It doesn't matter which way you put your Xbox 360. I put mine horizontal because that's just how it fits into my cabinet thingy in my TV stand. A lot of my friends put their Xbox 360 vertical and it works nicely too. Just... whichever works.
Mines right now Vertical (which is standing up) right now because theres no where to put it and plus i got a stand for it to put it Vertical. I never had a single problem for putting it Vertical and yes guys i never have a scratch at all, Heck i play it for 3 hours and still no scratches and that's a good thing. Vertical also don't get as hot unlike Horizontal (which is Lay down) since Horizontal gets really hot after an hour are so, Vertical never get that hot though sometimes the Disk maybe hot but not as much as Horizontal since it could be very hot at times. That's my opinion so if you like Horizontal then put it Horizontal or if you want it Vertical (which i think is better) then put it Vertical but IMO Vertical is a way better choice and please don't move the console when it's on.
Mines right now Vertical (which is standing up) right now because theres no where to put it and plus i got a stand for it to put it Vertical. I never had a single problem for putting it Vertical and yes guys i never have a scratch at all, Heck i play it for 3 hours and still no scratches and that's a good thing. Vertical also don't get as hot unlike Horizontal (which is Lay down) since Horizontal gets really hot after an hour are so, Vertical never get that hot though sometimes the Disk maybe hot but not as much as Horizontal since it could be very hot at times. That's my opinion so if you like Horizontal then put it Horizontal or if you want it Vertical (which i think is better) then put it Vertical but IMO Vertical is a way better choice and please don't move the console when it's on.
Xtix123
I ment to say don't move the console when it has a Disk, Sorry.
I personally keep mine vertical. I have never had any problems with scratched discs, just don't move the system with disc in it to prevent this. When keeping the system vertical, you allow for more surface area. More surface area allows for better cooling. I take it a step further and have put it up on four two liter soda bottle caps as to allow for airflow underneath the 360. Maybe this is excessive, but having had to send in my 360 three times for repairs was even more excessive. Problems precipitate change.
Either way is fine, if you are going to stand it up vertically, then you want to make sure it is on a stable surface because if it moves it will scratch disk. I tend to lay mine down flat, but I had mine standing vertically with no problems as well.
I have mine standing at the moment. I need to get a new TV stand and don't have enough space for all the stuff I have on my current stand and it looks cool.
Flat is where it is at. More to the point, kep it in a well ventilated area away from the power brick portion of the cord to prevent overheating.
cheers!
cbathe
But laying it flat it doesn't allow as much air flow than when standing it up, so if your main point of flat being where its at is due to the prevention of overheating then your acutally not helping the cause.
definately standing because i had my vertical for almost a year and then decided to lay it flat. well, i had it like that for maybe 2 months then i get the 3 red rings of death!
Flat with a fan blowing on it whenever I play...now that may seem weird but my 360 is cool even after I played it for 5 hours :D. Seriously being a person who has had 3 360s bust I have tried alot of things, but the setup I have going now really does well :), I have about a foot of space behind the 360 with a fan blowing right on the 360s vent works well to keep it between roughly 75-78 degrees...I take pride in my ideas :P.
Flat - Vertical scratches disks or so I've heard. Englandfc1966
Is that so? Mine is standing because I don't have room to put it flat, and ALL my game discs go unreadable at least once every hour and a half. I thought it was the console because if it was the discs it shouldn't happen to ALL my games. I will have to contact MS about that ASAP.
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