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The XBox is dead

Posted by David Hurst in Hardware, XBox 360 on November 13th, 2007

Switched on my XBox 360 at the weekend for a nice relaxing thrash around the Nurburgring on PGR3. All was not well. Weird noises and screen garbage ensued, so I naturally rebooted, only to be faced with the red ring of death. Arse. It turns out my XBox is fried and now has to be returned. Thankfully, Microsoft are fixing it free, even though it is out of warranty. Would be nicer if it didn’t break in the first place of course.

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Microsoft XBox 360 versus Sony Playstation 3 versus Nintendo Wii

Posted by David Hurst in Guides, Hardware, Hardware, Reviews, Technology, XBox 360 on April 27th, 2007

Three next-gen consoles, two of which I own. The web is thoroughly saturated with enthusiastic gamers swearing allegiance to one of the mighty three to the total exclusion of all others. Personally, I think what we have here are three different, and very nice, consoles to choose from - it’s a buyer’s market, and most people want to get the most gaming bang for their buck. So, I’m going to look at this from the viewpoint of the prospective purchaser.

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XBox 360 and Samsung 940MW

Posted by David Hurst in Hardware, Hardware, Technology, XBox 360 on August 25th, 2006

I have been searching for a HD screen these past few weeks that will take component inputs from my XBox 360, double up as a good PC monitor (with a reasonable resolution) and have a TV tuner. What I didn’t want was a gargantuan willy extension plasma, nor did I want to pay through the nose. Yesterday I stumbled upon the Samsung 940MW in PC World at £299 and solved my problems. Read the rest of this entry »

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