Well I had this question all the time but never found a proper answer . I mean we all know that this console will be dead in no time ,  if we treat it badly .

what is the best plan for using the X360 ?

a plan which take advantage of the console  (hours wise ) while preventing any damage  (ring of death , etc ) at the same time  ?

Treat it like a pinata and you'll have nothing to worry about

Just think of it, like it was a virgin vagina.
You ll know what to do :P

"Just think of it, like it was a virgin vagina.
You ll know what to do :P"

baste it in olive oil, cook at gas mark 4 for for 1 hour, turn it over, and continue to cook at gas mark 3 until juices run clear (should take between 45 mins and an hour). Take out of the oven, carve and eat. If any is left over store in fridge and use for sandwiches within 3 days.

"baste it in olive oil, cook at gas mark 4 for for 1 hour, turn it over, and continue to cook at gas mark 3 until juices run clear (should take between 45 mins and an hour). Take out of the oven, carve and eat. If any is left over store in fridge and use for sandwiches within 3 days."

LoL Nah but now talking seriously, you should always have it an open space, the 360 needs lots of ventilation, vertical postion, and mmm.. i dont know man i dont own a 360:P

"LoL Nah but now talking seriously, you should always have it an open space, the 360 needs lots of ventilation, vertical postion, and mmm.. i dont know man i dont own a 360:P"

Keep it in a warm place with not much ventlation. An oven will work well. Make sure to cover your disks in sand before putting them in the console, and always use a mallet to push the power button. Also, the 360 works best at terminal velocity, so i suggest dropping it out of a plane.

To be honest, I have done nothing special with my consoles and they work like a charm. I keep my 360 in a ventilated area (ironically in a room that gets constant sun), and something to support it, and I keep it horizontal. Besides that, nothing really out of the ordinary. As for playing time, I normally don't play when it is very sunny/hot, for heat reasons and it is hard to see my screen. I really play no longer than 4-6 hours at one time, for my health and for my 360.

If all goes accordingly, I will be on my first 360 for two years, in February of 09.

play for 25 hours a day.

play for 25 hours a day.

I have 4 friends all with Xboxs. Well, had Xboxs. 2 of them just died on their own accord, one of them has a video card that died and the 4th was dropped by someone, and then they stuck another disc in. After that it just couldn't play DVDs.

Play and pray. One day it'll die. It's a case of delaying the inevitable.

Just play it like you would play any other console, but keep it off the carpet wherever you put it.

Just give it a little slap once in awhile to keep it in line and it'll be fine

Treat it with love and care.

If you worry about how many hours you are playing, then you won't have as much fun. 

Do a barrell roll - and give it lots of HuGz

"To be honest, I have done nothing special with my consoles and they work like a charm. I keep my 360 in a ventilated area (ironically in a room that gets constant sun), and something to support it, and I keep it horizontal. Besides that, nothing really out of the ordinary. As for playing time, I normally don't play when it is very sunny/hot, for heat reasons and it is hard to see my screen. I really play no longer than 4-6 hours at one time, for my health and for my 360.

If all goes accordingly, I will be on my first 360 for two years, in February of 09."

I appreciate it

Thank you so much  for the info

It was pretty detailed

"If you worry about how many hours you are playing, then you won't have as much fun. 

Just make sure not to leave it on overnight or something. And keep it in a open space so air can get in and out. 

And youll be fine. 

"

Thanks mate , but have you ever left it overnights yourself  ?  :D

"Just play it like you would play any other console, but keep it off the carpet wherever you put it."

I think  360 is a little bit more sensitive than the other consoles

Throw it out the window :P.

"Throw it out the window :P."

Take it to a movie, maybe a nice dinner.

Buy it a new faceplate every week, it wants to look good for you.

Take it for a walk every now and then.

Give it room for ventilation, try not keep it on for long periods of times 15+ hours, dust it ocassionally, and give it lots of hugs (this is optional).  I keep my horizontal, I'd recommend that if you have space.

Lol wtf people play their 360's 4-6 hours straight? Expect a rrod soon.

definitely not like this

Who cares how you treat it, you have your warranty and if you don't just cough up 150 to get it fixed it isn't that bad.

I don't recommend keeping it on overnight. However, I have done this recently, last night I left it on all night and I didn't check how it was, turned it off, and later went to play it again. No problems.

I don't do it often, but I don't recommend it either. Unless you are playing all night, of course.

Treat it like the bad little bitch that it is.  You like to be punished don't you?  ohhhhh yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.

treat it like a 5 dollar hooker, Like Jose does
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-DANL5uAnM

"Keep it in a warm place with not much ventlation. An oven will work well. Make sure to cover your disks in sand before putting them in the console, and always use a mallet to push the power button. Also, the 360 works best at terminal velocity, so i suggest dropping it out of a plane."

Get a minifridge, and while playing it, put it in the fridge.

wrap it in a thick towel and put the power supply right on top of it.

"play for 25 hours a day."

vacuum the area to keep dust away once and awhile. 

Why do I always see copy threads that was on gamespot now on giantbomb? wtf you already asked this question...

Fire is a pretty good disc cleaner.

The day solid_snake gets banned is the day virago will do much rejoicing.

Give it presents.  Like a custom case.  Mmhmm.

I own a 360 and my first one died. I had a lot of things around it. As everyone said just keep it with good ventilation and make sure the rooms clean. If you have clothes and things around it, it messes it up a lot. Just do logical things and you'll be aiite. Peace

Play it alought and it will reward you with hours of entertainment

Overuse it until you see 3 red lights!

You take it to dinner, you listen to it, you be gentle.

...Sorry, I think I might be posting on the wrong topic.

I reccomend you play it until it breaks down. The more you break within the warranty period the better. It'll teach microsoft a lesson. My 3rd one stopped reading disks on sunday. That's a far more common problem than the RROD. If you live in USA you are screwed. If you live in Canada you get a new free 360.

Also, if the drive stops playing disks, try punching your 360 in the disk drive as hard as possble while it says "reading disk". It makes it read disks again. In my case.

Just play it for a few hours, and turn it off, allowing it to cool for awhile.

Treat it the exact OPPOSITE of a $2 Hooker.

Give it a kiss in the forehead before going to bed. Reading it a story also helps.

Keep it vertical for maximum air circulation & then play the shit out of it...

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