R.I.P. Xbox... Again...

[Ldude893]

This is why I stick to PC games.

 

[The Gnome King]

So my Xbox 360 just got the inevitable RROD. Yeah this happens to people a lot... so why am I making a thread about this? Because I am pretty fucking steamed about how Microsoft treated me when I called about the 3 year warranty.

I bought my first 360 about 4 years ago, which survived roughly two years before the video card died. I sent it in (while it was still under warranty) and they REPLACED the Xbox for free. The support guy explained that they would extend my warranty for the new Xbox INCLUDING the 3 year RROD warranty.

The Xbox they sent was pretty crappy from the start (it made really loud noises and locked up more often than an Xbox should). Well it lasted up until now and when I tried to order a repair online it wouldn't let me select the RROD free repair. As it turns out they never actually renewed the warranty for the REPLACED Xbox, so that essentially this new machine only had about two years of coverage as opposed to three. When I explained this to costumer service they told me I, "had been misinformed."

So yeah, fuck that. Now I can either shell out 100 bucks for a shitty machine that will die again in a few years or throw down 300 for a Slim. FML.

True story:

My partner worked at a chip/circuit-board manufacturing facility and he said that some people would bring in their X-BOXs with the RROD and FIX them by putting them in the board-baking ovens - something about heating the systems up would get them "flowing" again and they would miraculously work after that.

I don't recommend putting your X-BOX in the oven and I can't say that this actually works or not, but I thought it was damned interesting.

As for your problem... I don't really know. I own a PS3 now and I haven't had any problems with it; we never really got another working X-BOX after ours did the RROD thingy.

BTW, that's how you make RROD sound more technical. Put "thingy" after it.

 

[Someone Depressing]

And that's why XBOX SLIMS are more the most reliable 7th gen console!

 

[Macrobstar]

Well then. It is now time for you to BUY A COMPUTER

this has no restrictions. can instal linux. Can play games (and the games are cheeper). Do you homework. And will not be "not supported" when the next console comes out.

Good hunting

And you also have to shell out extra money to get new video cards and such every other month if you want to actually enjoy good games. I've got a decent PC that I game on and I consider this a major downfall to consoles. With my 360 I can just breathe easier knowing that, until they make the next system, I can play whatever fucking game I want without worrying about the frame rate or turning down the resolution.

The extra money you shell out for computer components every few years is nowhere near as expensive as replacing an xbox EVERY year, assuming you're that unlucky.

Also console games are formatted for higher screen resolutions, but are rendered below 720. PC's render the games themselves in whatever res you play on, which is why they run better on an Xbox. So yes, you don't have to worry about turning down the res, because it's already down....way down.

Cut it out will ya, you know every console gamer isn't sitting there jealous of you and your gaming pc, most of us are perfectly happy playing on console

 

[The Wykydtron]

After 3 orginal Xboxes and 1 360 RROD'd on me (well the originals don't have RROD's but shut up) I took the advice the heavens were obviously trying to give me... And got the next one insured

When the next one RROD'd on me i got a free Halo ODST and shiny black 360 which so far, has not seen fit to RROD on me.

Thanks insurance

 

[cryogeist]

Console war in 3...2...1.

TAKE COVER!!!
*hides*

 

[Macrobstar]

I wouldn't feel right giving them anymore of my money if I was in your situation :/

 

[David Bray]

You should have contested it. I did that with Dell. I took out an accidental damage warranty to replace my keyboard. Later that year the power cord breaks and they say the warranty doesn't cover accidental amage. I gave them all kinds of shit until they eventually broke down.

 

[The Last Parade]

I had something similar happen but got the halo reach slim, it's amazingly quiet and the 250 GB HDD isn't to be scoffed at, go for slim if you want to keep your game collection otherwise invest in whatever platform suits you

 

[TilMorrow]

Feel sorry for you man, my first Xbox 360 red ringed just after Christmas 2009 and I bought it the same year Bioshock came out. They sent me new one cause warrenty was still in effect luckily enough and it's been fine so far.

I suggest you either get one of the new slims or search for a later version of the old White Xbox, they seem to last longer than the first generation ones. Or you could get an Elite that lasts a long time as well and I think comes with wireless.

 

[Rancid0ffspring]

They don't fix their problem hardware, they charge you for services that are free on every other platform, and they nickle and dime you every chance they get.

