Official 360 Price Cut

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:10 pm

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8336

A bit late IMO, but it's here.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:15 pm

Still doesn't fix the defective console issue. Hopefully, in a couple months "360" won't be synonymous with flawed.

cootdog · Post by **cootdog** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:38 pm

According to this (longish) thread, all 360 SKUs with a manufacture date of July 2007 onward (or, just going by the outside of the box, a lot # of 0728 or higher) will have the 65nm "Falcon" chipsets and additional heat sink, hopefully eliminating the RROD for good.

It doesn't sound like these consoles are in stores quite yet, but some posters who recently sent in their 360s for repair are are reporting that they're being sent newly manufactured 360s from Microsoft.

Like all such threads, take it with a grain of salt... sounds pretty legit, though.

icvu42 · Post by **icvu42** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:40 pm

I bought one at Circuit City 2 weeks ago... any chance of me getting back $50?

Rick

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:52 pm

icvu42 wrote:I bought one at Circuit City 2 weeks ago... any chance of me getting back $50?

Rick

I bet you could ask them and find out.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:00 pm

icvu42 wrote:I bought one at Circuit City 2 weeks ago... any chance of me getting back $50?

Rick

You have 30 days from the date of purchase. That's Circuit City's price match guarantee plus you get an additional 10% back.

icvu42 · Post by **icvu42** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:05 pm

That's good news! I'll dig out my receipt tonight.

Thanks.

Rick

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:29 pm

cootdog wrote:According to this (longish) thread, all 360 SKUs with a manufacture date of July 2007 onward (or, just going by the outside of the box, a lot # of 0728 or higher) will have the 65nm "Falcon" chipsets and additional heat sink, hopefully eliminating the RROD for good.

It doesn't sound like these consoles are in stores quite yet, but some posters who recently sent in their 360s for repair are are reporting that they're being sent newly manufactured 360s from Microsoft.

Like all such threads, take it with a grain of salt... sounds pretty legit, though.

Excellent news. I'm assuming you can see the manufacture date on the outside of the box?

cootdog · Post by **cootdog** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:52 pm

The lot # is printed on the outside of the box -- you would have to open the box to see the manufacture date on the unit itself.

Meanwhile, now the rumor mill is churning that the new Premium and Core SKUs will have HDMI as well:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs. ... s#Comments

If all these rumors prove to be true, then it sounds like the "soft launch" of new 360 hardware is already underway. The price cut rumor already came to fruition, so HDMI + 65nm + heat sink doesn't sound so far-fetched anymore.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:21 pm

cootdog wrote:It doesn't sound like these consoles are in stores quite yet, but some posters who recently sent in their 360s for repair are are reporting that they're being sent newly manufactured 360s from Microsoft.

Well as my repair entered the pipeline yesterday, I can only hope that this rumor is true, but I won't keep my hopes up...

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:15 pm

The xbox live dashboard update today made my fans run faster. No doubt about it. I had just got my 360 back from repair (an electrician with a BGA reflow machine- no way was I dealing with support for a 4th time) and when I downloaded the update there was a forced restart and my fans are a lot louder. But the unit runs cooler, so I will take the tradeoff.

Nozzleman_216 · Post by **Nozzleman_216** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:30 pm

todays update should have nothing to do with anything other than adding support for wireless guitars. How in the hell that would effect your fans is beyond me. Mine sounds the same, loud as always

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:17 pm

I didn't notice any changes in speed with regard to the fans.

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:49 pm

I noticed three red rings after it tho.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:10 pm

Jimmydeicide wrote:I noticed three red rings after it tho.

So you got the Peter Moore special after a software update? Damn that sux man.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:37 am

Rodster wrote:
Jimmydeicide wrote:I noticed three red rings after it tho.
So you got the Peter Moore special after a software update? Damn that sux man.

Rumor is that all 09 EA Sports 360 games will open with the RROD splash screen with EA Sports' logo in the middle....

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:27 am

Not to start a conspiracy theory - but MS is never totally truthful about these little dashboard updates. How many times have they said that the update was little more than a minor fix to something and it turned out to be more of an anti-piracy update? Not that I am complaining - MS has every right to introduce things in their software to prevent hackers from pirating, but I think the point is valid.

I could be wrong, but I would swear on a Bible that my fans are louder and push out more heat.

I also find it interesting that this update required a forced reboot of the dashboard - not something I would have expected from an update that added support for a peripheral.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:45 am

It does seem that the newer 360's will be equipped with HDMI starting next month.

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs. ... -the-beans

cootdog · Post by **cootdog** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:13 am

Microsoft confirms HDMI now in Premium.

Just look for the HDMI logo.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:21 am

I've got a two year replacement plan from Toys R Us... gotta get me one of these.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:12 am

cootdog wrote:Microsoft confirms HDMI now in Premium.

Just look for the HDMI logo.

i don't understand what HDMI is...

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:06 pm

Sudz wrote:
cootdog wrote:Microsoft confirms HDMI now in Premium.

Just look for the HDMI logo.
i don't understand what HDMI is...

High Definition Multimedia Interface

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:10 pm

so...i can connect my xbox to the pc?

WillHunting · Post by **WillHunting** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:29 pm

Sudz wrote:so...i can connect my xbox to the pc?

HDMI is the video/audio (all in 1) cable from your 360 to your TV (or receiver that has HDMI input).