Reliabilty problems?

Hoodoo wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before buying a 360
> because of the worrying
> reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
> original Xbox came out.
> Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before getting a
> 360?

Yes. I don't know which bit I'm hanging on for but yes.
--
Paul (she dreams in color, she dreams in red)
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"Hoodoo" <tobyandmaz.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before buying a
> 360 because of the worrying
> reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
> original Xbox came out.
> Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before getting
> a 360?
>

I still have my original, even if CEX said it was faulty out of the box...
(arseholes).

I suggest go for it, the warrenty is good and you are really missing out.
They are not that dear you know??.

I will be getting my 2nd when I see a good bargain or a price drop, or even
when the CPU die is reduced later this year (Cooler Xbox).

I nearly brought one from a fella on this group the other day, the new boxed
Pepsi one.. Well still tempted actually. It was cheap.

Go for it..

"Hoodoo" <tobyandmaz.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before buying a
> 360 because of the worrying
> reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
> original Xbox came out.
> Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before getting
> a 360?

Well yes there have been reliability on some machines but in the scheme of
things, unreliable machines are a tiny percentage. What with minimum
warranty cover for 12 months which will cover the machine for faults, the
only reason not to get one now is really just the cost.

<muthafunkster DeleteThis @hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1149256748.884607.67680@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
> Hoodoo wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before buying a
>> 360
>> because of the worrying
>> reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
>> original Xbox came out.
>> Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before getting
>> a
>> 360?
>
> Mines fine mate, had it 4 months not one single problem. It looks
> gorgeous, far better than any other console (bar the wooden atari) and
> plays all these great games.
>
> Oh and the games *are* great too.


Thanks for all the info everyone.

In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
<tobyandmaz.RemoveThis@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>Hi all,
>
>I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before buying a 360
>because of the worrying
>reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
>original Xbox came out.
>Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before getting a
>360?
>
>
Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
(later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also very
likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger hard
disks, and with games available at a price I am actually prepared to
pay.
--
FatHippy
'Poking death in the face with a big stick and then running away'
(To reply by e-mail, please replace {$spamtrap$} with fathippy)
Name: Fats Town: Bauhaus

"FatHippy" <{$spamtrap$}@fathippy.net> wrote in message
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> In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
> <tobyandmaz DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before buying a
>>360
>>because of the worrying
>>reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
>>original Xbox came out.
>>Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before getting
>>a
>>360?
>>
>>
> Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
> (later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
> rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also very
> likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger hard disks,
> and with games available at a price I am actually prepared to pay.
> --
> FatHippy
> 'Poking death in the face with a big stick and then running away'
> (To reply by e-mail, please replace {$spamtrap$} with fathippy)
> Name: Fats Town: Bauhaus

Yes that sounds like a jolly good idea! I've still gots some Xbox games to
get through so I'm in no rush.I'm sure the PS3 will have an impact on the
360's price.

FatHippy wrote

> In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
> <tobyandmaz.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before
> > buying a 360 because of the worrying
> > reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when
> > the original Xbox came out.
> > Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before
> > getting a 360?
> >
> >
> Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
> (later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
> rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also
> very likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger
> hard disks, and with games available at a price I am actually
> prepared to pay.

I guess you never owned a PS2 then due to drive reliablilty problems,
or a DS due to dead pixel.

The world according to Fat hippocrite, everything is dodgy unless I can
fanboy over it, TEH ROXXOR!

Northern Deity wrote:
> FatHippy wrote
>
>> In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
>> <tobyandmaz.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before
>>> buying a 360 because of the worrying
>>> reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when
>>> the original Xbox came out.
>>> Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before
>>> getting a 360?
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
>> (later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
>> rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also
>> very likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger
>> hard disks, and with games available at a price I am actually
>> prepared to pay.
>
> I guess you never owned a PS2 then due to drive reliablilty problems,
> or a DS due to dead pixel.
>
> The world according to Fat hippocrite, everything is dodgy unless I can
> fanboy over it, TEH ROXXOR!

give that man a fiver.

*polite applause*

lol.

