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Microsoft Xbox 360

I'd add Table Tennis and Splinter Cell Double Agent to that list as well.

I was a bit worried about the quality of the games on the 360 but I'm very, very glad I've got it now.
 
Well lads, looks like i'll have to send my 360 back. It appears it's a faulty one, the fan inside it is louder than my tv at normal volume! then I checked my mates 360 earlier with the same games and it's as quiet as it is when in dashboard.

Gutted.
 
STG said:
Well lads, looks like i'll have to send my 360 back. It appears it's a faulty one, the fan inside it is louder than my tv at normal volume! then I checked my mates 360 earlier with the same games and it's as quiet as it is when in dashboard.

Gutted.
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Are you sure? Mine is in no way as quiet as the dashboard. When a 360 game is being played it sounds like it is about to take off. As far as I am concerned that is normal operation.
 
Positive, I also asked another of my mates with a 360 and he said his is as quiet as that. I can't put up with it, it sounds like it's going to explode. A complete bitch to play at night.
 
I'm with LemonJelly, I think you just have a lucky mate... It sounds like the world is coming to an end when I put a disc in.
 
Good luck mate they have failed to pick mine up now for the third time, I just got in touch with Watchdog about it if that fails i'm gonna blow Bill gates's fucking bollocks off.
 
this is bad news for me with all these problems happening making me worried whether i should get on but i hope they upgrade things inside the 360 by december the 4th
 
Walcott23 said:
this is bad news for me with all these problems happening making me worried whether i should get on but i hope they upgrade things inside the 360 by december the 4th
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Punctuation and proof reading is a beautiful thing :).
 
Do what I did with my launch console. I sold it 2 weeks ago with a game for £240 on another forum and rebought a game bundle with 3 games so I have a newer console and another year warranty.
 
Just switched the 360 on and got told there was an update... Any idea what changes there are (I've noticed a few font changes - the "games out this week" bit has the titles in bold now - and the XBOX menu that you get by pressing the XBOX button looks a bit better laid out as well, but I'm sure that's not it)?
 
Jack, here is a list of all the new things in the update.

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=11406

Official Xbox Fall Dash Autumn Update Features

The Official Xbox website has listed the feature set for the highly anticipated fall dashboard Autumn update - it will be released on Tuesday October 31st after 0200PT.

New Features

• HD 1080p video mode support over VGA and component cables.
• Xbox 360™ HD DVD Player support.
• Stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11, Zune software, or Windows Media Connect.
• Play video from storage devices such as USB flash drives, Xbox 360 Memory Units, etc.
• Play video from CD or DVD data discs.
• Xbox 360 Wireless Headset support, including battery level indicator in the Xbox Guide.
• Video support for 50 Hz HDTV modes (DVD and HD DVD only).
• Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel support.
• Set up automatic downloads of newly released Xbox Live Arcade trial games.
• Support for upcoming release of XNA Game Studio Express (separate download and subscription required.)
• Stream music, pictures and video from a Zune device.
Xbox Live Arcade
• Lightning-fast enumeration and listing of all Xbox Live® Arcade games on the console.
• Find games quickly with two new sort options: Recently Played and By Category.
• Have all new Xbox Live Arcade games at the ready with auto downloads. Auto downloads optionally adds newly released trial versions of games to active downloads when you enter Xbox Live Arcade.
• View full achievement info in Xbox Live Arcade, including icons, achievement point details, and descriptions.
• Friends leaderboard: Compare yourself with friends and view leaderboard details right from the Xbox dashboard.
• Tell a friend: Send a message to a friend about your newest favorite Xbox Live Arcade game.

DVD Player

• Optionally disable notifications from Xbox Live while watching DVD movies.
• Improved support for audio streams on incorrectly authored DVDs.
• Better handling of unreadable discs.
• Updated count-down timer.
• HD DVD player support.
• Added zoom support for non-anamorphic content.
• Added support to Family Settings to block Unrated Content

Video Player

• Improved support for extended all black scenes in WMV content.
• Added support for Windows Media Video 9 Advanced profile video.
• Screen saver now becomes active when videos are paused.
• Now shares UI and player controls with DVD player.
• Improved video playback while downloading from Xbox Live.
• Added skip controls (forward approx. 30 seconds, back approx. 7 seconds).
• Improved messaging around unplayable video content.
• Added time elapsed and time remaining displays.
• Improved playback of high bit-rate HD content on fragmented hard drives.
• Improved visual quality of video playback.
• Added selectable display modes: default and letterbox zoom.
Localization
• New locale setting for China
• Improved German translations in console settings.
• Improved German translations in memory area.
• Improved Japanese translations in Family Settings.
• Added localized text for all supported languages in pictures area
• Improved Spanish translations in camera effects.
• Improved locale-specific decimal denominators.
• Added localization support for title menu and main menu in the DVD player.
• Added localization support for “Attempting to Read Media” system message.

Memory Area

• Added support for Xbox 360 HD DVD Player content..
• Added new page for viewing content size by category.

