The xbox going to a low resolution is a safe gaurd because any display can safefully display that low, and if you have it set for 4k but then plug it into a 1080 screen it wont display, so its normal for xboxs to display the lower resolution to be safe, in fact there is a safe mode in case it doesnt go to the lower resolution, you hold power for 10 seconds to fully power it off, then hold eject and power together for roughly 20 seconds (there will be a 2nd chime to let you know its complete)
I thought that HDMI used a standard called EDID that enables the screen to communicate with the device to determine the appropriate resolution. Or maybe they still do this, but default to low res to account for any edge cases and reduce tech support calls
@@Incommensurabilities both. usually when you plug in a HDMI cable, the screen and source will communicate to determine what resolution both support and then display the maximum supported res. though MS has a habit of not automatically setting displays to the maximum refresh rate but that's neither here nor there. with xbox, it's most likely you are expected to plug it into one display and that display should never change unless you are turning the device off and moving it to a different location. so renegotiating the display capabilities wasn't ever programmed into the device. it should not be needed, with a PC it's different.
@@Incommensurabilities many moons ago I had a 1080p monitor that for some reason reported itself as 1080i, not 1080p. It couldn't do 1080i but could easily do 1080p, as a result connecting certain devices to it would cause problems.
It's always a good time watching Dawid disassemble something that he's never disassembled before, then he somehow reassembles is perfectly (sometimes) and it still works! despite the occasional missing screw or broken cable. It's magic!
The thin metal can is there for RF shielding the SSD. It acts as a faraday cage and helps it keep it free of noise from the power delivery section next to it.
Well, technically his would be "Used", which in most cases means it's working and hasn't had any problems. "Refurbished" tends to come with a better warranty because something probably broke and had to be fixed. "Used" is typically cheaper, but you run the risk that the inside has been tampered with.
The slight discoloration around the buttons is normal even on new systems, I got mine brand new from Microsoft and had the same appearance around my buttons
the reason it gets discoloured around the Xbox power button especially is because the light on the on button basically works like a UVA takes the colour away after a few months especially as the SX is matte black and matte is the worst to restore period gloss finish is far superior as you can use T-cut on gloss but on matte it would destroy the finish I use a skin wrap now instead of trying to buff it out
I busted the ribbon cable on my PS4 a couple months ago, broke the little blue feet. Luckily it was $5 to get a new one, but definitely a scary moment.
One generation should be "Series X" then next generation "Edition S", then they can do a special variety "Edition Series SX" (not to be confused with XS which was released alongside Edition S, but was a smaller last generation Series X). Microsoft, I'm available to consult with improving your other product names because let's be honest, I genuinely couldn't do worse than some of your actual names.
The metal cases over components are to meet the regulations to prevent both radiated interference on the X-box X and the X-box X interfering with other electronic devices, but then it might have been interfering with itself, which is an interesting concept! Wouldn't surprise me as the ground planes look very fragmented which could create parasitic currents between each plane!
It’s probably a 12+ layer board at least so there are going to be plenty of sandwich reference ground planes. Top and bottom ground pour like that is going to have negligible effect.
Best reason to buy a refurb: it's already been bad once, and gotten it's spanking and been told it better not do it again or it'll end up in the skip. From an engineering standpoint, looking at how the thing goes together is kind of interesting for me. The little bit of metal over the SSD is probably just a shield -- colloquially, a "shielding can" -- put a magnet to it, it's probably sheet steel! It's more for making the FCC happy than for making heat go away, in other words. That GINORMOUS shielding can over the underside of the heatsink mount was... of questionable necessity at best, but some money sunk into this sort of thing is often for confounding and obfuscating repairs or for mystifying the public in that general direction, sadly. It's the same sort of reason Apple uses those horribly daft Pentalobe screws and your laptop uses some crazy input voltage like 18.5vDC or something. Nothing in there runs at 18.5vDC. They don't make chips that run at 18.5vDC. It gets dropped to 12vDC and 5vDC and 3.3vDC -- sane voltages commonly used by chips. Why does your laptop use 18.5vDC? or maybe it's 19vDC, or 20v... and it squawks like Polly didn't get a cracker if it's a half a volt off or it thinks you're using the wrong charger -- why? Because that's money for Dell or HP or Acer or whoever made it, if you then go off and buy another charger from them, which they'll happily sell you for a princely sum. If you know who Louis Rossman is, you know what I'm talking about, and if you don't, go find his channel and go watch what he has to say about 'Right to Repair', what it is, and why it matters. Sorry, I ramble. At any rate, the way it goes together inside seems rather modular, almost, and in my mind I could see a design for a computer being built in a similar fashion. I might have to play around with that, I like to do those things. It's really a smart design, well thought through and well laid out. Sure, they could make it a bit easier to take apart, but one, it's a game console, and two, it's Microsoft... I mean, really, what do you expect from the sort of company that just released an operating system that is such a blatant ripoff of MacOS while simultaneously somehow managing to be even more 'walled garden' to use than anything Apple's _ever_ done (which is quite an achievement if I say so myself) that they may as well hang a sign over the door that says "we have money and lawyers, please come sue us"!
@Green Mamba Games Actually, in my experience... refurb tech usually is at least as reliable as new, and often moreso. Mind you, I'm a hardware nerd who mostly doesn't game. When I do game it generally requires either DOSBox or dedicated hardware. I also know how to fix my own stuff, and the only two games consoles I ever had were a Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance SP. Both were sold long ago in a moment of foolishness -- we all have our moments! -- and I've regretted it ever since.
Microsoft is by far the most open to the idea of right to repair out of any of the big Tech companies. Xbox consoles in general are pretty regularly and easily repaired by the owner or by competent repair shops.
@@zorropopo Thank you! You brought a smile to my face. In days when my fortunes were better (God I sound old, I'm in my mid-30s!) my family did some traveling overseas. I've been to Paris, it's a lovely city! (Although I'm afraid, in a long-term sense, I must side with the Brits in the endless friendly tug-of-war between your two nations... Paris is lovely to visit, but my heart will forever pine for a flat in London...). Hey, have a _croque monsieur_ for me, sometime, would you, kindly? :)
I actually like the batteries in the controller. I use rechargeable batteries, takes all of 30 seconds to swap them out. No cables or charging stands to mess with.
I remember the old Xbox 360 wireless controllers you could get a removable and rechargeable battery, or use rechargeable penlight (AA) batteries - used to use one with my PC. I got a wired controller this time around because I'd often forget to charge the batteries.
Yep, the controller does not depend on an internal battery this way, so if a rechargable battery that you bought for it dies you can just swap it for another.
I'm pretty sure Microsoft hires the hulk to assemble all their Xbox consoles, I had to take apart my Xbox one s to replace the hard drive, and getting those screws out was almost impossible!
I really like the minimalist packaging artwork of refurbished tech. It's an outline instead of a picture. GameStop does this as well and it's probably the best part of their refurbished products.
let dig a little bit deeper opps I went to deep and dug all the way through the console I hope that hole does not affect the consoles performance in any negative way
They guarantee it has been repaired/ works, they aren't selling you a broken console on purpose.. its almost no different then buying one new, because you can buy a brand new one broken.
That's probably a feature of the market at the moment with shortages and all that. Used consoles across the board are selling for what used to be "normal" retail price and normal retail price now is significantly higher than what it should be.
I can confirm they do torque the shit out of all the screws in these things from the factory. I pretty much rounded out a few torx tips in my work's ifixit kits just opening one of these to replace the HDMI port on an aggressive/mobile user.
In Japan they would be selling this for $1 and apologizing profusely for the 'unacceptable amounts of wear' and 'my ancestors are literally coming back to life to shame me for selling this to you'
Even when linode doesn't sponsor I always say linode when the sponsor segment starts. There is no way they pay you enough if you can advertise so effectively for them
i came from playstation and man, it's really nice to just pop them in and keep on trucking. having to sit on the chair while my controller charged sucked
just another great video by Dawid! still waiting on the day this channel grows to a millions subs and gets the recognition it deserves. great going man! thanks for doing all them teardowns that we're too scared to do xD
I'm a PC guy at heart, never played consoles much. I have to admit that the last few generations of consoles have really been amazing me in terms of size and power efficiency. These consoles make me want to work on a SFF pc as my next build. Something really cool about cramming everything in a tiny space (without going into laptop territory).
Why people still hatin about a battery slot on Xbox controller it's still the best choice and decision for a controller you can buy easily battery packs. If a playstation controller battery is bad or broken you can't change nothing you need to buy a new controller...
1:39 DON'T buy an elite controller kids, it has a very small E-Peen. PowerA makes half decent elite-esque controllers for far cheaper with longer warranties, the Victrix Gambit is also a nice budget option, Gulikit supposedly has a stick drift resistant controller, and Razer makes some bangin Xbox controllers for competitive play too This has been your friendly neighborhood controller reviewer! P.S. The video is god tier! I'm very sketched out with refurbished products but most of the time I've had good experiences. Glad to see it works
Ori was a little crashy on Xbox, but not on pc . Will of the wisp had one that made me lose 15% of my progress.... I blame my internet for the progress loss tho.
I had my brand new Thunder Tornado switch res to 640x480 one day without even changing monitors. Normal day, no maintenance or software updates anywhere, then all of a sudden my XSX boots into potato res mode. I think it's more of a software issue than a refurb vs. new issue. It only happened once, but it definitely made me worried that either my display wasn't sending the right info, or the console was about to crap itself. I'm actually glad to see your console did the same thing, so I know my 65" LG C1 wasn't the problem.
*Dawid wants thunder tornado, has to buy 2nd hand xxx with slight use on it* Another great thing to watch before sleep, thanks for botulism nightmares!
Never going to understand wanting a battery pack over being able to put in your own rechargeables... when the battery dies in a playstation controller the control is useless. Its needs a full replacement or be thrown out. Ill take being able to be full charge in second by swapping rechargeables 🤷♂️
Whenever i feel bad when i break things i just load up a random video from Dawid and i feel so much better knowing i'm not the only one who breaks stuff all the time when i'm trying to fix or improve it lol.
To be fair, I love the removable batteries in the Xbox controller, first it means there's no internal battery which is guaranteed to die over time, second, it means you can just shove either new, or recharged batteries in and you're immediately ready to go!
Microsoft and other retailers started focusing on the bundle deals to help combat scalpers buying everything since the extras and cost eat into their profits.
Yup and that's the exact reason I decided yesterday just to purchase a build-a-bundle new. the recent ones are more reasonable as all I have to buy is a 3-month game pass ultimate card with the console and I'm set. Tired of the console searching non-sense and it's good deal. Also get to play some new games with game pass.
Loved the video, great job as always Dawid. Did you actually replace the dried up thermal paste or did leave everything as is? Finally, are you expecting a Steam Deck any time soon? Would be awesome to have a Dawid video about the Deck!
I bought my Xbox Series X when the Special Edition Halo Edition Series X finally came out this past fall. In the past generation I owned all 3 consoles: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, plus a top-of-the-line PC with an AMD 16 core, 32 thread 5950x, $500 ROG Motherboard with tons of room to expand, got myself the Asus ROG Water Cooled (AIO) 6900xt with a base clock thats 500 Mhz higher than a non-liquid cooled 6900xt, 64 GB DDR4 Memory clocked at 4000Mhz (which is pretty close to DDR5 frequency of 5000Mhz and much cheaper), I also got a $200 Sound Blaster Pro Gaming AE-5 (mostly for its scout mode that enhances where you can hear enemies come from). After that all I had to think about was the Power Supply and I found a good price from EVGA (I have an EVGA power supply that still works and the computer is 12 years old, so I trust EVGA because they also have a 10 year warranty), oh and also its Platinum Rated, which means it goes between 92%-94% power efficiency so my electrical bill doesn't go through the roof. Finally the for storage I went out and got 2 of the FireCuda 530 PCIE 4.0, which is the only drive certified as fast enough to run in the PS5. They were $1200 each, so I paid $2400 for 2 NVME drives with 7, 300 Mbs and a read of 5400 Mbs, it literally floods the PCEI 4.0 lane, which is why I think we're now moving so quick from pCIE 4.0 to 5.0 so we can put faster NVMEs in them come 2023 I bet! Also, to go back to the original topic from my rant about my incredible PC, as I said I had all consoles last generation, but I hardly played PS4 once the Xbox One X was released because it was just a snappy and smooth experience. Also, surprisingly I never had my One X ever crash or freeze on me, whereas with my PS4 there were constantly problems. Ever since I got my Halo Edition Xbox Series X I have been completely glued to it, I literally have to put time aside from my Switch and Steam on my dual-boot PC running Windows and Linux Mint 20.04. I don't game on Windoze, only on Linux, but sometimes you need to have Windoze 10 there in case you need to do an online conference call and on Windoze will run it. But yea, after the graphics and speed at which this new Xbox Series X is playing at is just breathtaking, not to mention Series X has more internal storage than the PS5. But the biggest thing happening to PS5 right now is that Microsoft literally just bought like 25 studios, big and small. Microsoft has even said at the end of 2023 they will not longer make Call of Duty games compatible with PS5, along with several other popular and once cross-play games. But you know what, it looks good on Sony to get a taste of its own medicine, I hope Sony likes the taste of revenge from Xbox. The ONLY reason Sony did better last generation was because it had so MANY exclusive games, but now the tables are turning and in a few years Xbox will have more exclusive than the PS5. I can't wait to feast on the tears of the foreign made technologically inferior PS5 owners, oh how sweet they'll taste. Plus it's WAY easier to upgrade you Xbox memory and cheaper than with Sony! BUY AMERICAN, BUY AN XBOX!!! XBOX FTW!!!
Since getting an XSX myself I've actually come to embrace AA batteries in controllers again. I just have a rotation of Eneloop Pro's constantly available. Get instant full power just with a battery swap. Quick fix for the classic situation where you (for example) take out a spare Switch JoyCon for a friend only to find it's DEAD dead.
i just buy a 50-pack of AAs for $5 and that lasts me a year. used to use rechargeable AA batteries too but i they got so old that they don't hold charge anymore so they're always discharged when i want to use them (well they're 15 years old, i guess that's understandable. the most incredible part is that they still have a reported capacity of 700mah according to my recharger) and honestly i have a lot of devices that use AAs so having a bunch of ready-to-go ones at all times is a delight. plus i'm too lazy and stingy to buy new rechargeable ones. kinda have to take the scorpion out of my pocket and buy at least a couple pairs. a pair costs more than the 50-pack though and tbh the 50pack is way more convenient D:
Dawid, that particular ribbon cable connector opens by gentaly pulling up one the black tab towerds the ribbin cable that is connected to it. its called a wedge ribbon connector, the other one is called a clamp hope this helps everyone!
I have had a Series X since launch. The app crashing thing is sort of common at Start Up. I can't put my finger on it. It must be tied to the quick resume thing? But, it isn't constant and the benefits of quick resume outweigh the annoyance for me.
The lack of integrated battery pack on the controller is considered a plus by a lot of us. Batteries degrade over time pretty quickly actually, having easily changeable batteries keeps the controllers alive for longer. Also if my battery dies mid game, just quickly switch it out, vastly superior to having to now play wired until it's done charging. My Dual shock 3's all repeatedly give me battery issues. I replaced the batteries, but half of them the new batteries are vastly inferior to the factory ones. Compare them to my 360 controllers, I have every single one of those in extremely good working order, mainly bc battery isn't swelling on the inside squeezing everything. And all you really need is rechargeable AA batteries, which makes interchangeability easy. My 360s just use the same batteries I use on my series controllers, rather than having a specific battery pack that is a specific shape, those become hard to find over time, and they become more expensive and cheaper quality once console becomes retro.
It's amusing though that even my Sixaxis controllers I bought around 2008 still seem to have better battery life than the PS4 and PS5 controllers had new!
i bought my refurbish xbox series x just tonight. should be getting it in a few days. i'm excited. thank you for this video and putting my mind to ease.
If you see a refurb version or new version next to it I would always choose refurb because seeing it will tell you the new ones will fail soon, so you now know the new stuff has issues and maybe you can avoid the pain and stress of wating for the fix. The refurb version has already been through this and sorted out and should be trouble free to end of life.
bullshit logic. nothing says the new one will fail. all that says is that you got a model that is defective somehow for sure and MIGHT have been fixed, or might have been bandaided temporarily. bad silicon cannot be fixed.
I've had tons of issues with games crashing on my series S relative to my older Xbox one S and my other systems. But by tons, I mean like maybe once a week. It just seems like when it happens, it happens in clusters, then it'll be smooth sailing for like a week or two. 🤷
I got discounted Aqua Shift controller from Poland. After a few months wireless module died. Because of "great service" in Ukraine, I had no easy way to send to warranty repair so I ordered from AliExpress, and turns out that part that died are twice as small as any they have and also have 2 legs instead of 4 in fried one. Defect part was causing short circuit and overheating really fast. So what I did I disconnected antenna from defect chip and played wired while waiting for that part. Later i soldered trace with my replacement via thin copper cable and new radio module is kind of floating. BT works, Xbox adapter works. I can't remember if it was working through the chair out of the box, but without any obstruction it works in whole room so i happy about it.
Good video. I just purchased a refurb Series X that was $35 less but the extended 3 year warranty add-on was $50 so I guess $15 over a new one and I get an extra few years coverage on breakage?
One of my fellow repair techs referred to disassembling and reassembling a Series X as "about as much fun as taking apart a 4-barrel carb in a '60s muscle car."
Just a note about the thermal paste, they might be using a phase change material which becomes more liquidy when exposed to heat. PTM 7958 is such a TIM and Lenovo has been using it on their Legion laptops. It has a good track record of staying stable and endurant.
Yep the time I ran Eldin Ring as the first game I played on the new Series X it crashed like 3 times like you explained, then has never crashed since which I thought was odd. Thought I was going to have to send it back but it ended up working great. Must always happen with the new console.
Would be a great value if you didn't have to buy the accessories, but hey it's whatever. New consoles are coming in-stock again though so I recently got mine! Due to mind if I be my Xbox fan self and beg to differ about the naming? Haha, I think it's a great name. ''Xbox Series'' sounds quite nice.
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have the Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. Unnecessary confusion for your average soccer mom buying one for their kid.
@@karroq it's not really confusing since One and Series are two different generations of consoles and X and S are two different "tiers" or "levels", so if you want the best of the best you buy a Series X, if you don't need all that power then you get a Series S. Microsoft has been doing this "tiers" thing since 2015, it's not that confusing by now, and the sales are showing that
There seems to be an issue with one of the recent updates. The HDMI when changed does seem to get weirdly switched to 640 x 480. I wanted to report it in the insider program by my Console itself has only done it once so far but by now I assume MS is aware of the issue.
Interestingly, the bundle is different for the US vs Canada. On the US MS store you only need the console and a 3 month sub to Gamepass Ultimate with the new or refurb Series X bundle. That makes the price difference a bit more compelling.
I get my first Xbox One from walmart (refurbished) and I never had a problem with that console, I sold it two years ago and it’s still working 👌🏻 Refurbished products are good but only if you buy it from a trust company like Microsoft, amazon or even walmart haha
13:30 the resolution thing is a common bug with the software. You are lucky if you could fix it with a reboot. If it happens on my LG CX I have to shut down and replug to completely fix the issue. The easiest way to prevent this from happening, though, has been to start the TV first (or change the channel to the Series X HDMI channel first) and then turn on the console.
The Series X is a great console. Microsoft really upped their game this generation. The PS5 is brilliant as well, but I find myself playing the Series X more.
@@MadMax-yq9ix I have both as well and I still finding myself playing the Xbox more than the PS5, I don't know why, something about it just feels... Fragile, even the controller.
@@jorgeloredo100 they have always been that way, well starting with the ps4 I guess, ps4 felt cheap compared to the xbox, only the ps1, ps2 and ps3 felt premium, I wonder what happened to sony. they went the cheapo route
After the ribbon cable fiasco I was genuinely concerned for the thunder tornado to turn on while watching the rest of the video. It was in the back of my mind the whole time. 😂 I can only imagine the dread you had while making the rest of the video thinking about that little whoopsie.
I wonder if there's a Dr. Manhattan out there that knows what the screw goes to. I was surprised that ribbon cable didn't screw you. Also, very sensual tube amp you've got there.
The thermal paste is maybe a Phase Change Material (PCM). It liquidifies when it gets hot at certain temperatures. It used in many laptops nowadays. From what I've heard and read in many sites, they're actually better than ordinary thermal paste for its longevity. I think it's a better choice for consoles because most of the console players don't open their console and repaste the thermal paste.
Paying $469 for a refurbished console isn't a bad deal. If you get it off the Microsoft site then you have to get the three month membership to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for an additional $44.99 which brings the total to $514.98.
What's really stupid? A controller that comes with a lithium battery that lasts only for 5hrs, while my cheaper metal hydride cells last 15-20hrs between charges in every Xbox controller. The PS5, like the PS4 are great consoles, but with controllers that contain crappy batteries.
I bought a refurb Xbox series X Xbox which came with an Xbox controller and I didn't need to buy an additional controller. Are you sure you just didn't want to buy an extra controller for the sake of it? Not me!
Dawid. As you recall the "X" bracket on the X-BOX has always been an issue. Specifically on the 360. The hardware used to wear out and the bracket wouldn't make contact, causing the red ring issue. Can you really blame them from torquing the crap out of it?
