Funniest RROD experience yet!!!

So, I am in Wal-Mart around 7am Friday morning checking out games for my system when I walk by the Xbox 360 section and notice the console in the case is proudly displaying the good 'ol RROD.

About this time a lady comes over to ask if I have found everything okay and need any help. I said no, I was just enjoying the blinking cry for help from the deceased 360 in the case, when she suddenly said, yeah I have to swap that out before the crowd starts to pick up. She pulls a 360 (brand new in the box mind you) from behind her counter to replace it with.

I watch her slowly remove the broken one, and replace it with the new one. She gets it hooked up, turns it on, plops in what I assume is a demo disc or something that runs all day long, who knows. So, I go about my business looking at games for my system, and when finished, walk back down the aisle by the newly replaced 360 and what do you suppose I see?

You guessed it... This 10 minute old 360 was proudly blinking 3 red rings of glory. The bottom line is, MS has NOT, nor will ever fix this problem without a total re-haul of the internal design. For shame MS, for shame.

"The temperature is currently 87 degrees at the airport, which is stupid, because I don't know anyone that lives at the airport" - The Hippy Dippy Weatherman

That's crazy. Not hard to beleive though. It's not good for a system to be on all day.

So, I am in Wal-Mart around 7am Friday morning checking out games for my system when I walk by the Xbox 360 section and notice the console in the case is proudly displaying the good 'ol RROD.

About this time a lady comes over to ask if I have found everything okay and need any help. I said no, I was just enjoying the blinking cry for help from the deceased 360 in the case, when she suddenly said, yeah I have to swap that out before the crowd starts to pick up. She pulls a 360 (brand new in the box mind you) from behind her counter to replace it with.

I watch her slowly remove the broken one, and replace it with the new one. She gets it hooked up, turns it on, plops in what I assume is a demo disc or something that runs all day long, who knows. So, I go about my business looking at games for my system, and when finished, walk back down the aisle by the newly replaced 360 and what do you suppose I see?

You guessed it... This 10 minute old 360 was proudly blinking 3 red rings of glory. The bottom line is, MS has NOT, nor will ever fix this problem without a total re-haul of the internal design. For shame MS, for shame.

"The temperature is currently 87 degrees at the airport, which is stupid, because I don't know anyone that lives at the airport" - The Hippy Dippy Weatherman

Boogernuts

That is funny, i will love myu 360 for as long as it is alive and MS gives me free ones, but I have had my launch console not give me one issue, other than random disk read errors when I had the thing laterally positioned. So, i dunno guess I am lucky :D:D

I've also seen an broken display 360 in a store. It had E79, not RROD. I'm not surprised that those display360 break if you look at the plastic boxes they keep them running in for 9 hours everyday.

Speaking of RROD, I had my first today. We had a powerout in the middle of my gaming and my 360 started blinking to me. I tested it afterwards and it worked. Hopefully it won't break down now. :(

I've also seen an broken display 360 in a store. It had E79, not RROD. I'm not surprised that those display360 break if you look at the plastic boxes they keep them running in for 9 hours everyday.

Speaking of RROD, I had my first today. We had a powerout in the middle of my gaming and my 360 started blinking to me. I tested it afterwards and it worked. Hopefully it won't break down now. :(

-eddy-

The same thing has happened to me! Don't worry, mine has been fine ever since. Its been about 3 months now

oh my god.

my Wal-Mart was like that, too!

i went up to the guy at the counter and asked him if he knew.

he said he did, and said that they just send it back and get a new one.

they must not realize that it probably just gets over heated in that glass.

just turn it off for a few hours for it to cool off and it should be able to work perfectly, right?

thats one reson RoDD happens...

overheating.

[QUOTE="-eddy-"]

I've also seen an broken display 360 in a store. It had E79, not RROD. I'm not surprised that those display360 break if you look at the plastic boxes they keep them running in for 9 hours everyday.

Speaking of RROD, I had my first today. We had a powerout in the middle of my gaming and my 360 started blinking to me. I tested it afterwards and it worked. Hopefully it won't break down now. :(

Frenzyd109

The same thing has happened to me! Don't worry, mine has been fine ever since. Its been about 3 months now

[QUOTE="Frenzyd109"][QUOTE="-eddy-"]

I've also seen an broken display 360 in a store. It had E79, not RROD. I'm not surprised that those display360 break if you look at the plastic boxes they keep them running in for 9 hours everyday.

Speaking of RROD, I had my first today. We had a powerout in the middle of my gaming and my 360 started blinking to me. I tested it afterwards and it worked. Hopefully it won't break down now. :(

-eddy-

The same thing has happened to me! Don't worry, mine has been fine ever since. Its been about 3 months now

If the power goes out the 360 always shows the 3 red lights. Think of it as the good RROD:P

Meh. I like my story better:

I rented a game and it had a sticker from Hollywood Video on it (where I rented it from). Plop the disc in, and within the first 5 minutes the sticker comes off inside my console! :O

Didn't RRoD, and it's a completely different type of story. But I like mine more. Probably cause it happened to me though

[QUOTE="-eddy-"][QUOTE="Frenzyd109"][QUOTE="-eddy-"]

I've also seen an broken display 360 in a store. It had E79, not RROD. I'm not surprised that those display360 break if you look at the plastic boxes they keep them running in for 9 hours everyday.

Speaking of RROD, I had my first today. We had a powerout in the middle of my gaming and my 360 started blinking to me. I tested it afterwards and it worked. Hopefully it won't break down now. :(

limpbizkit818

The same thing has happened to me! Don't worry, mine has been fine ever since. Its been about 3 months now

If the power goes out the 360 always shows the 3 red lights. Think of it as the good RROD:P

Weird because i had my power go out and my x box was fineno RRoD at all hmmmm...