how reliable is the dvd player on the XBOX???

[Walleye]

i was gonna go buy one today, then someone told me that the dvd player isnt that reliable...

hmm....


how reliable is it? really?

 

[vi edit]

I've used mine for a couple months now without any issues.

 

[Walleye]

someone told me they bought theirs in march, and it's been giving em nothing but problems playing back movies.

 

[murphy55d]

It is my primary DVD player, and has been since LAST March or April.

I haven't had any problems.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Walleye
someone told me they bought theirs in march, and it's been giving em nothing but problems playing back movies.

Did they

- mod it?
- play bootleg movies?
- suck at electronics in general?
- not know wtf they are talking about?

I'm leaning towards #3 and #4. Xboxen make great standalone DVD players. Not as good as a high-quality component unit, but very good on their own merits.

- M4H

 

[Maverick]

I had some trouble with DVD-Rs burned with Pinnacle Instant Copy. Otherwise it works great. Not very good picture quality though. especially on an HDTV

 

[yllus]

My Xbox plays movie backups (made with DVD X Copy) on DVD+R discs perfectly.

 

[chin311]

works great for me, used it numerous times, the remote is awful nice too, good amount of features, if you have issues:

1) return
2) get new one
3) watch movies

 

[Walleye]

alright


just waiting for the morning traffic to die down before i head out in my camry to frys

 

[Walleye]

anyone else pay in cash? shelling out the hundreds

 

[bigalt]

do you carry your cash in a big roll?

 

[StageLeft]

Never had a problem since end of last year. It's our only player and we watch a lot of movies including trying two DVD burns my brother made for me (they work). It's got a lot of features too.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: bigalt
do you carry your cash in a big roll?

almost.

remember that 1250 dollars i said i had? it's sitting in my safe in 100's, 20's, and 10's

 

[Walleye]

anyone know exactly what Fry's Return Policy is in a situation like this, if i dont like it/it doesnt play well/whatever else may go wrong?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: bigalt
do you carry your cash in a big roll?

almost.

remember that 1250 dollars i said i had? it's sitting in my safe in 100's, 20's, and 10's

Where do you live again?



I bought an XBOX the other night using $180 in BlockBuster gift cards (yup, bought it at BlockBuster). I put it up for sale on craigslist & had a local buyer in less than 12 hours.

No XBOX for me.

Viper GTS

 

[Walleye]

good luck getting into my safe you already know the kind of security i put on my house, just guess at it on my safe


not only is it bolted down, i made a custom cement base for it that recesses it into the ground. I used class 8 bolts. the frame i bought the heaviest one on the market, possible. hehe, it's awesome

 

[bigalt]

Originally posted by: Walleye
good luck getting into my safe you already know the kind of security i put on my house, just guess at it on my safe


not only is it bolted down, i made a custom cement base for it that recesses it into the ground. I used class 8 bolts. the frame i bought the heaviest one on the market, possible. hehe, it's awesome

we'll do this one like the italian job

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Walleye
good luck getting into my safe you already know the kind of security i put on my house, just guess at it on my safe


not only is it bolted down, i made a custom cement base for it that recesses it into the ground. I used class 8 bolts. the frame i bought the heaviest one on the market, possible. hehe, it's awesome

In otherwords you spent $2000 to safekeep $1000.

Brilliant.

You ever hear of banks?

Viper GTS

 

[biffbacon]

is it progressive scan?

 

[guyver01]

My XBOX played imports when my regular Toshiba wouldnt.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: Walleye
good luck getting into my safe you already know the kind of security i put on my house, just guess at it on my safe


not only is it bolted down, i made a custom cement base for it that recesses it into the ground. I used class 8 bolts. the frame i bought the heaviest one on the market, possible. hehe, it's awesome

In otherwords you spent $2000 to safekeep $1000.

Brilliant.

You ever hear of banks?

Viper GTS

there are other things in there besides 1000 dollars

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: biffbacon
is it progressive scan?

yes,... 540 and 720 progressive... the redesign will eventually be 1080 progressive, but i cant see a reason for that

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: bigalt

Originally posted by: Walleye
good luck getting into my safe you already know the kind of security i put on my house, just guess at it on my safe


not only is it bolted down, i made a custom cement base for it that recesses it into the ground. I used class 8 bolts. the frame i bought the heaviest one on the market, possible. hehe, it's awesome

we'll do this one like the italian job

i didnt see that movie. care to explain?

 

[Fiveohhh]

mines been working fine for about a year.

 

[necro702]

xbox dvd drives are pretty good. I've used
three different xbox's since they have been
out and have 0 problems playing dvd's.

The thompson xbox dvd isn't as good as the samsung dvd
drive but their both real good for console dvds. The samsung
will play any media you throw at it including cdr's. I suggest
trying to find an xbox with a samsung dvd drive.