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O.P. I know this isn't an xbox forum but...
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.

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01-01-2008 01:03 PM
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RE: I know this isn't an xbox forum but...
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.
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O.P. RE: I know this isn't an xbox forum but...
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
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RE: I know this isn't an xbox forum but...
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.

If it's a hardware issue they'll replace your xbox for you. Just hope you don't get same problem as Patchou 8-)

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RE: I know this isn't an xbox forum but...
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?
01-01-2008 02:45 PM
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its an overlay of green with speckles and strips of black

Thanks for that Vacci :)
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RE: I know this isn't an xbox forum but...
Maybe your tv doesn't work good with the xbox for some reason. Is your xbox  a 360? how old is the tv?
01-01-2008 04:46 PM
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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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Erm, it wouldn't just stop working after months and months on being used on it.
If it's got wear and age on it, it'd probably have more chance of breaking than a new one. :wink:
i'm aware you might not have had it for that long, but i was just stating a point.
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I've had it for nearly a year, I got it just after christmas :P
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