Xbox 360 Slim : Othor Games

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:17 pm

The manual says it is okay to set up the Xbox vertically or horizontally, but just to be careful not to block any of the vents. If I set it up vertically, it blocks one of the vents. Is that okay?

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:24 pm

Lol you kinda answered your own question there. Its recommend that you dont as 360s are known to have a high failure rate.

» Sun May 29, 2011 12:55 am

I would assume so since it's designed to stand that way. Just make sure the rest of the vents are not blocked in any way and you're fine.

» Sun May 29, 2011 3:20 am

If one of the vents is pointing upward and seems to have decent air flow, and provided you aren't playing from a sauna, I don't see much of a problem.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:46 pm

Hey, you ended up getting it I see. I also got your friend request on PSN. I wouldn't set it vertically. It's pretty much an unwritten rule for consoles. You run a higher risk of scratching your discs among other things.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:23 pm

well i dont have eough room to set both my ps3 and xbox360 horizontally

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:46 pm

Hey, you ended up getting it I see. I also got your friend request on PSN. I wouldn't set it vertically. It's pretty much an unwritten rule for consoles. You run a higher risk of scratching your discs among other things.

I ruined my halo reach disk the day after I got it because of having it stand vertically :banghead:
So yeah I wouldn't recommend it either.

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:25 pm

ive decided to put the ps3 vertically as there is only one vent on the side that is up n honestly i trust the ps3 will be fine like that compared to the xbox lol so i put the xbox horizontally

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:04 pm

do u think the ps3 will be fine?

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:44 pm

i looked it up n the ps3 is okay to be vertical. yay

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:09 pm

I honestly wouldn't do it for either console. Too risky to me. When you use the PS3 just put the 360 vertical and when you're using the 360 put the PS3 vertical.

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:28 pm

I've kept my Xbox's vertical since the original 360. Slim should handle it with no problems.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:32 pm

It should be fine as log as you don't bump it, and there aren't a lot of vibrations in the room (Vacuum, nearby standing fan, etc. ). I've only scratched one disk and it was from a friend accidentally picking the xbox up while it was playing.