I GIVE UP. XBOX 360 = USELESS

This post was not intended to bash the console.

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I Was stressed out, and chose this title purley because thats all that was on my mind at the time

If there are any active Moderators about, please close this before it causes any more hassle.

I am fed up with the serious of unfortunate events I have had, so dont moan and say I only went to 1 store. My point is that nothing is simple and was not to directly bash the 360. As I said in the quote above..
 
This post was not intended to bash the console.

See Quote:

If there are any active Moderators about, please close this before it causes any more hassle.

I am fed up with the serious of unfortunate events I have had, so dont moan and say I only went to 1 store. My point is that nothing is simple and was not to directly bash the 360. As I said in the quote above..

just RTM your first post and ask that they close the thread, we ALL get stressed out when small things go wrong sometimes, people that claim otherwise are lier's or practising monks, I wouldn't worry about it mate.
 
My advice would be to keep switching the 2 cables. With a bit of practice I rekon you could have it down to a fine art and not miss much of the video or the audio. Of course you would have to learn to use the controller with your feet but they do say we are forever evolving!!
 
I cannot do ANYTHING these days without getting screwed over. On several occasions I like to treat myself with upgrades and whatnot.

Lets have a breakdown of my year so far.

1. Tuniq Tower - PC would randomly not boot, due to a dry spot in mobo. So I sold that and now use a Freezer 7.

2. Bought an 8800GT and the Fan was stuck on 100% ALL the time so I had to get an aftermarket cooler.

3. I bought a 22" Samsung TFT and it died within 10 minutes of use.

4. I bought an Xbox 360, the HDMI version, planning to use HDMI with a connector into my Samsung TFT and use the red/white banana plugs to go into my amp for sound.

There was no HDMI cable supplied, even though it had an HDMI port.

5. I drive upto Argos to get a £5 HDMI Cable

£4.99 Sold Out
£9.99 Sold Out
£12.99 Sold Out
£14.99 Sold out
£19.99 In Stock

So I bought the super duper HDMI cable, got back, and its so bloody thick I cant get the HDMI cable and the Xbox/AV lead in the back at the same time.

Needless to say I am thoroughally p****d off. What have I done to deserve this? I earn my paychecks like everybody else, 9-5 five days a week.

So what do I do now? Oh yes try to play my new Xbox with NO SOUND!

/RANT.

One thoroughally fed up Chris.

should have gone to asda that were i got my HDMI cable from
 
I didn't want the elite actually. Its pathetic considering most of you are grown ups and you have the cheek to speak to me like that.

For your information I am not a spoilt brat, I have been working solidly since I was 16 to pay for my driving lessons, insurance and all the rest of it. I have just got my bonus for the year and as such bought the 360. If I work hard and purchase items with my own money, I don't see how I am spoilt.

I also didnt spend over £500.

Grow up, seriously.

If I need to grow up you need to chill out, seriously.

You ever seen the film falling down, thats you that is in 15 years time.
 
if that's the worst stuff that has happened to you this year you have nothing to complain about - it's just stuff m8.

no-one forced you to pay 20 quid for a hdmi cable that you should have paid a fiver for ...tops!

8800gt's are hot, if the fan didn't run @ 100% it would die - would you be happier if that happened?

10 mins of research on the 360 and you would have known all about the hdmi/av cable situation ...which is easily sorted anyway.

you work 5 days a week ~40hrs ...cash + beautiful women should just be falling from the sky to your feet with that remarkable feat ;)
 
LOL @ thread

The AV cable with the 360 was purposefully made to cover part of the HDMI port so you have to buy official cables to use both, so no matter how thick your HDMI cable is it isn't going to fit with the AV cable unless you do the mod to remove the plastic housing, or buy the official cables.
 
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Lol @ OP. blatently the xbox is fine, somebody is just whining because they made a user error as stated.
 
Oh and if you call that stress because a couple of little things don't go right then you have a lot to learn about real stress. Gods sake, grow up and grow a spine, or just jump off a cliff and do us all a favour.

As a Support Engineer I deal with stressful situations on a daily basis. This is my job and I am good at it. However, you are just taking this way too far now.. You have no right to insult me. If you want to do that, kindly do it to my face. This is supposed to be a family forum is it not?

Correct me if I am wrong but the purpose of a Community/Forum is to allow all users to explain their point of view and toexpress their opinions. Having been here a long time, I decided to post here. I already explained that the Title for this topic is irrelivent and incorrect, which would have been better in GD.

I am not talking about the Xbox here, but the series of events I have had with every recent purchase. HENCE the title is not relavent and should be changed/thread deleted.

The only "User Error" as far as I am concerned, is all of you who have been bashing me for a post which I only intended to express my opinion about some recent things. It's obvious all of you have reacted like this just to the title, and come in here claiming that I am at fault.
 
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As a Support Engineer I deal with stressful situations on a daily basis. This is my job and I am good at it. However, you are just taking this way too far now.. You have no right to insult me.

Correct me if I am wrong but the purpose of a Community/Forum is to allow all users to explain their point of view and toexpress their opinions. Having been here a long time, I decided to post here. I already explained that the Title for this topic is irrelivent and incorrect, which would have been better in GD.

You said the xbox was useless, when it wasnt nothing to do with the xbox being useless, you bought something which wasnt compatible with the xbox, so whos fault was it?

end of the day take the cable back get a refund, find another HDMI cable at another retailer. sorted.
 
No, scroll up and you will see that I have already sorted this. Hours and hours ago infact :)

I have also stated in three of four posts now:

The purpose of this thread was merely to express my opinion about all the bad luck I have had recently, not specifically the Xbox. I was just fed up at the time (I wouldnt be human if I wasnt), and posted this at the spur of the moment.

Is that clear enough?
 
No, scroll up and you will see that I have already sorted this. Hours and hours ago infact :)

I have also stated in three of four posts now:

The purpose of this thread was merely to express my opinion about all the bad luck I have had recently, not specifically the Xbox. I was just fed up at the time (I wouldnt be human if I wasnt), and posted this at the spur of the moment.

Is that clear enough?

I didnt read the thread because everyone was saying your a crying baby in everpost, i dont have time for that.
 
lol @ 360 fanboys, obviously touched a nerve or four with the title, give him a break.

Yeah, next time I need to rant I should make a thread called "Man, PS3 sucks!" and complain about the war in Iraq and global warming.

A little relevance in the title wouldn't hurt.
 
I was just stressed out at the time mate and frustrated due to the fact that nothing seems simple when I get something :p

If I hated the 360 so much I wouldn't have bought one in the first place.

Ah well.
 
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