20 Most Recent Microsoft Xbox 360 Console Questions & Answers

Xbox® is the first and only game console to support in-game Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound. This lets you experience all the game sounds from your home theater system in full 5.1 surround. Before you get started, make sure you've got the following: A digital audio output. A free optical digital input on your receiver. An optical digital audio cable. Digital Audio Output Your Xbox didn't come standard with a digital audio output, but you're gonna need one for this to work, so hightail it to the store for the Advanced AV Pack or High Definition AV Pack, both of which have digital audio outputs. Microsoft makes both of them. You can also buy third-party AV cables for Xbox?but make sure they have a digital audio output. Free Optical Digital Input For this slammin' sound system to work properly, you need at least one free optical digital input on your receiver. Ready to Hook It Up? Let's Go! Connect the digital audio output to your Xbox. Connect one end of the optical digital audio cable to the digital audio output on your Xbox and the other end to the optical digital input on your receiver. Turn on your Xbox with no disc in the disc drive. In the Xbox Dashboard, select Settings. Select Audio. You will see an Audio Mode screen that shows Dolby Digital and DTS status. Select Dolby Digital. You will see the question "Does your stereo system support Dolby Digital Audio?" Select Yes. You will see Dolby Digital Enabled in the audio screen. Your Xbox is now ready for Dolby Digital gameplay. Insert a game disc and play!

cheap and legal WOW Golds can be bought from https://www.m8x.com, Games Gold, Games Items and CD Keys are available there, if you need some for you game, you should have a view there, good luck to you

Xbox 360 has limited codecs, if you want to utilize more file formats download the media pack on xbox live. but for your streaming pleasure try out TVersity or PS3 Media Server it also supports xbox. just install it on your PC then stream the videos to your xbox.

Hey there,
The systems have region codes, therefore if this game comes from another country... PAL (EUrope) display format does not work on NTSC (America)...

I had this issue myself today when I borrowed Guitar Hero III and the wireless guitar from a friend. Luckily I decided to scour the internet before I got so pissed that I broke an accessory that isn't mine.

There are TWO buttons that you have to push to connect a new wireless device to your 360 that isn't connecting automatically.

Step 1
There is a small white button on the face of the 360 just to the right of the controller wire ports. Press and hold this button until the light on your 360 starts to flash. This puts your system into pairing mode. When this happens:

Step 2
There is a small inconspicuous button on the bottom of the guitar near the strap connection When you press and hold this one you will see the lights around the x-box symbol flash in a circle.

If this does not solve your problem, chance are that you are indeed F*@KED and have to return yet another Microsoft product.

-Ender

The Arcade model comes with no harddrive, no hdmi (for digital connection to an HDTV), and I beleive the controller is wired instead of wireless. If you are planning on just playing games then the arcade may be a good choice for you as it's cheaper but you may find yourself wanting a hard drive sooner than later. Without a hard drive you will not be able to purchase or rent movies and you will not be able to download game demos and Xbox Live Arcade games. To compensate Microsoft includes a disc with some of the greatest hits of XBox Live Arcade with the Arcade version. The Pro comes with a 20GB hard drive but still no HDMI. The Elite version has a 120GB hard drive and HDMI. For most people the Pro is the one to get. If you were to get the Arcade then purchase a hard drive later you will pay more than the price of the pro.

You might need a new disc all together, the one you have may have just a couple of scratches. (same thing happened to me!) all i simply did was buy a new disc (fifa) and it started working again. Hope this helps DIGMAN

try this software at your own risk

http://uploading.com/files/m53medd7/Aone_Soft_Ultra_MKV_Converter_v3.2.0610.rar

Insert the DVD into the Xbox DVD tray then close the tray.

There's really nothing special you need to do.

yo i tried everything and it turned out to be what one dude on her said about the usb ....if u look close in the usb port ...ther is 4 things sticking out ..in one port they were all straight ...in the other port they were crushed up against the wall so i took a knife and smashed them back down away from the wall make sure they are pointed down AWAY from the walll i cant plug a controller in that port but i can the other port.....soooooooooooooooooo it dont matter and bammmmmmmmmmmmm it came on i started **** in front of everyone

1 red light indicates that there is general hardware related problem with the console, 2 red lights indicate the overheating of the console, 3 red lights indicate the red ring of death and 4 red lights indicate that you need to tighten your AV console wire.

