Class action lawsuit against Microsoft

**VitamiN H** · 01-06-2005

Hey,

Im looking to start a class action lawsuit against microsoft concerning that fact that recent studies have shown that playing DVDs destroys its laser reader. Im really pissed off because my xbox lags too much to go on live and it tells me that games fresh out of the box are dirty or damaged. I always wondered why it did this, and now that I know why I want microsoft to pay for it. The xbox is advertised to be able to play DVDs so im not paying $80 to get is fixed when its an internal flaw that the piece of crap came with.

If anyone else has the same problem and it makes them want to beat thier xbox with a hammer, contact me. I am seriously considering starting a lawsuit, because thats absolutly rediculous.

**LiquidX** · 01-06-2005

Never heard of a study supporting that. If you have a launch Xbox with a Thompson drive MS will usually fix it for free. Just call them up ***** them out. I have a Philips drive thats been going strong for nearly 3 years. The Samsungs are better than the Philips. There havent been any major problems with anything other than the Thompson drives.

And if you think you can take on MS you need a reality check.

**VitamiN H** · 01-06-2005

There was a study..... its the reason why sony came out with the new, thinner playstation 2's.

**MixMasta** · 01-06-2005

Dude that is your fault you n00b. pr0n dVDS are known to be damaging, so lay off the pr0n on the xbox.

**LiquidX** · 01-06-2005

Originally Posted by VitamiN H

There was a study..... its the reason why sony came out with the new, thinner playstation 2's.

What study? Show me a link and I will stop thinking youre making **** up.

And Sony came out with the thinner PS2's to combat the release of Halo 2. They would rather their fanbase buy the same system twice than buy an Xbox to have fun with Halo 2 on Live.

**VitamiN H** · 01-06-2005

Your an idiot. If you were going to insult me you could have atleast been creative so i could have a good laugh. And as for being a n00b, thats not even an insult... that just means i dont just sit around on my @ss staring at a computer all day posting in forums to pretend like i have friends and clutch desperately onto to false human contact. So why down you crawl back into the foreboding depths of your mothers basement and play dungeons and dragons, because the world doesnt want you. Loser.

**VitamiN H** · 01-06-2005

Im not sure where the study is... if i find a link ill send it...... i actually heard about the study on the 6 o'clock news.

**AlphaRaptor** · 01-06-2005

Originally Posted by VitamiN H

Your an idiot. If you were going to insult me you could have atleast been creative so i could have a good laugh. And as for being a n00b, thats not even an insult... that just means i dont just sit around on my @ss staring at a computer all day posting in forums to pretend like i have friends and clutch desperately onto to false human contact. So why down you crawl back into the foreboding depths of your mothers basement and play dungeons and dragons, because the world doesnt want you. Loser.

Im not gonna take any sides here but...Im sorry, that was one of those classic lame come backs...

**BananaMan** · 01-06-2005

right so on your 6 o clock news they showed a study about how xbox dvd lasers are being destroyed by playing dvds? quit being a whiny little ***** and take it to the store and return it.

**LTM360** · 01-06-2005

Your Xbox broke, get over it. Besides, someone has already started a lawsuit "on behalf of all Xbox owners" for the DVD Lasers. I have yet to get my $300 check in the mail. (im not part of the suit but if he wins, I want my damn share)

**SPARTAN VI** · 01-06-2005

Maturity seems to be lacking lately. I'm not even talking about Vitamin.

I don't know a whole lot about the Xbox warranties, but I do know my Xbox was under a lifetime warranty. Just called 1-800-4-MY-XBOX and MS sent us a box and repaired it for free. This was 2 years after we bought the thing.

Actually, they would have fixed my Xbox if my sister's friend hadn't tampered with the stickers.

If you're paying $80 to get your Xbox fixed, sounds like you're trying to do it yourself. I could buy a replacement DVD drive for $50 and the proper equipment and fix it myself for less than $80. So is MS charging you $80?

Lastly, I may just keep this thread open so vitamin can answer my question. That does mean another mod might close this.

**Reclaimer** · 01-06-2005

I doubt there was a study. The slimline PS2 is a sales measure, not anything to do with DVD's not being played on a Xbox.

Im really pissed off because my xbox lags too much to go on live

Your Xbox lagging on Xbox live makes no sense. Lag? Talk to your ISP. Your Xbox has no part of that.

By the way, Microsoft did solve the problem. They switch DVD drives in later models.

**Echoes** · 01-06-2005

Your lawyer will cost more than 80 dollars..

**mrmp3** · 01-06-2005

Actually that's not entirely false. I know for a while when on my first system all of a sudden the FPS on RS3 was noticeably slower. If he's saying like his connection speed is slow, then that's all your ISP. But for some reason, System Link and XBL for anygame just was incredibly slow. Like stutter speed like when you play Doom 3 on a 5 year old computer. I figured it was the disc but tried out two of my friends and same problem. Got it replaced and lo' an behold problem gone. No idea what was wrong. I'm not talking like it was unplayable but the framerate wasn't up to it's usual snuff in XBL/System Link. Split Screen and 4 player co-op was fine though.

As for it breaking though and sueing, hey it happens. Xbox from what the guys at EB and Gamestop told me, has the lowest return rate out of all the systems. Not trade ins, but in terms of busted systems and needing to get replacements. I had a launch Xbox that lasted a little over 2 years. My problem wasn't the DDE, but if I left my system idle or at the pause screen more than 30 seconds, the game would have an error and my xbox would shut down. I replaced my launch PS2 from Oct. 2000 twice and don't wanna replace it a third time cuz it's just not worth it anymore. Things break, not everything is perfect. For the guy doing that lawsuit, A+ for effort but your just wasting your time. Just get a replacement. They aren't that much. Just be thankful the Xbox has lots of less faults than Windows.

**mattgame** · 01-06-2005

I will join the suit if it is guaranteed that I will get free games for life.

**BananaMan** · 01-06-2005

Originally Posted by Reclaimer-XBA

I doubt there was a study. The slimline PS2 is a sales measure, not anything to do with DVD's not being played on a Xbox.

Your Xbox lagging on Xbox live makes no sense. Lag? Talk to your ISP. Your Xbox has no part of that.

By the way, Microsoft did solve the problem. They switch DVD drives in later models.

i think he's talking about like i've experienced it on rainbow six 3 where it'll freeze up. system lag.

**Variation-XBA** · 01-07-2005

Wow...worst idea ever, since you will never do anything about it

Sammael · 01-07-2005

MS will crush you like the insignificant bug that you are!!! Mwahahahaa

**SgtSavage** · 01-07-2005

Originally Posted by VitamiN H

Your an idiot. If you were going to insult me you could have atleast been creative so i could have a good laugh. And as for being a n00b, thats not even an insult... that just means i dont just sit around on my @ss staring at a computer all day posting in forums to pretend like i have friends and clutch desperately onto to false human contact. So why down you crawl back into the foreboding depths of your mothers basement and play dungeons and dragons, because the world doesnt want you. Loser.

I'm sorry Mix but you were Owned!!