Hardware Discussion Thread

Myrddin

As per the title folks, any posts related to Xbox One or 360 hardware can go in here. This is as a result of the locking of the general discussion thread, we will need a place for general hardware chat etc.

FAILSAFE 00

tony1980 wrote: »

I wouldn't say so but it sold out fairly quick the last time I saw it last week, I just bought Black Flag as it was sold out last week at the same price when I bought Unity. I paid a total of 40 euro for both now so I am delighted with that!

Sweat Jesus :eek:

I am going to need a monster external hard drive now.

GottaGetGatt

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Sweat Jesus :eek:

I am going to need a monster external hard drive now.

Yep 2 new games and no hard drive to play them on

Stone Deaf 4evr

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

Yep 2 new games and no hard drive to play them on

my drive is 99.6% full.

removing games to install GTA was tough. BTW, does anyone know where your save data is kept? Some games have a file showing up - Trials Evolution, Battlefield 4, and others like destiny dont show any?

calex71

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

my drive is 99.6% full.

removing games to install GTA was tough. BTW, does anyone know where your save data is kept? Some games have a file showing up - Trials Evolution, Battlefield 4, and others like destiny dont show any?

The one on the drive is just a cached copy, they are cloud saves these days, if in any doubt always fire up the game before you delete anything to see if it tries to sync data if maybe the xbox was off line the last time you played the game etc. You can ignore and leave that data on the drive anyway as it's puny in the grand scheme of it.

maximoose

Anyone had issues with the d-pad and left stick on the controller having a mind of their own?

Eg flicking through menus, if I press down on the d-pad it will start to go infinitely up. Or playing a game, standing still not touching controller, and game will start to move forward slowly on it's own.

Contacted support this morning but I'd have to pay for postage and then be controllerless for two weeks waiting on the replacement. Pfft. Rather spend a little more and just get a new one.

rottie 11

maximoose wrote: »

Anyone had issues with the d-pad and left stick on the controller having a mind of their own?

Eg flicking through menus, if I press down on the d-pad it will start to go infinitely up. Or playing a game, standing still not touching controller, and game will start to move forward slowly on it's own.

Contacted support this morning but I'd have to pay for postage and then be controllerless for two weeks waiting on the replacement. Pfft. Rather spend a little more and just get a new one.

Had the same problem with mine , got onto support and they told me send it in. It was free to post it, when they receive it they will send me a new one

Had to buy a new control as i had none ha.

If your going to buy one id still send the broken one in for replacement

maximoose

How long did it take to get back? He told me I'd have to pay for the postage myself the chancer.

sweetie

maximoose wrote:

Anyone had issues with the d-pad and left stick on the controller having a mind of their own?

id bring it back to where I bought it first. or contact the vendor if online.

maximoose

It was amazon, just had a chat with them and a new controller on the way for free! Result

tony1980

maximoose wrote: »

It was amazon, just had a chat with them and a new controller on the way for free! Result

Amazon have superb customer service!

maximoose

tony1980 wrote: »

Amazon have superb customer service!

Yeah, well impressed. No questions asked, just told me to place an order and it'd be free. Damn it, should have gone for a special edition controller :pac:

They emailed a return label for the controller, but the email also said:

I noticed that you are using a Parcel Motel address so you may be in the Republic of Ireland. Because the parcel was dispatched to the UK, we won't be able to generate a
pre- paid An Post label. If it is inconvenient to return the controller to us, then please dispose of it.

I love amazon.

Nalz

hi folks,

Halo, wow!! I'm thinking of getting this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I9WV4OM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B00I9WV4OM&linkCode=as2&tag=xbopriche-21&linkId=S45Y3HNQGUE3ZB45

Plus this
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=PANASONIC+TX-42AS500&authToken=

Plus this
https://www.gamestop.ie/Xbox%20One/Games/47024/xbox-one-assassins-creed-kinect-bundle-bundle

Seeking some advice here. Am I insane? Is this the best bang for my buck?

Cheers,
Trilla

runawaybishop

Trilla wrote: »

hi folks,

Halo, wow!! I'm thinking of getting this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I9WV4OM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B00I9WV4OM&linkCode=as2&tag=xbopriche-21&linkId=S45Y3HNQGUE3ZB45

Plus this
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=PANASONIC+TX-42AS500&authToken=

Plus this
https://www.gamestop.ie/Xbox%20One/Games/47024/xbox-one-assassins-creed-kinect-bundle-bundle

Seeking some advice here. Am I insane? Is this the best bang for my buck?

