Watching movies on Xbox 360

Millertime1987 · 08-23-2008, 04:56 PM

So I have had a 360 for a while and about 5 months ago hooked it up to my LCD with HDMI cables. Since then when ever a disk has a smudge or scratch or something the screen goes static and I get static through the stereo. Just wondering if anyone else has had the same problem or not.

*Blacksheep Josh* · 08-23-2008, 05:03 PM

It's because you're using the Xbox 360 to watch DVDs. Granted games are written on DVD discs, it's normally loading then stopping, nto working continuously.

Only thing I can say is make sure all the disc are clean, the few dvds I've watched with it I have hte same problem, but I just eject them, clean em, and pop them back in. It's worth getting an actual DVD player that'll display in HDMI so you don't wear out the disc drive.

calisoundmix · 08-24-2008, 03:51 PM

some xbox 360's have a problem with the intensity of the laser in the drive, if you ware handy with small bolts and a multimeter you can fix it, basically you just measure the resistance of a circuit and bump it up to increase your laser output, thus having less "bad disk errors" i don't have a link for the procedure but there are many sites with it online if you google for it.

*Blacksheep Josh* · 08-24-2008, 03:57 PM

Probably the best site for Xbox 360 mods and repair.

http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair...360-repair.htm

I'd just send it off if it's under warranty. I didn't get the red light, but my drive was loud as hell. I sent it off, and when I got it back it was amazing at how quiet it was.

*MustangP51* · 08-24-2008, 04:10 PM

That sounds like the beginning of a cold solder joint failure on the mother board. If its still under warranty have it repaired asap.

*Blacksheep Josh* · 08-24-2008, 04:11 PM

Yeah, it's really easy. You just register the Xbox at Xbox.com, they send you everything. The box, packing stuff, even the sticker to ship it back. It's great. It took 2 weeks and 5 days to get the box, ship it back to them, and get it back when I had mine fixed.

*MustangP51* · 08-24-2008, 04:17 PM

You must have had better luck then me lol. I had the 3 red lights, I sent my Xbox 360 in 4 times to try to get it fixed. After getting the 3 red lights yet again, the 5th time, Microsoft sent me a new console.

*Blacksheep Josh* · 08-24-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MustangP51

You must have had better luck then me lol. I had the 3 red lights, I sent my Xbox 360 in 4 times to try to get it fixed. After getting the 3 red lights yet again, the 5th time, Microsoft sent me a new console.

I bought mine in September of 2007. Supposedly any unit sold after the Red Light Catastrophe was supposed to have been fixed, so I shouldnt' get that error. My error was I'd put in any disc and it'd get a disc read error or freeze.

Only thing is I wish I had got a unit with HDMI output, I have non-HDMI, and sure enough I have a HDTV now... I think I'll probably end up trading it in at some point and getting a HDMI output.

Millertime1987 · 09-27-2008, 01:46 PM

Mine red ringed last week sent it in Wednesday or something so i am out for 3 weeks or so. This is gonna suck after buying Force Unleashed.

08-23-2008, 04:56 PM	#1
Millertime1987 Wannabe Elite Explorer Excelsior, Minnesota '99 XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 391 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Watching movies on Xbox 360 So I have had a 360 for a while and about 5 months ago hooked it up to my LCD with HDMI cables. Since then when ever a disk has a smudge or scratch or something the screen goes static and I get static through the stereo. Just wondering if anyone else has had the same problem or not.

08-23-2008, 05:03 PM	#2
Blacksheep Josh Slinky+Escalator=Fun Statesboro, GA 1993 Ford Explorer XLT Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,566 Vehicle Specs	It's because you're using the Xbox 360 to watch DVDs. Granted games are written on DVD discs, it's normally loading then stopping, nto working continuously. Only thing I can say is make sure all the disc are clean, the few dvds I've watched with it I have hte same problem, but I just eject them, clean em, and pop them back in. It's worth getting an actual DVD player that'll display in HDMI so you don't wear out the disc drive. __________________ "Thunder" Registry R.I.P. 2005-2012 2001 Ford Ranger (New!!) "You can hear me when I'm coming" - Yung Joc

08-24-2008, 03:51 PM	#3
calisoundmix Wannabe Elite Explorer san jose, ca '98 XLT SOHC Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 200 Vehicle Specs	some xbox 360's have a problem with the intensity of the laser in the drive, if you ware handy with small bolts and a multimeter you can fix it, basically you just measure the resistance of a circuit and bump it up to increase your laser output, thus having less "bad disk errors" i don't have a link for the procedure but there are many sites with it online if you google for it. __________________ 1998 Ford Explorer XLT V6 SOHC 2WD - 152,000 Miles JL Audio/Alpine Audiophile System

08-24-2008, 03:57 PM	#4
Blacksheep Josh Slinky+Escalator=Fun Statesboro, GA 1993 Ford Explorer XLT Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,566 Vehicle Specs	Probably the best site for Xbox 360 mods and repair. http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair...360-repair.htm I'd just send it off if it's under warranty. I didn't get the red light, but my drive was loud as hell. I sent it off, and when I got it back it was amazing at how quiet it was. __________________ "Thunder" Registry R.I.P. 2005-2012 2001 Ford Ranger (New!!) "You can hear me when I'm coming" - Yung Joc

08-24-2008, 04:10 PM	#5
MustangP51 High Altitude Explorer Connecticut 2009 Limited V8 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,373 Vehicle Specs	That sounds like the beginning of a cold solder joint failure on the mother board. If its still under warranty have it repaired asap. __________________ -Ryan 2009 Explorer Limited 4.6 52,000 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0- 195,000 1965 Ford Mustang 177,000 LED conversions: Headlight/Wiper/Defrost/Fog, Light Bar, Instruments, Under Dash, Mirrors, Cruise Control, Under Seat, Dome Lights HID Conversions

08-24-2008, 04:11 PM	#6
Blacksheep Josh Slinky+Escalator=Fun Statesboro, GA 1993 Ford Explorer XLT Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,566 Vehicle Specs	Yeah, it's really easy. You just register the Xbox at Xbox.com, they send you everything. The box, packing stuff, even the sticker to ship it back. It's great. It took 2 weeks and 5 days to get the box, ship it back to them, and get it back when I had mine fixed. __________________ "Thunder" Registry R.I.P. 2005-2012 2001 Ford Ranger (New!!) "You can hear me when I'm coming" - Yung Joc

08-24-2008, 04:17 PM	#7
MustangP51 High Altitude Explorer Connecticut 2009 Limited V8 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,373 Vehicle Specs	You must have had better luck then me lol. I had the 3 red lights, I sent my Xbox 360 in 4 times to try to get it fixed. After getting the 3 red lights yet again, the 5th time, Microsoft sent me a new console. __________________ -Ryan 2009 Explorer Limited 4.6 52,000 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0- 195,000 1965 Ford Mustang 177,000 LED conversions: Headlight/Wiper/Defrost/Fog, Light Bar, Instruments, Under Dash, Mirrors, Cruise Control, Under Seat, Dome Lights HID Conversions

09-27-2008, 01:46 PM	#9
Millertime1987 Wannabe Elite Explorer Excelsior, Minnesota '99 XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 391 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Mine red ringed last week sent it in Wednesday or something so i am out for 3 weeks or so. This is gonna suck after buying Force Unleashed.