Edgar Miller asked:




Does your screen now say “E74 System Error. Contact Xbox Customer Support” when you fire up your XBox? Is the lower-right quadrant of the ring piece flashing red? If so, then your XBox has a video problem - we will show you how it can be fixed.

If you are lucky it could be due to a faulty AV cable. Try cleaning your connections or borrowing one from a friend to see if you still get the error. If that doesn’t fix the problem then it is a little more serious and you will need to take larger steps to fix it.

XBox E74 errors are almost always caused by your system overheating leading to connections being broken. If you think about it, your XBox is like a high-end gaming PC whose components have been crammed into a smaller space so it is no suprise that it can suffer from overheating due to poorer air circulation. Although this may be a little late to implement, here are some steps you can take to reduce the risk of overheating problems.
Don’t keep your XBox in a display cabinet with closed doors. Make sure it is out in the open. Make sure the Power Brick is off the floor. Try and position it so that it can breathe on all 4 sides. If at all possible try not to have marathon gaming sessions - give your XBox a chance to rest and cool down. Now, I assume you still have the problem. You have three choices to get it fixed:
If your XBox is still covered under warranty you can send it back to Microsoft for repairs. The advantage of this is that they are obliged to fix your machine and you don’t invalidate your existing warranty. The disadvantage is that it can be a 5-week turnaround before you see your machine again and you will probably have to pay at least $100 to cover costs. You can take it to a reputable repair shop. If you know a good local shop that will do a good job then this may be an excellent option. You will of course have to pay a reasonable repair fee. You will want to check the yellow pages or ask your friends to try and locate good repair shops. Did you know it is possible for you to learn to repair the problem yourself? It is perfectly possible to fix this particular problem with the right information and everyday household tools. There are some excellent guides available with detailed video walkthroughs to help you. Thousands of fellow gamers have got their systems running again by carrying out the repairs themselves.

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James Philipson asked:




The Xbox 360 ring of fire is one of the most common problems on Microsoft’s latest generation gaming console, and it is also one of the most frustrating as it completely prevents you from being able to use your Xbox. In this article you are going to learn what causes the red lights error, as well as what you need to fix your console yourself- yes, you can actually repair your Xbox 360 yourself.

When your Xbox 360 was working properly, did you ever notice that it would get very hot during gaming? Well, the cause of the Xbox 360 ring of fire is actually overheating. This is because your console heats up when you are gaming, and all this excess heat can’t escape due to a lack of fans and heat sinks, as well as a cramped case layout. Over time heat causes metal surfaces to expand, and leads to your GPU (graphics processor unit) coming loose. The “red ring of death” is just your Xbox 360’s way of telling you what went wrong.

As mentioned earlier in the article, you can actually fix your Xbox 360 yourself. This is easily the best way to get rid of the Xbox 360 ring of fire error, as it is not really that difficult, and you can be gaming again in under a couple of errors.

All you need to be able to fix your Xbox 360 console yourself are basic tools such as screwdrivers, a flat bench to work on, and decent lighting. Also, you will need to purchase an Xbox 360 repair guide. Why? Because you need the step-by-step video repair instructions you will get in your repair guide to be able to fix your Xbox 360. Text, and even pictures simply aren’t detailed enough- you need videos to be able to follow along with to show you exactly what needs to be done.

You can get an Xbox 360 repair guide online, and it will come in digital download format. It really is a worthwhile investment, considering you have probably spent a minimum of $500+ on your Xbox 360, why would you throw that money down the drain? You don’t need to worry about doing damage to your console either, as it would be near impossible to cause damage to your Xbox 360 using the methods that most repair guides suggest.

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Brinn Norman asked:




Xbox 360 E74 Error is one of the simplest Xbox 360 errors to fix if you know what you are doing. This article will take you through appropriate steps to take for repairing the Xbox 360 E74 error. It should have your Xbox 360 game console back up and running smoothly in no time.

To begin with it is important to understand what causes Xbox 360 E74 error. The problem starts with the Xbox 360’s poor cooling system. Heat sinks, fans and vents are what the Xbox 360 relies on to cool down its internal components. However, heat often becomes trap inside your Xbox 360 and the motherboard then begins to heat up. As the mother board heats up it vibrates causing the GP unit to become disconnected.

Now that you know the cause of Xbox 360 E74 error it’s time to cover the solution. Generally, there are three ways to resolve the problem.

First of all the solution might be as simple as taking your Xbox 360 out of its case and allowing it to breathe. Try blowing into the vents. Dust has a tendency to build up and prevent your Xbox 360 from cooling property.

