...w we come to the main point of this article - discussing whether Xbox 360 home repairs are really possible. From personal experience, I believe that they are possible, I have repaired a number of consoles over the past couple of years with good results. However, I have had prior experience in the electronics industry and therefore know what not to tamper with when it comes to circuitry. Even so, I still think it would be possible for someone with no prior knowledge of the Xbox 360's electronic components and wiring structure to be able to fix the problem - provided they were given instructions for carrying out the repairs. If you are wanting to get back to gaming as quickly as possible then home Xbox 360 repair is probably the way for you to go.

In this article I have discussed the causes of the 3 red lights problem, namely excessive heat in the small confines of the Xbox 360's casing which causes the components to heat up too quickly. The pro's and con's of shipping your console to Microsoft for repair have also been examined. Finally, my personal opinion of Xbox 360 repairs carried out at home has been revealed. Just to recap - yes, I do think it's possible to fix a broken Xbox 360 at home.more

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...likely, the now popular handhelds will have to make way for the hugely anticipated consoles. The question remains though; who will win the console war in Japan?

When Nintendo released market share data for the handheld video game industry it revealed that game Boy Advance holds 41% of the market, the Nintendo DS at 31% and the PSP at a close 28% though it released just four months after the DS launch in North America and has been overshadowed by a DS sales surge thanks to the large list of w...more

Xbox 360 Backwards compatibility

...With the Xbox 360 getting more and more popular, more and more new exciting games will be coming out of the market. Gamers will be able to play more exciting as well as more visually remarkable games on their game console.

But some gamers may still miss playing some of their favorite games in the past that run on older Xbox models. In order to allow gamers to play their past favorites on their new Xbox 360, developers of the game console has made backward compatibility as part of the newer model's various exciting features.

Xbox 360 Backward compatibility is achieved through software emulation of the original Xbox game console. Emulated games make it possible for older Xbox games to be played in your new Xbox 360 game console. Doing so would allow the gamer with a few benefits on the side.

For one, the X...more

Xbox 360 3 Red Lights - Xbox 360 Three Red Lights, What Do They Indicate?

...What to do if your Xbox 360 is bitten by the 'three red rings of doom' bug? There are many answers actually. To throw away your gaming console in the trash can; to send it to Microsoft repair center and wait for weeks on end and also spending a handsome amount of money or to try your own hand in fixing the device. Most people would opt for the last option as it seems the most convenient one.

First of all one has to understand why the green lights turn red? The three lights...more

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