Comments on: Xbox 360 Owners Reporting Blank Video Output Issue

By: pingy63

pingy63 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:33:26 +0000

Death to my XBOX!!!!!!! Well while playing fable II my screen went in and out of some funky colors. I restarted it to find out that no video displays, but the audio is perfectly clear! So, sad.

By: bob johnson

bob johnson — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:22:07 +0000

I have no Video or audio. warranty up have to pay 100 bucks to get it fixed. Aint gonna do it though. i live close to lake washington, so im going to throw it in Gates’ yard. Go Sony…

By: doneagle

doneagle — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:15:19 +0000

Same here, played gow2 yesterday , today console gives no video output.
Sept 07 console.

By: Deiconik

Deiconik — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:14:02 +0000

Ok.. my 360 elite video died too. Nothing wrong at all, little use, then one day after Gears 2 gameplay I turned it on and no video.. seriously. I am very unhappy. Calling Microsoft. Word to the wise, be careful when you drop 500 dollars on a system. I bought mine Dec. 07′ which makes it less than a year old.. seriously, it is a problem.

By: DF

DF — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:56:59 +0000

Xbox360 Elite for the record.

By: DF

DF — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:56:20 +0000

9 month fault free use, 4 days of funky colours (green-pink smearing) then today no video output at all. Contacted MS a few days ago (via email) when the colour started to mess-up but have still not received any mail back from them. Now video is completely dead I’ll be calling them Monday.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:07:15 +0000

“Arrgghh! I’ve had my 360 for a little over a year now (ie, no more warranty) and the thing just died the “blank screen” death. Started out by losing the video signal after playing R6 Vegas 2 for only a couple of minutes, then again after restarting, then again and again. I thought it was a Ubisoft bug issue until my console stopped displaying video altogether whether there’s a disc in it or not. Starts up, I can hear all the sounds and I can use the controller to navigate through the screens (I can hear the navigation sounds) — just no video signal!

****That is the same problem I had. I bought R6 Vegas 2 and the screen lost one of the colours, after rebooting the system, no video, only sound. I just got off the phone with Xbox support - spoke to a guy named “George” who was a friendly guy and he told me “Sorry your system is not covered under warranty, I can put an order in to have it sent in for repair for $110 Cdn”. I asked him if this is a common problem, he said this is one of the main type of calls he gets. I asked him if they will send me back MY console and he said alot of times they get these systems and just replace a specific part with a new one. I kind of get the feeling that this is a SERIOUS issue with the console and that they know about it and are doing nothing. I’m pissed..I won’t have my system for 3 weeks and have to fork over $110 which brings the console cost to $510. I’m going to pay the $110 only because it’s cheaper then buying a new console..wonder if Sony users have the same type of issues..Is this what we should expect from the new generation machines??? My original Xbox had NO PROBLEMS..and it was abused…I’ve taken care of my 360 and this…less then 2 years of use…GD!!!!!!

By: SpaceGhost2K

SpaceGhost2K — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:56:07 +0000

My video went out on my 360 as well. Of course, only the RRoD is covered after one year, so I had to pony up $99 to get it fixed. It would be nice if this was added into the extended warranty and I was refunded the C-note.

It’s not like I haven’t been loyal or anything.

By: Snives

Snives — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:21:46 +0000

I bought my 360 around February of 2007. A month or so ago my video starting going out on me while playing Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3. The picture just goes black for 10 seconds and then comes back. It also goes out when navigating the blades prior to launching a game. Changing the default resolution from 1080i to a much lower hi def setting seemed to help the blade navigation part but not the in-game issues.

It doesn’t do it at all when playing DVD movies, only games.

By: Quy

Quy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:46:23 +0000

my xbox had black video after 6 months