Posted by Tiny
Think i'm going to have to bite the bullet and sell my 360. I'm gutted but I have a pretty big debt to my parents
Posted by TheWhizz_68
Get my new lcd delivered tomorrow and looking forward to seeing the 360 play at 1080p
better be good for the money 
Posted by scottt
On 2007-07-09 21:57:50, arien617 wrote:
On 2007-07-09 21:35:53, scottt wrote:
Well my mates only the otehr week got the 3 red light problem, all he did was took it back to where he got it from (gamestation) with the receipt and they just replaced the console there and then......
What about the HDD?
All he got was a new console thats it, they took a new one out of a box and gave it to him, no HD, no cables, no controller nothing just teh console.....
Posted by >500
got the red light thing here a while back, had to send it back to microsoft. quick service though
but, did come back with a funny power button, hard to push in.
Posted by themarques
On 2007-07-10 18:08:49, >500 wrote:
got the red light thing here a while back, had to send it back to microsoft. quick service though
but, did come back with a funny power button, hard to push in.
Funny that was the other way round for me, the original one I had was really hard to push in the replacement was virtually touch sensitive.
Posted by >500
^ mine feels sorta touch sensitive too
pushes in a little, but need to push hard for it to go on/click in
Posted by paul101
i dont use the power button
Posted by themarques
I use it sometimes but my Harmony Remote just switches everthing on at the same time so its cool, Sets the av receiver to the correct input, starts the projector and fires up the 360, only need to power the 360 controls.
Posted by paul101
i have wired control- i hold in the x logo thingy to switch myne on
Posted by TheWhizz_68
Well happy now
Posted by scottt
@thewhizz
Congrats duder, a big HDTV really does make a big differance in the gameplay and enjoyment of ya 360. I know mine did for me
Posted by >500
ahhh, Gears Of War, fantastic game. little too short though (or is that coz i played it so much when i got it
) , cant wait for part 2.
Posted by arien617
On 2007-07-11 08:04:44, paul101 wrote:
i have wired control- i hold in the x logo thingy to switch myne on
Works with wireless too.
Posted by paul101
oh right....
i'm currentlymaking majour rearangements to my room so that the cable will reach the modem
Posted by paul101
do you know how hard it is to move a huge 28" crt tv halfway across the room?
Posted by Danny_BFC
Its not that hard lol. I used to have a CRT which i had to move into my wardrobe for storage (dont ask).
Posted by paul101
finaly got it..... it's that thick carpet
another half meter to find
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Posted by paul101
ok, i'm plugged in and ready to go
Posted by themarques
@TheWhizz_68 Nice Screen there mate good size as well.... you might want to calibrate the tv after burning it in, try and find a pixar dvd they have some calibration tools on there or get it professionally done...and enjoy the deep black, I see you have it quite bright on gears of war could be your flash but it looks bright... il show u how I have my 1080p setup later.
Posted by paul101
i got it i'm on xbox live!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by spikeyjac
lovely tv!!!
btw anyone seen some of the shots of e3?!?
the games look awesome!!!
some of the new ones definately will be getting!
Posted by scottt
Yeah PGR4 trailer looked pretty sweet......
The all weather conditions are going to be really good...
Posted by TheWhizz_68
Cheers guys for the all the replies i'm very happy with the lcd, started to adjust settings now for the best picture but not easy
Posted by themarques
On 2007-07-11 19:06:33, TheWhizz_68 wrote:
Cheers guys for the all the replies i'm very happy with the lcd, started to adjust settings now for the best picture but not easy
Never is at first, if you have a laptop ideally a mac that has calibration software built in then plug it into your tv via hdmi and adjust it from there. I am sure windows machines do as well but I noticed Samsung displays play well with mac's if memory serves me right the screens used in mac's are made my samsung.
Posted by arien617
Right. Just had a bit of a thought. You know how 360's can share a connection with your desktop PC.
Is it possible to use a laptop, connect it to a wireless network and let the 360 share that connection via the ethernet port on the laptop. I sometimes take my 360 downstairs to play it on the 42" living room tv but I can't connect to XBOX Live there because my 360 is normally wired to the router in my room and I don't have a wireless adapter for it. So if anyones tried it, let me know please.
