I;ve been playing DOA4 again.

When my 2nd 360 caved under the pressure of the 3 rrod following an update? I had pretty much 2 options buy another Xbox 360 be it an Elite, another premium, what have you or switch camps altogether and buy a PS3 while its in the shop. My 360 is in the shop being repaired under warranty that's all well and good but that leaves me systemless right? Wrong, I didn't like those options so I rejected them both. I've opted to find and buy Dead or Alive 3 and play it on my original xbox.

The way I see it you have pretty much the same moves that you do in 4. There is one that seems to be missing for Brad Wong though and for some reason there's this extension to another move that didn't make the cut for part 4. I've played this game before when the original xbox came out. But somethings have changed since then. I'm older, I have more experience with using the counter/reversal system than I did then and I know most of Brad Wong's moves like the back of my hand.

I've noticed that part 3 is more sluggish than 4 but I still find it palatable. I'm currently working to achieve 100 KOs in single survival with Brad Wong. It will be interesting if I can achieve that again. The sluggishness wasn't so noticeable when Dead or Alive 3 first came out atleast not to me. Another thing I had not noticed till now is just how floaty the physics are and thus how forgiving the game is with juggled and layered hits. Don't get me wrong I have a Wii I just don't use it much cause I like DOA 4 and thus DOA3 so much.

I know this is going to sound weird but I actually have grown to cherish the sluggishness now. It gives me time to think and develop strategies I might not have thought of before. Thus in a round about way I feel I'm growing as a gamer.

To be honest? I'm torn betwixt wanting to use it and wanting to recharge it to its fullest capacity. I worry that I might miss recording some goodstuff with it. On the same token if I don't recharge it I worry that it might end up being one of those dumb lithium ion batteries and lose its fullest capacity if it hasn't already.

The day when I can't recharge it anymore? Is the day I plan on buying the Flip Ultra. Its pretty much the same thing but better with the rechargeable and readily replaceable AA batteries. Plus I think it delivers the same quality video and sound. I went with the smaller Mino cause I was worried about the fragility the bigger one might have. I got a protective case for the mino.

I'm still struggling to find the perfect fit for firstperson video taping/living. I think I may have found a semisolution to using it in the firstperson manner (completely hands free yet somewhat from my perspective) but for it to be fully effective I think I need a mask of some sort. I've got video any thoughts/suggestions? This just in my Flip mino has locked up on me in less than a week from the date of purchase. I currently am hoping to regain interactivity through the usb port.

Problem fixed by a cd rom/ dvd rom type pinhole reset button hidden in the mount screw hole.I'm back in business and have recorded some firstperson video. I still have three suggestions for Puredigital technologies next camera in the interest of giving their videocameras a legup on the competition. They are as follows:

1)The option to turn off the sound tones of the camera is nice and I use it. But can you guys please offer up an option to turn off the red flashing light for when you are recording or perhaps a button/slider to turn off/cover up the red flashing light?

2)Switch future models of the Flip Mino to being powered by 4 AAA batteries. They're more readily replaceable than the current model's Lithium Ion batteries, I suspect they'd deliver about the same lifespan as the current model's battery, and they are just as small. Perhaps the usb charger could still be used with the AAA batteries being rechargeable. Then again pricewise perhaps not just a thought.

3)Are there any plans for memory expansion for the Flip video cams? Don't get me wrong I like the crisp 1 hour I have available to me but I can't always make it to my computer to unload them and delete. If not atleast maybe consider some sort of portable external memorydrive add on to serve said purpose?

My 2 360's have both recieved the rrod again this time its much more permanent. I can't bring myself to buy another one. I just can't even if it is an Elite. I'm so burnt out from 360 I'm affraid to even buy a PS3 cause I figure I'll be hornswaggled again. Oh well atleast my Wii works. Yay! Wiiiii! yeah...wii...

The way I see it in the near past you used to be able to buy one console for one gaming generation and that console lasted from one to the next. I never sent my Nintendo for repairs. I never sent my PS2 in for repairs. I never sent my original Xbox for repairs. I never sent my Gamecube in for repairs. Yet they all worked fine even after their initial generations had come to an end.

So I don't see how anyone in their right mind can justify the failure rate of the 360. I mean heck Microsoft's own xbox has outlived the 360 in terms of reliable runtime. How do you justify it MS. Most important of all what I want to know is what happens when I'm stuck with said failed hardware can I get a refund inexchange for my two consoles once they're out of warranty as they inevitably will be in less than a year from now?

So I recently bought a new printer. Its an HP the old one I was using is a Canon i350 and it worked fine with the Canon Lide scanner I own. I had some issues at first with printing a notepad document but that cleared up when I started using Microsoft word. Which brings me to my current problem.

I've tried to scan and send it to the HP printer? It still has the Canon i350 setting and I can't change it. Printer be damned if it does not acknowledge that I have a new printer. I've tried setting it to the HP printer multiple times and every time it closes on me and fails to acknowledge the change. Is there a work around for this? I figure Canon loves Canon only. Cmon Canon no Hp love?

I hated having to do it but I ultimately renamed the printer Canon i350 after deleting the actual profile for the Canon i350. I figure if it wants an i350 printer I'll give it an "i350" printer even if its an HP D2400!

Its E 79 I don't do repairs forget that. This is my last 360 I'm not buying another 1. I think I'll be getting a PS3 eventually but Wii should tide me over till then.

I'm going to see if I can get it to work again without sending it in. I've tried checking the power plug, blowing dust out of it (on all sides except the bottom), turning it off turning it on. It has frozen on me midgameplay, it has given me a red screen, it has frozen on startup, it has given me the E 79 code. I don't get why they went this route with the hardware. I mean I never had this problem with the original xbox so why the 360?

Then a thought occured to me since I have it on edge why not check the bottom... Sure enough there was a lot of dust that had gathered down there. It kind of reminds me of the fan failure on my TabletPC. Blew that stuff out fingers crossed hoping that was the last of it.

I'm back online and to think I was going to have to send my system in for repairs for some fan dust issue? Is that what E 79 is fan dust issues? Just finished playing a match in Dead or Alive 4 no freezing took place this time whatsoever.