The date of the model was 2008-03-10 so its a brand new version of the console.

This is my choice, please help me decide:

I can keep the disk and the console and -

• Can get the disk 'Skimmed' for £1.50 from where I bought it from (takes a few days)

• Can use toothpaste/brasso method for now

or

• Send the console back to Microsoft to get repaired and hopefully get Microsoft to pay for the scratched GTA4 disk too (will all take about 3 weeks)
  

Can't decide, because what if it scratches disks again.....:(

the disc skimmers dont repair the 360 discs well enough as when we did them when i worked in gamestation it didnt make much difference as most the rings on the discs went into the data layer.

get the console repaired because if its done it once then it will do it again

What brand of toothpaste are you using these days elstatec?

oragel

sensodyne.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! Lately I've been thinking about snapping up a 360, but it's shit like 'The Miyagi Catastrophe' that puts me off splashing the cash.

that sucks man...Ive honestly never had a problem with any f the consoles ive ever purchased.

:mad: thats offensive

yea id say if it werent for that problem the playstation 3 would be dead and buried by now.

the newer consoles are less likely to ring of death, and to avoid the ring scratch just play the 360 flat and your sorted. now get a 360 now so i can fellate you in a helicopter in gta.

I had the ring of death on mine - sent it off to Microsoft and it was returned in just over a week - definately worth sending off, as it is likely to happen again if its done it once before!

ok guyz, had the disk skimmed on the highest setting for like £3 (still has a small scratch but the guy at the game shop said I could get it redone for free if it doesn't work)

so the game seems to work fine now. My plan is to keep using the console until it fucks up again, when it does I'll send it away to be repaired

well if you lay the 360 flat it wont do it again

its on a flat wooden box now, get online my son!

sorry son, wont be on live for next few days as we are getting new windows fitted and i cant run my 50 metre ethernet cable through the outside of my room to the router downstairs anymore so had to shift out £50 for one of the wireless adapters onlineeee



just finished the main story now :( loved it but just didnt want it to end, feel way upset that this big huge moment ive waited for has gone. simply amazing game.

i'm going to assume you played the game for 7 days straight, as I don't have the game and am hoping it isn't that short. It took me 6 months to finish GTA: SA with about 4-5 hours a week (and about 2-3 of those hours were fucking around). Is it about the same length wise as GTA:SA... or shorter/longer?