KirbyRockz
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Well, it happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il93Ryt_yq0&feature=channel_page
The story? Read on.
So, I got my own 360 two months ago. I was leery about it for awhile because of RRoD's/E74's, but after seeing our family's 360 last for years now without a single hiccup, I went ahead and did it. To save some cash, I ended up getting a 360 refurbished from a guy who fixes broken RRoD's. I ended up getting a full 20gb 360 with a controller and cables for $165, which is awesome -- and until last week, it worked like a charm. About a week ago, games started taking longer to load, the dashboard started freezing, and I started to notice glitches in-game. Last night, though, was the end of it. I was playing Call of Duty 4 online, when all of a sudden the dreaded black lines appeared on my screen. I knew it was E74 -- it happened to a friend of mine.
My game froze, so I had no choice but to reboot, knowing exactly what would show up on-screen. And, sure enough, there it was -- one red line on the Ring of Light, and the dreaded E74 error screen.
What makes this all confusing is that the 360 didn't have warranty, as the guy I bought it from had opened it up in order to fix the RRoD previously, so my Microsoft warranty was screwed. But, the guy I bought it from was awesome enough to offer a full refund. We ended up working it out so that I get to keep the hard drive, and he'll deduct $30 which seems like a nice deal to me. So I'll be getting a $135 refund, and I've got enough cash right now to grab a brand-new 360 Arcade. Right now, I only have two questions I gotta work out -- 1. Do these oft-discussed "new motherboards" for the 360 appear in the new Arcades? And 2. Does GameStop sell the Arcade bundle that comes with that Sega game + 5 Arcade games?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il93Ryt_yq0&feature=channel_page
The story? Read on.
So, I got my own 360 two months ago. I was leery about it for awhile because of RRoD's/E74's, but after seeing our family's 360 last for years now without a single hiccup, I went ahead and did it. To save some cash, I ended up getting a 360 refurbished from a guy who fixes broken RRoD's. I ended up getting a full 20gb 360 with a controller and cables for $165, which is awesome -- and until last week, it worked like a charm. About a week ago, games started taking longer to load, the dashboard started freezing, and I started to notice glitches in-game. Last night, though, was the end of it. I was playing Call of Duty 4 online, when all of a sudden the dreaded black lines appeared on my screen. I knew it was E74 -- it happened to a friend of mine.
My game froze, so I had no choice but to reboot, knowing exactly what would show up on-screen. And, sure enough, there it was -- one red line on the Ring of Light, and the dreaded E74 error screen.
What makes this all confusing is that the 360 didn't have warranty, as the guy I bought it from had opened it up in order to fix the RRoD previously, so my Microsoft warranty was screwed. But, the guy I bought it from was awesome enough to offer a full refund. We ended up working it out so that I get to keep the hard drive, and he'll deduct $30 which seems like a nice deal to me. So I'll be getting a $135 refund, and I've got enough cash right now to grab a brand-new 360 Arcade. Right now, I only have two questions I gotta work out -- 1. Do these oft-discussed "new motherboards" for the 360 appear in the new Arcades? And 2. Does GameStop sell the Arcade bundle that comes with that Sega game + 5 Arcade games?
Free Repair!! Yet, the Arcade bundle? I don't even know if they sell those anymore, since I thought they were just for Holiday 08'.
Walmart.com has it, but I'd have to order online and I really don't wanna wait lol.
He bought it with the blood of the living dead 360's!!!