Posted by themarques
Should be possible but if you plan on playing on Live your latency speed might be terrible so you might want to test out your ping times etc. But yeah its possible you in theory just making your laptop a router.
Posted by arien617
Lovely! Ping speed is normally fast, coming in at under 30ms.
Posted by Danny_BFC
You need a Crossover lan cable to do it not the normal Patch one that is supplied
Posted by paul101
my gamertag: ph101
Posted by Burgaz
there's gonna be bikes in pgr4. honda and ducati have signed up! should make things interesting.
Posted by themarques
On 2007-07-11 23:27:11, ..:/Ğanny:.. wrote:
You need a Crossover lan cable to do it not the normal Patch one that is supplied
Thank god for mac's you just press a button and you done..
Posted by Burgaz
i forgot to mention, Sega classics are finally coming to xbl arcade. Both Golden Axe and Sonic the Hedgehog are available at the moment.
Posted by Trev1982
Pgr4 looks awesome and BIKES i cant wait people are going to regret being on a bike near me lmao, i just got a right bargain, 300 pounds 360 (with hd) 5 games webcam and plug n play charge kit delivered 4 pads. from my mate cant wait roll on friday
Posted by Adz21
On 2007-07-11 19:06:33, TheWhizz_68 wrote:
Cheers guys for the all the replies i'm very happy with the lcd, started to adjust settings now for the best picture but not easy
If you have any Disney dvds they often have THX picture optimizers that calibrate your tv perfectly with different tests for each setting, brightness, contrast and so on. Just look in extras i used it on my sony bravia and it looks alot better!
Posted by scottt
On 2007-07-11 23:27:11, ..:/Ğanny:.. wrote:
You need a Crossover lan cable to do it not the normal Patch one that is supplied
No you dont.....
I'm on live via sharing my laptops wireless net connection and am just using the supplied ethernet cable that comes with the premium pack plugged into the ethernet port at the back.....
Dont have any lag/connection issues either.
Setting it up on windows was a doddle for me too.... Just ticked the right box...
Posted by Danny_BFC
aahh my bad. I was thinking about xbox one.
Quoted from xbox.com:
"Unlike the original Xbox system, Xbox 360 does not require a crossover Ethernet cable."
Posted by Burgaz
Has anyone got any Xbox Live free trials going spare?
Paul101's after one...
Posted by arien617
Cheers guys for the info.
I'll give the connection sharing a got after I'm back from Italy.
Posted by Trev1982
my gamer tag is
surrealpuppy
and im back after 3 months of waiting for my insurance to cough everything up useless twats getting it delivered tomorrow after 12 nd picking up forza 2 first thing
Posted by paul101
has eany1 got a free month/2 month trial going spair that they dont want/ need cos i want to get online and im out of money..
i can always try
paul
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Posted by scottt
I thought you got a 1 month free trial with your xbox?
No chance getting a free 1/2 month code off people here they actually cost people to get em.....
Posted by paul101
nope it was second hand and a bargin at £99
Posted by Burgaz
you get a months free trial when you sign up a new account on your xbox. you dont get it if you reserve an account online... i almost made that mistake when i got mine. it doesnt matter if the xbox is new or used.
Posted by Trev1982
On 2007-07-13 01:44:48, scottt wrote:
I thought you got a 1 month free trial with your xbox?
No chance getting a free 1/2 month code off people here they actually cost people to get em.....
im picking up forza 2 today if i get one with that i'll let u have the code mate.
by the way i can just re-activate my xbl gold account cant i, i dont have to atrt again do i???
Posted by paul101
you dont have to start again just get a nother membership card...
theres a usb port round the back... can i use this to plug in a memory pen / keybord... the memory pen is sticking out like an open wound
Posted by Trev1982
im back online folks just reactivating my account now so happy lol
Posted by Dicky Snapples
ive got a 48hr trial if thats any use to anyone
Posted by Trev1982
i have 4, 48 hour trials pm if ya want one???
Posted by Burgaz
Found this... it's purely brilliant
Hitler loses his XBL Account
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Posted by Tiny
yeah i've seen that before its great haha