The Red Ring of Death

Ask any Xbox 360 owner what their greatest fear concerning their $300-$400 piece of machinery is, and you might receive a variety of answers. For some, the words "Halo 3" and "cancelled" being in the same sentence might bring nightmares to their otherwise soothing dreams. For others, terror might set in at the mere idea of trying to afford a new HD television to take advantage of all the bells and whistles associated with their beefy console. However, one concept that is sure to make the blood run cold in any Xbox 360 owner's veins is the sight of the dreaded "red ring of death". More appropriately, the ring of light on the front of an Xbox 360 flashing red, indicating some major trouble is about to go down.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Ahh dont post this stuff, I love my Xbox 360 but all this negative stuff makes me scared to own it and turn it on, I really hate that, I have no faith in my console because of this stuff, and it's a launch console so it could only be a matter of time, and I never payed for the warranty so if it dies, I am screwed...

[HyperBear]

And if just saying what could go wrong with our Xbox 360's is bad enough. Wait until PS3 comes out, and then when I pay 700 bucks for it and hook it up and turn it on, and it doesnt work, then im pissed. My 360 has been running since Launch, and when I buy my PS3 and tuirn it on and it doesnt work, then what. Right now im more concerned with the bad news and bad things being talked about PS3, that I cant worry about my 360 dying on me anytime soon.

[TheXgamerLive]

Why post something old and negative from months and months ago?? No the media hasn't portrayed anything of the sort since xmas pretty much so why this crap now?

[shotty]

Well if you walk outside you run the risk of falling airplanes. Idiots.

[roninofako]

couldn't have said it better myself shotty...

[Marriot VP]

every 360 owner gets 6 months free repair after purchase. So that's for disc scratching, overheating...whatever.

PS2 owners were completely screwed as far as the infamous disc error. After you buy one you'll immediately notice the overheating within a few days and get a free replaced 360 within a week.

So really there's no reason to be squeemish about buying one. If there's a problem send it back and get a new one in the mail in a week.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

every 360 owner get 3 months, 90 days of free repair.

trust me.

sigh.

[TheMART]

Well unlike in Europe where we get 2 year of full repair or replacement. I feel sorry for you guys in USA really.

But hey. At least the 360 CPU doesn't have yields like the Cell of 10 to 20% succes factor

OMG

Land of Sand how is your proces going on with MS?

And listen this to get some good laugh

http://web.utk.edu/~ascott9...

[THELANDSOFSAND]

its going very well- MS have been in contact with me all weekend, they have offered a 50% discount on the repair, taking it to $65, and they are getting a supervisiors manager to call me today to discuss a free repair or replacement.

&&yes, i have a feeling these stories will pale in comparision to what people buying a $600+ system that breaks will say/act like.

&lol
is that lametime? hahaha

[TheMART]

Ah well, 65 dollar it's still money, but it's ok compared to the price of a new drive seperate of 95 dollars and have to fix it yourself. What drive is in your system? A Hitachi or Toshiba/Samsung?

Hope you'll get it for free though!

[BOOSTIN]

i had a launch console go bad 6+ months after i bought it. i returned it to sams club where i bought it and got a spankin new one with no hassle. thats why you buy at big retail stores not $hitty gamestop or EBgames cause they will tell you to call microsoft and send you on your way.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

thats a damn good piece of advice

MS told me to do that next time too!

[OutLaw]

Don't put down Gamestop because for an extra 20 dollars I land up getting my system covered for a whole year and thats for a new system. The same could be said for EBgames because they merged.

[omansteveo]

I work at GS and theyre are rare cases when a system goes bad for legit reasons but most of the time its bc of consumer ignorrance ex. A guy came in yesterday talking about the 360 scratching games and i ask him if he had moved it wile it was in play and he said" i dont know what he did its my FOUR year olds i dont play videogames. Why does your 4 yr old have one anyways ?

[omansteveo]

EX. A guy comes in my store and his is giving problems..i take a look at it and it looks like hell..i ask him dude what happened he says oh we took it camping with us!

