Archive for April, 2009

William Turner asked:


If you have found yourself reading this article then you are probably experiencing the wide spread Xbox 360 problem when you get the 3 red light that show up on the power button.

Normally before you see the 3 red light on the power button you will be playing your games and the screen will freeze without any error code and you turn the xbox off thinking that it was just a glitch in the game only to find that when you switch the console back on you get the 3 red light of doom!

So does the 3 red light on the Xbox 360 mean the end of your gaming fun?

Well Yes and No as it certainly means there is a big problem with your Xbox 360 as it is telling you that you have a “General Hardware Error” and this means that one or more components inside your Xbox have failed.

Now before you start freaking out, don’t worry as there are a few different things you can do to try and help the situation.

Firstly keep on turning the Xbox 360 off and back on again. I know this sounds weird but it got rid of the problem on my console when this happens and although the 3 red light will come back it will give you a few more days of playtime. The reason it happens is because the motherboard flexes due to the heat it has been taking and then the solders become loose, however if the Xbox 360 is still warm from being played on this can sometimes get it started again.

Another thing you can do is remove the hard drive from the side of the Xbox 360 if you have one as this does stop a lot of the airflow and may allow the Xbox to get more air and stop the error. Although this is a long shot but if you have the 3 red light on your Xbox then you have nothing to lose by trying right?

Lastly if you have your Xbox 360 in a display case or any other place that does not get a lot of airflow and is very warm it may well be a good idea to move the 360 somewhere near a window so it can get more air.

If the suggestions above do not work for you then you should give Microsoft a ring as another good point is they do realize there is a problem and will fix any Xbox 360 with the 3 red light free of charge.

Don’t expect to get your console back anytime soon though and repairs may take up to 4 weeks to complete the repairs due to the number of consoles with problems!

LU
Craig Torsen asked:


Much has been said about the Xbox 360 red ring of death. Millions of people who have bought the units are always concerned on the latest developments about this issue, so that they would know what to do just in case the red ring of death appears on their Xbox 360 units.

This is an issue that has started a few months after the Xbox 360 was released in 2005; the issue is still relevant today. With great titles now offered on the Xbox 360, people just cannot resist buying their own units.

The red ring of death usually appears when a gamer has played on the Xbox 360 unit extensively, without the gamer realizing that the game console is not getting enough ventilation. After hours and hours of gameplay, the red ring of death appears, and this could signal the end of fun for most people. That is why more and more people want to know how to fix the Xbox 360 ring of death.

In the event that the red ring of death appears, Microsoft has given a three-year warranty for people who bought the units. However, not everyone can be bothered to do such a process; some people opt to become creative and find their own ways to fix the Xbox 360 ring of death. There are several tips found online, but these can be quite risky.

To fix the Xbox 360 ring of death, it is advisable to consult a guide. Guides offer safer tips in handling the units, so the gamers are assured that they are not doing more harm to their game consoles.

DAMIAN
Anthony Fugate asked:


Game cheats for PSP can be found all over the internet, and some of them actually work. I am here to tell you that there are services offered online that will let you get all of the game cheats for free, and not monthly fees. I am going to show you how to get all of your game cheats that actually work.

Game cheats for the PSP are somewhat rare, but can be found on the Internet if you know where to look. I have been downloading games for a couple of years now for the PSP, and I love the cheats that I can get for them. I don’t like to use them unless I am stuck on a game, but they are there if you want to use them.

A lot of times I use cheats to get past the end of a level, or if I just can’t figure out what to do next on the game. I have access to every cheat known, all in a central location. I will give you the link at the end of this article.

Now, on the road to cheats, I want to let you know that you don’t have to pay for your PSP games. You can download all of them for a small one-time payment, and get unlimited downloads forever. I am not trying to sell you something here, but I want to let you know what is available online.

There are scams out there that will take your money and run, so I want to let you know what you need to be looking for in a good PSP download service. You need to make sure that they have customer support. You also need to make sure that they offer free software that will let you downgrade your PSP firmware so that you can use cheats and play downloaded games. You also need to look at their database. Look to see if they have new games available, and if they have a large amount of games to choose from. If it is a good download service, they will also offer movies and music in addition to games, so make sure that you see these things.

One thing to be aware of is recurring monthly payments. These are designed to do nothing more than to take your money. You also want to be aware of services that offer different levels of membership. One payment should get you full access to the entire database of games. Be aware if you see multi-level memberships. These are also designed to suck money out of you.

LORAINE
Matt Sharp asked:


They’re one of the big names in mobile phones. They’re a huge company, made of Japanese and Swedish brilliance. They are Sony Ericsson.

Who is Sony Ericsson?

Sony Ericsson is the 4th biggest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world, and the second biggest in the UK. That’s an important distinction to make, and I’ll come back to it later. But for now, suffice to say they’re one of the big boys, with one of the most instantly recognizable names in the mobile world. And if it isn’t obvious from the name, Sony Ericsson are actually made up of a joint venture between two companies (no prizes for guessing it’s Sony and Ericsson…) That gives a vast wealth of expertise to draw from; from Ericsson, years of experience in the world of mobile phones and from Sony, even longer in the world of fabulously-groovy consumer electronics.

In essence then, what you’re getting is a perfect marriage of worlds, with Sony Ericsson. With that intimate knowledge of mobile phones, combined with Sony’s seemingly bottomless pockets and consumer innovations, it’s a recipe that leads to greatness. Sure, they may not have the might (yet) to take on the almighty Nokia (but then, who does??), but their mobile phones are blazing their very own red hot trail through the world.

Mobile phones – the cream of the crop

So, which Sony Ericsson mobile phones stand out as being true world-beaters? Well, for starters, in the world of camera phones (one of the biggest areas in the hisory of mobile devices, EVER), they stand proud with their Cyber-Shot range of phones, the flagship model of which, the K850i, is frighteningly powerful, and at 5 megapixels, produces frighteningly good photos. Seriously, I’m talking proper, standalone digital camera quality, here! So, that’s camera phones in the bag. But they also excel at music phones, and their Walkman-series of mobile phones are synonymous with pure musical excellence. Having tried one myself, I can honestly tell you, they rock. Big time!

They’re the main product ranges, but Sony Ericsson have other ranges, from fashion phones, to smartphones… and when I say smartphones, I mean ‘really, really smart, probably smarter than me’ phones. So, from the ranks of the fashionistas, you have the T650i and S500i, and from the ranks of their smartphones, you have the current grand master, the mighty P1i, which I consider to be the single best smartphone on the market (well, I would, that’s the phone I use). Well, it will be until the P5 comes out later in the year… And then, of course, there is the new X1 Xperia, designed to crack the America market.

DORIS
Austen H asked:


Does anybody know of cheats or things that you can get besides the ice breaker game?

CORY