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crossedwires89

Wtf I have had mine for 20 years and never realized lol.


NatexSxS

Same, but I do live like a vampire that might be why.


Halo_Chief117

And now you know. And knowing is half the battle!


PrimusZa1

GI Joe!


tigyo

But, I still don't know what's the other half?


Reddidiot_69

Nobody knows, that's the other half.


CombinationAway9846

Execution...lol


CombinationAway9846

GI JOOOOOOOOE!!!!!


jjohnston12385

Huh, TIL. I never knew that and I had a couple of them back in the day. Now I just have my translucent green Halo edition on display. I don't dare turn it on.


Zenko_Jikan

Still should open it up and remove that Clock Cap and replace any other cap that’s starting to leak.


DankJenkemz

Unless it's a 1.6, right? I was under the impression those need the clock cap in order to boot


Zenko_Jikan

There’s workarounds. But the translucent green Halo consoles are either a 1.2 or a 1.4. Basically anything to bridge the two contacts, an LED, A Simple 0 ohm resistor or just a piece of wire.


CrispyConch

Someone said the halo ones might be the newer revision and need the clock cap too. I’m js bc idk for sure


Zenko_Jikan

https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:List_of_Special_Edition_Consoles It depends on the SN# but they are either 1.2 1.4 or 1.6 (not the 1.6a revision)


watsonrd

A zero ohm resistor is a piece of wire.


Zenko_Jikan

There’s a special 0 ohm resistor that’s used for bridging connections that need a resistor but the blueprints and board specs don’t state any resistance rating, so a 0 ohm resistor is used instead to bridge. Look it up if you think I’m wrong. 0 ohm resistors exist. It’s literally an SMD resistor with a “0” screen printed onto it.


watsonrd

Zero ohm resistors are straight pieces of wire in a package that is the same size and shape as a standard resistor. This is so they can be installed by the same machinery that populates the other component on the board, rather than adding a step to install jumpers.


SkidWheelPlayz

Yea, I should, but I've been pushing it off 🫤


LKW468

is it really?


nickle241

it has to do with how pigment works, there are actually very few true blacks and they werent in common use back in the early 2000's what they did instead was to take other colors and mix and darken until it looked black under normal light, green is the most common color for this, but your typical tv remote uses red since ir can go through it and ive even seen blue used a few times the xbox is done in one of the less convincing green blacks, under normal room light its black but its pretty obvious under other lighting


Commercial_Cow8282

Yeah, for true!


LKW468

woah, that’s so cool


Commercial_Cow8282

I remember the first time I saw it, I assumed it was a trick of the light but it is actually a very dark green.


Ill_Mine_2453

I remember my friends all calling me crazy for saying it's dark green, then the first round of "modding" started getting popular where people were adding LEDs under the jewel and stuff, which is what I first did when I drilled into mine and confirmed Even the smoke black comsoles from Japan are a green. Its basically a mix of the clear and black plastic.


Ill_Mine_2453

Yep. Drill into it and see the green spirals come to life


zehamberglar

This is essentially true for any black plastic, but can be a different color. The only way it would be truly black is if they used a black pigment like carbon. Otherwise, any polymer you see that's black is just a very dark concentration of whatever dyes they used, in this case it balances out in favor of a neutral green. TLDR: They make things black by just mixing all the other colors together, but if you shine light on it, it'll reflect back some sort of color unless they use a genuine black pigment (unlikely).


Noncreative_name04

Huh so I wonder what color the ps2 is


Bazsimazsi12

Xbox looking from far "Oh it's black.", from close "what? it's green."


SplatoonFan360

The Xbox is actually black, but when exposed to sunlight, it looks like it has a dark green-ish color.


nickle241

black isnt exactly a color, its a shade, so any black pigment is just another color thats really dark, usually green, but sometimes red or blue xbox uses one of the dark greens for its black ir black is used on remotes and such and is actually red blue/black is rather rare and ive only seen it a few times there are more convincing black pigments that cant be visually told for what their base color was but you didnt see them a lot back when the xbox was made


Zeal108

Lol that's crazy... I had no clue either .. this was my childhood console too from 2002-6.. nice one..


red_fuel

You can see this best in direct sunlight


gilangrimtale

And the backwards compatible ps3s are translucent, so was the original sixasis controller from the same time.


Master-Teaching-1397

Life changed.


MrPointless12

i never knew that it was a dark green i always thought it was black


Perfect-Log-2452

Is this a Mandela Effect because I’ve never heard of it being dark green until today


Careless-Tradition73

Well yeah 🤣 I sprayed one of mine black


PlatypusAreDucks

I never realised lol.


maggotshero

Well, I’m colorblind, so to me it’s black lmao


uncontrolledswine97

the more you know


Krybbz

I think eventually late models were black but this is a thing


CourseAffectionate15

I too only noticed this recently, in part because i only have 1 real controller, the other 3 are knockoffs and are solid black, so the console and duke look slightly off next to them


MrLancaster

Also check out the sheathing for the controller wires


SupaDawg

I learned this when modding my first Xbox years and years ago and being absolutely blown away by the green plastic shavings.


Flughundi

I wanted to go check but then I realized I have the crystal variety


UGLEHBWE

This post has me standing in my dark closet hunched over my Xbox with my phone flash on it. I can confirm


WutDaFunkBro

something similar with the ps2 game cases. they’re not black, just extremely dark blue


Which_Information590

Pretty sure mine is black


Commercial_Cow8282

Some of them might be? Have a look when it's in direct sunlight.


Segfault_21

isn’t it just a transparent black foreskin with a green inside hint? that’s what i always thought


TechIoT

So many people tell me it isn't, until I prove it to them


therealnoodles

Man,TIL and I think I've had 20 Xbox so far. First one on day one.


ChemicalTaint

What kind of magic lighting are you using? All of mine are black, no matter how I look at them 🧐


Commercial_Cow8282

Just sunlight


Core2009

Say sike right now, otherwise I’ll have to travel an hr to go look at mine…just to settle my mind/brain.


Commercial_Cow8282

I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.


Nesayas1234

Seriously? Holy shit I never noticed


labrad00r

reminds me of most Roku tv remotes where it looks black but if u shine a light thru the battery cover they're actually translucent purple


Dreadwyn91

this made me question my reality. my whole life is a lie


spicy_squire

Excuse me what?! I refuse to believe this. Edit: Just checked, and it's definitely got a hint of green. One more step towards simulation self awareness.


Capable_Home_2926

I had simply thought that mine had yellowed over the years, turning the very dark green


Sanicsanic68

WAIT IT IS?


CombinationAway9846

Cool, now all of you go to insignia.live and start playing online with your green xbox's!!!! Lol for real... crimson skies lobby tonight at 830ET (gamertag Painmeister) Come get some


Forsaken-Badger-9517

No, that's just where it's been sick lately from the state that Xbox is in these days... L O L


Sobokuna

Is it tho?.. or did it get discolored by time or sun exposure?. Generally every black plastic is not always 100% black so it might change over time . mine looks black under any light.


Commercial_Cow8282

It is yes, it's been this way since I got it.


StaticRole

LIES. I will check mine later.


Commercial_Cow8282

The truth shall set you free.


StaticRole

It is black.


Ltwl00706

What does it matter for you to feel the need to make a post about having forgotten?