John Hendow

Crikey. I’m hooked on Elder Scrolls : Oblivion for my XBOX 360. I’ve been playing just long enough to realize how big this game actually is… my sad little character is frequently pincushioned with arrows, but I’m learning how to run away (Monty Python style). So far I’ve scratched the surface. This is the “game of [...]

Yesterday I purchased an XBOX 360 with the new 65 nm “Falcon” chipset, which is smaller and more energy efficient than the previous 90 nm build. The biggest differences between this new chip and the old one is heat,  which is the prime suspect behind the dreaded RROD. It took a few days of research to understand how [...]

Ten days. Then the dreaded Red Ring Of Death. XBOX 360 owners universally dread the RROD, and it seems to happen to every unit eventually. Oh sure, you can cheat the RROD briefly with the old “wrap it up in a towel” trick, but it will just RROD again (permanently) in short order. Mine died an [...]

Gah. My XBOX 360 is turning into “mr freeze”. Seems like every game eventually hangs and requires a system reboot! I hope this isn’t a sign of misery [...]

I’ve been considering the purchase of an XBOX 360 for some time and have finally arrived at the conclusion that I should get one. My mission at this point is to locate one of the new “falcon chip” units which are supposedly less prone to the overheating problems associated with earlier units. I’ve made a list [...]