Xbox 360 Unstable?
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Shifty Geezer said:That reminds me of the time my bro got a new Shuttle PC, before they were the fashion. We assembled it, added our own CPU and graphics card, switched it on, and MAN was it quiet! Practically silent. I was so impressed. And then a bit later after some glitches and crashes, we found the fan wasn't plugged in and the machine was overheating. Once the fan was attached, gone was the fantastic silence (though it was still very quiet, especially compared with his old vacuum-cleaner-level-noise PC). So just be sure the fans are quiet, and not just unattached
I was thinking the same thing
"boy that thing is sooo quiet"... *pfffffft*
Bill said:
I don't own an X360. I have an intention of owning one. I don't want to own one if it is going to overheat or start a fire in my A/V cabinet. So I am concerned about this, as a potential buyer.
No it's not. Would you buy a car if it was known that there was a significant chance that it had a defect? I'd sure like to know what I'm buying, so reports of bugs or instability are a legitimate concern.
scooby_dooby
Legend
We have seen nothing to prove there is any more signifigant of a risk than there was with PS2 and XBOX1.
My 360 runs cool to the touch, I hardly think it's going to "start a fire in your A/V cabinet"
My 360 runs cool to the touch, I hardly think it's going to "start a fire in your A/V cabinet"
scooby_dooby said:
Oh yeah? Well, have you seen this:
http://www.1up.com/news/0001ab32/sony.php?3.asm
Joe DeFuria
Legend
It would help if you didn't cross post the same thing in several threads...
Maybe edit your posts and remove the links then, eh?Powderkeg said:
scooby_dooby said:
It's the heat output that matters. In an enclosed area, is it going to be cool to the touch? Does the XB360 manual tell you minimize clearances from shelves or walls?
And if you don't think fires are a hazard because of bad design or manufacturing defects, just look at the XBox1 power cable recall.
DemoCoder said:
That much I can tell you.
In an area with only 3 inches of extra space on both sides and back, and 1 inch on the top (laying horizontally) with virtually zero airflow in or out of the space it can get up to about 130+ degrees and then the system automatically shuts off.
I know this from personal experience.
It does not give you exact measurements of space, but it does tell you not to put it in an enclosed area and to make sure it is in a well ventilated place in several places.
Yes, but there is a safety device in the 360 that would prevent this. If the system gets too hot it shuts down, and it will shut down long before it reaches the point of being a fire hazard. You'll get 2 flasshing red lights on the ring and the system will simply power off. It won't start back up again until it has cooled down enough. (And if this happens, you should know to move it before you restart it)
Both my Sony flatscreen TV and surround decoder/amp says the same things. THIS bit is pretty standard fare for consumer electronics, and my Dell PC manual says the same thing also. Probably PS2 manual as well...Powderkeg said:
The only thing that really differs with regards to x360 and other consoles is that x360 pumps out so much MORE heat than any other console released so far. The air that comes out of my PS2 is barely warmer than the surrounding air. Air coming out of my Cube is significantly warmer, but that's because the fan is so weak. If it had been the power of PS2's (and thus similar noise level), it too would be cool.
People get a bit thrown off I think because x360 is a "toy", and thus should be able to be handled like other gaming toys, stacked in with other stuff and hidden away and such. Considering the supercomputer level of the hardware though (at least compared to the way we defined supercomputers in the early/mid 90s or such), it needs a bit more thought regarding its placing...
trinibwoy said:
It seems the issue is with the power brick not the Xbox itself:
http://theinq.com/?article=27930
Video demo for disc scratch...
http://llamma.com/xbox360/news/Xbox-360-Game-Disc-Scratched.htm
http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/video/Xbox-360-Scratch-Disks3.wmv
Now imagine you are playing games on a vertical 360 then it's laid down unexpectedly (children pulling power cord, earthquake, etc)
http://llamma.com/xbox360/news/Xbox-360-Game-Disc-Scratched.htm
http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/video/Xbox-360-Scratch-Disks3.wmv
Now imagine you are playing games on a vertical 360 then it's laid down unexpectedly (children pulling power cord, earthquake, etc)
