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  • 09-07-2010 7:14pm
    #1
    cruiser178
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭


    Today when i turned on my xbox no picture came up on the tv,i checked all connections and all seem fine,i can get sound but no pic.
    Anyone got ant ideas what might be wrong,i cant live without it,its the only thing that shuts the kids up for a few hours:D


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  • #2
    InvisibleBadger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭InvisibleBadger


    If you're sure it's not the connections then it might mean a dead xbox unfortunately. If its less than 3 yrs old microsoft might fix it for you. Have a look in the sticky. Good luck.


  • #3
    Doritogasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Doritogasm


    That exact problem happened to me with my 2nd xbox. I used the towel trick and then the picture came back after it cooled down!


  • #4
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    don't mean to sound condescending but are you sure about the connections? it's happened 2/3 times to me that i wasn't watching where i was putting the Yellow-White-Red connection things and put the video into one of the audio ones. :o
    if you have a HDMI or VGA connection, do what badger said.

    i wouldn't recommend the towel trick. it'll only fúck up the xbox. better to check the warranty first.


  • #5
    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    If you're using the red white and yellow connections, check the switch on the part that goes into the xbox and make sure it's not switched to HDTV. Same happened to me a while ago and it was just switched to HDTV.


  • #6
    cruiser178
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭cruiser178


    Thanks for the replies everyone,tried everything still the same,will have to send it away to microsoft.

    @atavan-halen cant find a switch on any part going into the xbox,mine is the standerd/arcade xbox.


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  • #7
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    it's on the connector directly behind the port where you plug in the AV thingie into the xbox. there should be a switch for HDTV and standard.

    EDIT: if you switch it back while the xbox is on, you have to restart the xbox to get the picture back


  • #8
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,448 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    send the xbox as an RROD, otherwise Microsoft will ask for money if its outside the 1 year warranty. i sent mine as an RROD and got a replacement easily.

    I highly doubt the German Repair Centre will even inspect your console as they get so many broken consoles every day.


  • #9
    cruiser178
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭cruiser178


    Xbox not under warranty so did a bit of looking around. 110e for second hand box and 150 for new but then on further inspection today i noticed a slight kink in the cable(just where the cable enters the yellow pin)so i pinched it with finger tips,it felt hollow inside,i striped it down and found my problem,broken cable.Have it doctored til i can get a new one.The kids are happy and i get a quite life again:)

    thanks to all for the replies


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