This is Balls!

Jsyde · 01-12-2007, 02:17 PM

I pick up a new Xbox 360 (premium holiday bundle), Lot# 0740 and start hooking that puppy up. Everythings good to go, I press the power button, and what do you know, 3 flashing red lights. This is ****ing balls! Right outta the box it doesn't work! I bought Xbox 360 believing all that crap like they've been working out the hardware failures and whatnot. All I wanna do is play, now I have to wait a month until it gets repaired. I really wanted to believe that MS has gotten their act together but now I donno. What the hell should I do? I've already contacted the support team? But is this gunna be some reoccuring bull****?

xxrpggamemanxx · 01-12-2007, 02:18 PM

Right out of the box? Are you sure you hooked everything up right? Is the switch turned the right way on the VGA cables?

Jsyde · 01-12-2007, 02:23 PM

Positive, I looked all that stuff over numerous times prior to calling the support line.

xxrpggamemanxx · 01-12-2007, 02:23 PM

umm... did you try any other tv's or wall sockets?

Jsyde · 01-12-2007, 02:27 PM

It wouldn't even power on. I tried two different sockets. I had a orange (or amber colour) light on the back of the power block. The console sounded like it was turning on and then just conked out. Now I don't get anything from it just the continuous red flashing lights.

xxrpggamemanxx · 01-12-2007, 02:37 PM

Where did you get the system from? Because you should just be able to return everything to where you got it and the'll swap you a new one!

Jsyde · 01-12-2007, 02:41 PM

I got it from Target in the States, well my relatives that live there did. I'm from Canada and theres no Targets here. I didn't think the store would have an impact though, and it may not have.

xxrpggamemanxx · 01-12-2007, 02:43 PM

hmm... so your saying the brick has an orange light? Is it still orange when you turn the console on?

Scotracer · 01-12-2007, 02:45 PM

If you bought it broken surely you can return it to the store and they can get a replacement unit for their own stock (since it was broken on delivery).

Go check, mate.

xxrpggamemanxx · 01-12-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Scotracer

If you bought it broken surely you can return it to the store and they can get a replacement unit for their own stock (since it was broken on delivery).

Go check, mate.

He's from canada and he said he got it from the states though.

Jsyde · 01-12-2007, 02:58 PM

I might just drive to Buffalo since im in the Toronto area and see if I can swap it at the first Target store I come across. I have the receipt still. That way I'll get a new one in a day rather than waiting a couple weeks.