Some fanboy wrote earlier that sales people normally tell potential customers about RRoD. So, I wonder... Those of you who bought the 360 after July 5, 2007: were you informed of the Red Ring of Death?
Some fanboy wrote earlier that sales people normally tell potential customers about RRoD. So, I wonder... Those of you who bought the 360 after July 5, 2007: were you informed of the Red Ring of Death? Sihanouk
I was told about it and they informed me that I needed to take all of their Xbox 360's because no one was buying them.
I really don't know. I bought my 360 knowing about it, and I even requested a 175w power brick, not a 203w, and when he asked if there was a specific reason, I told him that it's to do with RROD. I knew more about the 360 than the dude who was selling it to me, although the manager was much more 360 savvy as he was able to answer my Falcon chip questions.
If i hadn't have mentioned it, i doubt they would have told me, but it's free to repair so gives a crap?
Well I'd heard there were "issues" with early 360's but I figured it was one of those things that got ironed out after the initial shipment. So, when I bought my 360 in June 2006 I was aware of issues but had no idea they were so bad. I haven't had any failures with my 360 though (at least not yet). I've vowed that if I have to return my 360 more than once because of hardware failures I will sell it along with my games and wash my hands of the whole thing.
Luckily I didn't believe all the anti Xbox people here who blow up the whole RRoD thing. Never had any problems so far, even after hours and hours of gameplay. Nor have one of my friends around me ever had a problem with their 360. I still think it's a matter of 'treating technology with care'. Give the thing a little space, don't move it when a disc is playing inside it (lol I actually read about people who thought that was weird here in SW) and just make sure it stands safe.
If i hadn't have mentioned it, i doubt they would have told me, but it's free to repair so gives a crap?
curtdoggLP5
yeah but it could take ages to get fixed and you could end up without a xbox for a month or so, which means that your online membership you payed for that month is for nothing.
They told me I should buy 3 360s, so if one breaks I could keep on playing on the other one. And then if the 2nd one breaks I could continue playing on the third. And by the time the third breaks I should get my first one back from MS.
Before buying anything that expencive I allways do research - I don't want to waste that much money. I found out about the RROD and decided the risk was worth it.
i don't think allot of people who work in game shops know about it to much other than it effects the 360 =S its pretty bad but then again no one i know has ever got the RRoD so yeah. . . i think its up to the consumer to read up sufficiently on the console there about to buy and assess the pros and cons
Before buying anything that expencive I allways do research - I don't want to waste that much money. I found out about the RROD and decided the risk was worth it.
mattyftm
Well said. I too did my own research and opted to go with another system. It's not the salesperson's job to inform you of any risks. This is not a medical procedure.
lets see own an pro launch 360 thats never had a problem, own an 6 month old elite thats never had a problem and i still bought it knowing that there we're problems, problems that cows have blownup by making fake reports online forums about they're broken 360's...ect
If i hadn't have mentioned it, i doubt they would have told me, but it's free to repair so gives a crap?
biggs92--
yeah but it could take ages to get fixed and you could end up without a xbox for a month or so, which means that your online membership you payed for that month is for nothing.
I will not get a 360 because I don't feel like dealing with the repair issues, but you are wrong about the monthly fee for nothing part. MS reimburses you.
If i hadn't have mentioned it, i doubt they would have told me, but it's free to repair so gives a crap?
l-_-l
yeah but it could take ages to get fixed and you could end up without a xbox for a month or so, which means that your online membership you payed for that month is for nothing.
I will not get a 360 because I don't feel like dealing with the repair issues, but you are wrong about the monthly fee for nothing part. MS reimburses you. i didn't even have gold and they gave me a card for a month of free gold service.
Luckily I didn't believe all the anti Xbox people here who blow up the whole RRoD thing. Never had any problems so far, even after hours and hours of gameplay. Nor have one of my friends around me ever had a problem with their 360. I still think it's a matter of 'treating technology with care'. Give the thing a little space, don't move it when a disc is playing inside it (lol I actually read about people who thought that was weird here in SW) and just make sure it stands safe.Sgt_Crow
If it was a matter of "treating technology with care" MS would never had implemented the 3 year warranty and spent all that money on free repairs.
I was never told about the RRoD when I bought my 360 last year, but I knew about it anyway. No way in hell I'm going to listen to what anyone at Best Buy has to say about videogames anyway.
[QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"]Yes, I knew about it. My 360 has the falcon chip.
Luckily I didn't believe all the anti Xbox people here who blow up the whole RRoD thing. Never had any problems so far, even after hours and hours of gameplay. Nor have one of my friends around me ever had a problem with their 360. I still think it's a matter of 'treating technology with care'. Give the thing a little space, don't move it when a disc is playing inside it (lol I actually read about people who thought that was weird here in SW) and just make sure it stands safe.NavigatorsGhost
If it was a matter of "treating technology with care" MS would never had implemented the 3 year warranty and spent all that money on free repairs.
I was never told about the RRoD when I bought my 360 last year, but I knew about it anyway. No way in hell I'm going to listen to what anyone at Best Buy has to say about videogames anyway.
the 3 year warranty is for all the idiots who don't know what they are doing, and the ones who do know what they are doing but are unfortunately stricken wiht RROD
People who say that the RRoD is caused by not treating your 360 with care or that its completely fabricated are either ignorant or fanboys.
On top of the fact that the 360 spent only a couple of months on the drawing board, it was also rushed into production and its manufactured parts were made from different places and often were incompatible with each other. Not to mention they glued the joints together on the console with inferior sodder to save a couple bucks on every console sold. The problem was known very early upon release, but MS arrogantly claimed that only 1-3% of all their consoles had problems when in fact retailers like Gamestop had have up to 60% of all their 360 purchases returned. They ignored this obvious problem for 2 years until it got so bad that eventually they had to set aside 1 billion dollars just to fix this one problem(RRoD) out of many that actually plague the 360. That billion dollars doesn't just include repairing 360s. It also includes their back alley business deal with UPS for delivering all those coffins which probably costs more than the repairs themselves sometimes.
I already knew all about it, yet no snide comments were made when I bought mine. I will return it as many times as necessary (0 so far) because the game selection is second to none.
[QUOTE="Sgt_Crow"]Yes, I knew about it. My 360 has the falcon chip.
Luckily I didn't believe all the anti Xbox people here who blow up the whole RRoD thing. Never had any problems so far, even after hours and hours of gameplay. Nor have one of my friends around me ever had a problem with their 360. I still think it's a matter of 'treating technology with care'. Give the thing a little space, don't move it when a disc is playing inside it (lol I actually read about people who thought that was weird here in SW) and just make sure it stands safe.beast667
If it was a matter of "treating technology with care" MS would never had implemented the 3 year warranty and spent all that money on free repairs.
I was never told about the RRoD when I bought my 360 last year, but I knew about it anyway. No way in hell I'm going to listen to what anyone at Best Buy has to say about videogames anyway.
the 3 year warranty is for all the idiots who don't know what they are doing, and the ones who do know what they are doing but are unfortunately stricken wiht RROD
MS wouldn't throw all that money at a problem that wasn't THEIR fault. Why are you even trying to debate this? Honestly?
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