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- jtbndy, on 12/12/2007, -28/+148I wonder what the reason for this article is. It really doesn't answer any questions.... or should I say answer them in a meaningful manner.
Its well known that the 360 had issues upon release, and the figures he gave about 30% or 60% maybe realistic, but currently, its not realistic. As long as you purchase a new 360 ( one with the HDMI port) you should be fine. It has an upgraded quieter CD rom drive, and an improved heatsink which reduces the chances of bricking.
This article just seems to try and scare you into not buying a 360 this holiday season by relying on information that happened 1-2 years ago. - Four20, on 12/12/2007, -3/+53huh
- greenlight2001, on 12/12/2007, -3/+47He had first post jitters. Kind of like the first time you had sex... you've heard how awesome it is to do, but as soon as you start, your nerves kick in, you start screaming random stuff, thrashing around wildly, and you're done 6 seconds later. Sad really, but understandable.
- carrera594, on 12/12/2007, -19/+60My 360 just Red Ringed yesterday, and now I will be on my 4th Xbox 360, once i get the new one. 1st Xbox, Red Ringed. 2nd Video Output stopped working. 3rd Red Ringed. Kinda blows cuz i found out i am getting Rock Band, and I wont have an xbox.
- Ocelot13, on 12/12/2007, -2/+39the intercooler does more harm than good.
- MikeonTV, on 12/12/2007, -7/+43Damn, and for Hanukkah all I get are dradles.
- MrFisty, on 12/12/2007, -3/+37The Internet: making the vocal minority seem like the mainstream majority for nearly 20 years.
- mywhitenoise, on 12/12/2007, -17/+47"PS3rdplace"
Holy *****, give this guy a medal, because that was too ***** clever! He must be getting a ton of pussy with a wit like that. - inactive, on 12/12/2007, -4/+31I've had my 360 since 2 months after release and never had a problem with it, even when it has been on for 24 hours straight. Very little heat comes off it also. I keep it on a TV stand with nothing behind it or above it. I've read other people mentioning that they keep theirs well ventilated also and still get the RROD which makes me wonder what is the difference between their machine and mine.. I'd like to know how it can happen to people over and over, yet others can have 1 system and never have any problems.. Very strange.
- redban2, on 12/12/2007, -4/+28My XBOX 360 failed for the THIRD time the other day.. so sad, just bought COD4. It broke while playing a dvd, RROD from a dvd! So I filmed a quick video, burnt it to dvd, put it back in the xbox, and shipped it back... here is that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iufj0pgjvqI :)
- coheedcollapse, on 12/12/2007, -7/+31I haven't blocked you yet because your stupidity is entertaining.
- Wildog27, on 12/12/2007, -3/+23MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!
- inactive, on 12/12/2007, -34/+50Why on earth are people still buying a defective product that even Microsoft admits is defective? I've heard stats of 39% failure rate. That does not instill me with a lot of consumer confidence. Until the heatsinks and chipboards are fixed so they do not overheat and break apart I will never buy an Xbox 360.
- popstop785, on 12/12/2007, -6/+22That was an uneducated post.
- venom8599, on 12/12/2007, -12/+27Because they have a long warranty, so it's not like you buy one and it breaks and you're completely ***** out of luck.
- cnowacek, on 12/12/2007, -16/+30I've had mine since about 6 months after it came out. I have had no problems.
- heartcooksbrain, on 12/12/2007, -1/+15I got my 360 at launch, which was very douche like. Anyway, it actually surprised me by outlasting all of my friends' boxes. A few months back, it stopped showing a picture at all, but it had sound. It wasn't the tv, and it wasn't the HD cables. NO red ring of death either, so it's a tricky situation with my warrany being up.
- sexyflanders, on 12/12/2007, -7/+21I'm waiting for a box to come so I can put my sixth xbox 360 in. I waited in line for the second shipment day before xmas 2005 or whatever it turned out to be I know it was close to xmas. Since then every single Xbox 360 I've had had RROD'd I'm angry and sick and tired of dealing with the boxes.
I've thought about switching to PS3 but I've put so much money into games, xbox live account payments, arcade games, accessories etc that I'd never get my return on what I spent. - gwolf, on 12/12/2007, -13/+26I have looked at uncharted and you obviously don't have a 360 or you wouldn't say that. Uncharted is graphically just OK, nothing to get excited about.
- scotz83, on 12/12/2007, -7/+20I got mine November 2006 and I got the red ring of death this October. I was surprised, since I only play it at most a couple hours a week. I suppose some people play it a lot more which could explain why they've gone through so many.
That said, getting it repaired was easy. You don't have to talk to anyone on the phone. Everything can be handled through the xbox website. All you have to do is tell them it's broken, they'll send you an empty box, you ship it back, then they fix it. In my case, I guess my old one was really broken, and they sent me a brand new unit manufactured just two weeks previously. Only 10 days between shipping and getting it back. Easy. Free. I found other things to do for those ten days. - Uranium118, on 12/12/2007, -5/+18Same here, bought mine day one, it was build in October 2005 and no problem at all.
- yoinkdigg, on 12/12/2007, -6/+18I've had mine since launch and none here either.
