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- Aug 22, 2004
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Originally posted by: BladeVenom
Originally posted by: coreyb
I can't even understand how the 360 could have so many failures. It is basically a small computer in a box, right? Well, my computers for the last 10 years have never had any failures like that...so why does the xbox?
Your PC is also a lot bigger and heavier. Lot more room for airflow and heatsinks. I think they make PC heatsinks that weigh more than the 360.
They rushed it out to beat the PS3 to market. So inadequate quality testing. They probably expected some problems, but underestimated how bad it would be.
Originally posted by: jbourne77
On my third console. First two RROD'd, and I take EXCELLENT care of my equipment. My 360 is in my home office (dust/child free, A/C'ed) and even sits on a small cookie rack to let air flow underneath it. First two still bombed.
Some people just can't accept that the design is terribly flawed. A few think that just because they've owned one for a couple years without problems means the rest of us are torturing our systems.
The Xbox 360 is, quite literally, an OVEN. It has virtually zero airflow. The little flow that it does have is blocked by internal components. Microsoft was more interested in a sleek, compact design than they were a viable system. Case closed.
Very similar situation to mine, 3rd 360, the last time took over a month just to gett he return box,, it freezes in every MS Studio game I have and LEGO:TCS. You probably have a bad DVD drive, same as me, which means if you bought your's more than a year ago you have to pony up the $100 for repair.Originally posted by: Krakn3Dfx
Mine has started freezing up on me again, so I rarely use it anymore. This is my 3rd. I picked up GTA4 on the PS3 so I could actually play it, luckily, I didn't have any of the PS3 freeze-up issues that other 60GB owners had. The last time I sent in my 360 for repair/replacement, it was gone for almost 2 months, and no one at MS could explain exactly why that was the case.
At this point, if there's a game I want that's coming out on the 360 and PS3, I will generally buy it on the PS3.
Originally posted by: Xed
Bought an Elite falcon that rrod in under 2 hours. Replacement hasn't had a single freeze or any other problem.
Has your 360 ever died due to the RRoD? (Total Votes: 125)
Yes, once
32 votes 25.60 (%)
Yes, multiple times
22 votes 17.60 (%)
No, and I have had it for more than a year
26 votes 20.80 (%)
No, and I have had it for less than a year
20 votes 16.00 (%)
I do not own a 360
25 votes 20.00 (%)
Originally posted by: SnipeMasterJ13
The only bright side of this is maybe they won't fix it and just give me a newer model with HDMI output. Has that ever happened for any of you that have had RRoD?