Nintendo finally joined MS and Sony in bricking consoles with a system update:
http://kotaku.com/5372065/wii-update-42-is-killing-wiis-dead

Ofcourse, anyone with a modded Wii already know not to use Nintedo's system update service and were warned in advance that Nintendo used shoddy code to modify the boot loader ...

Already, homebrew users have a means to unfix what Nintendo has broken: http://www.hackmii.com/

Sony's 3.0 and 3.1 firmware continues to cause problems:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ps3-blu-ray-issue-not-firmware-related

Last edited by Lou on 01-Oct-2009 at 06:08 PM.

@BrianK

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BrianK wrote: @fairlanefastback Quote: Especially when you had to pay a premium to get HDMI at the time. Folks who consciously bought a 360 with no HDMI who view HD video output from it undeniably have a true HD system. We've talked about 720p over component. It also did 1080i for the HD-DVD player. One other connection ALL 360s come with is VGA which can output 1080p. I'd say a safe bet to say either VGA or HDMI is better than component. But, VGA or HDMI (I'll throw DVI in too) really depends on the quality of hardware for those connectors. Some sets produce lousy VGA. Some it doesn't matter. The point is every 360 from day 1 had the ability to output HD content and had HD connectors.

The problem is interpretation.
When talking to MikeB you can't assume he'll understand 1 and 1 is two. He might tell you it's 3 (aka 11 in binary). It's a protocol problem I assure you.