Board 8 > Do the newer 360s address the original machine's many problems?

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Weakupedia
05/22/12 4:04:00 PM
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RROD being the big one, I guess, but in my few months with the older model, I find myself scratching my head a lot at how Microsoft could have let some of these go through.


- The machine gobbling your disc up if you so much as touch the machine while it's on
- HDMI and standard def ports being RIGHT next to each other, along with fat standard/component cable, making it impossible to plug HDMI and regular in at the same time
- 360 controllers randomly disconnecting because apparently your controller can just go bad or your battery pack can come loose. The first one is bad enough, but how the hell do you release a controller that can't even secure the batteries correctly?
- The HUEG power brick
- The stupidly concealed USB ports (this one is just me complaining, I admit it)

I always just kind of assumed that MS would have addressed all of these with their updated hardware, but I recently read an article talking about how hilariously sensitive the new eject button is, leading me to make this topic.

I'm not trying to bash the 360, I am just genuinely befuddled at how a machine can have so many glaring design flaws.

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JaKyL25
05/22/12 4:07:00 PM
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<p>From: Weakupedia | #001
- HDMI and standard def ports being RIGHT next to each other, along with fat standard/component cable, making it impossible to plug HDMI and regular in at the same time</p>

I don't quite understand why this would be a problem?

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Ace_Killjoy
05/22/12 4:08:00 PM
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What do you mean by newer?
I got mine somewhere around 4 years ago.

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WazzupGenius00
05/22/12 4:08:00 PM
#4:


that eject button really is hilariously sensitive

I was at a friend's house where he had the 360 on the ground and my shoelace brushed the eject button and it went off
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Weakupedia
05/22/12 4:09:00 PM
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Jakyl25 posted...
<p>From: Weakupedia | #001
- HDMI and standard def ports being RIGHT next to each other, along with fat standard/component cable, making it impossible to plug HDMI and regular in at the same time</p>

I don't quite understand why this would be a problem?


I have a monitor with no sound, so I have HDMI for video and I wanted to use the white/red standard cables for sound through my speakers. I have the same setup for my PS3.

And by newer, I mean the black 360 as opposed to the white one.

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Ace_Killjoy
05/22/12 4:11:00 PM
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Oh. I just have the white "Pro" one. Works fine for me! (Except some of the controllers are whack.)

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JaKyL25
05/22/12 4:11:00 PM
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Wouldn't smaller red/white audio cables work? It's not like you have to use the fat official ones.

Or are they literally THAT close together?

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FAHtastic
05/22/12 4:17:00 PM
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- RROD being the big on

Newer models don't RROD at all, so I've heard.

- The machine gobbling your disc up if you so much as touch the machine while it's on

I've not had any problems when I've need to check stuff and move it, so long as it stays flat. Might be a different story if you move it too much, never dared to try.

- HDMI and standard def ports being RIGHT next to each other, along with fat standard/component cable, making it impossible to plug HDMI and regular in at the same time

They are still next to each other, but I think you can plug both in at the same time. Though why you'd want to...

- 360 controllers randomly disconnecting because apparently your controller can just go bad or your battery pack can come loose. The first one is bad enough, but how the hell do you release a controller that can't even secure the batteries correctly?

Never had this problem even with the old 360.

- The HUEG power brick

A smaller, but still quite big power brick.

- The stupidly concealed USB ports (this one is just me complaining, I admit it)

They are on the front, underneath a flap. They were under a flap on the last one too. Not exactly concealed...

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Weakupedia
05/22/12 4:28:00 PM
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Jakyl25 posted...
Wouldn't smaller red/white audio cables work? It's not like you have to use the fat official ones.

Or are they literally THAT close together?


I actually just snapped off the fat casing and got both to fit...but I don't get any sound anyway. I've seen people on Youtube do the same thing and have it work, so I have no idea what the problem is.

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Capcom Allstar
05/22/12 4:28:00 PM
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the eject button is awful but if you accidentally hit it just keep holding onto it and it won't eject the disc

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GANON1025
05/22/12 4:30:00 PM
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The newer 360 physically cannot Red Ring, as the red led lights were taken out of that model.

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Weakupedia
05/22/12 4:30:00 PM
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GANON1025 posted...
The newer 360 physically cannot Red Ring, as the red led lights were taken out of that model.


haha

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Weakupedia
05/22/12 7:53:00 PM
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do the new 360s still crap out a lot?

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