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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<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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<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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- 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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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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