IveG iven up on xbox 360

cowboy supper

So like I said before i tried to fix my xbox 360 e74 prblem myself and it didnt work. I was out by 4 days for this new warranty coming in but the xbox is now in pieces. The only ames iever played on it were football manaer ames anyway so I wont be buy another one even if they gave me it for free. I will stick to the pc from now on. I think its a disgrace the way a multi-milllion pound firm can treat the public like thisand get away with it..I HATE MICROSOFT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

docentore

did you break it badly? i can have a look on it if you want

davenewt

< ignore me! move along, nothing to see here :-) > sorry, just read OP's post properly :-)

cowboy supper

docentore wrote: »

did you break it badly? i can have a look on it if you want

Cheers mate thats very kind but ive done everythin i can and im sick of the sight of it! Removed the xclamps bouht the new screws washers etc thermal paste overcooked it still not working. I give up!:(

Ive a good laptop and I hear the manager games are as ood if not better on the pc.

cowboy supper

davenewt wrote: »

u do know that microsoft is fixing e74 errors now as part of the 3 year warranty on all xboxes? did you get them to look at it?

sorry if this is total common knowledge but I just read something about it over on gamespot (I think) earlier today. mentioning it in case it's of use to you!

yeah I did know mate but when it happend to me it was 4 days before the put this new warranty in. I wasnt going to pay microsoft to fix it so I though id do a DIY. Broke the warranty seal so cant send it back.

Please guys dont tell me to try and send it back becasue ive already had this dicussion it dosent work!

gamer

i,ve got a working 360, apart,from dvddrive doesnt load dvds, coud you swap round the drives,any use to you,is your dvdrive working ok,?pm me if you want it.

partyatmygaff

Reassemble it and sell it on ebay for parts and buy a PS3.

/awaits flaming

amacachi

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Reassemble it and sell it on ebay for parts and buy a PS3.

/awaits flaming

Or hit the gamestop trade-in thread and see how to get a brand new console for around 130 quid.

cowboy supper

gamer wrote: »

i,ve got a working 360, apart,from dvddrive doesnt load dvds, coud you swap round the drives,any use to you,is your dvdrive working ok,?pm me if you want it.

Thats really kind of you gamer but its to much hassel im up in the North. Like I said the games I play will probaly suit the pc better. But thanks very much anyway.

cowboy supper

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Reassemble it and sell it on ebay for parts and buy a PS3.

/awaits flaming

You know id have fought you to the death a while back but now I totally agree. I hate the xbox and i will never buy one again!!

cowboy supper

amacachi wrote: »

Or hit the gamestop trade-in thread and see how to get a brand new console for around 130 quid.

Yeah I was close to buying a recon xbox and buy an extended guarntee of 3 years with it but whats the point? I bought GTA didnt like it I bought Halo didnt like it I bought sf4 didnt like it the only games I played on it was lma manager 2007 day in day out....and yeah I know you guys think im a weido but hey each to there own.

So tomorrow im goin to trade the games in for a good footie manager game for the pc and an xbox lookalike controller.

amacachi

cowboy supper wrote: »

Yeah I was close to buying a recon xbox and buy an extended guarntee of 3 years with it but whats the point? I bought GTA didnt like it I bought Halo didnt like it I bought sf4 didnt like it the only games I played on it was lma manager 2007 day in day out....and yeah I know you guys think im a weido but hey each to there own.

So tomorrow im goin to trade the games in for a good footie manager game for the pc and an xbox lookalike controller.

Ya can get a little dongle to connect to the computer to use your XBox controllers on. That could save a couple of quid.

I'm not here to talk ya in to buying another XBox btw, just that if ya had games you enjoyed for it that it would be a better idea than buying a PS3 for which you have no games.

cowboy supper

amacachi wrote: »

Ya can get a little dongle to connect to the computer to use your XBox controllers on. That could save a couple of quid.

I'm not here to talk ya in to buying another XBox btw, just that if ya had games you enjoyed for it that it would be a better idea than buying a PS3 for which you have no games.

Ah yeah I know that, I def go for a PS3 but just at this moment in time its not my top priority.