Secondly, if the above doesn’t work, and your GP unit has become disconnected then you might want to check to see if your warrantee has expired. If not, you are in look. Simply send your Xbox 360 back to Microsoft and they will repair the problem for you. Unfortunately, you will have to pay shipping and handling and perhaps worse, you will also lose access to your console for 4-8 weeks. If your warrantee has expired you can still send it back to Microsoft but you will have to pay $140.00 for the repair.

If you are an absolute fanatic and can’t wait up to eight weeks to get your Xbox 360 back, then you can perform a do it yourself fix. Xbox 360 repair guides are quickly becoming the preferred method for Xbox 360 owners to fix Xbox 360 E74 error. These guides can be downloaded online and will take you step by step through the repair process. Best of all, the top guides now come with instructional videos to follow along with.

A high quality Xbox 360 repair guide will only cost about $25-$30 and comes with a 100% money back guarantee. Repairing the Xbox 360 E74 error with one of these guides will only take about 30 minutes which is why they are becoming the preferred method for Xbox 360 owners to resolve their Xbox 360 error problems. Regardless, of which of the three methods you chose, make sure you don’t let the problem persist as further damage will be caused to your Xbox 360 console.

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Marilou Elam asked:




Well, Christmas is right around the corner and I’m sure a lot of you would like the latest and greatest video game console. But there are so many to choose from now. Which one is the best? I don’t want to bore you with a lot of technical jargon, so I’ll just give you an idea of what each one offers so you can make an educated decision. Below are the three most popular consoles on the market today.

So which one should you buy? That really depends on what kinds of games you like to play. They all offer a wide selection of games and even online multiplayer games.

The Wii is fairly new, being launched in September 14, 2006. The Wii offers more family-oriented, more kid-friendly games. And with the innovative controllers, you don’t just sit there twiddling your joystick. They have Golf, where you actually swing your controller to hit the ball. And Baseball, where one player will “throw” the ball with his controller and the other will bat by swinging the other controller. There are also a lot of other fun titles, like Tennis and Boxing. Plus, the Wii is backward compatible with the GameCube and Nintendo DS. And because of the popularity of the console, there are more and more games being added every day.

The Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005, in the United States, Mexico and Canada. A prominent feature of the Xbox 360 is its integrated Xbox Live service that allows players to complete online and download content such as arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, and movies. The Xbox Live service costs about $50 a year. There are a wide variety of games including RPG’s, arcade games, action games, music/dance games, and flight simulation. There are also plenty of E for Everyone rated games, such as Scooby-Doo! Unmasked, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Codename: Kids Next Door, and many others.

The PS3 was first release in Japan on November 11, 2006. Successor to the Playstation 2 and Playstation, it is backward compatible with both units. The PlayStation 3 features a slot-loading 2x speed Blu-ray Disc drive for games, Blu-ray movies, DVDs, CDs, and other optical media. The PS3 seems to be for more hard-core gamers that like shooter games, war games, and RPG fantasies, although I have seen some games rated E for Everyone. These include Hannah Montana, Little Big Planet, Trivial Pursuit, Cars (from the movie Cars), and several sports games like Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Madden, and others.

Games are not just for kids. Everyone needs to let off some steam once in awhile, or exercise their brain with some strategy games or trivia. Or maybe you just want to get lost in a fantasy and forget about the screwed up world we live in. Whatever you like, games can probably give it to you. Even if you just want to talk to somebody, with online games that allow you to chat with other players, you can become a part of a virtual world without ever leaving your living room.

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becky asked:




How to convert VOB to AVI on Mac OS X

You might have a bunch of VOB files, either from ripped commercial DVDs or homemade DVD videos. If you would like to convert them to AVI format for convenient playback on portable players, such as PSP, Xbox 360, or video editing tools, then this guide will show you how to do that with VOB to AVI DVD Ripper for Mac.

Convert VOB to AVI Mac with 3 Simple Steps:

1.Import VOB files to the program

Drag & drop DVD disc icon on the desktop to the program. Or go to “File” menu, choose “Load DVD” to locate the VIDEO_TS folder that contains all VOB files.



2.Select AVI as output format

Select AVI or iMovie (for editing) as output format from the drop download output list. If you want to convert VOB files to portable devices, this VOB to AVI Converter Mac offers a variety of presets for iPod, iPhone, iPad, PSP, Apple TV and mobile phones.



3.Start converting VOB to AVI Mac

Hit the Convert button to start VOB to AVI conversion on Mac. Uncheck preview window can speed up VOB to AVI conversion on Mac. If you don’t want to wait around during the conversion, you can let this smart VOB to AVI DVD Ripper for Mac automatically switch off the computer when the conversion is done.

Features:

Rip DVD for Apple Devices with Ease

Rip DVDs straight to iPad, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, Apple TV and more with provided optimized presets. Put your favorite DVD movies in your pocket for playback anytime and anywhere.