Meanwhile the rest of us loving getting to use AA batteries instead of a battery back. Somehow battery packs never have the same capacity and non removable ones always eventually get really bad, so having them just replaceable with the same rechargeable batteries I need in my remotes, wireless mouse, keyboards, and a few other things just makes life easy.
Seems like they make you buy a controller just to avoid giving you an open box discount. Kinda sucks, but if the console works and you have a co-op partner it's not too unreasonable
You don’t have to buy a controller. I just looked at the MS Store and the controller is optional. You do need to buy a 3 month sub to GamePass Ultimate with it though, but it’s also the same when trying to buy a new Series X so the price displayed for each console is accurate.
It depends on region as far as i know in US you dont need a controller and in UK you can just buy the console Honestly just spend $30 more to get a new one Nothing beats a new product
nobody else is thrown of by how the xbox hardware inside the case minus fan and blu ray drive is actually small af vs PS5? i can already see a mini version minus fan and disc drive , very small inside there
Just lookin inside there and seeing so much wasted space has me holding off til a later model, i really see the X shrinking in size sooner rather than later, and they best keep the Damn disc drive.
I've bought three refurbished things in my life a pc, graphics card, and a console and they all had freezing and crashing problems that was my three strikes on refurbs never again.
@Green Mamba Games I bought a new gpu for my nephew it worked for about a month and the hdmi ports went out all of them, so we sent it off to get fixed with the warranty. They said they would fix it or give him a new one when it came back we could tell it wasn't the original and that it was a refurb it worked for a little while and died. We kept sending it back for repairs this went on back and forth sending different refurbs we knew they were refurbs because parts were always missing like one of the the bracket, it was a low profile card or port plugs and the serial. They never gave a new one and then the warranty ran out but luckily the last one has been working ever since. Now he got his first job he can buy one now if it messes up, it was a real headache.
Ribbon cables need to die a fiery death. I bought a widescreen LCD that came with a ribbon cable to attach the pcb, and after the second time of connecting it, I promptly broke the connector off (with some pins). Had the manufacturer attached the pre-installed end of the cable the right way around, I wouldn't have had to connect it multiple times. I blame a) myself for breaking it, b) the manufacturer for wrong installation, and c) ribbon cables being a complete PITA. I admit you got VERY lucky that the front panel still worked
i think its not a stupid thing when they are putting the thin metal cage around that pcb. The PCBS and chips are so close to each other now that the EM interference may affect the performance. the thin metal cage acts as a sort of faraday cage.
What about a repair video for your next upload? I have a asus strix gl504gs laptop with keyboard not working. I can supply laptop and new keyboard? Oh, and I'm looking local to you.
I swear, I have opened and cleaned somewhere in the vicinity of 30 consoles... I have never NOT ended up with at least 1 left over screw... I can not begin to figure out how this is possible
So when I checked the store they had a brand new Series X bundle available for sale. Maybe it's a fluke, but I ended up ordering that. Says it won't probably arrive until April 20th though.
I realize a refurbished unit doesn't cost as much as a new one It seems like a waste of money to buy something and then just tear it apart and not pay attention enough to the unit before you even get it in the building and you bust it up and then you break a ribbon cable connector a word of advice sometimes you have to slow down to go fast. And one more word of advice use your mind not your muscle And as always have a great day till next time try to be a little smoother you know like when you're trying to win the love of your life...love.
The xbox going to a low resolution is a safe gaurd because any display can safefully display that low, and if you have it set for 4k but then plug it into a 1080 screen it wont display, so its normal for xboxs to display the lower resolution to be safe, in fact there is a safe mode in case it doesnt go to the lower resolution, you hold power for 10 seconds to fully power it off, then hold eject and power together for roughly 20 seconds (there will be a 2nd chime to let you know its complete)
Cool! I was thinking it may be something like that. Thanks for clarifying. 👍
I thought that HDMI used a standard called EDID that enables the screen to communicate with the device to determine the appropriate resolution. Or maybe they still do this, but default to low res to account for any edge cases and reduce tech support calls
@@Incommensurabilities both. usually when you plug in a HDMI cable, the screen and source will communicate to determine what resolution both support and then display the maximum supported res. though MS has a habit of not automatically setting displays to the maximum refresh rate but that's neither here nor there. with xbox, it's most likely you are expected to plug it into one display and that display should never change unless you are turning the device off and moving it to a different location. so renegotiating the display capabilities wasn't ever programmed into the device. it should not be needed, with a PC it's different.
the xbox will recognize the optimal resolution for the monitor or tv that's is connecting to. it's a protocal hand shake
@@Incommensurabilities many moons ago I had a 1080p monitor that for some reason reported itself as 1080i, not 1080p. It couldn't do 1080i but could easily do 1080p, as a result connecting certain devices to it would cause problems.
It's always a good time watching Dawid disassemble something that he's never disassembled before, then he somehow reassembles is perfectly (sometimes) and it still works! despite the occasional missing screw or broken cable. It's magic!
"David"?
@Cameron bruh just stop
hey, just a heads up his name is dawid
@Cameron im David
@@davelazenby77255 😱😱😱😱
I got genuinely concerned for a second when I didn't hear LINODE! after the sponsor intro but then I realized it was a be quiet spot
linOOOHHHde
I still dont know what linode does
You too?
He said it like he was about to say it and then told me to f off
I use Vanced
The thin metal can is there for RF shielding the SSD. It acts as a faraday cage and helps it keep it free of noise from the power delivery section next to it.
and that is how it will give you cancer from the radiation coming off of the unit
yup. and a bunch of old electronics had these. sharp as hell too.
I'm still amazed how they managed to put all that in such a tight package
The outside is pretty Chad like also. A simple, purposeful design.
"That's what she said" lol
Right! I was really impressed by the design of the console.
It's amazing what you can do with ribbon cables :D
Giggity
He's the reason you don't wanna buy a refurbished. You never know what someone did to it 🤣
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dude ur pfp threw me back
Well, technically his would be "Used", which in most cases means it's working and hasn't had any problems. "Refurbished" tends to come with a better warranty because something probably broke and had to be fixed.
"Used" is typically cheaper, but you run the risk that the inside has been tampered with.
@@Johna41223 yeah i remembered that video lol
That is fair enough. 😂
The slight discoloration around the buttons is normal even on new systems, I got mine brand new from Microsoft and had the same appearance around my buttons
That’s very interesting! Thanks for letting me know.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff did Dawid just reply to my comment, that is f%#^*%^g amazing
I think the area around the hole’s structural integrity is compromised that’s why the colour is abit different.
the reason it gets discoloured around the Xbox power button especially is because the light on the on button basically works like a UVA takes the colour away after a few months especially as the SX is matte black and matte is the worst to restore period gloss finish is far superior as you can use T-cut on gloss but on matte it would destroy the finish I use a skin wrap now instead of trying to buff it out
@@ghosted1607 yeah, that makes sense👍
I busted the ribbon cable on my PS4 a couple months ago, broke the little blue feet. Luckily it was $5 to get a new one, but definitely a scary moment.
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The consoles should have been called like their codenames, Scarlett (Series X) and Lockhart (Series S) and you can't change my mind!
While I don’t hate the name Series X, I think Series 4/4S would have been better. Since it’s the 4th generation of Xbox
That is definitely better than “series”.