Ive heard the footie manager games are better to play on the pc anyhow or as good.

amacachi

cowboy supper wrote: »

Ah yeah I know that, I def go for a PS3 but just at this moment in time its not my top priority.

Ive heard the footie manager games are better to play on the pc anyhow or as good.

I'd've thought they'd be quite a bit better.

silvine

Shame on you all.

Otacon

cowboy supper wrote: »

Ah yeah I know that, I def go for a PS3 but just at this moment in time its not my top priority.

Ive heard the footie manager games are better to play on the pc anyhow or as good.

You have said that you really only play manager games. You also don't want to buy another 360.

I love my PS3, but TBH you will not get as much out of it as I do so I suggest you get a PC. I am not sure how hardware-intensive manager games are, so perhaps a relatively cheap PC will do you.

Burning Eclipse

cowboy supper wrote: »

I will stick to the pc from now on. I think its a disgrace the way a multi-milllion pound firm can treat the public like thisand get away with it..I HATE MICROSOFT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

What os are you using on this 'PC' you speak of??

cowboy supper

Otacon wrote: »

You have said that you really only play manager games. You also don't want to buy another 360.

I love my PS3, but TBH you will not get as much out of it as I do so I suggest you get a PC. I am not sure how hardware-intensive manager games are, so perhaps a relatively cheap PC will do you.

Yeah thats what I thought ive a really good top of the range laptop so I reckon the games I play will be good on it.

cowboy supper

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

What os are you using on this 'PC' you speak of??

lol yeah I knew that when I was typing that but hopefully the os willl be better than the xbox 360...gulp

Desmondo2000

my brother has a PS3 broke down about 1 or 2 weeks after the warranty ended 160 euros to fix it **** that he said so he got a sex box

if your just playing LMA then PC is your best bet

B00MSTICK

I'd imagine it would be alot easier to navigate on the laptop as well as being portable so you can get your fix in college/on the train/plane.

stevo0906

i have my xbox apart tiny bit afraid wat to do next. i watched loads of ring of death repair vids. none of the consoles are the same as mine. dont know wat to do?????????? anybody?

stevo0906

hi mate. i saw your reply to that fellas question. my xbox is apart im a bitafraid what to do next. i saw loads of ring of death fix vids. yet none of the consoles look like mine????? any ideas

DARK-KNIGHT

hi just to let you know i have a ps3 and a 360 and a wii and the only console i have had any problems with is the ps3!

i am sorry the 360 didnt work out for you as its a great console!

BTW i agree with the guys that a cheap pc will do the job you want with soccer manager games!

best of luck to you,

Ray:):)

Retr0gamer

cowboy supper wrote: »

Ah yeah I know that, I def go for a PS3 but just at this moment in time its not my top priority.

Ive heard the footie manager games are better to play on the pc anyhow or as good.

I wouldn't go for the PS3. The games are practically the same on both consoles and the few exclusives on the PS3 aren't worth taking a risk on if you didn't like the traditional games on the 360.

Get a PC, the management games are miles better on it. You don't even need a beast of a machine to run them.

DARK-KNIGHT

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I wouldn't go for the PS3. The games are practically the same on both consoles and the few exclusives on the PS3 aren't worth taking a risk on if you didn't like the traditional games on the 360.

Get a PC, the management games are miles better on it. You don't even need a beast of a machine to run them.

i have to agree with retro if you are not into other games than management then it makes way more sense to have a pc and they are so affordable now very good value to be found!;)

Payton

Microsoft have extended their warranty on Xbox's with the "Error E74" http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/19365/Microsoft-Extends-Xbox-360-Warranty-to-Cover-E74/

Ring them on 1800 509186

Evolute

amacachi wrote: »

Or hit the gamestop trade-in thread and see how to get a brand new console for around 130 quid.

Any chance of a link to that thread?

amacachi

Evolute wrote: »

Any chance of a link to that thread?

The offer is over, unfortunately, though there was rumours that it would be back in the summer, it's all up in the air though.

Here's the thread anyway. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055535972&highlight=gamestop