Is the 360 a reliable console?

So, I was thinking of getting an Xbox 360 some time next month, but looking at all the Amazon reviews it seems this console is plauged by the '3 red rings of death'. Has anyone had any experience with this and does it occur frequently?

Another issue is price. Its £280 on Amazon, with all the gadgets and dodads included, and then the games are at least £40 a go + Xbox Live fees, before you know it you are spending £500 and tbh with that sort of money I would rather just build a new DX10 PC.

Any thoughts / advice?

like i tell to everyone that ask's this ....

Just get it...

i had mine for 7 months then got the 3 red rings. in my opionion i think its junk. i paid $400 dollors for something that can't even last a year without breaking on me. its nice that microsoft backs up their product with a 3 year warrenty now. I think spending $400 on something should justify that it lasts a little longer than 7 months. i think its pretty apparent that microsoft didn't have quality in mind when they designed their first batch of 360 that hit the market.

My original launch 360 died 1 year and 1 week after I got it. Luckily MS had a 2 week grace period for their warranty so I got a free repair. After that my 360 worked fine for another 6 months until I sold it, its still supposedly doing fine now too.

I'm hoping my new Zephyr 360 won't fail since it has a new cooling design.

My original launch 360 died 1 year and 1 week after I got it. Luckily MS had a 2 week grace period for their warranty so I got a free repair. After that my 360 worked fine for another 6 months until I sold it, its still supposedly doing fine now too.

I'm hoping my new Zephyr 360 won't fail since it has a new cooling design.

EXLINK

yes, elites also have a redesigned motherboard to help it cool, but still has the same chip which heats up. the elite made later on (june or july) have new heatsinks.

btw, a 3 yr warranty for the rod helps alot :)

never had a problem with mine

Mine freezes every once in awhile, but I've never had the 3 rings of death. Got it December of last year.

At the moment I don't see the point in buying a 360, unless you need a DVD player that also plays the 5 or so good games that have come out for the console. Don't get me wrong, XBL is a great service and I like the console, I'd just personally wait until November or December to buy one, when there's a good amount of great games to play.

Also, I don't think ~$1,000 could get you a PC that would have the equivalent performance of a 360, though I havn't looked at hardware prices lately.

Mine freezes every once in awhile, but I've never had the 3 rings of death. Got it December of last year.

At the moment I don't see the point in buying a 360, unless you need a DVD player that also plays the 5 or so good games that have come out for the console. Don't get me wrong, XBL is a great service and I like the console, I'd just personally wait until November or December to buy one, when there's a good amount of great games to play.

Also, I don't think ~$1,000 could get you a PC that would have the equivalent performance of a 360, though I havn't looked at hardware prices lately.

kjohnon88

there were great games for the 360 at launch!

there were great games for the 360 at launch!

fazio93

Kameo, Quake4, assorted EA Sports games, a few racing games, and Perfect Dark Zero. Personally, I'd say lackluster at best. Not games I'd drop hundreds of dollars on in order to play. Especially compared to what's coming out in the next few months.

Unless you were being sarcastic, in which case I suck at the internet.

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there were great games for the 360 at launch!

kjohnon88

Kameo, Quake4, assorted EA Sports games, a few racing games, and Perfect Dark Zero. Personally, I'd say lackluster at best. Not games I'd drop hundreds of dollars on in order to play. Especially compared to what's coming out in the next few months.

Unless you were being sarcastic, in which case I suck at the internet.

The launch titles for the 360 were pretty good. I mean people beef about PDZ now but it was a great game on launch day. People are just forgetting to appreciate a good game rather than always thinking about the future titles.