One generation should be "Series X" then next generation "Edition S", then they can do a special variety "Edition Series SX" (not to be confused with XS which was released alongside Edition S, but was a smaller last generation Series X).
Microsoft, I'm available to consult with improving your other product names because let's be honest, I genuinely couldn't do worse than some of your actual names.
If they named it that, then they'd have to make the console Scarlet Red!
Scarlett is the name (or codename) for this generation of Xbox as a hole, including both Series X and S. The Series X's codename was "Anaconda".
The metal cases over components are to meet the regulations to prevent both radiated interference on the X-box X and the X-box X interfering with other electronic devices, but then it might have been interfering with itself, which is an interesting concept! Wouldn't surprise me as the ground planes look very fragmented which could create parasitic currents between each plane!
What in the Kentucky fried xbox chat is this
But they could design the RF shields differently to allow easier pry points. Just a little extra effort to prevent vampiric Xbox expletives.
It’s probably a 12+ layer board at least so there are going to be plenty of sandwich reference ground planes. Top and bottom ground pour like that is going to have negligible effect.
Best reason to buy a refurb: it's already been bad once, and gotten it's spanking and been told it better not do it again or it'll end up in the skip.
From an engineering standpoint, looking at how the thing goes together is kind of interesting for me. The little bit of metal over the SSD is probably just a shield -- colloquially, a "shielding can" -- put a magnet to it, it's probably sheet steel! It's more for making the FCC happy than for making heat go away, in other words. That GINORMOUS shielding can over the underside of the heatsink mount was... of questionable necessity at best, but some money sunk into this sort of thing is often for confounding and obfuscating repairs or for mystifying the public in that general direction, sadly. It's the same sort of reason Apple uses those horribly daft Pentalobe screws and your laptop uses some crazy input voltage like 18.5vDC or something. Nothing in there runs at 18.5vDC. They don't make chips that run at 18.5vDC. It gets dropped to 12vDC and 5vDC and 3.3vDC -- sane voltages commonly used by chips. Why does your laptop use 18.5vDC? or maybe it's 19vDC, or 20v... and it squawks like Polly didn't get a cracker if it's a half a volt off or it thinks you're using the wrong charger -- why? Because that's money for Dell or HP or Acer or whoever made it, if you then go off and buy another charger from them, which they'll happily sell you for a princely sum. If you know who Louis Rossman is, you know what I'm talking about, and if you don't, go find his channel and go watch what he has to say about 'Right to Repair', what it is, and why it matters.
Sorry, I ramble. At any rate, the way it goes together inside seems rather modular, almost, and in my mind I could see a design for a computer being built in a similar fashion. I might have to play around with that, I like to do those things. It's really a smart design, well thought through and well laid out. Sure, they could make it a bit easier to take apart, but one, it's a game console, and two, it's Microsoft... I mean, really, what do you expect from the sort of company that just released an operating system that is such a blatant ripoff of MacOS while simultaneously somehow managing to be even more 'walled garden' to use than anything Apple's _ever_ done (which is quite an achievement if I say so myself) that they may as well hang a sign over the door that says "we have money and lawyers, please come sue us"!
@Green Mamba Games Actually, in my experience... refurb tech usually is at least as reliable as new, and often moreso.
Mind you, I'm a hardware nerd who mostly doesn't game. When I do game it generally requires either DOSBox or dedicated hardware. I also know how to fix my own stuff, and the only two games consoles I ever had were a Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance SP. Both were sold long ago in a moment of foolishness -- we all have our moments! -- and I've regretted it ever since.
Microsoft is by far the most open to the idea of right to repair out of any of the big Tech companies. Xbox consoles in general are pretty regularly and easily repaired by the owner or by competent repair shops.
@@laserhawk64 it does get a bad rep from when people use half measures. i imagine that's the reason most people avoid refurbs like the plague
Your biblical size comment and your ramblings helped me learn something today, don't stop writing. Greeting from France.
@@zorropopo Thank you! You brought a smile to my face. In days when my fortunes were better (God I sound old, I'm in my mid-30s!) my family did some traveling overseas. I've been to Paris, it's a lovely city! (Although I'm afraid, in a long-term sense, I must side with the Brits in the endless friendly tug-of-war between your two nations... Paris is lovely to visit, but my heart will forever pine for a flat in London...).
Hey, have a _croque monsieur_ for me, sometime, would you, kindly? :)
I actually like the batteries in the controller. I use rechargeable batteries, takes all of 30 seconds to swap them out. No cables or charging stands to mess with.
@Steve G I think it is a better solution than a build in battery. Like Sony controllers. Battery is dead, buy a new controller.
yup I never have to plug it in
I remember the old Xbox 360 wireless controllers you could get a removable and rechargeable battery, or use rechargeable penlight (AA) batteries - used to use one with my PC. I got a wired controller this time around because I'd often forget to charge the batteries.
Yep, the controller does not depend on an internal battery this way, so if a rechargable battery that you bought for it dies you can just swap it for another.
Having disposable batteries is not only better for waste reduction but also longevity of the controller.
The rubber gasket isn't to reduce vibrations but to force the airflow from the fan to go through the heatsink
Why not both? I think they wouldn't have made that out of rubber if it was just for airflow
@@TheCostantinus rubber allow for tight closure, while not leaving any scratches like plastic could.
@@vadnegru fair enough
I'm pretty sure Microsoft hires the hulk to assemble all their Xbox consoles, I had to take apart my Xbox one s to replace the hard drive, and getting those screws out was almost impossible!
I know right! It’s crazy how much they’re tightened down.
I really like the minimalist packaging artwork of refurbished tech. It's an outline instead of a picture. GameStop does this as well and it's probably the best part of their refurbished products.
let dig a little bit deeper opps I went to deep and dug all the way through the console I hope that hole does not affect the consoles performance in any negative way
@@raven4k998 Do you need an ambulance?
@@plaguis1391 nope but your going to need a new xbox sorry about that I got carried away with digging into it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nintendo does a pretty similar thing with it's refurbs they sell on their online store. They take like a whole 20 bucks off the MSRP. Big whoop.
They guarantee it has been repaired/ works, they aren't selling you a broken console on purpose.. its almost no different then buying one new, because you can buy a brand new one broken.
That's probably a feature of the market at the moment with shortages and all that. Used consoles across the board are selling for what used to be "normal" retail price and normal retail price now is significantly higher than what it should be.
I think only Apple ones are worth it, they have a decent discount on Macbooks and the quality is really good.
also i love how he breaks a cable which could have been crucial if the xbox would give you Botulism or not and then just be like "meh"
I did the tear down after I tested it. 😁
Oh so at least the xbox got to show its botulism before actually handicapped
@@trinhson1368 Exactly! When you always break stuff during a tear down, you kinda gotta work around it.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff the Dawid way!
I can confirm they do torque the shit out of all the screws in these things from the factory. I pretty much rounded out a few torx tips in my work's ifixit kits just opening one of these to replace the HDMI port on an aggressive/mobile user.
In Japan they would be selling this for $1 and apologizing profusely for the 'unacceptable amounts of wear' and 'my ancestors are literally coming back to life to shame me for selling this to you'
throwback to that MattKC video
A control without batteries included is already officially an automatic harakiri.
