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#1 DRIFTIMUS_PRIME
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Anybody know any stores with a great return policy on opened Xbox 360s? I would like to know because I'd like to return my 360 in the new 360's(the one that I buy at a store with a great return policy) box. On paper, it sounds like it'll work. Does anyone know if each box or reciept is tied specifically to each individual 360?
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#2 DRIFTIMUS_PRIME
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im considering doing a swap and then returning the messed up xbox because i think microsoft is doing a horrible job handling such a widespread issue

SithHappens
I'd of done a swap a LONG time ago, if each reciept wasn't tied with the serial # of the Xbox 360. Unless Target employees have been feeding me a load of bull.
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You know, I could really be immature about this and say "OMG, jou are teh lamerz", and it might not be that far from the truth, but just this once, I'll stop myself. I come to you with one question. How will playing Guitar give you a reward? So you may be able to play some good rock songs, so what? Video Gamers will be able to play the next Halo better. Do you think you'll get into some kind of band and make it big? That sounds like a pipe dream to me. Not trying to be a downer, just trying to put things in perspective. I don't really see how playing guitar will be time better spent than playing video games. I never liked WoW, but that doesn't mean I think it is a waste of time. Anything that you like doing is NOT a waste of time. That goes for everyone and everything. Playing cards, writing poetry, playing guitar, or playing games, if that is what a person likes to do for fun, then in the words of The Beatles, "Let It Be." I don't knock someone's hobby, just like I don't expect anyone to knock mine. For all I care, you could love to knit. Video Gaming is a part of my life, I've played them since I was 5, and every year it gets better. I don't care if you think it is a waste of time, it is what I like. And not you, nor anyone else will change that about me. :)
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I turned on my 360 last Friday night and put in the DVD for Dawn of the Dead (1978). My xbox let me know that a new system update was available. I took the DVD out and went to the dashboard and accepted the update. After the update was complete I navigated to the new marketplace blade, queued up two downloads (forza2 demo and some other demo I can't remember). Right after getting back to the Mrkt Blade the screen went wierd and it froze. Reboot, and Booom... 3 red lights.

I've called MS. It'll cost me $139.90 to get it repaired, BUT the shipping is FREE!! (yippy skippy). And I also get a new 1 year warranty on the replacement console, but based on my experience so far I wont get that warranty honored since the new one will probably die shortly after the warranty expires.

I've tried every single combination of unplugging/plugging stuff in. No luck. Power pack has a green light on it, so its not the PSU's fault. This 360 was bought on Dec 22nd 2005 and has a manufacture date of 12-5-2005 (launch window). My warranty is expired, but I have only owned it for 1.5 years. Anyone have any tips on what I can say to MS support to get this fixed for free or am I totally hosed? Why does it feel like I am going to have to "buy" a new 360 every 1.5 years for $139.90?

Bgrngod
Yo, just a tip, try unplugging the Hard drive first before you send it in. if it doesn't work, you're still good, call MS. If you got your dates right, and it was indeed manufactured before January 1st, 2006, then you should get a free repair. No cash needed. :D
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#5 DRIFTIMUS_PRIME
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No rings of death but no picture either....

Soon after I had the spring update applied to my 360 the picture went funny (kinda psychedelic - smudged colors thing) and when I re-booted it I got no more picture on my TV. I bought a VGA cable today and tried connecting it to my PC monitor and no picture so I figure it's the 360 not my TV.

The green lights are all cool and it recognizes my controler normally but it doesn't show anything on either of the two displays.

Has anybody had this happen? Does it have anything to do with the spring update? Any suggestions as to a cure?

