Microsoft extends RROD Warranty to 3 years !

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:05 am

What does this mean for those of us who paid for the extended MS warranty?? Frankly, they should refund our money.

Why? Because I would never have purchased an extended warranty on a product that comes with a 3 year warranty in the first place. Who in their right mind would pay for a warranty to cover a 4th year when the warranty itself costs 1/6 the price of the product??

But whatever. I just hope my current refurb makes it through the next few months as the gaming 'season' gets started with NCAA and keeps going strong through Christmas.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:11 am

Keep in mind the 3 year warranty only applies to the RROD. If your DVD drive fails etc the new warranty will not cover that. So if you have an extended warranty it's still useful incase something else fails.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:42 pm

Yeah, that's a good point. Not all DVD drives last forever, although the DVD drives in the 360 seem to be more reliable than the shitty ones that MS put in the original Xbox for the first couple of years.

I foolishly bought a 2nd hand Xbox with a Thompson drive in June 2004, and it only lasted just over a year before it stopped reading DVDs altogether. Now it just sits on a box in my bedroom, although it does still read CDs.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:48 pm

Feanor wrote:Yeah, that's a good point. Not all DVD drives last forever, although the DVD drives in the 360 seem to be more reliable than the shitty ones that MS put in the original Xbox for the first couple of years.

I foolishly bought a 2nd hand Xbox with a Thompson drive in June 2004, and it only lasted just over a year before it stopped reading DVDs altogether. Now it just sits on a box in my bedroom, although it does still read CDs.

If your interested I have a brand new Samsung drive I purchased as a spare for my original Xbox. I didn't even open the box. If your interested let me know i'll sell it for what I paid.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:50 pm

Do drive problems also cause the RROD to appear? On my second unit the disk drive made a horrible noise, wouldn't open, and then after a few attempts recycling the power the red lights appeared.

When my next 360 goes I can guarantee the red lights will appear somehow

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:59 pm

Recycling the power is more than likely what gave you RROD, unless the DVD drive had a short and put a load on the power supply which would then trip the RROD but I don't see that happening.

NYJets · Post by **NYJets** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:26 pm

Leebo33 wrote:Do drive problems also cause the RROD to appear? On my second unit the disk drive made a horrible noise, wouldn't open, and then after a few attempts recycling the power the red lights appeared.

When my next 360 goes I can guarantee the red lights will appear somehow

LOL, exactly. If something else breaks, than I'll be turning my 360 on and covering up all the vents until I get those 3 rings.

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:36 pm

Yippee! I joined the club today! I just hope I get it back fairly soon after NCAA Football comes out.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:43 pm

This is so pathetic. It's almost comical that every gaming website has a thread dedicated to 360 RRODs.

In any case, sorry to hear the bad news Murph.

bdunn13 · Post by **bdunn13** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:02 pm

Mine died a few weeks ago and finally arrived in MCALLEN, TX today. I hope to get it back before NCAA releases. If not, I will buy a new 360 again and return it when I get mine back.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:28 pm

Possible 360 price cut.....

http://www.digg.com/xbox_360/Xbox_360_p ... _tommorrow

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:51 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Possible 360 price cut.....

http://www.digg.com/xbox_360/Xbox_360_p ... _tommorrow

Why would anyone buy the premium at those price points? 50 bucks difference between it and the elite...there is no reason to go premium at all.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:03 pm

I just got mine back -- I'll have to see if they charged me for the repairs.

I think the increased competition forced them to keep frustrated customers from dropping the 360 for a Wii or PS3. I am with Rob -- the 360 has by far more of the games I want to play now and this fall, so I'm glad MS is taking this step.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:45 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Possible 360 price cut.....

http://www.digg.com/xbox_360/Xbox_360_p ... _tommorrow

If this is true I am trading in my premium for and Elite. I seriously haven't read a single person having an issue with the Elite. Plus HDMI will be nice, I just don't enjoy the thought of having no way to get my stuff of my current HD to the Elite.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:17 pm

Danimal wrote:
sportdan30 wrote:Possible 360 price cut.....

http://www.digg.com/xbox_360/Xbox_360_p ... _tommorrow
If this is true I am trading in my premium for and Elite. I seriously haven't read a single person having an issue with the Elite. Plus HDMI will be nice, I just don't enjoy the thought of having no way to get my stuff of my current HD to the Elite.

You can buy the transfer kit which allows one transfer from your 360 to your Elite. I think the price is $9.99

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:01 pm

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7972

More important news.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:18 pm

LAking wrote:http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7972

More important news.

And the first thing I will do is sell my old one and get a new one.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:25 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
LAking wrote:http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7972

More important news.
And the first thing I will do is sell my old one and get a new one.

Yes and yes!!!

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:43 pm

Danimal wrote:
sportdan30 wrote:Possible 360 price cut.....

http://www.digg.com/xbox_360/Xbox_360_p ... _tommorrow
If this is true I am trading in my premium for and Elite. I seriously haven't read a single person having an issue with the Elite.

Wait for the system upgrade. There are plenty of stories about the same problems with the elite. RROD, disc scratching, bad drives, etc. A google for it reveals fairly easy to find results.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:18 am

With the Falcon chipset, MS hopes that the overheating problem maybe a thing of the past.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/0 ... #more-4027

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:24 pm

Nice tip to see if your 360 has the latest heat sink, or if you should be prepared for the inevitable...

http://benheck.com/08-02-2007/see-if-yo ... s-warranty

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:43 am

RROD claims another victim...

My launch 360 died last night with a green checkerboard pattern and the infamous...

On the phone to set up my repair at the moment. Wish me luck fellas...

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:44 pm

FYI...

Microsoft Offers Site for Streamlined Xbox 360 Repairs

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8318

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:09 pm

GameSeven wrote:RROD claims another victim...

My launch 360 died last night with a green checkerboard pattern and the infamous...

On the phone to set up my repair at the moment. Wish me luck fellas...

And another

A launch console purchased in Dec of the launch year which was when ? Im performing the towel trick as i type.