So what happens AFTER the three year warranty?

Ok so we know that every 360 comes with a three year warranty by microsoft, but what happens after the three years? Do we have to resort to buying a completely new 360 if it gets the RoD? If so, then I don't think buying a 360 was a wise investment.

wait but if we got the RoD within the three years, does it renew?

Exactly as other people say, if it last 3 years then you have little to complain about. Most electronic stuff has issues after 3 years, or you're a very lucky person if it doesn't have issues. Yes there are still NES consoles, working, around to this day. However you don't exactly see them everywhere, do you? Only the absolutely best treated, best loved, most luckily manufactured consoles last longer than say, 10 years, on the whole.

One thing to note, is that the 360 3 year warrantee, does NOT cover any other break-down issues, than 3-red-ring errors. If your Hard Drive, or DVD Drive breaks, then it's subject to the standard 3 month factory-warrantee, and 12 month store warrantee, service. The 3 red-ring-errors are the most common, that's why MS are supporting customers who at some point, with first-manufactured 360s from 2005/6, get. Although on the upside, if you do get a RRoD error, on return to MS they give you entirely new, and improved, motherboard. It's not just a tweak any more. That's a recent development, to ensure less 360s need to be returned.

I've had my August 2006 manufactured 360 now for a good 8 months. It hasn't so much as squeaked in error. So i'm going to assume i've picked up a good one :)

pfft. It it had said "guaranteed to work for 3 years minimum...maybe" on the box would anyone buy a 360?

I can't believe you people are defending this. I damn expect my console to last longer than 3 years.

Talk about sucking up to Microsoft. How fanboyish can you get?

No after 3 years its called getting your money's worth and you buy a new one if something happensOneLessFinger

[QUOTE="OneLessFinger"]No after 3 years its called getting your money's worth and you buy a new one if something happensMM87

exactly. my original xbox is still running strong.

There will be lawsuits, and this 3 year RRoD thing will be extended > my guess.

Exactly as other people say, if it last 3 years then you have little to complain about. Most electronic stuff has issues after 3 years, or you're a very lucky person if it doesn't have issues. Yes there are still NES consoles, working, around to this day. However you don't exactly see them everywhere, do you? Only the absolutely best treated, best loved, most luckily manufactured consoles last longer than say, 10 years, on the whole.

One thing to note, is that the 360 3 year warrantee, does NOT cover any other break-down issues, than 3-red-ring errors. If your Hard Drive, or DVD Drive breaks, then it's subject to the standard 3 month factory-warrantee, and 12 month store warrantee, service. The 3 red-ring-errors are the most common, that's why MS are supporting customers who at some point, with first-manufactured 360s from 2005/6, get. Although on the upside, if you do get a RRoD error, on return to MS they give you entirely new, and improved, motherboard. It's not just a tweak any more. That's a recent development, to ensure less 360s need to be returned.

I've had my August 2006 manufactured 360 now for a good 8 months. It hasn't so much as squeaked in error. So i'm going to assume i've picked up a good one :)

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I still have an original Nintendo. It is one of the top loading ones like the SNES is. I never even knew they made them like that until I got this one from a friend.