Well, considering you could get a very decent 720p 50" Plasma for $1500... I'd go for it.

 

what brand and anyone know of some good places to go? sorry for highjacking britt. pm if ya want

brett

 

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Vizio...oductDetail.do

 

Oh, and Britt doesn't care... I just saved him a few hundred dollars

 

Britt, I think you need to seriously consider getting another TV. It's for your own good.

Now, about the XBOX, what did you have to do to it to fix it. All the secretive talk between you and Digital Hollowpoint has me curious.

 

Lets just say.... Digital Bullet is a God!

I'll P.M. you with the details.

Britt

 

Darn Britt, maybe we should charge $5 a pop for the info...

O.K. - Here is how to fix your Xbox 360 with the "Three Red Lights Of Death"

Step 1. Unhook your 360 from the TV and unplug the connection in the back.

Step 2. Unplug the power supply and the connection in the back.

Step 3. Grab a THICK towel.

Step 4. Wrap the 360 tightly in the towel.

Step 5. Plug the 360 back in.

Step 6. On a level surface such as a table, place the 360 horizontally and turn it on.

Step 7. Leave it run for approx. an hour. (Keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't shut down - building lots of heat is VERY important)

Step 8. After an hour, unwrap the 360 and turn it off.

Step 9. Turn it back on after 5 minutes have passed.

Step 10. Enjoy your better than new 360!

How it works:

The Xbox 360 was manufactured using poor solder joints that crack after expanding and contracting.

On the PCB, you can clearly see that solder was used very sparingly and almost all of the processor legs are exposed.

What you are doing with the towel is heating it to loosen the solder and melt it in the pre-drilled holes on the PCB.

The 5 minutes lets it cool down and harden in the new location.

This covers the legs of the processor and other EPROMS...

 

Like I said..... Digital Bullet is a God!

Britt

 

That is an awesome fix! I asked Digital about it the other day and he was nice enough to share the info with me.....so I printed it out and put it with my games just in case it ever happens to me. That'll sure save me a lot of headache.........you da man Digital!!


~Nick

 

Nicely done!! I only have the original XBOX, which has never had a single problem.

 

That is very interesting, Digital. When (not "if") this one goes bad I'll certainly give that a try!

As for the plasma versus LCD debate, I own a 37'' Westinghouse LCD. Maybe it has changed, but when I bought mine a couple years ago LCD was the far superior choice. The LCD was less prone to brun-in and the life expectancy on the unit was at least double that of the plasma. One thing that plasma did have on it was slightly more vibrant colors and a cheaper price tag.

 

ok digital bullet and britt.

got another question for you two. i heard an add on the radio today about a HD projector. as in it mounts on the ceiling and projects the pic on a screen/wall. brand was sony. 720i $1000 for the 1020i (or something) $1400. i have a huge room that this would be awesome in. what do youll think? i bet it would be awesome to play xbox 360 on a 100" HD screen

brett

 

Projectors are junk, IMO...

There is no 720i, it has to be 720p...

And since the 1080i unit costs more, I'm guessing its 1080p as well...

For $1500, you can get a 50" Plasma that will blow the projector out of the water.

 

Well here is the deal on projectors. Most importantly you have to have a very dark room to use them in. If the room has a “little” bit of light it will wash out the image. Now if you have a dark room then a projector would be a viable option. But a $1000 projector will not give you the quality that you are looking for. For that you would be looking at many thousands of dollars and then you would have the sweet set-up. The projectors that you referred to were probably 720p and 1080i. Actually there is very little difference between the two. I actually prefer 720p to 1080i as it seems to soften the “edges” of sharp objects on the screen if that makes any sense. The difference between the “p” and “i” are one is progressive and one is interlaced. With progressive scan the picture is displayed as a whole picture “per frame” and interlaced is displayed as separate pictures “per frame”. That is a simplistic way of explaining it but that is “basically” what is happening. All of my displays are capable of 1080i but I leave them set to 720p because the picture looks better in my opinion.

One nice thing about any of the new HDTV's that you buy is they can be used as computer monitors. Here is my 55" computer monitor:



I just use a wireless keyboard and mouse with a range of 20'

On a side note. I do plan on getting a projector. I plan on using it outside in my back yard in the fall for collage football and block parties. After dark of course. A 10’ screen on the back of my house would be just about right. Luckily enough, we have a great neighborhood and we all get together often.

Britt

P.S. Digital Bullet is a God. (he said I had to say that.... mutiple times)

 

At one time I would have agreed with you. But owning 3 LCD monitors and one plasma, I still stand behind the plasma for the better picture. I also have a westinghouse LCD in our bedroom:



It is a great monitor but IMO it doesn't come close to our Plasma:








Pictures don't really do either one of them justice though.

Britt