What makes this such a moving tribute to cheapness is not that Cheapy D will go to these lengths, it's that Cheapy D will go to these lengths every four days or so to avoid buying a new 360. Now that's a man who hates spending money.
What makes this such a moving tribute to cheapness is not that Cheapy D will go to these lengths, it's that Cheapy D will go to these lengths every four days or so to avoid buying a new 360. Now that's a man who hates spending money.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:06PM (Unverified) said
It's because he bought the 360 in the States but is now living in Japan. Not sure what the shipping rate is accross the Pacific but I'm pretty sure Microsoft won't foot the bill for that.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:17PM (Unverified) said
i'd guess that, now he's done that to it, it wouldn't be covered under warranty anyway....
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 1:18PM (Unverified) said
Considering Cheapy D gave Wombat a PS3 for his birthday, he's all about spending money where necessary. But that's the catch. Microsoft will not replace a US unit that has been taken to Japan. Buying a whole new unit without a warranty on the 360 from the states is, as we all know, pure folly. By his own admission, the price drops were supposed to be significant enough to warrant a new unit but for $50... that didn't pan out so well. Especially considering the amount of extra tax you have to pay when bringing imported electronics into Japan.
So in essence, the towel situation for him isn't because he's cheap but because it's rape to go any other route for the time being.
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So in essence, the towel situation for him isn't because he's cheap but because it's rape to go any other route for the time being.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 3:45PM Mike DPad said
@guidedbyvoip: It's not anything close to two weeks. Try two weeks while they have it. I sent my 360 for repair on June 4th (after about a week of waiting for my "coffin" to arrive). To be fair, the warranty was changed while my Xbox 360 was being serviced but the amount of time it took was incredible. My first time took 3½ weeks. This time it took 7½ weeks.
It really sucks because my brother and I have prepaid Xbox Live for a year and we lost about 6 months of service (collectively). What do we get? A voucher for a single month of Xbox Live each of the times we sent it out. Unfair...
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It really sucks because my brother and I have prepaid Xbox Live for a year and we lost about 6 months of service (collectively). What do we get? A voucher for a single month of Xbox Live each of the times we sent it out. Unfair...
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:21PM (Unverified) said
I believe the towel trick warps the motherboard so that the solder points are in contact with the cpu/gpu again. Thus it's only temporary as they lost contact when the board eventually bends back. If the 360 got hot enough to melt solder when a towel is wrapped around it, I would think the case itself would start melting.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:42AM spin cycle said
If the towel "fixed it", he wouldn't have to do it every four days or so.
Doesn't sound like it's fixing anything.
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Doesn't sound like it's fixing anything.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:42AM WackyCoffee said
As someone pointed out in another blog: He can't be too cheap cause he has a PS3, a 360 premium, and two Wii consoles ;)
Seriously, though, it vexes me how wrapping a towel around a Red Ringed 360 can actually buy it extra life (would love to know the science behind that).
Fortunately, me 2 360s are still rolling along.
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Seriously, though, it vexes me how wrapping a towel around a Red Ringed 360 can actually buy it extra life (would love to know the science behind that).
Fortunately, me 2 360s are still rolling along.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 1:34PM (Unverified) said
Judging by your grammar, your brain is indeed very hurt.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:47AM (Unverified) said
Ya know, I am so tired of the cult of Cheapy. He's not pulling off anything special. He's still spending tons of money.
"it's that Cheapy D will go to these lengths every four days or so to avoid buy a new 360"
No human being with half a brain would put down a single cent toward a second 360 after looking into their history. Oh, and check your grammar.
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"it's that Cheapy D will go to these lengths every four days or so to avoid buy a new 360"
No human being with half a brain would put down a single cent toward a second 360 after looking into their history. Oh, and check your grammar.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 2:57PM baby sea tuna said
I don't understand why you got your hearts knocked down for this, it's a very good point you made. Can't besmirch the Internet's sacred cows I suppose.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:48AM (Unverified) said
The guy bought a PS3 on day one, and he's got a pretty sweet TV. Those things are anything but cheap. I mean, come on, I'm still playing my 360 on a 32 inch SDTV.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:18PM (Unverified) said
CheapyD lives in Japan so it would cost a lot in shipping, also the long waiting time.