Cheers,
Trilla

Get the console version without the kinect as you can pick the kinect up, ~new, from CEX for like 30 euro.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Trilla wrote: »

hi folks,

Halo, wow!! I'm thinking of getting this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I9WV4OM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B00I9WV4OM&linkCode=as2&tag=xbopriche-21&linkId=S45Y3HNQGUE3ZB45

Plus this
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=PANASONIC+TX-42AS500&authToken=

Plus this
https://www.gamestop.ie/Xbox%20One/Games/47024/xbox-one-assassins-creed-kinect-bundle-bundle

Seeking some advice here. Am I insane? Is this the best bang for my buck?

Cheers,
Trilla

I admire your willingness to commit.

maximoose

If I were you I'd get this deal from Argos

€399 for console and GTA V
Then get Assassin's Creed for €30 on gamedealdaily.com
Pick up second hand Kinect for ~€30.

Stone Deaf 4evr

runawaybishop wrote: »

Get the console version without the kinect as you can pick the kinect up, ~new, from CEX for like 30 euro.

There cant be too many kinects left lying around at this stage i'd imagine?

MiskyBoyy

runawaybishop wrote: »

Get the console version without the kinect as you can pick the kinect up, ~new, from CEX for like 30 euro.

There's only 1 kinect left in the whole country, in Cork.

Nalz

maximoose wrote: »

If I were you I'd get this deal from Argos

€399 for console and GTA V
Then get Assassin's Creed for €30 on gamedealdaily.com
Pick up second hand Kinect for ~€30.

Cheers, but I already cleared GTA V on the 360 last year. Not really interested in playing it again. Love the look of Halo and the Assassin Creed games.

maximoose

Could trade GTA in straight away so and save even more, proper bang for buck!

Although it does look like 2nd hand Kinects are short in supply now.

MiskyBoyy

You get €45 hard cash in CeX for GTA V if you want to get i and sell it on.

Hococop

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

There cant be too many kinects left lying around at this stage i'd imagine?

You just have to check every few hours and one might pop up online

Got mine from them Tuesday from the site, only complaint was the delivery of the kinect

No box
No bubble wrap
Its was just wrapped in black cling film
Lucky enough the kinect was in perfect condition

rottie 11

maximoose wrote: »

How long did it take to get back? He told me I'd have to pay for the postage myself the chancer.

I stil didnt get it back, i posted it only a week ago. I got an email from ups with a lable that i had to print and stick on the parcel and then handed it into ups and didnt pay a cent

runawaybishop

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

There's only 1 kinect left in the whole country, in Cork.

They pop up fairly regularly. No point spending 100 yoyo if 30 will do it.

super_furry

Can anyone recommend a good external HD? My internal one is already filled and I'm having to delete stuff already. Thinking that 2gb would be good but would depend on the price.

MiskyBoyy

super_furry wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good external HD? My internal one is already filled and I'm having to delete stuff already. Thinking that 2gb would be good but would depend on the price.

How much you thinking of spending?

super_furry

Would like to keep it under €100 but could go to €120 or so depending.

MiskyBoyy

super_furry wrote: »

Would like to keep it under €100 but could go to €120 depending.

You mean TB btw, you even had me searching 2GB

Would you prefer it to be a 2.5" or would a 3.5" non portable external hard drive do you?

Something like this, I have this myself. 3TB, It's right job

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Station-External-Desktop-Drive/dp/B00C9TEOCA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1416500169&sr=8-3&keywords=3tb+external+hard+drive

€94 including delivery

super_furry

That looks perfect, thanks a lot, will order it this weekend.

Stone Deaf 4evr

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

You mean TB btw, you even had me searching 2GB

Would you prefer it to be a 2.5" or would a 3.5" non portable external hard drive do you?

Something like this, I have this myself. 3TB, It's right job

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Station-External-Desktop-Drive/dp/B00C9TEOCA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1416500169&sr=8-3&keywords=3tb+external+hard+drive

€94 including delivery

MiskyBoyy, what do you do when you turn off your console? do you plug out the drive or does it go into sleep mode? I only ask because I need one myself and I like to leave the console in "quick start" mode if possible.

GottaGetGatt

super_furry wrote: »

That looks perfect, thanks a lot, will order it this weekend.

picked up a portable 2tb seagate on amazon for €80 last night.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Argos are getting better these days
they have this for 89 if you dont want to wait for amazon
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1296215/Trail/searchtext%3E2TB+HARD+DRIVE.htm

GottaGetGatt

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2489935/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780850%7CHard+drives%2C+USBs+and+data+storage%7C14419053.htm

MiskyBoyy

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

MiskyBoyy, what do you do when you turn off your console? do you plug out the drive or does it go into sleep mode? I only ask because I need one myself and I like to leave the console in "quick start" mode if possible.

