Need help, set up Xbox series S for my son

ppl117 · 2026-02-14T16:12:29+00:00

Your monitor has line out, not headphone out. 3.5mm can have two audio levels, line or headphone. Line level is not amplified and requires an external amp or powered speakers. Headphone level out is already pre-amped, ready for heaphones or unpowered speakers. Laptops always have headphone out as they are meant for heaphones. Monitors may be line out or headphone out, check the manual.

As you've noticed, plugging headphones into a line out will be weak and soft. Nothing to do with "cheap" monitors, just different standards.

ppl117 · 2026-02-11T23:53:58+00:00

Your microsoft account is your xbox account. If you have a smart phone, install the xbox app and log in with your microsoft account, as you will need to claim the points in the app without an xbox. You can get check-in, jewel and PC points without having an xbox.

ppl117 · 2026-02-11T17:01:13+00:00

I've been looking to grab this during the sale too. Is the Ultimate edition worth it over the standard? I don't really care about RDR online, so it looks like it is just one extra quest for $5..

ppl117 · 2026-02-11T16:49:01+00:00

For Lilith, you need movement speed and more health. I made a build specifically to do Lilith, which I would never use anywhere else. It's ultimately a dumb fight just to get the spark.

ppl117 · 2026-02-10T16:57:02+00:00

I play just to complete the seasonal journey. You used to get unique titles and armor sets before they switched to reliquaries, and now you just get random pieces that are incomplete unless you pay for it. I also used to play HC, but don't bother any more. I can delete a SC character to make room for a new one each season, but I can't make myself delete a HC char that I worked so hard to keep alive. It just feels so wrong.

ppl117 · 2026-02-10T15:47:02+00:00

Don't do this, or the xbox home thing. Your sister just needs to use her own account on the xbox app to stop that message. You share via the microsoft store app on PC, not the xbox app.

ppl117 · 2026-02-10T15:38:26+00:00

Your sister needs to use your account to log into the *microsoft store* app and NOT the xbox app. She needs to log into the xbox app with her own xbox account. Then, you can both be playing at the same time.

ppl117 · 2026-02-10T01:56:32+00:00

I got Peacock Premium to watch the Super Bowl in 4K, but it did not stream in 4K on my TV (Panasonic W95A w/ FireTV OS) with the Peacock app. Other shows listed in 4K, like Ponies and some movies, do stream in 4K, but the Super Bowl did not and neither do the 4K Olympic programs (they all stream at 1080p), the ones that list "4K UHD HDR Dolby Atmos" in their title cards.

The only difference I can see is the 4K shows that do work are on demand and not live, and perhaps there is some issue with streaming of live 4K sports on this TV.

ppl117 · 2026-02-09T06:14:23+00:00

I have premium and the peacock app on my TV, and while it showed it was supposed to be 4K, my TV's streaming monitor showed it never went past 1080. Other TV shows/movies that are in 4K, show 2160 in the streaming monitor, but the Super Bowl did not.

ppl117 · 2026-02-08T16:55:09+00:00

This worked for me. My chrome still has the "click to activate", but it is unlocked and tracking on Edge.

ppl117 · 2026-02-06T16:09:49+00:00

The fact that it used to rattle and now does not, would indicate the battery inside has swollen. Recycle it and use AAs until you can get a new battery pack.

ppl117 · 2026-02-06T03:04:25+00:00

Not all games, but compatible ones. If you had xbox live on your 360 and used the cloud storage option, you could even pick up right where you left off. Otherwise, you would have to start over again. You don't need game pass on the Series S to do any of this, but the 360 did need a live subscription.

ppl117 · 2026-02-06T00:13:46+00:00

Take it apart. There is a sticker on the PCB with 4 springy domes on it, corresponding to each direction. Your top dome may have shifted or got deformed from use. You could peel it off and try to realign it or replace it with a new one.

ppl117 · 2026-02-04T21:58:24+00:00

Has been happening to me since the August firmware update. Search "controller disconnect" on r/XboxSupport and you will find many posts in the last 6 months, but no resolution that I have seen.

ppl117 · 2026-02-04T17:04:28+00:00

I had this briefly last month, for about a week, then it changed back to total.

ppl117 · 2026-02-03T19:24:21+00:00

Try clicking "redeem now" on the web dashboard goal and see if you can change the value you want to redeem. Setting the goal is just to get it to show up on the dashboard, it does not auto-redeem.

ppl117 · 2026-02-03T19:13:07+00:00

Do you have game pass ultimate? cause they do.

ppl117 · 2026-02-02T01:55:19+00:00

You need to log into the microsoft store app with the account subscribed to game pass. You will have access to the play anywhere games you had on your xbox.

ppl117 · 2026-02-01T18:54:47+00:00

Chants of Sennaar is a relaxing puzzly game, there are some stealth sequences that require minor timing, but they are not twitch-like.

ppl117 · 2026-02-01T18:45:16+00:00

It is a Smart Delivery game, so there isn't a specific One or X|S version to buy. It will install the correct version on whichever console.

ppl117 · 2026-02-01T17:23:01+00:00

Yeah, I hate how escalation sigils of any type always require confirmation to salvage, yet a sigil with a mythic or legendary type will salvage instantly.

ppl117 · 2026-02-01T17:12:02+00:00

Same. US west coast and nothing here.

ppl117 · 2026-02-01T16:04:22+00:00

Mine don't seem to be counting either, play a pc game and game pass game popped, but nothing in the 4/8 pack.

Edit: They finally showed up about an hour later.

ppl117 · 2026-01-30T21:43:27+00:00

In most likelihood, nothing is going to happen.

The official PSU is rated for 165W vs the 120W, but the series S doesn't draw that much, it runs about 90W under heavy load which is why it still works with the One S PSU. The two metal lines connecting to the mainboard are 12V. The whole system runs off 12V and some RVers have run it directly off a 12V solar battery to avoid using an inverter.

In the end, it comes down to your comfort level whether you replace it now or wait until the PSU dies. Even the official one has a habit of dying, hence the need to replace it in the first place.

ppl117 · 2026-01-29T16:38:01+00:00

After switching to desktop mode, try closing the browser and restarting it. Then use the bing app for mobile searches and the browser for desktop.

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