My xbox is broken and I need help

I start a game, and then I start to play  it, it will just show green distortion.
You can still here the sound but the video is screwed.

Its not the tv, my PS3 works on it fine.

Thanks

Does it happen for all games? Or just a particular one?

Are you sure the cables are connected properly?

Are you using a mode on the xbox which your monitor/tv doesn't support? ( On the xbox dashboard, go to the System tab > Console Settings > Display to find the current settings and mess around with some others)

If the xbox dashboard is displaying fine and it's only when you start a game, I'd suggest it's something to do with the Display settings.

No, sorry I didn't specify.

The cables are indeed in properly, and it's not about the game, its more how long the xbox is on for. So if its on for a certian time, then it will do the green thing

Hmm, well a google search found this.

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Symptoms of the defect include the screen blacking out, with white dots appearing all over it. Some posters also report that green shadows plague their television displays (one of the common signs of video card failure). The audio, they claim, remains unaffected.

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What type of 'green distortion' do you mean, is it like the noise when your TV is not picking up any channels or an overlay of green, or is it just some random specks of green appearing in random places?

its an overlay of green with speckles and strips of black

Thanks for that Vacci

Maybe your tv doesn't work good with the xbox for some reason. Is your xbox  a 360? how old is the tv?

Erm, it wouldn't just stop working after months and months on being used on it.

I have a 360, and the tv is 3-4 years old

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Originally posted by Napbree

Erm, it wouldn't just stop working after months and months on being used on it.

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I've had it for nearly a year, I got it just after christmas

I'm guessing it's something to do with overheating.

Hmm, it doesn't get hot at the back

The graphics chip isn't at the back

It doesn't matter, the fan's draw out all of the heat... right?

Are you getting any red lights? (Ring of Death ?)

If so, they extended the warranty to 3 years for that.

If not, make sure all cables are plugged in, try putting the Xbox 360 Vertical (or Horizontal, whichever is the opposite of what you had). And try to turn it on.

If it does not work call em up and explain the issue.

You'll most likely get a refurbished one back

I don't get the ring of death, but I have done previously when we has a power cut, once I turned it back on it quickly flashed the ring for about 2-3 secs

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Originally posted by Napbree
I don't get the ring of death, but I have done previously when we has a power cut, once I turned it back on it quickly flashed the ring for about 2-3 secs

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Can't atm, they're shut (according to there website )

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Originally posted by Napbree
I don't get the ring of death, but I have done previously when we has a power cut, once I turned it back on it quickly flashed the ring for about 2-3 secs

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