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Xbox owners warning....
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(Last edited by Hawkeye_a; Mar 21, 2005 at 12:47 AM.
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If my xbox does catch fire, hopefully it will melt that damn gamecube resting right next to it. 
I'm not concerned about the problem. I enjoy playing my xbox and that is all that matters to me.
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Originally posted by Albert Pujols:
If my xbox does catch fire, hopefully it will melt that damn gamecube resting right next to it.
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Originally posted by Albert Pujols:
I'm not concerned about the problem.
I bet nobody cares until their house catches on fire from a faulty game console.
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Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
I bet nobody cares until their house catches on fire from a faulty game console.
I'm not concerned because my xbox isn't effected. I'm also comforted by the fact that my xbox isn't plugged in at the moment.
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Originally posted by Albert Pujols:
I'm not concerned because my xbox isn't effected. I'm also comforted by the fact that my xbox isn't plugged in at the moment.
You never know...this is Microsoft we are talking about. 
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From: Xbox-Scene.com
>> Some articles in Swedish newspapers about the "new" xbox power cords. One box sprayed sparks over a kid even with the new cord.
Loose translation by Jaydee/DDay:
The XBox blow even with new cord - exploded directly in the face of Anahi, 25.
Sammy,8, got the cord exchanged on his dangerous XBox - that had sparked when he was playing. When the new cord was plugged into the Xbox it exploded into the face of a friend of Sammy's mother.
"I got sparks in my face and the whole apartment smelled of the burn" Anahi Reinoso, 25, says.
It has only been a few weeks since MS , the manufacturer of the XBox, had 14.1 million power cords exchanged all over the world.
According to the company 30 serious cases about the Xbox have been reported, in 7 of the cases people have gotten burns on their hands.
8 year old Sammy's XBox had been sparking and crackling where the old cord fitted into the XBox. Now the new cord from Microsoft had been pluged in, but when Sammy went to play there was no picture on the tv. This was when Anahi reached over the gaming console to "shake" the cord a bit.
"The 'banf' was heard in the whole apartment and the power went out" Nadia Hussein,28, says. The girls and Sammy fled the apartment. After awhile Nadia dared to go in and unplugged all powercords.
They immediately contacted MS support and are now to send their XBox in for technical research. "Incredibly sad" Peter Svanfeldt, Sales Manager on MS HDR, says. "I have never heard about a similar case... I do not know if it have to do with the cable, the xbox, the powernet or if it is something different... We are taking this very seriously of course"
Anahi Reinoso luckily walked away without visible injury. "I was red and swollen on my chin, but we cooled it off as we we told to by the ER. I am still shocked, Anahi says. Sammy is sad that he can't play his games anymore.
Original Swedish Article: Aftonbladet.se
This weekend Aftonbladet reported about how a boy's XBox exploded when he changed to the new power cord.
"We have started a technical evaluation and have picked up his XBox. It has been sent to Ireland for analysis" Peter Svanfeldt, Reginal Director for consumer market on MS, says.
Peter Svanstedt don't want to speculate into what exactly could have happened with the boy´s Xbox, and if it has to do with the console, the power cord or the powernet in the apartment.
That a XBox can short even though the power cord has been exchanged is confirmed by sources on the net that instead say that the problem isn't the cord itself but rather the power supply inside the XBox. On the power supply there are two solder points that xbox users say are weak and that can break. Most commonly nothing happens, but sometimes the broken solder points causes the Xbox not to boot, to short and in some rare cases catch fire.
MS changing the power cord doesn´t solve or fix the issue, but rather lessen the damage when the XBox short´s or catch fire. To fix the problem MS would have to replace 14.1 million which would cost enormous amounts of money. Instead the company exchanges the power cords .
Peter Svanfeldt hasn't heard about the sources/claims that say that the power supply is at fault. "I havent heard anything about this and do not want to speculate" he says.
Original Swedish Article: Pcforalla.idg.se
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You mean there needs to be a warning other than "by buying this machine, you are stanching the financial bleeding of a predatory corporation which is responsible for holding technological progress back by ten years, all for the sake of a console where the number of good games can be counted on one hand"?
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You are in Soviet Russia. It is dark. Grue is likely to be eaten by YOU!
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I got my replacement cord 2 weeks ago. I am fine with it, I mean it is 1 in 10,000.
At least I use the damn thing. My camecube could catch fire and I wouldn't even notice.
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Well now that makes like 15 things that can burn my house down, besides the 50 year old dryer that flames, the stove that pours smoke on any setting but broil, and the 3 different power strips plugged into one non-grounded outlet.
If it burns down I'm suing M$ no matter what the cause.
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Originally posted by Millennium:
You mean there needs to be a warning other than "by buying this machine, you are stanching the financial bleeding of a predatory corporation which is responsible for holding technological progress back by ten years, all for the sake of a console where the number of good games can be counted on one hand"?
haha you beat me to it. fabulous engineering isnt it ? maybe thats why they need to sell it at bargain basement prices like regular wintel boxes lol. who'd buy it if they didnt eh?
Luckily Gamucube and PS2 owners dont need to worry about their consoles igniting and bringing the house down . But oh well... despite that you still have people using windows and internet explorer and Xboxes lol...suckers.
I wonder if keeping the XBox in an ice box would help...oh nevermid it probably wont fit.
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Originally posted by Millennium:
You mean there needs to be a warning other than "by buying this machine, you are stanching the financial bleeding of a predatory corporation which is responsible for holding technological progress back by ten years, all for the sake of a console where the number of good games can be counted on one hand"?
Which is why I bought mine used and did a mod chip and hard drive upgrade. As a "collector" of video game systems, I HAD to have it - now if I could just find anything worthwhile to play on it... 
That being said, I will probably buy their next system USED when it has a modchip available.
Yeah, it's stealing but my karma would take a bigger hit if I actually supported Microsoft with my money.
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