006 • 1688 Posts
mine has since december 11, 2006..I know that since that was such a suprise...we went shopping so late and I was looking for a wii but were sold out everywhere so I said f this
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#13 SouL-Tak3R
Member since 2005 • 4024 Posts

My 360 has never had any problems.

I just sit it there not standing up with a Intercooler fan.

Worked perfect for about a year.

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#14 anubis8515
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Mine works fine and has since launch but there are problems with the console. If I were anyone getting a new one I would for sure get the warrenty with it even though I say it should come with a 1 year warranty at least, nintendo and sony has got longer warrenty for their consoles.barnthepirate

What..... the xbox 360 comes with a 1yr warranty standard...plus they also have 3 yrs from date of youbought it for 3 red lights.

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#15 kozzy1234
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I have had 2 crap out on me... but one of my cousins is still on his first one (but its starting to scratch his discs and not read some of em, so i fear for his 360's health)
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#16 kozzy1234
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My 360 has never had any problems.

I just sit it there not standing up with a Intercooler fan.

Worked perfect for about a year.

SouL-Tak3R

My first one lasted 2 months over a year.. i hope yours doesnt mess up man ):

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#17 Lord_Daemon
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I got mine a few months after launch and I've yet to have any problems with it.
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#18 ryguybond
Member since 2003 • 93 Posts

standing straight up with about 5 inches of space on each side. had it since march and no problems, except prey froze every so often but i think that was a game specific error.

holy hell that guy above has 45000 gamer points.......

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#19 fenwickhotmail
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I got mine a few months after launch and I've yet to have any problems with it. Lord_Daemon

dittttoooo

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#20 Phantom_J
Member since 2006 • 1181 Posts

Had mine since like January 15th of this year. No problems. I keep mine horizontal with none of the wires actually touching my system.

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#21 13wanderer
Member since 2005 • 317 Posts

I've had mine since launch, no problems

Mine is horizontal on a large wire cabinet divider so that it is well ventilated

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#22 5th_element
Member since 2006 • 881 Posts

My 360 is 1 year old and no problems till now!!!

I keep hanging its position so that wont count !!!

and i dont really know some one whose 360 broke!!!(but i only know about 10 360 users personally!!!)

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#23 danciu
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No problems here.
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#24 -DeStijl-
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I got 2 at launch (one for me, one for the kids) and an Elite when it came out. Ive never had a single problem with any of them, ever. And theyre setup like this.......

DZBricktop

WOW... What a waste of money!

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#25 -DeStijl-
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I got a core system at launch and it broke.. I sent it in and they sent me a new one and i sold it a got a premium, then it broke so now im on my third system and its already giving me disk read errors and games that are not scrathed.. The first sign my other xboxes showed of malfunction before i got the ring of death...
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#26 nobodyshero87
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My 360 has been working every since I got it over a year a go*knocks on wood*
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#27 bipedal_gorilla
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Had my 360 since novemeber 2006 and its working fine...but it doesn't get much use either.
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#28 capthavic
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lol what I'm doing is taking proper care of my electronics. It's horizontal on a hard, flat surface with plenty of ventilation. I don't move it when it's reading a disk, don't mod or hack the system, and I keep it relatively free of dust.

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#29 ryanvl
Member since 2004 • 167 Posts
1 year and mine is still going strong even with relatively intense gaming most days of the week. I sure hope mine doesn't die on me. What will I do?!?!?!
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#30 hazuki
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Had it since launch, and it works fine now. Though, mine has gotten so hot that games's framerate has gotten lower than its supposed to be. In games like pdz where the framerate probably isn't 30 already, it makes the game completely unplayable.

*Oh, and its horizontal on a really tall speaker. Its also about 2 feet away from any wall at that. Exactly why most peoples 360s bust, is because they are somewhat enclosed even if you don't think so. And I won't play it for more than 10 hours at a time just from me being scared it'll give me the 3 lights of death*

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#31 kyle994
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i got an Elite and ive had it for 2 months and ive seen no problems with it. it works fine and runs nice and fast. basically it gets the job done without complaining.
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#32 kyle994
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i got an Elite and ive had it for 2 months and ive seen no problems with it. it works fine and runs nice and fast. basically it gets the job done without complaining.
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#33 kyle994
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i bet the only reason urs are breakin is cuz u play them nonstop without rest and dont let them cool down. ive gotten the red ring before when i used in my car and that was only because it wasnt ventilated enough, i put it back inside and it worked good as new.
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#34 Brutal_Elitegs
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Mine dropped from a vertical position to a horizontal one on hardwood, and yet still works perfectly fine. I don't recommend it though.
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#35 Radiozo
Member since 2006 • 2413 Posts

Had mine since feb 2006. No problems at all. Stored horisontally in a open cabinet under my tv. It has some room to breathe but not very much. Guess I got lucky. Strange thing is none of my who has had their 360's just as long as me has had any problems either. But then again I rarely play more than a few hours at a time.

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#36 hscream13
Member since 2004 • 1134 Posts
no but itbroke my oblivion and GOW
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#37 livingrapture
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Mine works fine I had the rings of death once and I didnt have my cooling fan plugged in so i plgged it in and it was fine so get one! Mine is horizontal with the cooling fan and in my cool basement so i dont have to worry about any problems!
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#38 livingrapture
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Mine works fine I had the rings of death once and I didnt have my cooling fan plugged in so i plgged it in and it was fine so get one! Mine is horizontal with the cooling fan and in my cool basement so i dont have to worry about any problems!

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#39 Tundrawarlord
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Had mine for over a year in a half and works same if not better that theday i bought it, and I have it on a desk horazontal and I have Absolutly no Inercooler on it ever.
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#40 Virus642
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I'v had mine since nov 2006 and have had no major problems.

Its standing up vertical in an open vented area (although it is sucking up my alread "warm air" from all the electronics turned on inmy roomto "cool" itoff)

My advice is to not play any longer than 5 hours at a time (you shouldn't be anyway), keep it in a good vetilated area, run the AC more often if possible (don't worry about the electric bill in the summer, your xbox360 will keep you warm all winter). Treat it good and it should keep you warm for many winters to come.

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#41 123456782
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mines perfectly fine
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#42 TheSystemLord1
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Mine is still working great, got it set up horizontal in my entertainment center, the power brick off to the side by the PS3
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#43 dexterdt
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since july 06 and its still going strong ^_^

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#44 Tenshin
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Got 2 xbox 360 in 2005 and they're just fine. One's flawless and the other makes weird noises and crashes A LOT more often than it should, but it's still good. Don't fret over it, man, it's faulty manufacturing. No matter how well you air it, it's still gonna crash if it's still gonna crash, I just got lucky.
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#45 SparkPlug69
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Horizontal, not on carpet. Connected to power strip. Using VGA connection. No intercoolers. Don't play hours on end. Has worked for me for over a year with no problems. :P