- Pake, on 12/12/2007, -5/+17Just remember, the playstation 2 was an antique when the xbox was released and yet it still won because of the game selection. The graphically superior system doesn't always wins. It still comes down to games and the PS3 still lacks that.
- highgrade00, on 12/12/2007, -1/+13luck of the draw... im on number 3, but one of them lasted over a year.
- inactive, on 12/12/2007, -16/+27I sold my 360 on ebay for $300. Somebody else's problem now.
- XistenZ, on 12/12/2007, -0/+11Have you put 20 year old theory to the test? The fans on atx cases and motherboards are designed to channel airflow to the appropriate places.
- TrevorBelmont, on 12/12/2007, -2/+13Simple fix: Wrap it up in towels and don't turn it off 'till it fries. Ta daaaa!
- ByteGuerilla, on 12/12/2007, -4/+15I heard if you sneeze without closing your eyes, your eyes pop out.
- highgrade00, on 12/12/2007, -6/+17you will burn... your new xbox and or girlfriend will self destruct and your feedback from your last crappy sale will come to haunt you.
- topace3000, on 12/12/2007, -8/+19All I want for Christmas is more Sony propaganda!
- TrevorBelmont, on 12/12/2007, -4/+14360's are like snowflakes...
- igjoe, on 12/12/2007, -1/+11Well best of luck with Rock Band. 5 of my guitars were broken out of the box and finally I got my sixth that worked... and a day later the strum bar stopped working. EA is replacing it, which is great, but its a hassle when all I want to do is play.
Check the bottom of your Rock band box for the sticker with a date, because for some odd reason I only had my luck with the odd number date. I don't know why, but there is clearly a difference in quality between the different manufacturers.
If you are waiting to get this as a gift and have it in hand, I would open up the box and see if the guitar rattles. All of my broken guitars were clearly rattling and the strum bar didn't have any resistance when moved up and down. If you havent bought it yet, it's a good idea to open it before you leave the store to make sure your guitar isn't broken before you try using it at home.
Again, best of luck with all of your hardware - JackTreehorn, on 12/12/2007, -3/+13HDMI with 90nm CPU's were codenamed Zephyr. These were used in the elites and some pros. AFAIK all pros with HDMI had the improved GPU heatsink, and most Elites had the improved heatsink. I have had no problems so far with one of these units purchased in July. Also note that the 65nm process is only used in the CPU right now, and that was never the major cause of failure. The improved GPU heatsink is the crucial difference as far as reliability.
- mywhitenoise, on 12/12/2007, -4/+13I've had sex hundreds of times, I still act like that.
- SpeedSteamBoat, on 12/12/2007, -5/+14Well, you could always sell your games and accessories, and think of the time you use the Playstation network for free as a steep XBox Live discount.
- RiverBelow, on 12/12/2007, -6/+15It's called sending it back, I laugh at everyone who says they're on their 5th 360, or what have you, unless you count times you shipped it in, red rings are 100% covered. I haven't had the problem, but almost all my friends have, and got a new working one in 2 weeks absolutely free. It's not like you're gonna be i a $400 hole, you're just inconvenienced a few weeks, IF THAT. Like I said, I've never had this problem at all.
- watership, on 12/12/2007, -0/+9DO NOT get a cooling attachment. #1 way to screw your 360 up.
- jacksons98, on 12/12/2007, -50/+59I used to feel sorry for people who got the RROD, but if you buy an X360 now. Knowing what we know. Well you kind've have it coming to you. And don't believe anyone who says Falcon fixes the problem. Look at Amazon reviews people still getting the RROD, not a single reputable website says the problem is fixed, not even Microsoft has said it is fixed. The only ones saying it's fixed are fanboys.
- KingGoonie, on 12/12/2007, -9/+18So Hkan by your definition a Howard The Duck in high definition is a better movie then Citizen Kane in standard defintion... you know because it looks better..
- monkeyballsoup, on 12/12/2007, -5/+14I agree with your statement whole-heartedly. This old information is retarded. The answer I've gathered from the article to the question it's supposed to have answered, is essentially "maybe", which is stupid and a waste of time.
- kinseyincanada, on 12/12/2007, -6/+15and ive had one 360 that has never broken.
- ZenMojo, on 12/12/2007, -3/+12I've got a pair of Adidas and I know for a fact that I'm enjoying them FAR more than I'd ever enjoy a pair of Nikes. Those ***** shoes....
- Phyltre, on 12/12/2007, -3/+11Cryis isn't the game to trot out just yet. It's well ahead of hardware right now, which means we can't even play it properly on virtually any PC out there. Maybe in a year when hardware catches up?
- DiggzDE, on 12/12/2007, -15/+23More than you probably.
- EchoAlpha, on 12/12/2007, -4/+12I've had mine for a year and half and haven't had any problems.
- greenlight2001, on 12/12/2007, -2/+10With another person?
- greatblackowl, on 12/13/2007, -2/+10??? Fake Jew! It's "dreidel," not dradle.
- bxblox, on 12/12/2007, -0/+7that must attract alot of dust
- Matteos, on 12/12/2007, -2/+9No it was made out of clay.
- Truegod, on 12/12/2007, -0/+7the xbox 360 definition of Bricking? The term was being used in this fashion long before the 360. The first time I ever heard it used for a game system was referring to the PSP.
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