Wow, I just the 3-red rings of death on my Xbox 360 for the second time !!!

This sucks man....

anyone else ?

never happened to me yet but it is really loud and the disc drive makes an awful noise at times and stops abruptly lol.

Is Microsoft still sending out replacement 360's for that issue even if your OOW?

yea, they extended the warranty, they make you print out a shipping label and send it in yourself.

soooo tight.

so this will be great, more time to be a post whore ! or repair my car lol

2 year extended warranty actually

my xbox was one of the first 10,000 made, the first gen one without the hdmi and junk.

ive had it for years now and ive never red lined, skipped, over heated or anything. things a BEAST! lol

thats how my first one was, and i regret selling it now! Because, it seems like the newer ones are having more problems than the first ones did!

GO PS3!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mine had the 3 rings, they kept it for a month when I had it replaced, then the refurb they sent me started scratching discs but they wouldn't fix it, then the HD died and they took another 6 weeks to replace it, then about a week after my year warranty expired the disc drive quit spinning and they said that it would cost over $100 for them to fix (even though a quarter of the time it was under warranty it was down for repairs). I'm never buying another game system from microsoft.

That blows, now im not so pissed

but still this sucks

Whatever you do, don't try to fix it. LOL.

Happened twice. Now the video output doesn't work on it.

Happened only once for me.

Never happend to me (knock on wood), make sure you have it OFF THE CARPET, that heats it up faster, i always have mine on a TV stand or Entertainment center.

yup, mines off the carpet, wow a lot of people game it up on this site lol

x2

The failure rate of the Wii and PS3 are both about the same, in the low single digits. The 360's is significantly higher.

I have enough problems with Microsoft on my laptop, I don't need it with me console also. That's why I sent Sony. Everyone PS3 bashes, but it's a hell of a lot more reliable than the 360.

Only once, replaced within a week.

Had a 360 for almost 3 (? I think) years now. Mine broke because I played it so much and I had it sitting upright, which blocks one of the main ventilation ports. Had this one for almost two years, no problems.

Mathematically, failure rate is going to be higher on a product that has sold more units and has higher demand. Not to mention Microsoft publicly put themselves out there apologizing and offering restitution for the problems created. The media ate it up and created a beast, I see it worked well from all the 360 bashing I see.

so I guess I should get something to put under the pads for verticle so I can get more air under there?

Yeah I really would, Rick. It vents a hell of a lot easier when all the vent ports are free to circulate.

If you've got the room to spare, try to put it in a place that doesn't really have anything around it that could trap the hot air, especially behind it. I have mine sitting on a two stacks of empty CD cases.

This should also prevent it from forming the habit of scratching CDs. That seems to only happen to ones that are set up vertical.

This is a view of my predicament. I have precious little room on this entertainment center tower, and dare not put this stuff on the TV stand portion, else the kids be able to have easy access to this stuff. What are your recommendations?

GAMER lol i am too though

lol, not really. I just like to try and keep up with the times. That and the newer games are all the coolest-looking.

Sell the 360, Xbox, and PS2 & get a PS3.

Or better yet, buy a Wii. *wink wink*

Workin on getting a Wii, and keeping all that I already paid off. PS3 might be next. Never know. I was talkin about ventilation for the 360, how best to arrange all the items I already have, and not concern myself with cable length.