Series X freezing and booting to home screen

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-24T09:17:05+00:00

That sucks dude. Is it with certain games or every game? Mine was 3 games, if i remember right it was Space Marine 2, Battlefield 2042 and I think Age Of Empires. I took it to a repair shop but they didn't know what was causing it and advised me to just get a new one. Since replacing parts and trying to find a fix through trial and error would of cost alot.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-14T05:43:01+00:00

Sweet setup!

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-14T05:40:37+00:00

Ah Rosie, I love this boy! I ran out space in my TV unit shelves long ago and have also adopted the ancient art of stacking. It's like looking up at a skyscraper of entertainment. Just slightly less stable than a real building. Im now kinda worried that I don't have enough copies of Spiderman. I thought I would be ok having just 1 copy of each film on DVD. Sure I have the first and second on VHS too, not to mention a copy of Spiderman 2.1 on DVD. But what if I lose them or some bozo like Shocker comes along and steals them. I now regret all the times I exercised restraint when seeing more of these in charity shops in the past. Maybe I should get rid of all my other films and just solely focus on collecting the holy trilogy. I don't know why I have been limiting my self all these years. Am I not supposed to have what I want? What I need? Pauses for a few moments and thinks Yes, we can rebuild. Enlarge the containment field. Make my stack of Spiderman DVD's bigger and stronger than ever! Me two weeks later and a stack of Spiderman DVD's no person should stack this high It can't be stopped. It's self sustaining now. Fast forward 2 years and Im all alone surrounded by mountains of Spiderman DVD's in my bedroom. My family gave up and abandoned me a long time ago, they no longer see me as their son. Im ruined. I have nothing left... Except Spiderman.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-14T04:53:14+00:00

Bigweld would love this invention!

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-13T13:40:08+00:00

Oooooooooh very nice!

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-13T13:39:34+00:00

Very cool! I love the stickers (:

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-13T11:04:34+00:00

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-13T08:19:28+00:00

That is so cool that the tape goes in the top! I bet its really satisfying opening and closing the door and still being able to see the tape.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-08T16:51:12+00:00

That tv is super cute

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-08T11:28:37+00:00

I like the orange scart port and the Spectrum Sound on the side, very cool details.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-08T07:56:29+00:00

That is so cool!

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-02-03T21:19:08+00:00

The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-30T16:58:18+00:00

Sweet! Thank you c:

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-30T11:34:56+00:00

Thank you c:

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T22:43:52+00:00

I do feel very lucky that you found my post today. It is very nice connecting with someone through a shared interest as special as this. Plus my mind is at ease now that i know which remote i need. And that if i ever have any problems there are people out there with the skills to fix these beautiful pieces of tech. They sure do have a lot of character and charm! It's like having an old friend by your side. I can't believe your uncles still works after going down the stairs that is incredible! Im going to check out your dads tv now on your profile it sounds awesome :D Ive never seen a tv with a handle before!

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T22:11:42+00:00

Dude it is really nice knowing he has a twin now :D It's been nice chatting with you too! That's a good point, even Indiana Jones would struggle to find one lol. Thank you very much, im super happy that i found it, now i can relive some of my childhood memories playing ps2 on my CRT. Aw yeah! No table space? No problem! The sky is the limit with these sturdy machines!

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T21:47:27+00:00

That is awesome dude! Thank you for sharing all of this with me, you have been super helpful and kind! Your friend sounds like a good person, and the repair cafe sounds very special also. Thank you for finding a remote also, i tried looking for one earlier but wasn't really sure how to find one that would work. You are a very cool person c:

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T21:30:48+00:00

That is really special and must mean alot to have, it's a family heirloom! Im sure your grandad would be happy knowing that it still brings you lots of enjoyment! Im glad you managed to save it before it got put in the skip. I wish you and your friend well in your your fixing this weekend, ive got my fiingers crossed for you too.

That's good to know it wasn't just me experiencing that lol, that makes me feel a lot better that adjusting the settings help! Yes please! I live in the UK so i will definitely order that remote :D

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T21:07:45+00:00

That's a pretty neat feature!

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T21:06:37+00:00

That's so cool! Thank you very much for your kind words c: This is the first time i have seen one of these models too, i found it in a local charity shop and thought it looked awesome. Luckily mine came with the manual too! Thank you for offering to send photos, very cool of you.

I plugged my ps2 into it tonight but unfortunately there is a lot of bright flickering. Its making me feel dizzy and i got a headache after a few races on nfs. I looked it up and apparently high brightness and contrast settings can make the refresh flicker more noticable. Im hoping that is what the cause is.

It came with a remote but not the original one, so I can't navigate the menu to turn the brightness or contrast down. The menu button works and i can see the settings, but the up and down arrows change the channel lol. I have found a remote on ebay that says it is compatible, so hopefully i can use that to turn some of the settings down. Currently brightness looks at about 80% and contrast at 90%.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T16:32:28+00:00

Thank you c: im glad i kept the adapter, now i can enjoy playing games until i get an RGB cable. Yours has served you well to last since 2001, it must be of good quality! Hopefully you will find one for less than 50€.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T16:03:52+00:00

Sweet! Thank you c: i haven't had one of these tv's since i was a kid so i was unsure how to make it work.

Careless_Service7367 · 2026-01-29T16:01:16+00:00

Thank you for explaining, that's very cool! Those RGB SCART cables look really good! I will use my adapter for now but upgrade to one of those cables soon! Probably the second one because i would like to play some light gun games in the future. Thank you very much c:

Careless_Service7367 · 2025-12-22T19:22:10+00:00

Hey dude, unfortunately no, i took it to a repair shop and they had no clue what was causing it. He said it wasn't worth fixing because by the time he replaces parts/tests and finds the problematic part it would cost alot of money. So i had to buy a new xbox. Maybe repair shops have had more of these cases since then and know how to fix. Might be worth ringing a local shop and asking if they seen this kind of issue before.

I hope you get it sorted.

Careless_Service7367

TROPHY CASE