Ok, I give in. My XBox is officially on the fritz. Ive isolated the problem to a malfunctioning DVD reader and since its out of warranty, XBox Support says it will cost £80+ to repair. This being the third major failure in as many years with the same machine, Im nonetheless unhappy about sending it back AGAIN to be repaired. If any members in the Glasgow, Scotland area could offer some advice or know where I can get it repaired for a reasonable price, PLEASE let me know.
I'm on my fourth xbox atm. My freind's PS3 just broke again, and last time he got it fixed from sony, it cost him £150, so this time he's using consoledoctors.com, and that's costing around £60. I think. I don't know where to go personally, but there are a lot of sites that do repairs for cheap.