Poll: RRoD, is it gone

[Insomniactk]

People have got to remember that the old version of Xbox 360 is still on sale, Jasper is the only that is being produced (afaik), but there's still older systems that haven't been sold yet.

And of course there's a risk that your Jasper will get RRoD, but the chance is small(er).
And that MW2-video, that's just bad luck.
Remember that your warranty covers RRoD, when mine quit it took microsoft 1 week to repair it, they paid for the shipment and gave me 1 month free Live Gold.

Please excuse my English, it's not my native language.

 

[Baldry]

Umm, not wanting to be a fan boy, but.. if you want a console with a very low chance of breaking you might wanna get a ps3, just saying

That's an extra $100, though. With that you could probably get a lifetime warranty on a 360 instead. So it doesn't really matter, just comes down to which exclusives you prefer.

They've reduced the price even more so now its not a £100 more

 

[jason27131]

but ps3 has less games on it. The only one's I like on the ps3 is killzone 2, and nothing else.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I have yet to be ring raped, but I live in fear as my 2 year old 360 is starting to chug and make funny cracking noises when I switch it off.

For the people saying 'buy a PS3': you are making a pointless contribution, as both consoles have different exclusives and the OP probably likes the ones on the XBOX, hence why he chose it in the first place.

 

[squid5580]

Umm, not wanting to be a fan boy, but.. if you want a console with a very low chance of breaking you might wanna get a ps3, just saying

That's an extra $100, though. With that you could probably get a lifetime warranty on a 360 instead. So it doesn't really matter, just comes down to which exclusives you prefer.

Not to mention the YLOD reports that have been popping up. I have mine propped up with megablocks and it runs alot cooler now (PS3 I mean installing your games keeps the 360 running cool)

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I have yet to be ring raped, but I live in fear as my 2 year old 360 is starting to chug and make funny cracking noises when I switch it off.

Happened to me for the third time this morning

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Some people have all the luck...

My sympathies to you

 

[BloodSquirrel]

-----No this is not a fanboy rant.----------

I have been offered a jasper chip X-Box 360 for a quarter of the price off, they say it won't red ring because of this chip yet there are video's like this

[youtube.com/watch?v=e1USV2HFVDg]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1USV2HFVDg

Some people say this video fake but can you even do that? I really don't want to pay for a console which might red ring, as I have the money for live and the console but no warrenty. Thanks

Hardware failures will always exist, in any product you buy. Of the four people I know at work who have a PS3, two of theirs have failed. (although, as a irrelevant side note, you can temporarily 'red ring' any 360 by just unplugging the video cable)

Also, never buy warranties unless it's something that you can not afford to have fail (like a car). They wouldn't sell them if they didn't take in more money from people buying them than they shell out for repairs. The 360 comes with a warranty. Microsoft will go so far as to ship you the box to send it to them in.

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

It will decrease the chances, but there's still a chance you can get the red ring.

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

Umm, not wanting to be a fan boy, but.. if you want a console with a very low chance of breaking you might wanna get a ps3, just saying

That's an extra $100, though. With that you could probably get a lifetime warranty on a 360 instead. So it doesn't really matter, just comes down to which exclusives you prefer.

Not to mention the YLOD reports that have been popping up. I have mine propped up with megablocks and it runs alot cooler now (PS3 I mean installing your games keeps the 360 running cool)

YLOD reports have been cropping up? What does that even mean and how does it prove the PS3 has a massive failure rate just as bad as the 360s? Last time I checked the 360 went down to 26% since the Jasper. The PS3 is less than 8% and the Wii is at 2.7%.

 

[squid5580]

Umm, not wanting to be a fan boy, but.. if you want a console with a very low chance of breaking you might wanna get a ps3, just saying

That's an extra $100, though. With that you could probably get a lifetime warranty on a 360 instead. So it doesn't really matter, just comes down to which exclusives you prefer.

Not to mention the YLOD reports that have been popping up. I have mine propped up with megablocks and it runs alot cooler now (PS3 I mean installing your games keeps the 360 running cool)

YLOD reports have been cropping up? What does that even mean and how does it prove the PS3 has a massive failure rate just as bad as the 360s? Last time I checked the 360 went down to 26% since the Jasper. The PS3 is less than 8% and the Wii is at 2.7%.

It doesn't matter what % of failure rate you throw around. There is only 1 that matters to me. And that is the solid 50% chance of whether mine fails or not. Sorry for pointing out the PS3 ain't perfect. Won't happen again (well until the next time).

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

the things just aren't well made, if any other product came out on a different market, with the same failure rate as the 360, i'd be surprised if it wasn't recalled

if this is at all accurate of course
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/17/game-informer-xbox-360-at-54-2-percent-failure-rate/

 

[LeonLethality]

It will never be gone, it lives in the hearts of all men! Soon the world will be consumed by it and hellfire will rain down!

er... what were we talking about again?

 

[Pegghead]

They've pretty much fixed the red ring of death problem in the xbox 360. Our first one broke but our second one is going on strong.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I have yet to be ring raped

I laughed so hard my coke came out of my mouth XD

And i have had three 360s' RROD including one refurb.
My new elite seems to be working well though but i only got it in august.
There are no guarantees when it comes to the RROD

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I have yet to be ring raped

I laughed so hard my coke came out of my mouth XD

Glad to have been of service!