I just leave it plugged in the whole time. There's an option on Xbox> Settings>Power and Startup to "When Xbox if off, turn off storage" if you want the HDD to turn off when your xbox is off. That really only applies to 2.5" portable hard drives tho as they get their power from the xbox usb port. The ones listed above have their own separate plug to power them and go into sleep mode automatically when the disk hasn't been used in a few minutes.

dor83

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2489935/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780850%7CHard+drives%2C+USBs+and+data+storage%7C14419053.htm

Got one of those a few months ago, does the job perfectly for me as I prefer to have it only use power when the xbox is in use.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Argos are getting better these days
they have this for 89 if you dont want to wait for amazon
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1296215/Trail/searchtext%3E2TB+HARD+DRIVE.htm

I'm terrible when it comes to computer stuff. If I got one of these do I just connect it to the xbox and just continue like normal with the extra space being added to the xbox one hard drive space or would I have to do something to set it up?

MiskyBoyy

Deleted User wrote:

I'm terrible when it comes to computer stuff. If I got one of these do I just connect it to the xbox and just continue like normal with the extra space being added to the xbox one hard drive space or would I have to do something to set it up?

Once you plug it into the Xbox a notification will pop on screen asking you to format it if you want to use o for games storage. Once you do that it will work as normal pretty much.

sweetie

maximoose wrote:

It was amazon, just had a chat with them and a new controller on the way for free! Result 

told ya! now ye have a spare for Fifa etc.

Fingleberries

sweetie wrote: »

told ya! now ye have a spare for Fifa etc.

And give the bandy one to your opponent

Lucious Sweet

Fingleberries wrote: »

And give the bandy one to your opponent

Or just keep it as a spare because the other one is liable to hit the wall if you play a lot of FIFA

wes

super_furry wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good external HD? My internal one is already filled and I'm having to delete stuff already. Thinking that 2gb would be good but would depend on the price.

Good guide from Eurogamers digital foundry:

The Xbox One hard drive upgrade guide

ciaran75

Hi,
Has anyone else noticed the Kinect voice no longer works if you have your region set to Ireland. If you switch back to UK everything is fine again.
Was on with xbox support and they had not heard there was an issue.
Cheers,
Ciaran

calex71

I have mine set to UK for the TV tuner, but I used to have region set to ireland and voice to english UK , both settings are side by side there in the settings app.

Unless the preview program messing with it ? Are you in the preview dash program?

ciaran75

no, not in preview program.

I've set it back to UK but you now no longer the TV listings in the one guide which is a pain

Mickeroo

Mine is set to Ireland and works fine.

ciaran75

thanks Mickeroo, wonder what is different.
friend of mine had to set his to UK also.

calex71

ciaran75 wrote: »

no, not in preview program.

I've set it back to UK but you now no longer the TV listings in the one guide which is a pain

As I said I have mine set to UK so I can use the USB TV tuner and I can see listings in the one guide, if you have to set it to UK run the TV setup wizard (you might have to clear this in settings 1st) when it asks for a post code use Newry think its BT53 maybe, can't recall for sure.

The only thing is it doesn't list the programs for irish channels that way, but does list the channels themselves and I can voice switch to them.

Are you saying when you go to Settings > System > Location > Language & Location , you can't or don't have an option to set spoken language to English when location is set to ireland???? There are 2 language boxes there, the 1st box is text language on the console, 2nd is location and 3rd box is the one you need to set to English UK

Hears6

Probably the wrong place to post this but any one use this drive as an external drive for their xbox ?
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1443673/Trail/searchtext%3EEXTERNAL+HARDDRIVE.htm

MiskyBoyy

Hears6 wrote: »

Probably the wrong place to post this but any one use this drive as an external drive for their xbox ?
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1443673/Trail/searchtext%3EEXTERNAL+HARDDRIVE.htm

Not a thing wrong with it at all

It would do the job very nicely, they also have the portable version for about a fiver extra which is a smaller form factor but same storage space and doesn't need to take up an extra socket. Takes power straight from the USB port on the Xbox.

Just also note that they're both 5400rpm which wouldn't be as fast loading games as a 7200rpm drive but it would be just about as fast as the current hard drive that's actually in the Xbox.

Hears6

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Not a thing wrong with it at all

It would do the job very nicely, they also have the portable version for about a fiver extra which is a smaller form factor but same storage space and doesn't need to take up an extra socket. Takes power straight from the USB port on the Xbox.

Just also note that they're both 5400rpm which wouldn't be as fast loading games as a 7200rpm drive but it would be just about as fast as the current hard drive that's actually in the Xbox.

Weird then as when I go to set it up, its just popping up as a media device rather than a storage device, and tbh speed isn't everything for me atm.

MiskyBoyy

Hears6 wrote: »

Weird then as when I go to set it up, its just popping up as a media device rather than a storage device, and tbh speed isn't everything for me atm.

You'll have to format it to use it for game storage. You won't be able to use it as a media storage once you do this and anything that you have on the hard drive will be wiped.

go to Settings>System>Manage Storage, choose the external drive you want to format, and select Format.

You should then be able to use it for games storage