Mr_Unknown
Same problem here, bud. I've done some research, and I've only found 4 others with my/your problem. You are the fourth. Seems like the most uncommon of the 360 problems. Mine runs perfect, just no picture. Keep messing with the cables, unplugging and replugging, and powering down and powering up, and eventually you'll get a picture....at least, I did......for five minutes. I messed with it for an hour, got it to come on 3 differant times, and each time, after 5 minutes of being on, the picture goes again. According to other posts I've read, it is a faulty video card. By the way, I don't think it has ANYTHING to do with the updates, mine isn't hooked up to the net since it was bought, so no updates ever for it, and this happened anyways. Probably just a quincidence on your part. The only piece of advice I have for anyone with our problem so far is get $140 ready for microsoft. :D Also of note, if your 360 is still under warranty, it'll be free, and if it was manufactured before January 1st, 2006, it will also be a free repair. Mine was manufactured on the 6th on January, 06, so I JUST missed the cut off date. You can find your manufacturing date on the back of the console. Hope some of this helps, let us know how it turns out.
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Hey, Costco has a great return policy, has anyone ever tried buying a 360 from them and returning their broken 360 in the new 360's box? Devious, I know, but it may be better than shelling out an extra $140.
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Well, I've searched several sites, only 4 people have my problem, and not 1 of them knows what to do. lol Let me make one thing perfectly clear before I continue. I don't hate microsoft. In fact, my 360 has been my favorite console ever for 1 and 1/2 years. But....I've got a Sega Genesis, N64, Nintendo Gamecube, PS2, and PS3(for 5 months now, see how it goes), and they ALL still work like the day I took them out of the box. And I only had to pay for them each ONCE. No repair charges. EVER. When I buy a console, it should last AT LEAST 6 years. Maybe I have high expectations, but I've got consoles that have done just what I expect of them, so if all of them can do it, then so should my 360. I thought that Microsoft COULD do just what I expect, and always thought that the 253 pages worth of people on here with broken 360's were all Sony fanboys who made a big deal out of a few bad 360's at launch. I was WRONG. Seeing is believing. I thought I was out of the woods for SURE when I passed the 1 year mark. I apologize to all the people who I thought were on here making a fuss over nothing. The fact that they charge people $140 to fix THEIR faulty systems disgusts me. I had high hopes for the Bill Gates crew....again, I am wrong. Microsoft, you've lost my respect, and that is something that is VERY hard to earn back.
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#8 DRIFTIMUS_PRIME
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my 360 turns on alright but it is not connecting to the tv right... (a black screen)... everything is connected correctly too. is it fried? should i get a new one??Steve765
Looks like this guy is having our same problem, Weatherman.... at least I'm not alone. Guess it is time to call up MS and talk them into a free repair....if I can. lol
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Here's a new version of this problem, I believe, not being able to view your screen. Had my 360 premium since January of 2006(as soon as I could find one.) Played FLAWLESSLY for that time period, only locked up 3 times, and that was on the largely glitched game of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I was playing saint's row on saturday(the 5th of may), and it locked up once. I've played 52 hours of S_Row, and no problems, except for this one on Saturday. It locked up on me about an hour into the game. I assumed it was a fluke, and went on with my day. I had just got Spiderman 3(the game) and popped it in. It was 86 degrees F in my room, the game froze every 10-15 minutes. I'm assuming because of the heat. Shut off the 360 for the night, and let it rest. The next morning, Sunday, started it up, and it was only 70 degrees, it ran for 28 minutes(I timed it), then shut off. I went to restart it, and I get nothing on screen. I can hear the start-up music of the 360, but the picture is a black screen with tiny white dots going through it. I got a new cable for it, a Madcatz one, same problem. *sigh* No red lights, no heating issues, no nothing. Same problem with discs in and out. I removed my play and charge cable, my 20 GB Hard Drive. My 360 IS plugged into a 6 plug splitter so I'll undo it and see if that helps, as an above user mentioned. But I don't know. I hear all these rumors about the clock dates and times messing up the console, funny thing is, my console had always said it was the 25th of November, at 7:00 A.M every time I started it up. I left it that way ever since I had it for the fact that I thought it was neat that it remembered the day the 360 was released . Well, about 3 days before these troubles, I set the clock right...wonder if that had any thing to do with it. Maybe each console has a set date and time to break. :P Well, anybody got ANY advice? I will NOT pay $139 for a repair, and I will not buy another 360. If I can't fix this one, I'm out of Microsoft's hair for forever.
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#10 DRIFTIMUS_PRIME
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Why do I have the urge to play as The Truth in his earlier days?! :D Wouldn't that be wild?