CONFIRMED: MS's new 360 slim is "incapable" of RROD (link)

I lold at the article, especially since you can't just read the title of it. get ready for a GROD sticky in the 360 forumKevinButlerVP

This is epic! *Hey hun, we won't have to worry about the white bedroom light burning out because we have a clear one now*

[QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]I lold at the article, especially since you can't just read the title of it. get ready for a GROD sticky in the 360 forumFuhgeddabouditt

What are you basing this on?

This is epic! *Hey hun, we won't have to worry about the white bedroom light burning out because we have a clear one now*

ItsBriskBaby

You're putting your own spin on the article and it's not even slightly clever. The article is saying that the failures will now be signaled by a green light. It doesn't say anything about a green light somehow being the fix for RROD.

[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"]

[QUOTE="Respawn-d"]

RROD, GROD and YLOD

HavocV3

We got all primery colors :o now we can call captain planet to fix all consoles

Green isn't a primary color.

Blue, Red and Yellow are. :P

Blue and Yellow make Green, so we're 2.5/3.0 of the way there. (even though decimals aren't supposed to be in fractions)

Oh sry, you right lol ^^' i rushed with joke a little ;)

Looks like MS is pulling out all the stops to get away from the dreaded RROD term, but not actually improving hardware failure rates.

Gxgear

The new Xbox isnt even a week old, there's been no reports of them dying and yet you say that?.

[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

Looks like MS is pulling out all the stops to get away from the dreaded RROD term, but not actually improving hardware failure rates.

Snugenz

The new Xbox isnt even a week old, there's been no reports of them dying and yet you say that?.

It's pretty amazing how he made the leap from "green will signal hardware failures" to "they're not improving hardware failures." A leap of logic like that takes some effort.

I think it would make more sense to simply wait and see.

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"][QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]I lold at the article, especially since you can't just read the title of it. get ready for a GROD sticky in the 360 forumGreySeal9

What are you basing this on?

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

Looks like MS is pulling out all the stops to get away from the dreaded RROD term, but not actually improving hardware failure rates.

GreySeal9

The new Xbox isnt even a week old, there's been no reports of them dying and yet you say that?.

It's pretty amazing how he made the leap from "green will signal hardware failures" to "they're not improving hardware failures." A leap of logic like that takes some effort.

I think it would make more sense to simply wait and see.

Thats great and all... But shouldnt they have done this redesign like.. Idk 5 years ago or something?..

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[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"] its coming. MS did improve a bit since 08 but problems still keep popping up and yeah, another huge thread will be put on in the 360 forums. Fuhgeddabouditt

What are you basing this on?

Just out of curiosity, what additional problems popped up with every new version? Can you link them?

As for their track record, track record, believe it or not, is not a particularly good way to predict the future. If MS gets it right this time, their track record won't mean anything in regards to the slim.

[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

[QUOTE="ShadowriverUB"]

We got all primery colors :o now we can call captain planet to fix all consoles

ShadowriverUB

Green isn't a primary color.

Blue, Red and Yellow are. :P

Blue and Yellow make Green, so we're 2.5/3.0 of the way there. (even though decimals aren't supposed to be in fractions)

Oh sry, you right lol ^^' i rushed with joke a little ;)

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

The new Xbox isnt even a week old, there's been no reports of them dying and yet you say that?.

Konxumer

It's pretty amazing how he made the leap from "green will signal hardware failures" to "they're not improving hardware failures." A leap of logic like that takes some effort.

I think it would make more sense to simply wait and see.

The new green light could very well be an effort to get away from the stigma of RROD. Or maybe there's another reason. We really don't know. But even if they did put in a new green light to shake off the stigma, that doesn't mean that they are not improving failure rates. There's nothing in the article that indicates that they are not improving failure rates.

Again, wait and see is the better attitude.

Thats great and all... But shouldnt they have done this redesign like.. Idk 5 years ago or something?..

VendettaRed07

If this redesign does get rid of RROD, I agree completely.

Looks like MS is pulling out all the stops to get away from the dreaded RROD term, but not actually improving hardware failure rates.

Gxgear

epiclol

They just changed the colour of the light. :faceplam:

[QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]

Thats great and all... But shouldnt they have done this redesign like.. Idk 5 years ago or something?..

GreySeal9

If this redesign does get rid of RROD, I agree completely.

part of the GUFU now, eh:P

get any backlash for being affiliated with them yet?

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]

Thats great and all... But shouldnt they have done this redesign like.. Idk 5 years ago or something?..

HavocV3

If this redesign does get rid of RROD, I agree completely.

part of the GUFU now, eh:P

get any backlash for being affiliated with them yet?

No, not yet, but I'm prepared for the worst. 8)

But once I get one of those pretty AdobeArtist sigs to replace this giant placeholder sig, that'll make up for any backlash.

[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

If this redesign does get rid of RROD, I agree completely.

GreySeal9

part of the GUFU now, eh:P

get any backlash for being affiliated with them yet?

No, not yet, but I'm prepared for the worst. 8)

But once I get one of those pretty AdobeArtist sigs to replace this giant placeholder sig, that'll make up for any backlash.

lol, I've been seeing a decent amount of that lately.

sorry to go off-topic, the aforementioned GUFU sig warranted the comment:P

anyhow, good luck.

after spending over a billion dollars on a 3 year warrenty plan. i think its safe to say the new 360 is the safest system on the planet....

[QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]I lold at the article, especially since you can't just read the title of it. get ready for a GROD sticky in the 360 forumHavocV3

doubt it.

Jasper revisions drowned out RRoD a lot as is. 2% first year I think+(Square Trade)? so yeah....this thing has vents covering 35% of the top and it has a better cooling system.

a sticky won't happen;)

"According to these specs, the "new S console" is about 17% smaller than the original and also physically incapable of getting the red ring of death. No, that doesn't mean the console won't break -- instead, the Xbox 360 slim lacks a red "ring of light." If your console runs into some fatal error, expect it to flash green."

RROD became GROD. That's all that happened. =P

Sky-

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

"According to these specs, the "new S console" is about 17% smaller than the original and also physically incapable of getting the red ring of death. No, that doesn't mean the console won't break -- instead, the Xbox 360 slim lacks a red "ring of light." If your console runs into some fatal error, expect it to flash green."

RROD became GROD. That's all that happened. =P

delta3074

I'm not quite sure as to what the aim of your post is. It is physically impossible for the new 360 to emit a red light because Microsoft replaced it with a green light. That's all my post was saying. Whether or not the likelihood of getting GROD is lower with the redesign is yet to be seen.

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="Sky-"]

"According to these specs, the "new S console" is about 17% smaller than the original and also physically incapable of getting the red ring of death. No, that doesn't mean the console won't break -- instead, the Xbox 360 slim lacks a red "ring of light." If your console runs into some fatal error, expect it to flash green."

RROD became GROD. That's all that happened. =P

Sky-

I'm not quite sure as to what the aim of your post is. It is physically impossible for the new 360 to emit a red light because Microsoft replaced it with a green light. That's all my post was saying. Whether or not the likelihood of getting GROD is lower with the redesign is yet to be seen.

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[QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"]I lold at the article, especially since you can't just read the title of it. get ready for a GROD sticky in the 360 forumRenegadeSynapse

doubt it.

Jasper revisions drowned out RRoD a lot as is. 2% first year I think+(Square Trade)? so yeah....this thing has vents covering 35% of the top and it has a better cooling system.

a sticky won't happen;)

So let me get this straight. GROD is like the RROD except it's green not red?

GROD has an actual good ring to it.

dercoo

After five long years of troublesome RROD issues, some Microsoft executive comes up with an idea: "I have just come up with a brilliant idea to remedy the RROD problem! Watch, and learn... *Removes the red lights from the 360 console* Tada!"Nerd_Man

XD I can't believe some people actually thought it would be impossible for it to break. XD Nothing personal to anyone, it was just hilarious the way some of you seemed to perk up as if all the bad things had finally gone away. XD Well, at least they can't be sued for RROD anymore.Indie_Hitman

[QUOTE="Indie_Hitman"]XD I can't believe some people actually thought it would be impossible for it to break. XD Nothing personal to anyone, it was just hilarious the way some of you seemed to perk up as if all the bad things had finally gone away. XD Well, at least they can't be sued for RROD anymore.SparkyProtocol

[QUOTE="SparkyProtocol"][QUOTE="Indie_Hitman"]XD I can't believe some people actually thought it would be impossible for it to break. XD Nothing personal to anyone, it was just hilarious the way some of you seemed to perk up as if all the bad things had finally gone away. XD Well, at least they can't be sued for RROD anymore.Indie_Hitman

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[QUOTE="skektek"]

I just copyrighted "Green Ring Of Death" and "GROD".

dercoo

Too late.

^ Gorilla Grodd will kill you for saying GROD.

Photobucket fix

:lol: RRoD is no more.

Well that goes to show ya theres more then one way to skin a cat - dam MS, thats genius..

No really. :P

360 owners: YES NO MORE RROD!!!... *Reads more* Wait theres no fix, its just a GREEN LIGHT!!

Wait a minute, it says that the original doesn't have a Kinect port, so how will the old 360 owners use a Kinect?reyad-u

On the old 360 models Kinect will use a seperate power supply (like a cell phone charger), with the new 360 it wont need to.

The heatsink and fan make up 1/3 of the motherboard, i doubt it'll overheat and lead to other problems. Why would MS redesign it just for it to be attached to the negative stigma of previous models? That's the whole point of a redesign. New image, iron out problems.

On a side note, at first I thought it looked terrible, but it's actually not too bad.

why in the difference chart it says *power button* and Eject button* for the new slim model has *Capacitive touch*....what's that mean?

lmao, i guess ill pass on the new xbox

XD I can't believe some people actually thought it would be impossible for it to break. XD Nothing personal to anyone, it was just hilarious the way some of you seemed to perk up as if all the bad things had finally gone away. XD Well, at least they can't be sued for RROD anymore.Indie_Hitman

sorry, i thought you where one of these silly people that actually think a redesigned motherboard with overkill cooling would have the same problem as the old motherboard, for a single 65nm chip, the cooling system in the new slim is overkill, and less power=less heat, i doubt we will be seeing the same level of hardware failures that we saw with the earlier modesls, again i apologise for jumping to the wrong conclusiondelta3074

No harm done! I would be shocked if the 360 still suffered from frequent RROD/GROD's after the redesign.