@@zorropopo lmao a harakiri haha
Even when linode doesn't sponsor I always say linode when the sponsor segment starts. There is no way they pay you enough if you can advertise so effectively for them
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I like the AA batts. I've come full circle and I'm actually relieved when I don't have to have yet another damn thing to charge
I doubt the aa batterys for an xbox controller thing will never change
i came from playstation and man, it's really nice to just pop them in and keep on trucking. having to sit on the chair while my controller charged sucked
14:27 Dawid 🥰👋👋 What’s your tube amp and audio setup? Very intriguing 🧐 🤔
just another great video by Dawid!
still waiting on the day this channel grows to a millions subs and gets the recognition it deserves.
great going man! thanks for doing all them teardowns that we're too scared to do xD
I like my Thunder Tornado. left over screw, it happen to me all the time when i desassemble my laptop. i put a new ssd in it and i got free screws.
Efficiency 101
stonks
It’s almost like screws materialize out of the ether.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff who knew opening a computer cade is like opening a dimension to another, more screwy, world?
I'm a PC guy at heart, never played consoles much. I have to admit that the last few generations of consoles have really been amazing me in terms of size and power efficiency.
These consoles make me want to work on a SFF pc as my next build. Something really cool about cramming everything in a tiny space (without going into laptop territory).
This is the kind of content that keeps me coming back to this channel...ripping connectors, left over screws, etc. 😁🙌🍻
Why people still hatin about a battery slot on Xbox controller it's still the best choice and decision for a controller you can buy easily battery packs. If a playstation controller battery is bad or broken you can't change nothing you need to buy a new controller...
Unless you know to replace the internal battery but yeah being able to hot swap rechargeable batteries is nice.
yeh and ps5 u have to wait intill its charge or play with a charger
1:39 DON'T buy an elite controller kids, it has a very small E-Peen. PowerA makes half decent elite-esque controllers for far cheaper with longer warranties, the Victrix Gambit is also a nice budget option, Gulikit supposedly has a stick drift resistant controller, and Razer makes some bangin Xbox controllers for competitive play too
This has been your friendly neighborhood controller reviewer!
P.S. The video is god tier! I'm very sketched out with refurbished products but most of the time I've had good experiences. Glad to see it works
Dawid saving us from botchalism daily :)
That’s what I’m here for.
Ori was a little crashy on Xbox, but not on pc . Will of the wisp had one that made me lose 15% of my progress.... I blame my internet for the progress loss tho.
I had my brand new Thunder Tornado switch res to 640x480 one day without even changing monitors. Normal day, no maintenance or software updates anywhere, then all of a sudden my XSX boots into potato res mode. I think it's more of a software issue than a refurb vs. new issue. It only happened once, but it definitely made me worried that either my display wasn't sending the right info, or the console was about to crap itself. I'm actually glad to see your console did the same thing, so I know my 65" LG C1 wasn't the problem.
*Dawid wants thunder tornado, has to buy 2nd hand xxx with slight use on it*
Another great thing to watch before sleep, thanks for botulism nightmares!
Never going to understand wanting a battery pack over being able to put in your own rechargeables... when the battery dies in a playstation controller the control is useless. Its needs a full replacement or be thrown out.
Ill take being able to be full charge in second by swapping rechargeables 🤷♂️
I'm 100% behind buying refurbished to prevent landfill overload :)
I own the 500dx and I must say, it really is whisper quiet. 3x140mm fans plus 280mm AiO water cooler.
Whenever i feel bad when i break things i just load up a random video from Dawid and i feel so much better knowing i'm not the only one who breaks stuff all the time when i'm trying to fix or improve it lol.
To be fair, I love the removable batteries in the Xbox controller, first it means there's no internal battery which is guaranteed to die over time, second, it means you can just shove either new, or recharged batteries in and you're immediately ready to go!
Microsoft and other retailers started focusing on the bundle deals to help combat scalpers buying everything since the extras and cost eat into their profits.
Yup and that's the exact reason I decided yesterday just to purchase a build-a-bundle new. the recent ones are more reasonable as all I have to buy is a 3-month game pass ultimate card with the console and I'm set. Tired of the console searching non-sense and it's good deal. Also get to play some new games with game pass.
Loved the video, great job as always Dawid.
Did you actually replace the dried up thermal paste or did leave everything as is?
Finally, are you expecting a Steam Deck any time soon? Would be awesome to have a Dawid video about the Deck!
I bought my Xbox Series X when the Special Edition Halo Edition Series X finally came out this past fall. In the past generation I owned all 3 consoles: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, plus a top-of-the-line PC with an AMD 16 core, 32 thread 5950x, $500 ROG Motherboard with tons of room to expand, got myself the Asus ROG Water Cooled (AIO) 6900xt with a base clock thats 500 Mhz higher than a non-liquid cooled 6900xt, 64 GB DDR4 Memory clocked at 4000Mhz (which is pretty close to DDR5 frequency of 5000Mhz and much cheaper), I also got a $200 Sound Blaster Pro Gaming AE-5 (mostly for its scout mode that enhances where you can hear enemies come from). After that all I had to think about was the Power Supply and I found a good price from EVGA (I have an EVGA power supply that still works and the computer is 12 years old, so I trust EVGA because they also have a 10 year warranty), oh and also its Platinum Rated, which means it goes between 92%-94% power efficiency so my electrical bill doesn't go through the roof. Finally the for storage I went out and got 2 of the FireCuda 530 PCIE 4.0, which is the only drive certified as fast enough to run in the PS5. They were $1200 each, so I paid $2400 for 2 NVME drives with 7, 300 Mbs and a read of 5400 Mbs, it literally floods the PCEI 4.0 lane, which is why I think we're now moving so quick from pCIE 4.0 to 5.0 so we can put faster NVMEs in them come 2023 I bet!
Also, to go back to the original topic from my rant about my incredible PC, as I said I had all consoles last generation, but I hardly played PS4 once the Xbox One X was released because it was just a snappy and smooth experience. Also, surprisingly I never had my One X ever crash or freeze on me, whereas with my PS4 there were constantly problems. Ever since I got my Halo Edition Xbox Series X I have been completely glued to it, I literally have to put time aside from my Switch and Steam on my dual-boot PC running Windows and Linux Mint 20.04. I don't game on Windoze, only on Linux, but sometimes you need to have Windoze 10 there in case you need to do an online conference call and on Windoze will run it. But yea, after the graphics and speed at which this new Xbox Series X is playing at is just breathtaking, not to mention Series X has more internal storage than the PS5. But the biggest thing happening to PS5 right now is that Microsoft literally just bought like 25 studios, big and small. Microsoft has even said at the end of 2023 they will not longer make Call of Duty games compatible with PS5, along with several other popular and once cross-play games. But you know what, it looks good on Sony to get a taste of its own medicine, I hope Sony likes the taste of revenge from Xbox. The ONLY reason Sony did better last generation was because it had so MANY exclusive games, but now the tables are turning and in a few years Xbox will have more exclusive than the PS5. I can't wait to feast on the tears of the foreign made technologically inferior PS5 owners, oh how sweet they'll taste. Plus it's WAY easier to upgrade you Xbox memory and cheaper than with Sony!
