Is it better to have your 360 vertical or horizontal

i heard alot of thing baout how u shouldhave ut 360 which way do you guys think is better for the 360??hbk_shane_4life

I think it's best to have it horizontal, but if you do sit it upright never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever leave a disc in ti when you turn it off. When you turn it back on again, the disc grinds hard because it jerks it as it starts up and my belief is that caused my friend's lens and motor failure (which isn't covered under the new 3 year extended warranty). Flat is best.

[QUOTE="hbk_shane_4life"]i heard alot of thing baout how u shouldhave ut 360 which way do you guys think is better for the 360??maxpsp

I think it's best to have it horizontal, but if you do sit it upright never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever leave a disc in ti when you turn it off. When you turn it back on again, the disc grinds hard because it jerks it as it starts up and my belief is that caused my friend's lens and motor failure (which isn't covered under the new 3 year extended warranty). Flat is best.

i like it flat too because if you put it upright then you never know it could fall over and break or something. so i just leave it flat.

In vertical your blocking the air intake, wait, the ONLY air intake the 360 has, all other holes are to let heat out. Horizontal is a must. If you put your hand on that side you can feel it, make sure it is unobstructed. DullBozer

I have mine horizontal. bc i have 3 ferrots and 2 dogs that play around it. also i just got in the habbitof siting up horizontal here is my setup

....ms would probably prefer you to leave it vertical....more broken 360s means more money for them....ipath4life

[QUOTE="ipath4life"]....ms would probably prefer you to leave it vertical....more broken 360s means more money for them....Thrillhouse

if a 360 falls over and breaks, its not covered by warranty.....

[QUOTE="Thrillhouse"][QUOTE="ipath4life"]....ms would probably prefer you to leave it vertical....more broken 360s means more money for them....ipath4life

if a 360 falls over and breaks, its not covered by warranty.....

I have mine horizontal. Microsoft don't care what way you have it so long as it is either horizontal or vertical.Thorpe89

I'm lost.... My 360 broke today from overheating, can I just ring the help line to get it renewed or do I have to sign up or something???

[QUOTE="DullBozer"]In vertical your blocking the air intake, wait, the ONLY air intake the 360 has, all other holes are to let heat out. Horizontal is a must. If you put your hand on that side you can feel it, make sure it is unobstructed. Thrillhouse

Take a look at the inside of the system, the right side is the only side that takes air in, through the cpu heatsink, which is pushed out through the fan in the back, since the cpu is located on the right side, and that the left is closed because of the DVD drive. Thats what i mean by "intake", so keep it horizontal and the right vent clear.\

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http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2610&p=3

A Vertical 360 = 3 Red Rings!

Layit flat!