360 Newbie

Do they know that?

I don't think so. . .

[[SS]Rator]

They will still fix it, just might cost you, call them and ask.

[Sabotage]

Originally Posted by OVERDRIVE4825

I bought it used= no warranty

...Well der's yer probrem.

$100 - and since I'm saving up for a new phone and senior prom (really damn expensive, btw) is right around the corner, I don't have the money right now to have it fixed.

Pay attention, Tagger. Don't let this happen to you.

I am in luck.

How much does it cost for an out of warranty repair?
In the United States, an out of warranty repair for an original Xbox will cost $74.99 (plus tax), or $94 (plus tax) for an Xbox 360. If your Xbox 360 console is out of warranty, but is showing lights flashing red on the front of the console, the repair is free of charge. However, if we find your console is not showing three red lights, and you submitted it for free repair, we may choose to contact you for payment, or return the console to you unrepaired.

I'll be back on LIVE in no time!
I'll definitely add you, Tagger!

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Yea, see i thought they had something like that, nice.

[Sabotage]

Another reason why MS is better than Sony.

[[SS]Snakebite]

Originally Posted by [SS]SportoFu

It shouldn't take long Tag. You can set it to keep downloading while your machine is off too.

Go to
-My Xbox
-Console Settings
-Shutdown
-Background Downloads
-Enable

Then to find your downloads go to
-My Xbox
-Game Library
-Collections
- Then choose either of your games, demos, or videos.

Dang, thanks Sport! I didn't know you could do that.

[Tagger]

I think we watched 3 Netflix movies over the weekend via streaming. I even watched 13th Warrior again - never can have too many Nordsmen laughing at death I always say.

Here's another newbie question: Do the background themes of avatars on my friends list change as I change my theme or am I seeing what people have chosen for their own theme?

Had my first party last night. That I could swap game discs and stay in touch with the other guys in my party was pretty sweet. PS3 won't let us do that. Talk about seamless gaming!

Headset: how does the stock headset hold up? There were a few times last night I lost comms with the party for a few minutes. I thought maybe my headset was acting up but it's brand new. Is it worthwhile to move to a wireless headset?

Good luck with getting your system fixed Overdrive.

Originally Posted by Tagger

Here's another newbie question: Do the background themes of avatars on my friends list change as I change my theme or am I seeing what people have chosen for their own theme?

Only if you get a premium theme that backgrounds change. This one is the Rock Band 2 Premium theme...

Ill get you a couple better screen shots later of the Rock Band 2 one and for CoD:WaW This was done by a regular digital camera and are not the best, lol

Originally Posted by Tagger

Headset: how does the stock headset hold up? There were a few times last night I lost comms with the party for a few minutes. I thought maybe my headset was acting up but it's brand new. Is it worthwhile to move to a wireless headset?

I myself have the Turtle Beach X4's, they are great, they are headphones and have the mic built in. They take 2 AAA batteries, make sure you get rechargeable ones if you get them though. The thing is, they only work with the 360 and are a little pricey, but worth it IMO if you are into any type of competitive gaming.
http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx4/home.aspx

DatGuy just got some other ones that work with the 360, PC & PS3 I think, Triton AX360?
http://www.trittontechnologies.com/
I myself have only seen mostly bad reviews about them, but Dat says he likes his

Here ya go on the themes, as you can see, the background images are completely random on who gets what, there is a set of 6-7 images per theme though, hope it helps...

CoD:WaW





Rock Band 2





Own uploaded IMG to 360

[[SS]Rator]

Guess i have to redo the proportions of those screens lol

[DatGuy]

Originally Posted by [SS]Bassani

Only if you get a premium theme that backgrounds change. This one is the Rock Band 2 Premium theme...

Ill get you a couple better screen shots later of the Rock Band 2 one and for CoD:WaW This was done by a regular digital camera and are not the best, lol








I myself have the Turtle Beach X4's, they are great, they are headphones and have the mic built in. They take 2 AAA batteries, make sure you get rechargeable ones if you get them though. The thing is, they only work with the 360 and are a little pricey, but worth it IMO if you are into any type of competitive gaming.
http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx4/home.aspx

DatGuy just got some other ones that work with the 360, PC & PS3 I think, Triton AX360?
http://www.trittontechnologies.com/
I myself have only seen mostly bad reviews about them, but Dat says he likes his

I got the AXPRO bass, the 360s arent good.

Originally Posted by [SS]Rator

Guess i have to redo the proportions of those screens lol

It wasnt bad on the old style dash, but with the NXE dash, its all stretched as you can see