Hoodoo wrote:
> "FatHippy" <{$spamtrap$}@fathippy.net> wrote in message
> news:Z39TZgC6ZOgEFwrt@fathippy.net...
>
>>In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
>><tobyandmaz.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before buying a
>>>360
>>>because of the worrying
>>>reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
>>>original Xbox came out.
>>>Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before getting
>>>a
>>>360?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
>>(later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
>>rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also very
>>likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger hard disks,
>>and with games available at a price I am actually prepared to pay.
>>--
>>FatHippy
>>'Poking death in the face with a big stick and then running away'
>>(To reply by e-mail, please replace {$spamtrap$} with fathippy)
>>Name: Fats Town: Bauhaus
>
>
> Yes that sounds like a jolly good idea! I've still gots some Xbox games to
> get through so I'm in no rush.I'm sure the PS3 will have an impact on the
> 360's price.
>
>

I doubt it since the 360 will be much cheaper already. The 360 is a
flipping bargain already.

Why wait for some future supposedly more reliable version that may or
may not come at some undetermined date.

"I may reap the rewards of cooler running" - what does that actually
mean? What rewards? Does it make the 360 better or make the games play
better because it might be a bit cooler? Complete nonsense.

If you want one, buy one now, enjoy it now, and if it goes tits up send
it back under warranty and get it replaced/fixed for nothing. That's
what warranties are for.

In article <4481d1d6$0$1221$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>, "Northern Deity"
<> says...
> FatHippy wrote
>
> > In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
> > <tobyandmaz DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> writes
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before
> > > buying a 360 because of the worrying
> > > reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when
> > > the original Xbox came out.
> > > Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before
> > > getting a 360?
> > >
> > >
> > Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
> > (later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
> > rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also
> > very likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger
> > hard disks, and with games available at a price I am actually
> > prepared to pay.
>
> I guess you never owned a PS2 then due to drive reliablilty problems,
> or a DS due to dead pixel.
>
> The world according to Fat hippocrite, everything is dodgy unless I can
> fanboy over it, TEH ROXXOR!
>
I think you're confusing him with that Grubbins creature.

Bikini Whacks wrote

> In article <4481d1d6$0$1221$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>, "Northern
> Deity" <> says...
> > FatHippy wrote
> >
> > > In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
> > > Hoodoo <tobyandmaz DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> writes
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before
> > > > buying a 360 because of the worrying
> > > > reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing
> > > > when the original Xbox came out.
> > > > Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit
> > > > before getting a 360?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die
> > > size (later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may
> > > reap the rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that
> > > will also very likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably
> > > have bigger hard disks, and with games available at a price I am
> > > actually prepared to pay.
> >
> > I guess you never owned a PS2 then due to drive reliablilty
> > problems, or a DS due to dead pixel.
> >
> > The world according to Fat hippocrite, everything is dodgy unless I
> > can fanboy over it, TEH ROXXOR!
> >
> I think you're confusing him with that Grubbins creature.

Naaah, you can tell all the charter waving gimps alike due to
themselves being more important than anything else.

In message <4481d5b7$0$31984$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com>, jochta
<nope.RemoveThis@nochance.com> writes
>Hoodoo wrote:
>> "FatHippy" <{$spamtrap$}@fathippy.net> wrote in message
>>news:Z39TZgC6ZOgEFwrt@fathippy.net...
>>
>>>In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
>>><tobyandmaz.RemoveThis@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before
>>>>buying a 360
>>>>because of the worrying
>>>>reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when the
>>>>original Xbox came out.
>>>>Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before
>>>>getting a
>>>>360?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
>>>(later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
>>>rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also
>>>very likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger
>>>hard disks, and with games available at a price I am actually prepared to pay.
>>>-- FatHippy
>>>'Poking death in the face with a big stick and then running away'
>>>(To reply by e-mail, please replace {$spamtrap$} with fathippy)
>>>Name: Fats Town: Bauhaus
>> Yes that sounds like a jolly good idea! I've still gots some Xbox
>>games to get through so I'm in no rush.I'm sure the PS3 will have an
>>impact on the 360's price.
>
>I doubt it since the 360 will be much cheaper already. The 360 is a
>flipping bargain already.

