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My friend had a 360 that was years past the warrenty. Luckily he took it to Costco and they replaced it for free. Either they were really nice or totally oblivious.
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Mr.SmashterMeister: Alright, so I bought an HDMI cable a little while ago. I bought multiple actually, 1 for a cable box, 1 for my 360, and somehow I missed that the deal going on when I bought them was buy-one-get-one free, so I have 2 extra. (I'm keeping them for my future PS3) Stupidly, I assumed that when the item description read "Fully compatible with the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 systems" it meant I could just plug it in and play. I guess not. So my question is: Now that I have the cable, what do I have to do to get it working? What do I have to buy next?
Alright, so I bought an HDMI cable a little while ago. I bought multiple actually, 1 for a cable box, 1 for my 360, and somehow I missed that the deal going on when I bought them was buy-one-get-one free, so I have 2 extra. (I'm keeping them for my future PS3)
Stupidly, I assumed that when the item description read "Fully compatible with the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 systems" it meant I could just plug it in and play. I guess not.
So my question is: Now that I have the cable, what do I have to do to get it working? What do I have to buy next?
I don't think anyone answered you, and I hope I'm not too late-- but I definitely was having the same problem. The PS3 requires you have Component or AV while you adjust the settings for HDMI, and that confused me when I tried to do the same for my 360.
All you should have to do is turn off your system, remove all of the wires (power, AV/Component), and replug it (power, HD). Make sure your television is set to the proper channel, and voila! It should configure itself from there. If it doesn't look right, you can make further adjustments in System Settings.
If that doesn't work, then I'm sorry ): I just know I made it way too hard on myself when I did it.
Edit: And, Czar, they judge the validity of your warranty by the serial number. They are, however, very picky lately as to what systems they replace, and you will have to pay for the box yourself when you are sent the shipping information, but that should be the worst of it.
well i finally made my way back to the forums since the relaunch, but im making the switch to 360 after my ps3 yellow lighted, so quick question how good is the xbox warranty?
It's as good as long as it lasts. As long as you don't mod your xbox the warranty should stand.
I have had my Xbox 360 for quite some time now but I haven't gotten Xbox Live. (I know, GASP!) Anyway, would you be able to play original Xbox games on this generation? For example, would I be able to play Tom Clancy Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow's multiplayer on the 360? Another game would be Star Wars: Republic Commando. I'm pretty sure games that are internally developed by Microsoft work online like Halo 1 and Halo 2. I would like to know this because I have basically bought story-oriented games for my 360, but I have a bunch of old original Xbox games that multiplayer is still enjoyable.
All I can say is good luck finding anyone to play with. You are better of with a local game.
Good point...., but still.
I just got the connection working for my xbox 360 yesterday fo live. Though the sign up I do not get. My dad refused to give his email password. So I tryed doing it on the computer when my mom put in her stuff it went to the next page but there was something wrong. Confused
Alright, I got a question for you guys. My older brother wants me to get him a wireless adapter add on for his 360 for Christmas, but I'm not sure which one to get him.
I've heard the recently released adapter that has the N network (whatever that is... I'm not that tech savvy) is supposed to be better than the old model, but I'm not sure if he needs a special kind of wireless router to use that N network thing. Could someone please enlighten me?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you do need a special router. It depends on what connection you have. For example, if you have a Cat5e router, you would just need the basic wireless adapter. But, if you have a new N router, then you would get the new N wireless adapter. Now, please do correct me if I'm wrong because I'm young, but I think I'm tech-savvy for my age.
Dbull if you want the N adapter you will need to make sure his router is 802.11n and not 802.11g.
Alright. Actually, he hasn't picked up a router yet, but he plans to do so soon. I'll discuss the matter with him and proceed accordingly. Thanks for the help!
Just so you know N routers are usually quite a bit more expensive than the others.
So, what's the difference in performance of a G router and an N router? I've heard that the N router has a larger signal radius, but as far as speed goes is it a big difference?
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