bin it its fried sorry fella. xclamp fix does work when you over heat the cpu/gpu to reball the chips. if this has not worked bin it or sell it for spares

Besides that, you are NOT the only one to get screwed, approx. 13% of Xb360 owners are in, or WERE in the same boat as you.

Yes, it is THAT HIGH, but overall, it is as high as 33% for the total in overall failures.  That is the worst record in history for a product of this sorts.

I modded my xbox and I knew my warranty will be void and I took a chance by doing it. Well... I'm screwed. But what about all these people who will have the 3rlod and didn't mod their xbox. The 3 years warranty will soon be over... I feel sorry for these guys who will have to pay because m$ are careless .

troy2000 wrote:

It is always just a matter of time before you get that red ring.  If PS3 does eventually overtake Xbox 360, it will be because of the practically non-existant failure rates.

yeah, but failure rates have dropped a lot the past couple of months, and i think M$ have solved the red light issue.

flezet wrote:

I feel sorry for these guys who will have to pay because m$ are careless

i wouldn't say M$ are careless, they've made a lot of bad decisions no matter what people say! but yeah maybe extend the warranty on launch (2005-2006) consoles wouldn't be a bad idea!

flezet wrote:

It will be interesting if m$ will extend the warranty even after the 3 years have past! If they'll give unlimited warranty for the 3rlod then they will be fair with their customers. After all the 3rlod is their mistake no? Why should the customers pay for it? They will lose customers for Sony. Why should people buy the same console which died on them?

i actually agree! once the issue is solved there is no reason for people to get 3 red lights, alas no need for M$ to worry

ERIFNOMI wrote:

dragon-x wrote:

troy2000 wrote:

It is always just a matter of time before you get that red ring.  If PS3 does eventually overtake Xbox 360, it will be because of the practically non-existant failure rates.

yeah, but failure rates have dropped a lot the past couple of months, and i think M$ have solved the red light issue.

Doesn't really matter if they fixed it.  A 1/3 of them died.  Thats a big frack up.  Over on PS3-hacks we've heard of maybe 3-5 people with problems

of course it matters if they fixed it! if they didn't no one would buy their console because they'd be scared to death to switch it on, and the PS3 came out almost a year after the 360, that's a lot of time to fix important issues and flaws! regardless we all know Sony has good products!....................................... but i still love my Xbox 360

Last edited by dragon-x (0811.30 17:45:37)

good point troy, pretty convincing!

I got both a 360 and PS3.  IF the game is for BOTH consoles, I buy the 360 one.  IF it is a PS3 exclusive, then, well I got to buy it for PS3.

Exceptions to that rule?  PS3/XBOX360 games that are 9.99, I buy.  I got Conan for PS3 for 9.99, its OK I guess...

I have both.  I have an older 360 and an early PS3 60GB model.  Most people I know that have a 360 have had 3LOD at least once.  No one I know that has a PS3 has had a problem (well only one of my friends USB ports work but the xbox only has one usb port anyway.)  I am a little afraid when my xbox makes weird noises or freezes.  I don't think I have the warranty because I bought it used and opened it.  I'm never worried about my PS3 and nothing bad has happened (knock on wood) but if it did I'd be out nearly $700 and they don't make the model I have anymore (also known as the best model made)

thanx