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Xbox 360 Repair – What Are Your Options?

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The Xbox 360 is a very amazing machine when it comes to playing video games at high speeds and with amazing graphics. However, like all pieces of equipment, the system is susceptible to errors. As with almost any piece of high tech equipment you will definitely have options on how you wish to resolve your tech problems; it is simply up to you to decide which you would like to pursue.

The first option is one that is probably the safest, as it is more or less guaranteed to solve the problem. This option is when you send the damaged console back to the Microsoft specific repair shops. Here is the problem with sending the equipment back to Microsoft: it takes a long time and there are many steps involved as well. Aside from creating an online account to register your system, you must then fill out repair forms, go through the entire process of shipping and waiting for goods in transit, then wait for the machine to be serviced (which could take a few weeks on average). Then, even when the system is corrected, you have to wait for it to be shipped back to you. Then, while your system should have all of its symptoms corrected (meaning it should be ready for use and play again), the original problem might still be lingering which means you could be experiencing difficulties and have to redo this process again in a few weeks or months. And of course if your console is no longer under warranty, you could be looking at a hefty bill.

The second option is that you could still have an outside source, hopefully a professional, take care of the service. The problem with this is that if the service repair person is not affiliated with Microsoft, then you will still be paying for the system to be repaired while you also might void the repair warranty. The benefits of this are you could be in luck and have your problem fixed if the repair person is knowledgeable with an Xbox 360. You could also have the system fixed quite quickly; maybe only a few days compared to the weeks it would take if you send it back to the company.

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New Xbox 360 Controller and Slim Review

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Just when all XBOX 360 players were so happy with their beautiful Black Nice LookingXbox 360 Elite, all of the sudden they see them selves facing a unexpected situation. The release of the new Xbox 360 Slim, also know as Xbox 360 S. It came out with a new style, a new design and innovative features to the Xbox 360 family console. Lets get down to a quick review of this beautiful system, so we can explorer some of its amazing features. While comparing both the older system and the revised system nothing much was done, other than the good looking black finish design they did small modifications inside, but those small changes made by them represents a great change, specially for the online community that as of January 6, 2011 counts with more than 30 million Xbox Live players.

The Xbox 360 S came out with with other than a beautiful new exterior, a nice interior as well. The USB slots were extended, now you can count to have 5 amazing USB slots for all your needs, for controllers, battery charging and everything else. Another great exceptional feature was the Wireless Network CARD, which instead of been similar to the same PlayStation 3 wireless network card and its Xbox 360 Wireless network card with a Wifi 802.11a/b/g it came out with a Wifi 802.11b/g/n that “/n” in the end represent all the difference, it is way faster and more stable. Xbox Live players can now count with a supper, way more smooth connection speed, allowing their Xbox live experience to take a different route, this was sure a great change for the games worldwide, it is way faster than PlayStation’s 3 Wifi adapter. Another feature included was an auxiliary port, which helps for extra connections when needed.

After owning the latest Xbox 360 Slim software gamers worldwide were so happy until finding out about the New Xbox 360 Controller which was released on November 2010. Retailing at the ball price of $64.99. I am sure they were all skeptical at the release of a New Xbox controller. The new 360 controller came out with a very nice design totally different from the older controllers. With a beautiful monochrome and black and white colors. Just unique! it also featured a beautiful new D-pad where you could instantly turn your plus sign D-pad to a full disc while twisting with your fingers. Really nice! It was designed perfectly to work with my types of games that perform the sweeping combination. Just excellent and amazing.

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Dealing With Xbox 360 Overheating Issues On Your Own

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Overheating errors are something rampant in the Xbox 360 gaming console. The Xbox 360 overheating errors basically are caused because of compressed components inside the console with several high heat reduction devices installed.

But since the heating sinks and cooling fans are not having enough capacity to counter the heat produced inside, it consequently leads to internal damage of devices.

This in turn leads to gamers finding ways to fix Xbox 360 overheating errors. Now there are two basic methods to fix Xbox 360 overheating errors; either sending it to Microsoft or getting help of online guides. Online guides are in fact extremely helpful to fix Xbox 360 overheating errors for a number of reasons.

The first and foremost is that you can get your console repaired by yourself and that too within 2 hours. Plus, another wonderful thing about these guides is that, downloading them can fall lighter on your pocket. It will cost hardly $30 to $40 while a repair by Microsoft can take around $150. Actually you should only send your console to Microsoft if you want to get benefit of your warranty otherwise getting help from guides is best.

There are a wide number of sites offering these online guides, so you need to ensure getting the guide from a reliable site. Make sure you get the contact details of the company higher-ups, their phone numbers and some physical address etc, call them up if you are not sure.

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Xbox 360 Flashing Red Lights – How To Fix Them

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Is your room glowing red, is there 3 red lights on the front of your Xbox 360? If so join the club it happens to thousands of people each and every year. What I can do is explain your four options to you and shed some light as to what causes them to appear on your console. First of all why is this happening to you?

1. Overheating is one of the major causes of the red ring of death on the Xbox 360. This can be easily avoided if you take care of your console ensuring that dust doesn’t build up on the vents. Also taking care where you actually store your console making certain that there is sufficient space to allow good air flow around your console.

2. Making sure your power brick is kept cool is a good idea too. Keeping it on a flat surface and not on the carpet will allow a good circulation of air around it. Carpet and shaggy rugs will just trap the heat so that is way this is to be avoided.

3. Your console can suffer from a hardware failure. The most common is what is known as an E74 which means that there is an issue with AV cable. This particular problem can be fixed just by ensuring that the cable is plugged in correctly.

4. If you are unlucky enough to have 3 red lights flashing away at you then your console is currently experiencing a general hard ware failure. This is normally caused by a malfunction on the motherboard that causes certain parts of the solder to become brittle and break.

If you are looking at the 3 red lights you have four options left open to you I will explain a little more about them now for you.

1. Your first option is to buy a new console, this is probably not what you want to hear but I want to let you know about all your options. It can be fixed though and I will explain about these options for you now.

2. Sending your console back to Microsoft for repair may seem to be the obvious choice but unless you want to be without your console for a period of around six weeks. Also if your Xbox is out of warranty as most of them seem to be when this occurs it can cost in the region of $150 so this may not be for everyone.

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