Like the title says, when I was starting to love my xbox because of COD5 it decides to die on me. It simply froze up and then when I rebooted it, I got the red ring in the front light.

So, now I am in the dilemma of either sending it to Microsoft and having it fixed (which takes a lot of time) or should I just buy a PS3? Which one do you guys think?

Has this happened to anybody? Is Microsoft difficult to deal with with this type of stuff? Any input would be great.

Thanks


p.s. before you guys ask, I have rebooted the damm thing like 8 times and nothing, always get the same end result.

I wish I had blown it, believe me, I do...

MS is pretty good about it so I've heard. You call them and they send you a box to ship it in.
I've heard there is also a DIY fix but I haven't looked into it much since mine still works fine.
PS3? Well, it's a blue ray player. That's about the only reason I'd buy one. A few people I know who have one don't even own any games for it...

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i've had the RROD before. Just tell MS that you have it and they will send out a box to put the core in and you just have to ship it out and wait. they even pay for shipping both ways. It took about 3 weeks to get mine back. They sent me a refurbished one but it looked brand new. when your on the phone with MS tell them that you want a free month of xboxlive for the inconvenience lol.

P.S. dont do the towel trick to try and fix it , it just makes it worse

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my first box lasted feb of 2006 and died in may of 2008. i still haven't sent it in yet but i did buy an elite. love the black look. so when i get my old one fixed, i'm going to sell it or give it to a friend. and buy a ps3 too. more toys right? i did

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DarkOne> but we all have that inner ricer that is just dying to come out sometimes...

I've had the RRoD a couple of times now. Longest it's taken to get mine back has been 2 weeks. Also, you don't have to ask them for the free month of xbox live, they give it to you anyway.

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Definitely get your xbox fixed but if you have some extra dough on the side get a PS3 also. Go to the Sony Style website and sign up for their credit card which gives you $200 off your first purchase on anything over $300. I'm about to do it so I can pick up a 2nd PS3 to hook up in the living room.

had my 360 replaced 5 times now and i got the rrod again now .Microsoft keeps relacing it no problem but who wants to ship back there xbox every couple months .I didnt even send it back this time . I just play the ps3 no problems there .maybe this time ill try to fix it myself since there not to good at it .

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While we're on the subject of RROD. An article popped up this past week on the internet saying that the some Xbox consoles are also scratching up people's games pretty badly. According to an investigation done, Microsoft was made aware of the possible problem, but decided against installing a rubber stopper that would cost them less than fifty cents a piece. Just mind boggling.

Are you referring to the "burnt" rings in the discs? Ive had this happen to me before. If you have your console upright and accidently bump it or something the laser burns a ring in the disc. In my case it was still playable I just couldn't load certain maps on COD4. Its a pretty easy fix if this has happened to anyone. There is a place in most Hollywood videos that have a game store that will buff out the ring for about 2 bucks. Its nice to have them do that rather than buy an entire new game. And just for reference my box just died 3 days ago from RROD, almost made a year. Has anyone had experience with best buy's warranty? I was told if you bring it to them and 50 bucks you can get a new one that day compared to shipping it out.