What? Really?

I'm quite sure that EVERY other product in existence has a set term warranty. If it fails outside of that time period you would be expected to pay for any repair service. PS3 certainly does 134 quid last time I checked.

Do you think nintendo wouldn't charge for a replacement if your N64 packed in? There's no way inhell that it is still in warranty.

I know the logical and most likely cheaper step would be to buy another one but seriously dude. Out of warranty products that fail will always have a fee to repair them! It's he way this shizzle works

 

[JackWestJr]

Get a PS3 for all your cross-platform games and just by the Microsoft exclusives like Halo and Mass Effect 1 on your PC! Plus you will have access to PS3 exclusives also!! Win-Win apart from your credit card

 

[Vibhor]

The great thing about PC is that when they break, you can just google the fix, which always work. Just stay off the dodgy website and it won't break at all. and dude, it's just a xbox, your life isn't fucked.

Lol
Google from a broken PC.

Yeah sure, if you don't know anyone else in the world with a computer, or you don't have a second computer at your house, or you don't have a smart phone, or you don't have a cell phone at all, then you're going to have to google it on your broken PC because you've got "Safe mode with networking" as an option. If you're going to try and invalidate my point, don't be stupid about it.

And why couldn't you fix your Xbox 360 like that?

 

[Aphex Demon]

As soon as mine dies I shall get a slim. Send off my current Xbox and sell that, making the slim cheaper!

 

[Devon Dent]

Or you could buy a gaming PC and be set for life. I jest, I jest. Keep your pants on.

Sorry to hear about that shit, man. I've found that, when talking to representatives like that, always get their name and attempt to get a clear, solid confirmation that what you're being promised is going to happen. I had similar problems when trying to get a guy out to fix my internet, they apparently "forgot" to note down that I wanted him to stop by. By then a week had passed.

Sadly I doubt there's much you can do. No wonder you're steamed, though. I think anyone would be. Getting shafted ain't fun.

Set for how long...three weeks to 6 months when everything in the computer becomes as good as having an amiga taped to the desk?

 

[Gromril]

I got an elite (the one with a bigger hard drive) and I have had no issues with it

 

[acosn]

What? Really?

I'm quite sure that EVERY other product in existence has a set term warranty. If it fails outside of that time period you would be expected to pay for any repair service. PS3 certainly does 134 quid last time I checked.

Do you think nintendo wouldn't charge for a replacement if your N64 packed in? There's no way inhell that it is still in warranty.

I know the logical and most likely cheaper step would be to buy another one but seriously dude. Out of warranty products that fail will always have a fee to repair them! It's he way this shizzle works

Except that most of my Nintendo products got put through a fairly punishing tour of service.

And they still work fine. I can measure most of their ages in terms approaching or surpassing the term "decade" rather than "2-3 years"

Its not the fact that they're charging you for a replacement, its the fact that it broke down so early. This is a problem that Microsoft new about, and they still pushed out the 360 anyways, knowing full well that it had these kinds of problems.

And then there's the whole thing where your 360 can destroy your disks if you accidentally bump it. This is something Nintendo never had to deal with last generation. Sony never had this problem.

 

[E-Penguin]

The great thing about PC is that when they break, you can just google the fix, which always work. Just stay off the dodgy website and it won't break at all. and dude, it's just a xbox, your life isn't fucked.

On my old computer, the harddisk melted. I'm pretty sure that wasn't due to a virus or something similar.

Wow, you must not take very good care of your property. Or it was just shit, either one really, or maybe both.

My old computer had a damaged motherboard, most likely due to a failure during manufacturing. I think that's what caused it.

We had numerous bugs with it, mostl of them related to sound. Also, crashes. Tons of crashes. In fact, In the last months I used it, it tended to bluescreen 5-15 minutes after startup.
We also had to reinstall Windows quite often.

I hated that PC, almost as much as the one I had before that, which were incapable of playing high tech 3D games like Morrowind.
That was in 2004-2005.

I inherited both of my old computers from Dad.

So, yeah, it was just shit.

 

[windlenot]

Yeah, I got the red rings on Christmas Eve a few years back... on a friend's xbox... Last christmas, I got one of the shiny new ones... You should prolly get that, since you already have a games library... PS3s are cool too.