Greate for Entertainment on-the-go

Rip DVDs to mobile players or MacBook, so you don’t have to lug around bulky discs, and playing movies from hard drive ***** up less battery power than using your MacBook’s optical drive.

vob to avi for mac let you Rip DVD Directly to Apple Software

Provide optimized presets for iMovie, iDVD and Final Cut Pro. You can easily rip DVD clips to iMovie or Final Cut to create Hollywood style movie. Just let this smart DVD Ripper for Mac handle the output settings for you.

Convert DVD to Video on Mac

Convert DVD to HD videos and standard videos like WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV (Flash for posting online), AVI, MPG, DV, etc. This DVD Converter for Mac delivers high conversion speed and perfect video quality.

Extract Music from Video

Extract audio from video to MP3 for portable devices like iPad, iPhone, iPod, or for audio editing tools like GarageBand.

Extract Audio from DVD

Extract audio for iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc. Capture audio clips from DVD movies to get your favorite background music .

Snapshot

Take a snapshot from any frame of the DVD movie to capture your favorite scene and save it in JPG image format.

Auto Split

Split a DVD movie into chapters or capture the videos clips you need, for playback on mobile devices or editing tools.

Select Subtitles and Audio Track

mac vob to avi Allow you to rip DVD on Mac with one of existing subtitles, audio tracks or convert without subtitle.

Extract DVD Main Feature

Support DVD main feature extraction, so that you can rip DVD movie without DVD menu and it just starts playing right away.

Crop

Remove unwanted backdrops, black borders or emphasize a particular focal point by cropping the DVD movies.



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Jons Hunny asked:




Every new launched handset from the home of Nokia makes you crazy for that handset because every new launched handset of this brand brings something new for you. Same condition is with Nokia X9 Contract mobile phone that is successor of Nokia X6 mobile phone. The handset will work on latest version of Symbian operating system. This handset will prove another mile stone for the customers because it is all latest features in it with attractive look and great offers. Having 1 GHz Cortex A8 chipset processor the handset has very fast processing.

 

The customers are crazy for this handset because of its 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen and other notable features like HD 720 recording capacity, 12MP camera which comes with LED flash light that enable its users to capture wonderful pictures even in dim light. Its GPS navigation features help its users to find out the locations. Nokia X9 Contract mobile phone also has HSDPA technology to access high speed internet. Wi-Fi technology with 32GB storage capacity and a 3.5 mm headphone socket are some other notable features of the handset. There are some special keys for accessing to social network sites like Facebook, and Twitter, which enable you to stay connected with your friends and family.

 

There is a neck to neck competition among the network providers taking the best deals with the handset that is good for the customers. This competition will help the customers to get the handset on reasonable cost with lucrative deals and offers with all network suppliers including Vodafone, Virgin, Orange, T-mobile and 02. Various free gifts and incentives such as laptops, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox 360, ipod, Touch and many more are available with the handset. These lucrative deals and offers make affording stylish handset like Nokia X9 Contract very easy for the customers. These bonuses can be differ retailer to retailer so you should make inquiry from many online portals from where you will get right information. Right information will help you in finalizing the right deal for yourself. Although there is no official announcement for Nokia X9 Contract mobile phone till date, yet the customers are waiting curiously for this handset.

 

 



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Jimmy Sabo asked:




It is very unfortunate to say that if you have the dreaded Xbox 360 red lights then you have only one option to get rid of them. This only option is to repair your Xbox 360. For this you need to know how to fix Xbox 360 2 red lights.

Well if this question is for me then I will say yes you can fix your Xbox 360 and fortunately it is easy to do it by yourself. It is not that we don’t have any other answer to the question “how to fix Xbox 360 2 red lights?” however the fact is the other possible ways are quite expensive and will take a lot of time to complete. This means you will be away from your gaming for 6-8 weeks. The best thing here is that you can fix your Xbox in your own home with your own hands and by using simple house hold tools.

First of all you will have to get some guidance. Finding the guidance you need is very cheap and very easy. There is Xbox 360 repairing guides available which will guide you through the whole process. It is important to find one that contains videos; it will make the repair very fast and very easy. You can find all types of wacky fixes on the internet however a lot of these fixes can cause more harm to your Xbox 360 and even in some cases they have been known to cause a fire. Stick with a video guide and you won’t have to worry about any of those problems.

Here I’m going to mention the steps you will see in the video guides that show you how to fix Xbox 360 2 red lights.

• You have to remove the cover of the console and faceplate.

• You will see the motherboard and heat sink; take them out of the console.

• You can use washers to create some space between motherboard and heat sink.

