Microsoft May Spend $1 Billion to Fix Defective Xbox 360s - Oakland Raiders Forum | Message Board

**Jimi18** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 03:18 AM

Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288313,00.html

**YoungLegend** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 03:51 AM

they had to do it..to many of them were Puckin up..and my 360 just got the 3 rings of death yesterday..

and its good to see them pay back that money to the people who have to pay that 150 dollards to fix the 260.

**MileHighRaider** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 04:33 AM

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In June, bloggers speculated that the Xbox 360 return problem was getting so severe that the company was running out of "coffins," or special return-shipping boxes Microsoft provides to gamers with dead consoles.

I'd laugh if I wasn't having problems with mine right now.

Stupid Microsoft.

When does Apple come out with their home entertainment system? I guess as soon as they buy Sony.

**Jimi18** · #4 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 07:00 AM

i have trouble getting the slot to open, but when it does all is well...

**Matuszak72Fan** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 07:22 AM

Thats what they get for rushing it out there to beat out the comp, instead of getting it right the 1st time....happens to all new systems though I guess.

**Raiders NY** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 09:03 AM

That is great everyone has a 3 year warranty for their 360. I'm on my second one and even that is unacceptable. The 360 is a great system with great games and of course xbox live (it has become a necessity for me ever since I got it.) but the rate they were dieing was bad. No system is supposed to die like that when you spend that much money on it, luckily for me Walmart replaced mine(without the receipt too!!) or I would have had to send it back and spend money.

**MileHighRaider** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 09:07 AM

Target did the same for me with my XBox (before I picked up the 360).

I guess I'll have to buy an iPhone to play games on. I wonder if I can plug it in to my Plasma?

**Jimi18** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MileHighRaider

Target did the same for me with my XBox (before I picked up the 360).

I guess I'll have to buy an iPhone to play games on. I wonder if I can plug it in to my Plasma?

plasma tvs are not good for games.. or visa versa... thats why I went with DLP

**Raiders NY** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jimi18

plasma tvs are not good for games.. or visa versa... thats why I went with DLP

I heard DLP's have ghosting with video games because of the mirrors. I heard LCD's were the best for games.

AlbotBrown81 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jimi18

plasma tvs are not good for games.. or visa versa... thats why I went with DLP

When my 360 froze on me it inprinted the image on the screen very very faintly. if my father ever notices it im dead.

**MileHighRaider** · #11 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 01:21 PM

Sorry - I have both Plasma and LCD. My LCD is definitely the better TV but the Plasma works great with my Xbox. But I was really just kidding about plugging the iPhone into it. (-: Or was I?

**ErieRaidahz** · #12 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 02:17 PM

its about time

**or24** · #13 (**permalink**) 07-08-2007, 01:18 AM

Ive seen the ring of death show up on my 360, it was during a storm that it happened, but nothing is wrong w/ my 360. Lucky me I guess