Turbohat

"Beck" <beck@none> wrote in message
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> "Turbohat" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
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>> 360 is 9 months old.
>>
>> No crashes in games at all (odd lockup in friends list or XBLA list)
>> until now (Forza 2)
>>
>> Big problems with textures streaming in Nurburgring. (Not too worried
>> about this) BUT have had 2 of the blocky screen with screeching noise
>> type of crash (both in Forza2)
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>> Don't wanbt to replace my (until now) reliable box with a lemon, but if
>> it's on it's way out....
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> Its likely that the game has exposed problems within your 360 that were
> not obvious before. You probably have a fault that has always been there
> but only noticeable now with a game that pushes the system more.
> I had a similar problem with my original 360. It was a problem only
> noticeable when using VGA connection and only in one game. I had a bit of
> a time dealing with Gamestation for a replacement because they could not
> reproduce the problem on their TV. But after about 30 minutes of
> explaining I had tried it on two seperate monitors, two seperate cables
> and two copies of the game, they finally gave in and exchanged it. They
> weren't nasty, they just could not get their head round their being a
> problem because they could not see it.
>
> If it were me with your 360, I would take it in for a replacement. It may
> not be a problem with other games, but if it does get worse you may end up
> with a dead 360 out of warranty.

Just had another two blocky screen type of lock ups (definately hardware
fault?). No problems with any other game ever. Does Forza really push the
hardware beyond breaking point?