• Now you have to clean GPU (graphic processing unit)

These red lights appear on your Xbox just because of the heat. When you play games for a long period of time your console gets overheated. This heat is the main cause of these 2 red lights appearing on your console and annoying you while you are playing your favorite game. There is another fix which you can do if you don’t feel liking repairing your Xbox yourself. You can send it to Microsoft and if you are out of warranty they will charge you 150 bucks plus shipping. They will also have it for 6-8 weeks in order to complete the repair.

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Michael S Allen asked:




Though it took time to build its base, by now the Xbox 360 has carved a true, solid audience-heavy niche for itself in the gaming industry. This powerhouse console has revolutionized gaming but its future remains uncertain. Let’s take a look at potential roadblocks and see how the console is likely to perform against them in the next year or so.

Ironically, the biggest Xbox 36 competition may be from its own company. The originally planned replacement for the current Xbox generation, the Xbox 720, was due out 2011. So is Microsoft going to swap out for a newer model, rendering your beloved Xbox 360 useless and forcing you to buy a more expensive product? That was originally the plan! But it’s not likely, if far from impossible, in the current market.

Why?

Well, all three major companies - Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo - are acutely aware of the painful economic situation. This doesn’t necessarily translate into bad game sales, since the unemployed and underemployed have plenty of free time. However, it DOES translate into a bad time to unleash a brand ******** new, high-priced console. Furthermore, each company has other reasons for wanting to stick with the current console generation.

The Wii is built off of avoiding console power comparisons, the Xbox has a well-developed online player system, and the PS3 has had a recent price reduction along with its Blu-ray feature. All these profitable scenarios are simply annihilated by whoever jumps the gun and starts on the next gen early. Nothing’s certain, but if you had to bet on it, bet on not seeing the current generation of consoles stretch out for a few more years.

What about peripheral support? Will the Xbox’s hyped Kinect actually develop a decent library? The answer appears to be ‘yes,’ albeit that positive somewhat hinges on what genres you prefer. Most of its library is anticipated to launch next year, with highly-anticipated broad-appeal games like a SpongeBob Squarepants spinoff and Michael Jackson: the Experience included. If you bought the Kinect, your dollars won’t have gone to waste.

Those uninterested in motion gaming will still find 2011 an interesting year for the Xbox. The library will be swelled by such titles as the third Gears of War, Codename Kingdoms, XCom, and Steel Battallion. Action and strategy gamers are likely to be pleased by this focus.

Codename Kingdoms is perhaps the most relevant of the newbie titles, since it’s an Xbox exclusive based on the relatively untapped historical gladiator action subgenre. Just don’t expect Crytek to stay loyal to the Xbox in particular - their official stance is a very mercenary one of developing for whatever console is most convenient at the time!

2011 appears to be another strong Xbox year. Time will tell if the competitors can take the heat.

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heyfaisal asked:


Project Natal Kinect Xbox 360 Trailer - CES 2010: Trailer -IGN it show the new Project of xbox 360 it call Project Natal it actually make you feel like you are their with 3D like Wii Balance Bord but much better it awesome it actually Xbox 720 yes its true it look much smaller then the 360 IGN Daily Fix: Natal To Launch This October

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Alex Ashman asked:




With so many xbox 360 headsets on the market, it can be hard to choose which one will be best for you. There are a large number of different brands and products available to buy, ranging from the budget to high end expensive accessories. Here’s a couple of tips to help you choose the best headset:

One of the first things to decide is whether your xbox headset needs to be universal or not. Universal means that your headset can be used with different hardware - so the Xbox 360, PS3 and on the PC. If you are someone who uses different platforms, then you might want to consider a universal headset, rather than investing in different headsets for each. Of course the different heasdsets will work with sound, however if you want to be able to use voice as well, which is so critical for online gaming, then it is worth investing in a universal headset. For example you might want to consider the Tritton AX Pro or the Tritton AX 720.

As a general rule, the more you pay for your headset, the better the quality it will be, and so your enjoyment of playing games will be dramatically increased. However, another decision you might have to make when looking at the top end of the Xbox Headset market is whether you want true 5.1 surround or virtual 7.1 surround. For example the Tritton AX Pro gives you True 5.1 surround which gives incredible directional sound - perfect for hearing someone sneaking up on you on Halo Reach or Call of Duty. Whilst not giving you quite as good sound as a pair of high quality stereo headphones, the audio sound is still amazingly crisp and accurate - games sound truly alive.

In contrast you might choose to buy the Turtle Beach X41, which offers virtual 7.1 surround sound. The stereo headet, with large 50mm drivers create deep bass and amazing audio, which is instantly noticeable. When coupled with the dolby virtual surround gives impressive results. However, the directional accuracy is not as good as the true 5.1 Tritton AX Pro, however as a multimedia headset, the X41s are superb.

Ultimately the decision about which headset to buy for your xbox is a difficult one, it’s well worth getting your hands on a pair to check out yourselves - or have a look at some of the online reviews available.



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