Horizontal or Vertical?

[SilentSnipe]

Do you think it is better to have it vertical or horizontal? I think that vertical helps the heat, but horizontal read the games easier what do you guys think?

[NamelessForever]

I have mine standing up. I also like how the 360 knows whether you have it standing up or laying down. That's prety cool..

[Barry Nostrils]

I prefer mine laying down because if I wanna stand it up it would have to be on the floor but laying down I can just tuck it into the bottom of the TV stand, plus I don't have to worry about knocking it down or anything. :P

[SWITCHBACK]

Does yours overheat in the TV stand topsup? mine used to but then I took it out

[Barry Nostrils]

Nope, mine never overheats. :P

[DemonSpartan666]

having it standing also increases the risk of the disk getting jammed in the machine

[SolidSnake526]

horizontal! Will only go vert. if I get the fan stand.

[endy]

i think standing up looks better but its easy to nock over
so i go for Horizontal

[saunderscowie]

you might knock it over though, i have mine laying down because the leads are all stiff so i cant have mean standing up

[Camp K09]

Mine's vertical. It's bada*s.

[lazl0w]

Horizontal, I used to have a PS2 standng up and I knocked it over. :(
What do you mean the 360 know whether its standing or horizontal? What does it change?

[_xNiCk3Lx_]

i also have mine vertical..i like the look of it better :)

[Camp K09]

Horizontal, I used to have a PS2 standng up and I knocked it over. :(
What do you mean the 360 know whether its standing or horizontal? What does it change?

Go experiment. Keep your 360 on without a disc in the drive (so it doesn't scratch or something) and turn it over, looking at the power ring ;).

[Parasitic]

My 360 was freezing laying down and getting too hot so I stood it up.

[NamelessForever]

Horizontal, I used to have a PS2 standng up and I knocked it over. :(
What do you mean the 360 know whether its standing or horizontal? What does it change?

Go experiment. Keep your 360 on without a disc in the drive (so it doesn't scratch or something) and turn it over, looking at the power ring ;).

Very good Finest. I was wondering if anyone would get it..

[dakidd]

Horizontal to protect my considerable investment. Vertical looks better but I want it to play well more importantly.

[saunderscowie]

i would hate it if i hit my xbox by accident when it was vertical and broke!

[chelseafc4life]

i would of said vertical because i think it looks better but now i would say horizontal because my 360 fell on to its side and nearly broke

[saunderscowie]

i have dropped my power supply on it before somehow? buts it fine it does look alot cooler Vertical though

[habbitn]

i have mine vertical
but does having it vertical have any downsides to it, like noice, longer loading time on games, etc.. that horizontal does not have?

[Parasitic]

Horizontal, I used to have a PS2 standng up and I knocked it over. :(
What do you mean the 360 know whether its standing or horizontal? What does it change?

Go experiment. Keep your 360 on without a disc in the drive (so it doesn't scratch or something) and turn it over, looking at the power ring ;).

Then try it WITH a disc inside. :twisted:

[MmM achievements good]

Yes yes try it with a disc inside. It works a lot better. :lol:

[endy]

yeah ot works so well that you cant hear a thing

[nomadnomad7]

unless its in the middle of your room or you have a million children running around how do you people manage knock it over? haha. clumsy?

[Parasitic]

I have mine right against a little wooden chest thing so it's safe. :D It would be easily knocked over with wired controllers though while playing something that ****es you off. :lol:

[FTICRMS]

This is an old topic, but I'm going to toss my 2 cents in since I just switched.

Originally, I had my 360 in the vertical position which I think looks better and fits my AV setup better. I've been having some problems reading disks, though (mostly rentals which can be pretty banged up) and that DVD player is frickin' LOUD. A few days ago I put it in the horizontal position and now it's much quieter. Dunno if my games will load better, but the decrease in noise is substantial. I haven't seen it overheat in either position so I don't know if that's going to be a problem or not.

I've had my PS2 in the vertical position for years and it's never given me any trouble. It's pretty quiet and reads disks just fine. I think the 360 might have more trouble since the textures are higher resolution so it has to stream more content off the DVD than the PS2 did.

[airborn54]

i am always scared that the disc will fall out when i do it vertical

[FTICRMS]

i am always scared that the disc will fall out when i do it vertical

I haven't had that happen on either the PS2 or the 360 though I'm extra careful to make sure the disk is really in the tray before closing it. I played more Tomb Raider again last night and it's a lot quieter when the unit is placed horizontal. That game's a rental so it's got a sticker on it, which I think unbalances the disks a bit.

[airborn54]

i am always scared that the disc will fall out when i do it vertical

I haven't had that happen on either the PS2 or the 360 though I'm extra careful to make sure the disk is really in the tray before closing it. I played more Tomb Raider again last night and it's a lot quieter when the unit is placed horizontal. That game's a rental so it's got a sticker on it, which I think unbalances the disks a bit.having it up also makes all of the heat the 360 generates go up to the HD and it could mess it up i think

[Genocide]

I want to hear it, does anybody know for sure. I just bought Fears and I do not want it to ruin if I run it sideways.

[FTICRMS]

having it up also makes all of the heat the 360 generates go up to the HD and it could mess it up i think

I don't think this is a problem. There's no vents leading to it and hard drives can get a LOT hotter than the HDD on the 360 ever does.

[airborn54]

having it up also makes all of the heat the 360 generates go up to the HD and it could mess it up i think

I don't think this is a problem. There's no vents leading to it and hard drives can get a LOT hotter than the HDD on the 360 ever does.isn't HD the same thing as a hard drive if it isn't i meant that to be hard drive

[IXI Dragunz IXI]

Vertical

[FTICRMS]

isn't HD the same thing as a hard drive if it isn't i meant that to be hard drive

Some people abbreviate hard disk as HD. MS just puts HDD (hard disk drive) on the top of the 360 so I used that.

[airborn54]

isn't HD the same thing as a hard drive if it isn't i meant that to be hard drive

Some people abbreviate hard disk as HD. MS just puts HDD (hard disk drive) on the top of the 360 so I used that.ok thanks

[Malahk Angel]

I keep it horizontal. It's safer that way. Having it vertical opens up the possibility of it tipping over, and considering what I've heard about disc damage from a tip over, I don't wanna take that chance.

[Hazo1]

Horizontal, purely because it feels safer

[air carter15]

horizontal

[SnobbyHalo]

VERTICAL 4 LIFE!!!!!!!! *****ES :twisted: