Originally Posted by :: kna :: I disagree entirely.
PORTABLE CD-Players can be used whilst jogging, they're designed to be moved around. Also they only spin at 1x speed, which means that the force excerted on the disc is proportionally less.
The 360 is a massive lump of hardware which I'm sure can stand up to a bump, however if you're reorientating it (which obviously changes the mentioned force massively on the disc due to the spinning) then you can't expect a high-speed moving part inside not to suffer. I bet you it doesn't mark a single disc if people just leave the damn thing where it is.
Why on earth did you drop your PS2 five times? Just goes to show the extent that people seem to WANT to damage their equipment.
Actually, the article i read where the guy wanted to find out what was causing the troubles said that it happens if you just bump into the console and cause it to wobble it will etch right into the disk. Its caused by two metal sides on either side of the lense.
But yea, i dropped my ps2 so many times because i only had a short cord and if i tugged too hard it would fall off my shelf. Not to mention animals/friends have ran right into the cord and caused the ps2 to fall off the shelf. :D
Still alive and kicking though.
Composite allows you to connect to standard definition TVs, and there is also an adaptor in the box to allow you to hook up the composite to a SCART connector
Emmm... then your still connecting to the TV via component, not SCART so saying SCART is awfull is misleading. If there is a an RGB SCART lead available for the 360 then you should test it with that and compare with composite. I would imagine it would be significantly better.
I spoke to someone in Gamestation and they said if you haven't got one yet, you're unlikely to get one before March.
I know in the U.S. Microsoft is supposed to be shipping new units weekly, do we know when the next batch is shipping in the UK?
hey everyone i was just wondering, i was going to buy a lcd t.v and the one i was looking at has a resolution of 1024x768 pixels and i was just wondering if that would be anygood with the 360???
and another question has any one had any problems with the 360 ???
Unfortunately, you're only going to be able to get 480p (640x480) out of that TV. Unfortunately, that isn't High Definition, and your LCD monitor is also going to be scaling it up to 1024x768, and that's not going to look very good :(
Originally Posted by :: kna :: One of the golden rules of CD players since, well... ever is never move the unit with it spinning.
I've read more than one comment where people say they've ruined discs by reorientating the Xbox with the drive going?! If I'm honest, yes, I'm not surprised at this.
This isn't a design fault, it's a user training issue.
I agree that moving the unit whilst a disc is spinning is a bit of a stupid thing to do, although kids playing on the console would not know that.
And that's not the only way the discs get scratched according to that article...
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movement could be someone running through the house and sending shocks to the system through your floorboards
If that is true then MS should do something about it, change the cd mechanism or something.
Unfortunately, you're only going to be able to get 480p (640x480) out of that TV. Unfortunately, that isn't High Definition, and your LCD monitor is also going to be scaling it up to 1024x768, and that's not going to look very good :(
emmm he can get 720p out of that as it has 768 vertical lines of resoloution. The LCD specs should list the display modes, if they match the 360 then your good to go.
hey everyone thanks for advice i seen a new one thats a bit more expensive but it says its high defintiton and can go upto 1080i its says on spec i think its a philips pf4310 so it should be good i hope :S
ti should all be gewd when i get a 360 seen as i was wating and some i knew who was waiting worked at pc world and they had handed tickets out for 6 but he said there was actually 7 so when he went to go get it for me it turned out that one of the staff must ve nicked it kos it wasnt there it had vanished lol
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit But Microsoft have scored a media sucess, all the news channels were saying XBOX 360 sells out on opening day.
The fact that there was only 2 on sale it wasn't hard.
If your a marketing exec or anything to do with marketing you'll take that as a success, they aimed to ge ton the news and through shifting limited stock they have come up with "sold out on the day* then they can filter in small amounts of 360s to keep the market happy until say Sony say PS3 is on its way and they'll ship a chunk or somin.
Best marketing ploy ever :) and not played with the 360 yet but wouldn't mind one to prod.
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ReplyActually, the article i read where the guy wanted to find out what was causing the troubles said that it happens if you just bump into the console and cause it to wobble it will etch right into the disk. Its caused by two metal sides on either side of the lense.
But yea, i dropped my ps2 so many times because i only had a short cord and if i tugged too hard it would fall off my shelf. Not to mention animals/friends have ran right into the cord and caused the ps2 to fall off the shelf. :D
Still alive and kicking though.
The arcade game in the garage?
Emmm... then your still connecting to the TV via component, not SCART so saying SCART is awfull is misleading. If there is a an RGB SCART lead available for the 360 then you should test it with that and compare with composite. I would imagine it would be significantly better.
I know in the U.S. Microsoft is supposed to be shipping new units weekly, do we know when the next batch is shipping in the UK?
and another question has any one had any problems with the 360 ???
Unfortunately, you're only going to be able to get 480p (640x480) out of that TV. Unfortunately, that isn't High Definition, and your LCD monitor is also going to be scaling it up to 1024x768, and that's not going to look very good :(
I agree that moving the unit whilst a disc is spinning is a bit of a stupid thing to do, although kids playing on the console would not know that.
And that's not the only way the discs get scratched according to that article...
If that is true then MS should do something about it, change the cd mechanism or something.
emmm he can get 720p out of that as it has 768 vertical lines of resoloution. The LCD specs should list the display modes, if they match the 360 then your good to go.
If your a marketing exec or anything to do with marketing you'll take that as a success, they aimed to ge ton the news and through shifting limited stock they have come up with "sold out on the day* then they can filter in small amounts of 360s to keep the market happy until say Sony say PS3 is on its way and they'll ship a chunk or somin.
Best marketing ploy ever :) and not played with the 360 yet but wouldn't mind one to prod.
morgan.
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