Why buy a new xbox360 when the "new" processor 65nm chips haven't been released yet.
The truley cheap ones are microsoft for releasing a rushed system, and not admitting it until 2 years later, after countless court cases.
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Why buy a new xbox360 when the "new" processor 65nm chips haven't been released yet.
The truley cheap ones are microsoft for releasing a rushed system, and not admitting it until 2 years later, after countless court cases.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 1:52PM sand0789 said
How is "rushing" a system make a company "cheap". Hell, they are certainly paying for their engineering mistakes with real cash. But calling them cheap is random and makes absolutely no sense. It's mindless.
I didn't know at the time of my post that he lives in Japan and can't do the warranty thing. Smart to just wait for the 65nm Core and keep his HDD.
I think he is a phony, though. He has a $600 PS3, $500 worth of Wii's, a 360, a nice HDTV, and lord knows how many games and he won't buy a replacement 360, which is cheaper in Japan, because he is a "cheapass". Granted, I wouldn't want to buy a new system in his shoes just yet either, but this guy is anything but a cheapass judging by his collection. He bought someone a PS3 for their birthday for Christ's sake.
Ah, whatever.
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I didn't know at the time of my post that he lives in Japan and can't do the warranty thing. Smart to just wait for the 65nm Core and keep his HDD.
I think he is a phony, though. He has a $600 PS3, $500 worth of Wii's, a 360, a nice HDTV, and lord knows how many games and he won't buy a replacement 360, which is cheaper in Japan, because he is a "cheapass". Granted, I wouldn't want to buy a new system in his shoes just yet either, but this guy is anything but a cheapass judging by his collection. He bought someone a PS3 for their birthday for Christ's sake.
Ah, whatever.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 8:46PM (Unverified) said
Jake, he won't buy a replacement 360 because he's waiting for the new HDMI and chip version to come out that hopefully won't die constantly like the current 360 does. And 360 being cheaper in Japan is totally useless for him since he has an American 360 and wants to replace it with an American 360.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 9:26PM (Unverified) said
My warranty got voided a long time ago because I was being cheap. If this video is telling the truth, then I'm gonna be taking notes.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:51AM darthdavid said
We go from blowing into cartridges....to wrapping a current gen system with towels (one of them needs to be pink) to get it out of its coma.....this is sad =(
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:52AM (Unverified) said
haha.. love the comment that's it quiet now with the towels around it. Too bad that update hosed the tray feature now.. sigh.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 3:04PM baby sea tuna said
Really? I updated yesterday and my Xbox still tells me what disc is in the tray.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:52AM (Unverified) said
lol. this takes the cake from the "flip the PSX upside down to make the cd lense work" trick.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 11:58AM (Unverified) said
Do not use the towel trick to recover the 360!!! It is only a temporary solution and the 360 will fail within a couple weeks if not days.
There are recovery techniques that are available & cheap (just the cost of some washers & screws) that are a permanent solution.
However, if you use the towel trick too often, it can cause internal damage in which the proper modifications will no longer work.
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There are recovery techniques that are available & cheap (just the cost of some washers & screws) that are a permanent solution.
However, if you use the towel trick too often, it can cause internal damage in which the proper modifications will no longer work.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:10PM (Unverified) said
Here's the permanent solution I mentioned. (Warning PDF file)
http://copronymous.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/fix-for-the-3rlod.pdf
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http://copronymous.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/fix-for-the-3rlod.pdf
Posted: Aug 12th 2007 4:26PM (Unverified) said
I can speak from my own experience that it's true. My 360 got the three rings and I tried the towel. It didn't work that great. After that I did the "permanent" solution that you mentioned, it's been working now for a month without any problems. And I think the towel trick left some permanent damage on the PCB too; it looks kind of like corrosion marks, so don't do it!