[BOOSTIN]

you say for an extra 20 bucks you get a warranty? wow great. with my receipt sams club will give me and exchange for FREE even 5 years from now. yes ive done it before. i had a phone that worked great for a few years then it started eating battery packs. 5 years later i took it back with my receipt for a refund NO QUESTIONS ASKED! thats how it should be everywhere. but i guess gamestop doesnt feel that way. remember all the pre orders that werent filled? people who preordered werent getting their consoles till months later. and making people buy 2 games at least just to be on the list?? pure bull$hit! next time buy from somewhere reputable and get good service.

[OutLaw]

Don't make Sams club sound free you have to pay to be a member so enough with that. So you think that stores should always be responsible even after 5 years? Come on that sounds foolish. As for the shortage that was MS fault not Gamestop.

[omansteveo]

Yeah thats cool people buy a system have it a couple years BREAK IT! then they get a new one that sounds like its awesome for business

[BOOSTIN]

im sure most people BREAK their own consoles. NOT! most of them sit on the shelf and simply overheat. and i beleive M$ should stand by their product. if i go through 2 consoles in 6 months you know its not me breaking it. or anyone else for that matter. i'll keep getting free consoles till the next one comes out. thats how its SUPPOSED to be. who should have to buy a 400$ console more than once? OK THEN!

[OutLaw]

Don't try to justify what you said earlier claiming that your phone after 5 years of working got replaced. How long do you think a company should be responsible for what you over the years probably abused. If you went to court with that phone bullsh!t and asked the Judge for the company to replace the battery, a new phone or give you a refund, the Judge will probably laugh at you and ask you "Is this a joke?" I expect MS to cover my warranty thats it, not keep trying to scheme them and other companies and think they owe me for the rest of my life. That sounds like a person who is broke and expects people to give them things their whole life. That is what a child would do, not a man. A true man will be honest and responsible for his own actions and not point the finger at stores like Gamestop and hope after five years of something not working that the store or a company should be responsible for the product.

[PS360PCROCKS]

lol I lost my receipt, I am screwed all the way to the bank for $400 more

[BOOSTIN]

why should a company MAKE money off of selling faulty products? i think if the thing breaks for no good reason it should be replaced. maybe they will do a little more R&D next time and make a product last like it should instead of haveing them screw up and make another 400$ off their customers.

[PS3sux360inchWiiWii]

Yeah it's true! I had a faulty launch system and then went through 2 more! but at the same time Microsoft treated me great when I called and I always had a new system within 3 days. Would you rather pay a few days of gameplay or a few more hundred dollars for a new system? I will give up gameplay hours any day to have a new system sent back to me for free of charge, especially of all the money I've seen friends shell out for numerous PS2's... no thank you!

and also when I had the problem with my first unit, I got a warranty at gamestop and they did nothing but tell me to call Microsoft and they'd take care of me! I was like what the f*ck. DON'T ANYONE EVER GET A WARRANTY THROUGH THEM! I swear went in and made sure I got my $40 back for sure. I will never do that again as Microsoft did all the work and for free!

[BIadestarX]

Damn you probably have very bad luck or maybe you swallow some radio active device that’s causing other electronic devices to break. Maybe you shouldn't be buying any more consoles; try finding another form of entertainment that does not involve any electronic device. I bought a 360 at launch and it works perfectly; never had a problem. This is your third? What are the odds? Also keep an eye on your mother; she’s probably breaking it so you get to do your homework.

[roninofako]

buy a surge protector....

[mikeeno7]

I am tired of this. Sure, i'm not saying people have had problems and defective units, but this is so overrated. Having two defective launch units myself, i still refuse to believe this whole 'big' problem. Out of a UK survey of 350 people, 6 were defective, 2 had minor problems and 1 overheated. 9 bad eggs out of 350 doesn't sound major to me.

[BOOSTIN]

give it more time and i assure you probably 20% or more of the consoles will fail. it took my launch console 6 months to finally go bad. just give it time...

[ACE]

i'm from the uk got my 360 like 6-7 months ago works fine .....

trust me i have put it thro some marathon sesions of like 10-18 hours a day for like 3 months......

and i play it everyday cant get enough of it amazing stuff .......

the problem with the internet is people could say any thing about some thing cos they hate it or some thing like that ....sony droids ne one lol............

when you read ne thing on the net read it with a bucket of salt fact!!!!