BUY AMERICAN, BUY AN XBOX!!! XBOX FTW!!!
Nobody asked nor cared but thanks for the monologue, 👌.
Since getting an XSX myself I've actually come to embrace AA batteries in controllers again. I just have a rotation of Eneloop Pro's constantly available. Get instant full power just with a battery swap. Quick fix for the classic situation where you (for example) take out a spare Switch JoyCon for a friend only to find it's DEAD dead.
i just buy a 50-pack of AAs for $5 and that lasts me a year. used to use rechargeable AA batteries too but i they got so old that they don't hold charge anymore so they're always discharged when i want to use them (well they're 15 years old, i guess that's understandable. the most incredible part is that they still have a reported capacity of 700mah according to my recharger) and honestly i have a lot of devices that use AAs so having a bunch of ready-to-go ones at all times is a delight. plus i'm too lazy and stingy to buy new rechargeable ones. kinda have to take the scorpion out of my pocket and buy at least a couple pairs. a pair costs more than the 50-pack though and tbh the 50pack is way more convenient D:
Dawid, that particular ribbon cable connector opens by gentaly pulling up one the black tab towerds the ribbin cable that is connected to it. its called a wedge ribbon connector, the other one is called a clamp
hope this helps everyone!
I have had a Series X since launch. The app crashing thing is sort of common at Start Up. I can't put my finger on it. It must be tied to the quick resume thing? But, it isn't constant and the benefits of quick resume outweigh the annoyance for me.
The lack of integrated battery pack on the controller is considered a plus by a lot of us. Batteries degrade over time pretty quickly actually, having easily changeable batteries keeps the controllers alive for longer. Also if my battery dies mid game, just quickly switch it out, vastly superior to having to now play wired until it's done charging.
My Dual shock 3's all repeatedly give me battery issues. I replaced the batteries, but half of them the new batteries are vastly inferior to the factory ones. Compare them to my 360 controllers, I have every single one of those in extremely good working order, mainly bc battery isn't swelling on the inside squeezing everything. And all you really need is rechargeable AA batteries, which makes interchangeability easy. My 360s just use the same batteries I use on my series controllers, rather than having a specific battery pack that is a specific shape, those become hard to find over time, and they become more expensive and cheaper quality once console becomes retro.
It's amusing though that even my Sixaxis controllers I bought around 2008 still seem to have better battery life than the PS4 and PS5 controllers had new!
i bought my refurbish xbox series x just tonight. should be getting it in a few days. i'm excited. thank you for this video and putting my mind to ease.
is it good? let me know
@@dyketyson4792 its been working perfect for me.
@@noelreyes4221 thank you bro. you bought it from microsoft correct? I also bought one
@@dyketyson4792 yep. straight out of microsoft.
If you see a refurb version or new version next to it I would always choose refurb because seeing it will tell you the new ones will fail soon, so you now know the new stuff has issues and maybe you can avoid the pain and stress of wating for the fix. The refurb version has already been through this and sorted out and should be trouble free to end of life.
bullshit logic. nothing says the new one will fail. all that says is that you got a model that is defective somehow for sure and MIGHT have been fixed, or might have been bandaided temporarily. bad silicon cannot be fixed.
I've had tons of issues with games crashing on my series S relative to my older Xbox one S and my other systems. But by tons, I mean like maybe once a week. It just seems like when it happens, it happens in clusters, then it'll be smooth sailing for like a week or two. 🤷
I got discounted Aqua Shift controller from Poland. After a few months wireless module died. Because of "great service" in Ukraine, I had no easy way to send to warranty repair so I ordered from AliExpress, and turns out that part that died are twice as small as any they have and also have 2 legs instead of 4 in fried one. Defect part was causing short circuit and overheating really fast. So what I did I disconnected antenna from defect chip and played wired while waiting for that part. Later i soldered trace with my replacement via thin copper cable and new radio module is kind of floating. BT works, Xbox adapter works. I can't remember if it was working through the chair out of the box, but without any obstruction it works in whole room so i happy about it.
Good video. I just purchased a refurb Series X that was $35 less but the extended 3 year warranty add-on was $50 so I guess $15 over a new one and I get an extra few years coverage on breakage?
One of my fellow repair techs referred to disassembling and reassembling a Series X as "about as much fun as taking apart a 4-barrel carb in a '60s muscle car."
Just a note about the thermal paste, they might be using a phase change material which becomes more liquidy when exposed to heat. PTM 7958 is such a TIM and Lenovo has been using it on their Legion laptops. It has a good track record of staying stable and endurant.
Yep the time I ran Eldin Ring as the first game I played on the new Series X it crashed like 3 times like you explained, then has never crashed since which I thought was odd. Thought I was going to have to send it back but it ended up working great. Must always happen with the new console.
Would be a great value if you didn't have to buy the accessories, but hey it's whatever. New consoles are coming in-stock again though so I recently got mine!
Due to mind if I be my Xbox fan self and beg to differ about the naming? Haha, I think it's a great name. ''Xbox Series'' sounds quite nice.
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have the Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X.
Unnecessary confusion for your average soccer mom buying one for their kid.
@@karroq yes, this is why i don't like the name either
@@karroq it's not really confusing since One and Series are two different generations of consoles and X and S are two different "tiers" or "levels", so if you want the best of the best you buy a Series X, if you don't need all that power then you get a Series S.
Microsoft has been doing this "tiers" thing since 2015, it's not that confusing by now, and the sales are showing that
There seems to be an issue with one of the recent updates. The HDMI when changed does seem to get weirdly switched to 640 x 480.
I wanted to report it in the insider program by my Console itself has only done it once so far but by now I assume MS is aware of the issue.
Interestingly, the bundle is different for the US vs Canada. On the US MS store you only need the console and a 3 month sub to Gamepass Ultimate with the new or refurb Series X bundle. That makes the price difference a bit more compelling.
actually, at least for me, the bundle was exactly what david said it was
I got the console, a game, and the 2 controllers
@reddevil5858 In France (and I imagine it's the same for all continental Europe) it's the same, you can buy the console without any extras
I just ordered a brand new series X here in the US, $499 , no bundle needed straight from MS, it's supposed to be delivered next month
Dr. Bruce Banner now refurbs X-Boxes with terrible names? I wonder what happened to him. Maybe he has lost a lot of his gamma radiation energy.
The radiation is why the Series X is shown as glowing green in marketing.
People complaining about the batteries in the controller baffle me. It's called having options.
Betcha scalpers would sell that for triple the price.
I get my first Xbox One from walmart (refurbished) and I never had a problem with that console, I sold it two years ago and it’s still working 👌🏻
Refurbished products are good but only if you buy it from a trust company like Microsoft, amazon or even walmart haha
Thin metal like that @9:27 is meant for shielding against RF & EMI usually.
Strange because in the UK our refurbished ones give you the optional extra of an extra controller. Wonder why the US/Canada one does that?
13:30 the resolution thing is a common bug with the software. You are lucky if you could fix it with a reboot. If it happens on my LG CX I have to shut down and replug to completely fix the issue. The easiest way to prevent this from happening, though, has been to start the TV first (or change the channel to the Series X HDMI channel first) and then turn on the console.
games crashing can be software problems. vampire survivors crashed on me once. i had a really good run going, too!