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:00PM (Unverified) said
wow, it really is the Xbox 3FixMe...
imagine having to do that every 4-5 days? sorry, but 2 hit games (Halo & Gears) is NOT worth all that aggrevation
i'll pass
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imagine having to do that every 4-5 days? sorry, but 2 hit games (Halo & Gears) is NOT worth all that aggrevation
i'll pass
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:03PM (Unverified) said
Are you dumb or something?
If you read anything in this thread you'd have seen that these are TEMPORARY solutions.
Hence they won't last that long.
You could be smart and send it to MS to get it fixed permanently...
Either way thats a dumb reason not to get a 360.
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If you read anything in this thread you'd have seen that these are TEMPORARY solutions.
Hence they won't last that long.
You could be smart and send it to MS to get it fixed permanently...
Either way thats a dumb reason not to get a 360.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:08PM Fox City said
Yeah, I like how people automatically assume that all people with 360s have issues. My brother has had his 360 for around a year now and it's been carted all over the place, played pretty frequently and it has yet to have ONE problem.
To say that no one has issues would be lying, but trying to make it seem like everyone has the 3 red lights of death would be total BS. I personally know about 4 or 5 people with a 360 and not one has had a problem with theirs. I know one person with a PS3 and 1 or 2 people who have a Wii and haven't heard of any problems there either.
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To say that no one has issues would be lying, but trying to make it seem like everyone has the 3 red lights of death would be total BS. I personally know about 4 or 5 people with a 360 and not one has had a problem with theirs. I know one person with a PS3 and 1 or 2 people who have a Wii and haven't heard of any problems there either.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:10PM (Unverified) said
Fixed permanently? Ask anyone who has been through more than 1 replacement.
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Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:13PM (Unverified) said
I'm sure that thats NOT the majority of cases.
Either way my point is very valid. Why would this person assume that a stupid towel would permanently fix your 360? Of course you're going to end up doing it over and over again.
And really my 360 Elite continues to do excellent each and every day despite the many hours I spend on it playing the various demos I've downloaded recently and the Gears.
In short if you don't want a 360 thats fine but using RRoD as an excuse is pretty weak to me.
If you don't like the games thats cool. If you don't like paying for Live thats cool too (although Live is definitely worth every penny by my standards).
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Either way my point is very valid. Why would this person assume that a stupid towel would permanently fix your 360? Of course you're going to end up doing it over and over again.
And really my 360 Elite continues to do excellent each and every day despite the many hours I spend on it playing the various demos I've downloaded recently and the Gears.
In short if you don't want a 360 thats fine but using RRoD as an excuse is pretty weak to me.
If you don't like the games thats cool. If you don't like paying for Live thats cool too (although Live is definitely worth every penny by my standards).
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:37PM WackyCoffee said
... yeah, cause EVERY 360 owner has to use the towel trick every 4 -5 days, NO 360 owner has a 3 year warranty, and there's NO such thing as the 65nm chip on the horizon /sarcasm
I have two perfectly working 360s... does that mean that everyone works: No. Does it mean that everyone doesn't work: No.
I think some of us need to spend more time making logically posts instead of coming up with cute names like 3FixMe, Phony, etc.
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I have two perfectly working 360s... does that mean that everyone works: No. Does it mean that everyone doesn't work: No.
I think some of us need to spend more time making logically posts instead of coming up with cute names like 3FixMe, Phony, etc.
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 1:55PM (Unverified) said
lol @ Xbox 3FixMe. i like it better than Defectbox 360 :P
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 5:24AM Slaziman said
wow for a minute I thought you were samfish and my mind was warped that he had made a retard comment, then I saw you were just an idiot with his naked peach avatar
zomg i dont want to pay for a console that most likely wont break, and if it does i can send it FOR FREE to fix it PERMANENTLY to microsoft!! man plzzzz fuck teh 3FixMe!!
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zomg i dont want to pay for a console that most likely wont break, and if it does i can send it FOR FREE to fix it PERMANENTLY to microsoft!! man plzzzz fuck teh 3FixMe!!
Posted: Aug 9th 2007 12:06PM (Unverified) said
Best part was when he broke the Robocop gun.
Twice.
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Twice.
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