X360 RROD Failures explained

*Facepalm!*

Damn Microsoft, you're trying to beat two titans of the industry in Sony and Nintendo. The least you can do is not skimp on the design of your console!

Awww cmon, Give MS a break...
It's a software giant competing with two companies with years of HARDWARE expertise...fluxorator

And yet they decide to cut costs by not consulting a hardware expert...

I know a guy that fixes 360s as a hobby. He says it's really easy, and after he fixes them, they run cooler than before. He tried to explain it to me one time, but he's an electrical engineer, and I am not. He buys them dead on Ebay for $50 and fixes them and resells them for $150-$200 depending on what accessories he got with it.MadExponent

I wish I could do that :?

So will there be a class action law suit where the settlement will stipulate that anyone with the older model of 360 will be able to trade for a new one because Microsoft knowingly made a faulty product?Locke562

So what number are we all on? I'm on my third!-Master_St3ve-

Fourth.

So what number are we all on? I'm on my third!-Master_St3ve-

I totally lost my x-box (out of warranty) and only had to send in my 360 once, back when forza2 came out. I was pissed, sitting there looking at my new game not be'n able to play it. but it seems to work fine now, just loud as all hell.

My real worry is what will happen after the 3 years is up.

So what number are we all on? I'm on my third!-Master_St3ve-

Third as well.

I know a guy that fixes 360s as a hobby. He says it's really easy, and after he fixes them, they run cooler than before. He tried to explain it to me one time, but he's an electrical engineer, and I am not. He buys them dead on Ebay for $50 and fixes them and resells them for $150-$200 depending on what accessories he got with it.MadExponent

Probably would have helped if the Xbox 360 didn't have any games.

sucks when your system breaks and you dont get RROD, then they dont cover you under warrenty, its a loophole they like to use to save money, p.s. i have an xbox shaped paper weight.kreestoph

:lol: a loophole? Its happens with any electronic. If the PS3 packs up and breaks and the warranty has run out, guess what, you have to pay to get it fixed:o

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

[QUOTE="MadExponent"]I know a guy that fixes 360s as a hobby. He says it's really easy, and after he fixes them, they run cooler than before. He tried to explain it to me one time, but he's an electrical engineer, and I am not. He buys them dead on Ebay for $50 and fixes them and resells them for $150-$200 depending on what accessories he got with it.FragTycoon

I wish I could do that :?

Yeah no kidding. I wouldnt even worry about RROD.

PS3 is a console with no good games.

NiTiZ

a) We're talking about hardware reliability here. Thanks for injecting your offtopic fanboy comments. And the PS3 spanks the 360 in this department.

b) MGS4. Case dismissed.

[QUOTE="NiTiZ"]

PS3 is a console with no good games.

OsgoodSchlatter

a) We're talking about hardware reliability here. Thanks for injecting your offtopic fanboy comments. And the PS3 spanks the 360 in this department.

b) MGS4. Case dismissed.

An overated game where you play most of it without using the controller:lol: Have fun with that.

[QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"][QUOTE="NiTiZ"]

PS3 is a console with no good games.

NiTiZ

a) We're talking about hardware reliability here. Thanks for injecting your offtopic fanboy comments. And the PS3 spanks the 360 in this department.

b) MGS4. Case dismissed.

An overated game where you play most of it without using the controller:lol: Have fun with that.

I'm going to let this slide because you're going offtopic and clearly envious of sometime you cannot enjoy. Eat your heart out.

[QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"]

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

NiTiZ

disks scratch when the user is silly enough to move the console with the disk spinning inside. If they do that, they deserve to have their game ruined. Dying with updates? PS3 more likely to suffer from that, since you guys get 5 firmware updates a week because Sony cant get them right lol. No thanks, PS3 is a console with no good games.

FUNNY...I have 7 consoles that use cd's...The only one I have seen any problems with is my 360. Its a horrible piece of hardware junk...end of thread..

[QUOTE="NiTiZ"][QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"]

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

FunkyHeadHunter

disks scratch when the user is silly enough to move the console with the disk spinning inside. If they do that, they deserve to have their game ruined. Dying with updates? PS3 more likely to suffer from that, since you guys get 5 firmware updates a week because Sony cant get them right lol. No thanks, PS3 is a console with no good games.

FUNNY...I have 7 consoles that use cd's...The only one I have seen any problems with is my 360. Its a horrible piece of hardware junk...end of thread..

And you're word is enough to prove it all. I've owned EVERY American released console except for 6 now since the beginning of the industry and the only ones I have any trouble with were the Atari 5200 because of the controller and the Playstations. Want to try again?

[QUOTE="MadExponent"]I know a guy that fixes 360s as a hobby. He says it's really easy, and after he fixes them, they run cooler than before. He tried to explain it to me one time, but he's an electrical engineer, and I am not. He buys them dead on Ebay for $50 and fixes them and resells them for $150-$200 depending on what accessories he got with it.FragTycoon

I wish I could do that :?

there are videos all over youtube that are RROD do it yourself...

[QUOTE="NiTiZ"][QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"]

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

FunkyHeadHunter

disks scratch when the user is silly enough to move the console with the disk spinning inside. If they do that, they deserve to have their game ruined. Dying with updates? PS3 more likely to suffer from that, since you guys get 5 firmware updates a week because Sony cant get them right lol. No thanks, PS3 is a console with no good games.