The Series X is a great console. Microsoft really upped their game this generation. The PS5 is brilliant as well, but I find myself playing the Series X more.
I don't like the ps5 feels clunky I love my xbox
@@MadMax-yq9ix I have both as well and I still finding myself playing the Xbox more than the PS5, I don't know why, something about it just feels... Fragile, even the controller.
@@MadMax-yq9ix you're not supposed to be cuddling the console 😒
@@jorgeloredo100 they have always been that way, well starting with the ps4 I guess, ps4 felt cheap compared to the xbox, only the ps1, ps2 and ps3 felt premium, I wonder what happened to sony. they went the cheapo route
After the ribbon cable fiasco I was genuinely concerned for the thunder tornado to turn on while watching the rest of the video. It was in the back of my mind the whole time. 😂 I can only imagine the dread you had while making the rest of the video thinking about that little whoopsie.
Every day I check to see if there is a new video. Today was a good day.
Trying to upgrade the RAM in my Alienware R10 Ryzen Edition gave me botulism.
Im impressed. They pretty much packaged it the same when you buy a new one. As in wrapped in the black stuff and all that
Irs nice to know they go to all that effort, I bet they swap cases from uneconomical to repair ones to get the best case.
I wonder if there's a Dr. Manhattan out there that knows what the screw goes to. I was surprised that ribbon cable didn't screw you. Also, very sensual tube amp you've got there.
I had a thunder gust issue earlier, it was so bad I had to open all the windows in my house before I turned green.
The thermal paste is maybe a Phase Change Material (PCM). It liquidifies when it gets hot at certain temperatures. It used in many laptops nowadays. From what I've heard and read in many sites, they're actually better than ordinary thermal paste for its longevity. I think it's a better choice for consoles because most of the console players don't open their console and repaste the thermal paste.
That termo paste is not dry, don’t worry, that’s the normal properties of the compound.
Paying $469 for a refurbished console isn't a bad deal. If you get it off the Microsoft site then you have to get the three month membership to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for an additional $44.99 which brings the total to $514.98.
could you do a vid showing all the parts you have collected from the pre-builts over the years?
What's really stupid? A controller that comes with a lithium battery that lasts only for 5hrs, while my cheaper metal hydride cells last 15-20hrs between charges in every Xbox controller. The PS5, like the PS4 are great consoles, but with controllers that contain crappy batteries.
I bought a refurb Xbox series X Xbox which came with an Xbox controller and I didn't need to buy an additional controller. Are you sure you just didn't want to buy an extra controller for the sake of it? Not me!
is the refurb xbox series x good? thanks let me know
@@dyketyson4792 it's in perfect condition!
Now you can buy the bundle but you have to get 3 months of game pass, controller is optional
It's impressive how much that can cream in the milk carton. Any chance you could do a build with this system in a milk carton?
If you rebuild something and all the parts go back together it's not going to work so the left over screw is a good thing
Dawid. As you recall the "X" bracket on the X-BOX has always been an issue. Specifically on the 360. The hardware used to wear out and the bracket wouldn't make contact, causing the red ring issue. Can you really blame them from torquing the crap out of it?
Meanwhile the rest of us loving getting to use AA batteries instead of a battery back. Somehow battery packs never have the same capacity and non removable ones always eventually get really bad, so having them just replaceable with the same rechargeable batteries I need in my remotes, wireless mouse, keyboards, and a few other things just makes life easy.
Opening up any console is a pain. Even if it is just to remove the dust, as you always feel as though you will end up breaking something.
Seems like they make you buy a controller just to avoid giving you an open box discount. Kinda sucks, but if the console works and you have a co-op partner it's not too unreasonable
You don’t have to buy a controller. I just looked at the MS Store and the controller is optional. You do need to buy a 3 month sub to GamePass Ultimate with it though, but it’s also the same when trying to buy a new Series X so the price displayed for each console is accurate.
@@derangel9143 yeah then it's not unreasonable, dawid did make it sound like Microsoft wasn't being upfront about it tho, maybe I misheard him.
It depends on region
as far as i know in US you dont need a controller and in UK you can just buy the console
Honestly just spend $30 more to get a new one
Nothing beats a new product
nobody else is thrown of by how the xbox hardware inside the case minus fan and blu ray drive is actually small af vs PS5? i can already see a mini version minus fan and disc drive , very small inside there
0:35 I thought my speaker volume went down when he said "be quiet"
Just lookin inside there and seeing so much wasted space has me holding off til a later model, i really see the X shrinking in size sooner rather than later, and they best keep the Damn disc drive.
I've bought three refurbished things in my life a pc, graphics card, and a console and they all had freezing and crashing problems that was my three strikes on refurbs never again.
@Green Mamba Games I bought a new gpu for my nephew it worked for about a month and the hdmi ports went out all of them, so we sent it off to get fixed with the warranty. They said they would fix it or give him a new one when it came back we could tell it wasn't the original and that it was a refurb it worked for a little while and died. We kept sending it back for repairs this went on back and forth sending different refurbs we knew they were refurbs because parts were always missing like one of the the bracket, it was a low profile card or port plugs and the serial. They never gave a new one and then the warranty ran out but luckily the last one has been working ever since. Now he got his first job he can buy one now if it messes up, it was a real headache.
Extra screws after an operation like that is no problem. On the other hand, if you're missing screws... problem.
Why is it that every time we take something apart especially laptops and consoles we always have 1 or 2 screws left over ?
It would be hilarious if you sold it to someone and just gave them a screw with it. "It was inside the console, but now I don't know where it goes"
Ribbon cables need to die a fiery death. I bought a widescreen LCD that came with a ribbon cable to attach the pcb, and after the second time of connecting it, I promptly broke the connector off (with some pins). Had the manufacturer attached the pre-installed end of the cable the right way around, I wouldn't have had to connect it multiple times. I blame a) myself for breaking it, b) the manufacturer for wrong installation, and c) ribbon cables being a complete PITA. I admit you got VERY lucky that the front panel still worked
i think its not a stupid thing when they are putting the thin metal cage around that pcb. The PCBS and chips are so close to each other now that the EM interference may affect the performance. the thin metal cage acts as a sort of faraday cage.
those metal things you pry off are for EMI shielding
That 640x480 thing has happened to me but it was with an Xbox One S, but because they run the same OS, I assume it's normal.
What about a repair video for your next upload? I have a asus strix gl504gs laptop with keyboard not working. I can supply laptop and new keyboard? Oh, and I'm looking local to you.
I swear, I have opened and cleaned somewhere in the vicinity of 30 consoles... I have never NOT ended up with at least 1 left over screw... I can not begin to figure out how this is possible
Im sure they use some sort of electrically driven power screwdriver...they just have the torque setting set to hulk mode...
So when I checked the store they had a brand new Series X bundle available for sale. Maybe it's a fluke, but I ended up ordering that. Says it won't probably arrive until April 20th though.
I realize a refurbished unit doesn't cost as much as a new one It seems like a waste of money to buy something and then just tear it apart and not pay attention enough to the unit before you even get it in the building and you bust it up and then you break a ribbon cable connector a word of advice sometimes you have to slow down to go fast. And one more word of advice use your mind not your muscle And as always have a great day till next time try to be a little smoother you know like when you're trying to win the love of your life...love.