Tech Support

[Barkworm]

I've been having a problem with my 360 for a while: It will randomly disconnect Live after playing anything for a couple of minutes. Is this something connected to the last update or is it a hardware malfunction?

[Mayhem]

You connecting wirelessly? I'd most likely plump for either Microsoft's servers going a bit funny, or something interfering with your wireless signal.

[Barkworm]

No, it's wired.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I've been having a problem with my 360 for a while: It will randomly disconnect Live after playing anything for a couple of minutes. Is this something connected to the last update or is it a hardware malfunction?

it's happened to me as well

You connecting wirelessly? I'd most likely plump for either Microsoft's servers going a bit funny, or something interfering with your wireless signal.

see that's my connection, wireless. and i have the same trouble with losing connection, specially when i'm watching Netflix! it pisses me off :tgrumble:

[Barkworm]

I've noticed that my PSN trophies won't update for some reason. Anyone else having that problem (yeah, I know, no one gives a sh*t about trophies but still)?

[愛]

It hasn't happened to me, though I have not been on my PS3 for a while...

[Cure]

I've noticed that my PSN trophies won't update for some reason. Anyone else having that problem (yeah, I know, no one gives a sh*t about trophies but still)?

Yeah, same for me. I can't think of why, though.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Anyone still having issues with Live?

[tmnt transformer]

Can anyone identify the little black chips on this picture? I need to know in order the get my ps3 functioning again.
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[turtlefanforever]

What do I use to back up my ps3? a flash drive? if so how many gigs?

[Redeemer]

What do I use to back up my ps3? a flash drive? if so how many gigs?

I don't think they make USB sticks that big :(
But you could grab a small hard drive and configure the hard drive and use that as a back up.

[turtlefanforever]

I don't think they make USB sticks that big :(
But you could grab a small hard drive and configure the hard drive and use that as a back up.

There isn't much on it. I just want to have the stuff I bought on PSN on multiple Playstations

[Shiro Kame]

My wii screwed up by not letting me play the first 2 Donkey Kong Country games! AHHH!!!! It will just play music with only one stuck visual! :x:tmad::tmad::x:x

[Netkeeper]

Does anybody know anything about this sort of thing?

I just tried to plug my Dreamcast into my new tv for the first time since getting it [the tv, that is] and I can't get anything. The Dreamcast is receiving power, the light is on and the disc is spinning, but I can't figure out what channel to put it on? No channel works.

I plugged my PS2 into the same 3 plugs and it works just fine, no problems, I can play games. But when I replace it with Dreamcast, it won't work.

For the record, the Dreamcast worked on the old tv. I'm going to see if I can test it again in the morning or something.

[Roland]

Did you connect the video( usually yellow connector) to the video input (yellow ring or where it says video)? Assuming your using a/v cables. Otherwise swap the connectors until you get a picture.

[Peanut]

If it's not that fact you're using an incorrect input then it would have to be the cable or, somehow, the Dreamcast, though I can't imagine that being the case. I also assume there's nothing wrong with your A/V jack, since you said it's a new TV and you used your PS2 on it.

It's a pretty simple issue to figure out. If everything is connected correctly and you're on the right input it should just work. If it doesn't, try connecting it to a different TV or different input on your TV. If all else fails try getting a different cable for your Dreamcast. There's nothing I can think of that should stop it from working.

[Netkeeper]

Okay, I got a new cable since the retro game shop down the road had one left for Dreamcast, and that did the trick.

...And now I'm having another issue with my Dreamcast entirely but I dunno if anybody here has ever tried burning games to play on it. None of my attempts have worked.

EDIT: Ah never mind that, got one working.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Ok, so we recently got a new pc with windows 8, and I had downloaded a free cribbage game off of the Windows game store for my Dad, now has anyone else ever gotten ads from the Windows games? Dad said he got an ad while playing the game. I've never heard of this happening from the Xbox games store

[Peanut]

A lot of (see: nearly all) FTP games that aren't microtransaction or single purchase based often generate their revenue via ads. It's a common practice.