Other System Improvements

• Updated support for new Daylight Savings changes coming in 2007.
• Improved support for games to better handle host migration in multi-player matches.
• Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support for changing room lighting while zooming.
• Background downloaded videos appear in video area
• Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support while using VGA.
• Playing photo slideshows from PC now maintains picture folder hierarchy.
• Improved user experience when playing and deleting videos from the Games or Media areas.
• Improved handling of invalid characters during Xbox Live signup.
• Better handling of watermarks in gamer cards.
• Improved text for Windows Media Connect..
• Improved UI performance in Media Center Extender
• Improved connection support for Buffalo WZR-G108 wireless router when using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
• Redownload of deleted Arcade Games no longer re-enumerates all games on the Arcade page.
• Improved visual display of text in themes.
• Improved support for CD playback after signing up for Xbox Live and losing network connectivity.
• Improved support for long names of items memory area.
• Improved handling of gamer pictures downloaded from Xbox Live.
• Improved background download notifications when downloading many small items from Xbox Live.
• Improved support for custom backgrounds after returning to the Xbox Dashboard from the Account Management area.
• Improved network reliability between Windows Media Center Extender on Windows Vista and Xbox 360 consoles using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
• Improved voice chat quality in Xbox Dashboard and in-game chats.
• Improved messaging when failing to connect to Windows Media Center Extender.
• Improved USB keyboard support when using a USB hub.
• Improved consistency of user experience when deleting various types of content.
• Improved handling of low storage space for background downloads.
• Improved handling of Picture streaming from attached Digital Cameras over MTP protocol
• Improved error messaging for optional iPod support download when storage devices are full.
• Improved handling of multi-key repeating for USB keyboards.
• Expanded Family Settings to include support for blocking unrated DVDs and videos.
• Added ability to clear space from storage devices in download areas.
• Added support for low-speed and full-speed USB keyboards.
• Improved CapsLock behavior for USB keyboards.
• Improved look and feel in Xbox Live Marketplace and Xbox Live Arcade areas.
• Added redeem code option to Xbox Live signup.
• Removed system message at the start of new downloads. Messages will be displayed for completed items.
• Added support for CCV credit card validation field in Xbox Live Marketplace purchase areas.
• Updated “More Information” instructions in the Xbox Dashboard for connecting an Xbox 360 console to a Windows PC to stream digital media content.
• Added auto-scroll to long text descriptions in Xbox Dashboard UI.
• Improved support for DVD insertion while playing a video file.
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ashmufc said:
Nice! I got The Matrix on WMVHD 720p, looks great!
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I have some wmvhd videos on my pc, but when i play them through the 360 i get black bars all around, it doens't fill the screen. Do you have any problem of that kind?
 
I've got some 720p porn that I'll be testing out soon...shit, did I just say that out loud?
 
airjoca said:
I have some wmvhd videos on my pc, but when i play them through the 360 i get black bars all around, it doens't fill the screen. Do you have any problem of that kind?
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The 360 is having trouble playing anamorphic films. e.g. on DVD usually the 2.35:1 films come with black bars, but for the WMVHD version they took it out to save space. You can reconvert it to a proper 16:9 res.
 
LemonJelly said:
Interesting to have that opinion when the console isn't even out yet!! :roll:
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He had a GameCube since launch and bought five games over time, Zelda, Mario Kart, Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion and Twin Snakes (cause I made him buy it).

He was 11 when the GC came out, and he thinks hes grown up enough to realise that Mario and Zelda are rubbish. And he figures that apart from them, theres nothing else on the Wii (pretty much like the GC)
 
matherto said:
He had a GameCube since launch and bought five games over time, Zelda, Mario Kart, Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion and Twin Snakes (cause I made him buy it).

He was 11 when the GC came out, and he thinks hes grown up enough to realise that Mario and Zelda are rubbish. And he figures that apart from them, theres nothing else on the Wii (pretty much like the GC)
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So at 15 he's hardened to world now eh? :)

As much as I love my 360, dismissing the Wii games out of hand (and a lot of GC stuff) is just daft, you'll miss gems. Res Evil 4 for example, still looks best on cube.
 
babs said:
So at 15 he's hardened to world now eh? :)

As much as I love my 360, dismissing the Wii games out of hand (and a lot of GC stuff) is just daft, you'll miss gems. Res Evil 4 for example, still looks best on cube.
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at 15 he knows everything.......

You would really have to love new inventions to want a Wii though, and he's not clever enough to realise a standard controller can be used as well.

Resi 4 looked better on PS2!
 
BumperMan said:
alright guys can we now play the kind of "movies" we wanna play. meaning pop em on a cd/dvd and just watch wmv of them?
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Yeah, also via USB port.
 
My 360 isn't working. 3 reds lights flash when I turn it on. I've tried everything I can think of and I've also checked the Microsoft xbox support site (tried all of that too). Anyway, I did call them last night and they said they'd send someone to collect it to get it repaired. Unhappy because I was enjoying Splinter Cell so much and now I'll have to wait.

Anyone had theirs taken to be repaired? How long does it take them? Do I just put it in a box and give it to them?
 
Yeah mate just stick it in a box, I have phoned em four times now to pick mine up and i'm off today and tomorrow waiting for them to come again. If your not in when they arrive they dont leave anything so you dont have a clue anyones been and you have to rearrange a pick up. My first 360 went on the Friday and came back Monday so it's not too bad.
 
can anyone help me with something here? If i have a hi def video on my pc, in wmv format for example, can i play them on my xbox 360 if i burn the file onto a dvd without anyconverting? what i mean is will the xbox360 play it like it plays mp3's
 
AgentSmithMatrix said:
My 360 isn't working. 3 reds lights flash when I turn it on. I've tried everything I can think of and I've also checked the Microsoft xbox support site (tried all of that too). Anyway, I did call them last night and they said they'd send someone to collect it to get it repaired. Unhappy because I was enjoying Splinter Cell so much and now I'll have to wait.

Anyone had theirs taken to be repaired? How long does it take them? Do I just put it in a box and give it to them?
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Who is you retialer you bought it from? AFAIK, GAME, Gamestation, Currys, HMV, Virgin do a straight swap as it is legally the retailers liability.
 
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