You can't lower it, it's not like putting down a payment on a house, this is a living human that you're helping raise with the benefit given by your money...
Yes, heres a good trick I used and it worked.
wrap your xbox in two towels
turn it on
leave it for 15 min
turn it off
let it sit for 15 min
now see if it will play
-oh an make sure the av's are out