Edit: Also...I just noticed this thread has less than 20 posts in like 3 years of existence. Why is it even a sticky?

[Netkeeper]

Yeah, it happens. My mother plays games from the Windows store a lot and gets ads from time to time. It's normal, but I don't know if it's cause for concern.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Maybe it is if they're not that easy to get rid of. But good to know its normal

[Netkeeper]

Does anybody know if my ps2 would display better on my TV if I bought component cables for it

Because right now it looks like **** and I'm using composite

Dreamcast, which also uses composite, looks just fine

[Mayhem]

It'll improve matters a bit, but given the PS2 is limited to 480 anyhow, then you don't get the "boost" that you would with modern consoles that proper support HD.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Anyone know how to connect an Atari 2600 Jr to a Modern TV?

[Mayhem]

Doesn't your TV have an RF input then?

[Mew]

Anyone know what the red flashing light on the Wii U is? I dusted it off (hallelujah for canned air) and it worked fine, but what is it?

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Doesn't your TV have an RF input then?

It does, but when I plug it in, and no matter what channel i tune to, nothing comes up.

[Mayhem]

It does, but when I plug it in, and no matter what channel i tune to, nothing comes up.
I'm going to presume this is a new, digital TV, correct? Have you switched the tuner on the TV over to accepting analogue signals instead? Remember, the 2600 is broadcasting analogue, so you need to switch the tuner from digital. Should be a button on your remote to swap between the two.

After that point, pick any physical TV channel because it don't matter (there's no analogue TV signals any more!), and try tuning that bugger to around UHF channel 36 or thereabouts.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I'm going to presume this is a new, digital TV, correct? Have you switched the tuner on the TV over to accepting analogue signals instead? Remember, the 2600 is broadcasting analogue, so you need to switch the tuner from digital. Should be a button on your remote to swap between the two.

After that point, pick any physical TV channel because it don't matter (there's no analogue TV signals any more!), and try tuning that bugger to around UHF channel 36 or thereabouts.

Alright, thanks for that. The problem I have is because the Tv is a few years old now, alot of the buttons have worn off, so I can't actually read them at the moment:lol::tlol:

[ssjup81]

Hey all. I don't know why I never thought of asking this here. I was just discussing the issue I'm about to mention with someone here a few minutes ago. Anyway, it's a television issue.

So, one of the things I own here is a Super Famicom. I notice that when using it with a later model television, the screen's resolution constantly changes during gameplay, causing most of the stuff there to be out of frame. Imagine playing a platformer, and the screen just changing while you're making a jump. It goes between full screen and then it may get smaller (allowing you to see everything). I also noticed this when playing on my friend's Wii a few years ago. When playing newer games on their flatscreen, HDTV, the games played fine. When choosing to play an older game through the Virtual Wii (Donkey Kong Country, for example), it did the same thing as the Super Famicom does on my television. The Wii also did the same with other older games you could get through the Virtual Wii, but when playing a game made specifically for that system, the screen was fine.

It's like the game is trying to readjust itself to the modern television's screen, stretching it out so much that you can't see everything and then after a while, gives up and goes back to a normal sized screen, but then tries again and again to fit the screen of the modern television.

Any idea why it's doing this and what can be done to fix it? Back home, I have an older television, so it probably wouldn't be a problem, but here, the television I have is an HD flatscreen type.

[Mayhem]

It sounds like the TV is having a problem dealing with the "lower than 480" scanlines that older videogame systems want to output. It's an issue with some modern TVs, they don't have the capability. I have a 40" Sony Bravia, and it plays my NES, SNES, N64 etc fine.

Have you got any other older systems (such as Genesis or NES) to try with the TV? If the same thing happens, then really the only two options are modding the console, or using an upscaler so that the output to the TV is 480 or better; OR getting a new TV that can handle the low scanline counts.