» As expected from M$


M$ is bad news period. Tell me one good thing about the xbot hardware that didn't blow up on their face and directly denied it to the public.........these xtards never learn their lesson I won't be suprise if the xbot's malfunctions became so bad it grew arms and stabs you with a knife in the middle of the night.

 » 1 console

I dont care if its 1 console, maybe if all of them failed they'd have a problem, one console that failed should worry anyone. for all we know someone wanted some attention so taped their air vents closed(I'm not saying they did, but who knows).

 » Yep

Said exactly what I wanted to say. One instance of a failed newer 360 doesn't mean anything. Though it sucks to hear about it, it doesn't mean that the new consoles will be plagued with the same problems.

 » @Mr com sense

I brought this limited edition xbox. I'll let you kno how it gets on after treating it as NORMAL as the PS3 like any other regular consumer.(unlike you who goes overboard with the taking care part)

 » Another toss comment from common sense...

As if someones going to buy a new halo console just to wrap it in a towel. I'm the same as you though, have had my 360 since day one in Australia and have never had a problem.

 » Mr no sense what so ever!

So what you are saying is that every broken console is down to the user?
So Microsoft extended the warranty because? EXACTLY, YOU LOSE!

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He didn't say that EVERY one is a fake, indeed there is a problem.

But because Joe Schmoe in East Jebip has a RROD doesn't mean that the new ones are faulty.

 » mikeymike01

I think you misunderstood me. Mr common sense likes to brag to the fact that he has never had a problem with his 360. Good for him I say, if it wasn't for the fact that he assumes that all other failures are down to users, and I quote "Yeah it still works great. Oh wait that's not luck, I take care of my consoles." He has posted to that affect many times. Personally I can't wait for his 360 to go bye bye the smug git.

 » ...

I can't believe you wrapped it in a towel. The uy that came up with that fix needs to be shot. There is better do it yourself fixes and most of them cost less then $5 in parts.

 » .

I think he was trying for 3 red lights to get the disc drive fixed by MS. I guess it was over one year old. I don't know if they would even fix that or not. You can buy a whole new DVD drive for the 360 for like $50, or a laser for even cheaper (if that's the problem.) The drive's firmware is keyed to the console, so you would probably need to swap out the DVD drive board if you don't know how to re-key the drive but other than that should be an easy fix.

I'm not making excuses, there really are people out there that purposely want photos of failed 360s to post on the net. Not saying it can't happen, but it's likely.

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Your panties are in a bunch because you wasted $600 on a PS3.

 » Like others have said, the 360 hardware is flawed, but

One pic of a dead new console should not stop you from buying one if you really want one. That's just being paranoid. If it makes you feel any better, I have had three 360s so far, and no, none of them have been replacements. Two of them I purchased at launch, one I still have and it has never given me a single problem, the other I had up until the Elite came out, again, no problems at all with this unit, I sold it and bought an Elite. The Elite has also not given me a single issue.

BTW QJ, regarding this:

"Despite Microsoft's assurances that the new 65nm CPU/GPU (the Falcon chipset) would reduce cases of the RRoD, the image above shows evidence contrary to this statement."

I usually don't like to stick up for MS, because I usually don't like what they do or the way they do it, but this is just downright stupidity. "Reduce" does not equal "eliminate", so I fail to see how one pic of one defective 360 even hints that the defect rate has not been reduced despite MS's claims.