Hi this sounds like what happened to mine and also started with Halo 3 now it happens with all my games. Eventually you will get a red light flashing its the E74 error and will have to be sent to microsoft. The E74 error is a problem with either the AV port the Graphics chip or the AV cable itself

hope this helps please rate me

regards Grant

You have the lights of death, but dont fear...just get in contact with xbox they will supposedly replace it for free, because its a defect...

Got this off XBOX.com
Xbox 360: Three red lights flash on the Ring of Light View products that this article applies to. function loadTOCNode(){} Article ID : 907534 Last Review : February 22, 2008 Revision : 6.0 SYMPTOMS loadTOCNode(1, 'symptoms'); You see three lights on the Ring of Light (RoL) flash red on the front of your Xbox 360 console. The upper-right quadrant light is the only light that does not flash red. Back to the top
CAUSE loadTOCNode(1, 'cause'); The three flashing red lights may indicate that your Xbox 360 console has experienced a hardware failure. Back to the top
MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, 'moreinformation'); If you suspect that you are experiencing this issue, you can submit a console-repair request online. However, before you submit your request, we ask that you first try the following two steps to verify that you are indeed experiencing this issue: 1. When you turn on the console, examine the light on the power supply. The power supply light should illuminate green even if the three lights on the Ring of Light flash red. If the power supply light is not green, please follow the steps that are listed in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: 906101 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906101/) Xbox 360: The power supply light is red 906102 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906102/) Xbox 360: The power supply light is orange 906103 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906103/) Xbox 360: The power supply light is not illuminated 2. Turn off the console. Wait 10 seconds, and then turn on the console again to see whether the symptom occurs again.If your console continues to display the three flashing red lights, your console may have to be repaired. For information about how to start the repair process online, please visit http://www.xbox.com/support (http://www.xbox.com/support), and then click Console Repair? in the upper-right section of the Web page.

Note The online console repair service is currently not available in all countries or regions.

If you would rather contact Xbox Customer Support directly, please visit http://www.xbox.com/support/contact (http://www.xbox.com/support/contact) for information about how to do this.

dj_vision,
The problem is that you have created 2 different accounts, you have to use the account you used to complete the game to join xbox live to maintain the achievements - you can't send game data to another account. Play the original account (the one you completed the game with) and use it with Live. If you haven't discovered this yet or the other account expired get more Xbox Live and go from there.
randy320sgi

im having same problem and my brothers xbox 360 too. we think its because the laser is way to low

Recording Halo 3 game play may seem difficult but is easier than it seems.

1. Firstly buy a video capture card, such as the Dazzle, The Easy Cap, or the Pinnacle.
2. Go to your local Radio Shack or electronics store and buy an RCA adapter, RCA cable, and a Scart adapter
3. For my setup I followed these Instructions http://rossholdway.com/images/blogUploadimages/573596778436804.png

If you both have Xbox 360s and want to play together, just buy an Xbox Live subscription and play via the Internet. Otherwise, it is impossible to play with him via Skype because your controller would not have an adequate range to connect to his console.

Haunted helmetis the pilot helmet but opened revealing a face which is a skullcan be achieved by unlocking all base helmets and reaching inheritor rank

check this website:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Xbox-360-3-Red-Lights-Fix---The-Simple-Solution-To-Your-Xbox-360-3-Red-Lights-Fix&id=1201271

My Sons Xbox had sound but a blank screen. at first i thought it was the video leads.. Borrowed a set from his friend but still the same.. blank screen but sound. I thought about the towel trick but was wary.. so instead i went to a comp repair shop. He suggested the towel trick... he said it may or not work. So being out of warranty with nothing to lose , i gave it a go.
Remove your hard drive and video leads leave just the power lead attached. Wrap your xbox in three towels and switch it on for about 20mins (which i did). Switch it off (it may already have switched itself off ! leave it to cool for about 15 mins and then plug everything back in . I was amazed to find my sons xbox up and running agian. Hope it works for you !! It did for me and i still can't belive it!