...here is a trick doing the rounds of the internet where you wrap the console in a couple of towels and run it for a while. My theory is that by doing this you are softening the solder once more and the cracks are being filled. Using this method could further damage the processing units and I doubt it has any long term gain.

The most reliable and cost effective way to repair your malfunctioning xbox is to use one of the many resources available from people that have been there and know the methods that work and the ones that don't. Is it worth risking a couple of hundred dollars on something that may do more damage than good? There are a few good repair guides that will help you along the way to reliably repairing your console at home and with nothing more than a few basic tools and an hour or two of your time. Some of these guides offer video instruction also to make it all as easy as falling off a chair!more

The Xbox 360 3 Red Lights error - Can It Be Fixed?

... 360 users. When the 3 lights of doom are caused by ventilation issues it's obvious that better ventilation will keep the console out of trouble. Many of the online kits and manuals have great tips for fixing and preventing major hardware issues, if simple precautions are taken.

Overheating destroys about 90 percent of all electronics components anyway, so cleaning and cooling tips, simple repair and other precautions can greatly prolong the life of any Xbox 360. The 3 red light problem does not have to spell the end for your Xbox 360 enjoyment. A good percentage of all 3 red light errors are of the type that are directly heat relate...more

Will the Xbox 360 Have an Achilles Heel?

...al-killer. It's about control.

The Xbox 360 controller appears to still hae the same button configuration at the previous incarnations. That setup, tho adequate for many games, doesn't work well with one of the best selling game franchises of all time, the madden football series. Altho the xbox controller's trigger works extremely well for 1st person shooter games, it lacks 2 additional buttons in the trigger areas, whi...more

Sony Delays PlayStation 3

...ell defined a market as either the U.S. or Japan. So, it's much harder to predict how a certain type of console or a certain type of game will go over there. The U.S. and Japan are very clearly defined game markets, largely because they have very clearly defined consumer cultures in general and entertainment cultures in particular.

So, what does the PS3 delay mean for Sony's future in Europe? It's hard to say. I'm more interested in seeing what the installed base of each next generation console will look like in the American and Japanese markets after Christmas 2007, when we'll have the first real chance to predict how this round of the console wars will play out.

Of course, there are some predictions that seem pretty safe even now. For instance, it seems safe to say Sony will lose worldwide market share. Simply put, the PS3 won't be able to duplicate the market share dominance of the ps2.

So, most likely we're talking about Sony's PS3 falling somewhere north of catastrophic failure and south of market share gains. Although I think both of these scenarios are extremely unlikely, catastrophic failure is more likely, simply because improving upon the PS2's market share seems a near impossibility given the much tougher competition this time around.

Is there a real risk that the PS3 might end up being a catastrophic failure? I don't think so, simply because of the number of ps2 systems still out there. Price combined with solid competition on both of Sony's flanks is the only thing that could cause such a failure. If the price prevents widespread acceptance of the system, third party publisher support would be a problem down the line. Nintendo doesn't need a lot of third party support. Sony does.

Although I do think Sony is doing serious harm to its PlayStation line by insisting upon including Blu-ray and charging a ridiculous price, I don't think any amount of managerial ineptitude is likely to cause the catastrophic failure of a successor to such a dominant console as the ps2.

Price

If price isn't the elephant in the room, it should be. Most of the articles I read about the recently announced PS3 delay / production scale-down didn't say much about the pricing of the PS3. That's a mistake especially, because several articles mentioned the laptop battery recall, which has nothing to do with the PS3 and very little to do with Sony (it has everything to do with lithium-ion batteries irrespective of their manufacturer).

The PS3's price is a big problem. One that might have manifested itself in poor Christmas sales, if the number of units available for sale had approached the expected demand. For now, S...more

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