True. So the only discs I put in so far are original game discs, ONE original DVD movie, and oh yeah, the Dashboard update that I burnt to CDROM cause I takut the update from the Xbox itself hang.

Sorry...rephrase! Pirated Xbox 360 games. I once bought an NDS Lite from Imbi Mario and was told that all the NDS Lite sold are pre-flashed. It would make sense since it would be easier for them to have all of it flashed by the technician after delivery, instead of have them flashed at a later stage one by one for their buyers. I have to specifically asked for a non flashed and she has to asked for 1 of them reserved for me before sent to the technician. I wonder if they and others have the same stance on the Xbox 360. ( Try to asked her for non-modded PS2 and she doestn even know how much to charge since all are pre-modded )

I'm not sure whether this works or not but maybe u can try to look at those seal as well to make sure it wasnt tempered.

Pirated DVD are mostly region 3 or set to region 0. I once tried a pirated dvd on a NTSC/UC PS2 and it doesnt works.

This post has been edited by cylon: Jan 10 2007, 03:41 PM

Oh yeah, I remember. I also had to ask Connie specifically for an unflashed DSLite. It took awhile, but after that all the sets she sold was flashed, she said.

I'm scared to add any pirated 360 games into my machine...too scary!

The point is we never know whether it is a totally new machine, which had not been flashed before and reflashed again, or not a refurbished one, as the seller will do anything to source this 360 at the lowest price as possible, and I always believe they will do that flashing thing in whatever they like in accordance with the market demands... so, points to note....u might be thinking that u r getting the virgin machine, but the truth is it has been raped front n back several times...

This post has been edited by silencer: Jan 10 2007, 03:41 PM

so the only solution is open the casing and look at the microsoft warranty seal... if you just open up the case it wont void the warranty.

Hmm. Interesting. I shall do more research into the matter.

Thanks for the info guys!

Bro.. u mean u can play the P** Dvd movie or P** X0 dvd game? I dun undertsand what u guy talking about....
Then got one game shop owner tell me at KL got many refurbished X0, but the price only less rm100...

If this is true then the safest way is not to buy at sg wang at all. End of story.

Anyway speaking of sg wang i did visit it last fri and i was surprise they all become good boys and girls after all, with no jack sparrow editions were found........well temporary only

pirated dvd movie lah

i still very disappointed man for Singapore Microsoft s/n there still under warranty tukar saja la kan damn betul.... tak sangka xbox360 bagi me very big problem sedangkan my ps2 until almost 6 years still strong n same joystick im using for 6 years no problem at all cuma kena updated the mod chip to latest one only la. ohya my ps1 oso still here with me running smoothly man....

if i'm not mistaken, ahem dvd is regionless aka region free. i remember there's one time i try to play region 1 ahem dvd, my x360 said cannot play because wrong region.


p/s i think this is region 1 because everytime i play it on PC, dvd player software ask me to change from region 3 to region 1

pity both you and bro syuji... just hope good news soon...


yup pirated dvd movie all region free... well those original dvd movies that i bought from PA all cannot play in my japanese 360 because PA selling region3 dvd

Standard Jap 360 can play region 2 dvd only = Europe and Japan

Don't need to take out the whole casing, just open up the front faceplate and you can see MS seal. There's a technique where you can take out the seal and put it back without tampering with it. Just use a hair dryer.

Hmm. Checked my manufacturing date:

21st April 2006.

Will this impact my future? Will the ROD come and haunt me?
Stay tuned!

When u bought this X0?
I m just got mine this month, but manufacturing date is August/2006.

actually all still not safe from 3ROD lah... only the new batch with new design on the chips are safe. so just take precaution and play safe.

i've checked with bro metalgrind before. he said most of his 3ROD patients have the manufacturing date Feb and Apr 2006. But then again no one is really safe from the dreaded 3ROD.

Pray to God that nothing happens to my US 360......until the 120Gb 360 with HDMI arrives. After that, got my ass covered.

mine is last december 2005 batch. so i think that is the most troublesome batch.