FUNNY...I have 7 consoles that use cd's...The only one I have seen any problems with is my 360. Its a horrible piece of hardware junk...end of thread..

Yeah I cant believe some people still defend the 360's reliability... I've been told 1,000 times "well it sounds like you need to take better care of your system then", even though I baby it.

It's ridiculous, I read an article online yesterday about ways to keep your 360 from overheating and what not. And it showed a pic of a 360 and a powerbrick set up on legos to help ventilate heat. It's a good idea, but how sad is it that people are spending $350+ bucks on this system just to prop it up on legos so it wont overheat???

I love the 360, and it's such an absolute shame it's so faulty. It feels like a bad dream really. Like, only MS can fix this, no one else, but it's like something you cant escape no matter how much you baby it. It's a shame though, because the console really is fun.

[QUOTE="NiTiZ"][QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"]

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

FunkyHeadHunter

disks scratch when the user is silly enough to move the console with the disk spinning inside. If they do that, they deserve to have their game ruined. Dying with updates? PS3 more likely to suffer from that, since you guys get 5 firmware updates a week because Sony cant get them right lol. No thanks, PS3 is a console with no good games.

FUNNY...I have 7 consoles that use cd's...The only one I have seen any problems with is my 360. Its a horrible piece of hardware junk...end of thread..

So was the PS2 with the horrible DREs.

[QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"][QUOTE="NiTiZ"][QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"]

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

carljohnson3456

disks scratch when the user is silly enough to move the console with the disk spinning inside. If they do that, they deserve to have their game ruined. Dying with updates? PS3 more likely to suffer from that, since you guys get 5 firmware updates a week because Sony cant get them right lol. No thanks, PS3 is a console with no good games.

FUNNY...I have 7 consoles that use cd's...The only one I have seen any problems with is my 360. Its a horrible piece of hardware junk...end of thread..

Yeah I cant believe some people still defend the 360's reliability... I've been told 1,000 times "well it sounds like you need to take better care of your system then", even though I baby it.

It's ridiculous, I read an article online yesterday about ways to keep your 360 from overheating and what not. And it showed a pic of a 360 and a powerbrick set up on legos to help ventilate heat. It's a good idea, but how sad is it that people are spending $350+ bucks on this system just to prop it up on legos so it wont overheat???

I love the 360, and it's such an absolute shame it's so faulty. It feels like a bad dream really. Like, only MS can fix this, no one else, but it's like something you cant escape no matter how much you baby it. It's a shame though, because the console really is fun.

Most people realise it has a major problem with heat and RROD. But people only defend it when faboys name other random stuff like disk scratching and firmware bricking like they're common.

[QUOTE="FragTycoon"]

[QUOTE="MadExponent"]I know a guy that fixes 360s as a hobby. He says it's really easy, and after he fixes them, they run cooler than before. He tried to explain it to me one time, but he's an electrical engineer, and I am not. He buys them dead on Ebay for $50 and fixes them and resells them for $150-$200 depending on what accessories he got with it.colmusterd28

I wish I could do that :?

there are videos all over youtube that are RROD do it yourself...

I'm sure there are all kinds of "do it yourself" videos on YouTube... that dont mean you can go from being a customer to a customer support repair specialist from a 4 minute youtube video.

[QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"][QUOTE="NiTiZ"][QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"]

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

NiTiZ

disks scratch when the user is silly enough to move the console with the disk spinning inside. If they do that, they deserve to have their game ruined. Dying with updates? PS3 more likely to suffer from that, since you guys get 5 firmware updates a week because Sony cant get them right lol. No thanks, PS3 is a console with no good games.

FUNNY...I have 7 consoles that use cd's...The only one I have seen any problems with is my 360. Its a horrible piece of hardware junk...end of thread..

So was the PS2 with the horrible DREs.

Don't worry, the guy already slipped up and proved he was lying.

I'm confused, last i checked ATI designs and made the gpu inside the 360.
as for that a choice like that doesn't explain the masses of people that have never had a problem with the 360 me included.

how could it be a design flaw? and not a manufacturing flaw?

P.S: ati i do believe designed the gpu in teh 360 from day one.

[QUOTE="NiTiZ"][QUOTE="FunkyHeadHunter"][QUOTE="NiTiZ"][QUOTE="OsgoodSchlatter"]

and what about the disc reading issues?

discs being scratched?

freezing?

dying with updates?

no thanks...that is a console riddled with hardware woes

AlphaGamer469

disks scratch when the user is silly enough to move the console with the disk spinning inside. If they do that, they deserve to have their game ruined. Dying with updates? PS3 more likely to suffer from that, since you guys get 5 firmware updates a week because Sony cant get them right lol. No thanks, PS3 is a console with no good games.

FUNNY...I have 7 consoles that use cd's...The only one I have seen any problems with is my 360. Its a horrible piece of hardware junk...end of thread..

So was the PS2 with the horrible DREs.

Don't worry, the guy already slipped up and proved he was lying.

Hope you arent talking about me dude....I have more consoles and more games then any 20 people on here combined. I have been gaming longer than most everyone on here has been alive. Its a part of my life. That is why I hate to see a company like MS come in here and mess it up for everyone. They have scared lots of people off because of their trashy hardware.

I will say the 360 is fun and I use it lots. I have had LIVE since it came out...Different gamer tag though...I just dont understand people NOT understanding the problems and realizing its NOT the users fault. MS has admitted to the problems and they have said they are working on it..FUNNY...How long does it take?