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When I turn on my xbox the screen shows lines and colours and green/red dots. I can make out what is on the screen but it is fuzzy. The sound is also wrong, on and off and strange when you can hear it. I know it is not a cable problem as that is working fine and the tv is also fine.

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I would try cleaning the connections to the xbox and the TV. Also you could try connecting with a different type of cable (VGA or use the HDMI cable).
If that doesn't clear things up then you could have a hardward problem with your xbox.

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It sounds like your resolution is set to a mode that your TV can not handle.

Go to:
1.) System Settings
2.) Console
3.) Display
4.) Change the resolution to 480i
5.) If 480i works, keep increasing the resolution until you find the last one that works. 1080P is best and 720P is second best.

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