I'd be surprised if we do not see a price drop on the 360 around PS3
launch time, as MS attempt to make Sony's launch as difficult for them
as possible.

>
>Why wait for some future supposedly more reliable version that may or
>may not come at some undetermined date.

It has already been announced that the new die size is on the way, and
the annuncement actually said when they were expected too, but I cannot
recall exactly when it was, without going to look it up, and I really
can't be arsed doing that, right at this moment.

>
>"I may reap the rewards of cooler running" - what does that actually
>mean? What rewards? Does it make the 360 better or make the games play
>better because it might be a bit cooler? Complete nonsense.

It will result in the 360 running cooler and be less likely to suffer
the heat related failures that have been reported both here and all over
the press/media.

>
>If you want one, buy one now, enjoy it now, and if it goes tits up send
>it back under warranty and get it replaced/fixed for nothing. That's
>what warranties are for.
>
To wish to wait for a more reliable version to appear seems a perfectly
valid enough reason to me......As I am sure those people who had an
original v1.0 Xbox whose Thompson DVD drives packed in, or those who set
the house on fire and/or blew up their XBox power supplies through dodgy
solder connections, would happily testify. I can also live without the
inconvenience of having to pack the thing up and return it to the shop
or send it off for repair, if I think that by waiting for a wee shile
yet for a more reliable model, would reduce the likelihood of me having
to do this.

For me, the reasons I gave in my original reply are perfectly sane and
sensible ones for not buying a 360 now.
--
FatHippy
'Poking death in the face with a big stick and then running away'
(To reply by e-mail, please replace {$spamtrap$} with fathippy)
Name: Fats Town: Bauhaus

In message <4481d1d6$0$1221$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>, Northern Deity
<?@?.?.invalid> writes
>FatHippy wrote
>
>> In message <hLTfg.74558$8W1.17695@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, Hoodoo
>> <tobyandmaz RemoveThis @blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I'm thinking about holding out for a little while longer before
>> > buying a 360 because of the worrying
>> > reliability stories above.I don't remember this sort of thing when
>> > the original Xbox came out.
>> > Just out of interest, is anybody else hanging on for a bit before
>> > getting a 360?
>> >
>> >
>> Yes, I intend to wait until they switch over to the reduced die size
>> (later this year or perhaps early next year) so that I may reap the
>> rewards of cooler running and more reliable 360's, that will also
>> very likely be cheaper in price by that time, probably have bigger
>> hard disks, and with games available at a price I am actually
>> prepared to pay.
>
>I guess you never owned a PS2 then due to drive reliablilty problems,

Partially correct.
I never bought one until later in the PS2's life, and I went looking for
a specific model (a v7 to be precise) to buy secondhand, as this was a
known "good model". I have not had a days problem with it so far.

>or a DS due to dead pixel.

I checked my DS before I bought it.

>
>The world according to Fat hippocrite, everything is dodgy unless I can
>fanboy over it, TEH ROXXOR!

I have absolutely no idea what that is supposed to mean.

I have an extensive collection of consoles, by many different
manufacturers. I fully intend to buy a 360 at such point as I feel the
market is right for me to do so, and I shall probably buy both a PSP and
a PS3 at some point as well, once they have proven themselves to be OK
hardware wise and have some games I want to play on them.

I can only presume I have given you the impression that I am some sort
of Nintendo fanboy. If this is so, then it is because Nintendo seem to
be the only manufacturer currently doing anything that would excite me
from a hardware or software perspective. The Wii and Zelda:TP are quite
simply a "must buy" at release time as far as I am concerned. Neither
the 360 or the PSP are in this category for me until they have some
"must have" games on them. Oblivion and PGR3 are probably enough to
persuade me to buy the 360 sooner, rather than later, but the PSP won't
be bought until it has some RPG's that I want on it, and the PS3 will be
in a similar postion unless Final Fantasy appears rather suddenly for
it.

But then you really don't care what I have to say about this anyway. You
just seem to like behaving like a cock.
--
FatHippy
'Poking death in the face with a big stick and then running away'
(To reply by e-mail, please replace {$spamtrap$} with fathippy)
Name: Fats Town: Bauhaus