red ring of death

[ModestMouse13]

A friend of mine has a Xbox360 and i reall enjoy it but one day it froze on a halo and the RROD fried it. He has had 4 Xbox's fail to the RROD and he has had it only a year. His neighbor got one 2 weeks ago and it already has the RROD. This is obviously getting way out of hand. I saw a video in which a man fries an egg inside the Xbox and could even BOIL water...

There i also learned the towel trick. you wrap 3 towels all around you Xbox, take the HDD out and all the cords except power, and let sit for 20 minutes. Then cool for 20 and it works.

[dang]

i'm on my 3rd xbox 360. My first didn't work out of the box. I had to return it. The second worked for about 7 months, then I got the red ring. Shipped it back to MS and they sent a refurbed one (which sucks, I was expecting a new one.) I can tell it's refurbed because the case is a bit scuffed up. The one I sent in was not.

[ModestMouse13]

i still really like the Xbox 360 its just a bit pricy with the wifi add-on and the HD DVD and then the price of online.

[dang]

the online price is super cheap. it's like $50 a year for the gold membership.

Why bother getting the HD DVD add-on? Wi-fi add on a bit pricey. I'd look for a used one on craigslist or ebay, or even better yet just connect using the ethernet jack.

[ModestMouse13]

If i could use an ethernet jack i would....Unfortuantley saving 65 dollars a month is worth piggybacking internet from your neighbors for free. all we have is a Netgear Wireless USB adapter which gives are computer WiFi. This doesn't support ethernet. My PS3 works with the WiFi but it only has a 30 % signal strenght so it can be weak at times.

saving 780 bucks a year on internet feels good though.:rolleyes:

[PabstBlueRibbon]

I've been one of the lucky ones and havent experienced the RROD, but I also was warned ahead of time to make sure that the thing can "breathe" and to not have anything near the power supply.

So I have the box in a WELL ventilated area, and the power brick also in a wide open area. Does anyone know if the RROD is preventable besides good ventilation?

[dang]

Ventilation definitely helps. The issue I hear is with the the motherboard or other card in the xbox cracking/warping due to heat, causing the solder points to break.