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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #30 on: 20 June 2009, 18:46:50 »
Once they admitted there was a problem - reasonably quickly as well - I have to take my hat off to Microsoft for the way they have handled this.

Obviously this should never have been allowed to happen in the first place, but it did, and I think they have been pretty responsible about it.

I know its trendy to slag them off, but credit where its due :y
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« Reply #31 on: 20 June 2009, 19:20:28 »
Sorry guys, I wasnt slagging Microsoft off.

As mentioned here, they send out UPS to collect it, they fix it, return it and all for free plus a new warranty (for the same problem only) and a months online membership.

My experience of them was positive, but as a gamer i couldnt bear to keep sending my machine away all the time and when it packed up again 5 months later Microsoft wanted £65 to fix it.......

My argument was that a console shouldnt be needing constant fixing......they lost a customer over it......!!!

Happy with the PS3 and not looking back......!

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« Reply #32 on: 20 June 2009, 19:32:06 »
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Sorry guys, I wasnt slagging Microsoft off.

As mentioned here, they send out UPS to collect it, they fix it, return it and all for free plus a new warranty (for the same problem only) and a months online membership.

My experience of them was positive, but as a gamer i couldnt bear to keep sending my machine away all the time and when it packed up again 5 months later Microsoft wanted £65 to fix it.......

My argument was that a console shouldnt be needing constant fixing......they lost a customer over it......!!!

Happy with the PS3 and not looking back......!

 :y
For the few days it was away being repaired, didn't that allow you to get out a bit more ::)

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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #33 on: 20 June 2009, 19:48:24 »
just had mine fixed under the extended warrentee, took 9 days, the actually exchanged for a refurbed machine, i am pleased with the service as the machine is about 26 months old
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« Reply #34 on: 20 June 2009, 22:25:04 »
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Sorry guys, I wasnt slagging Microsoft off.

As mentioned here, they send out UPS to collect it, they fix it, return it and all for free plus a new warranty (for the same problem only) and a months online membership.

My experience of them was positive, but as a gamer i couldnt bear to keep sending my machine away all the time and when it packed up again 5 months later Microsoft wanted £65 to fix it.......

My argument was that a console shouldnt be needing constant fixing......they lost a customer over it......!!!

Happy with the PS3 and not looking back......!

 :y
For the few days it was away being repaired, didn't that allow you to get out a bit more ::)

;D

Why would I want to do that.........?

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #35 on: 21 June 2009, 09:10:30 »
had no problems with mine so far (touch wood) mines one of the later ones with HDMI ports, which have an updated heat sink.

Mine is also on top of my desk which allows a lot of air movement, a lot fail because people put them under desks or shut in cabinets and they get too hot
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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #36 on: 21 June 2009, 17:03:17 »
And here's me thinking a new curryhouse had been found.......  ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #37 on: 21 June 2009, 23:07:05 »
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had no problems with mine so far (touch wood) mines one of the later ones with HDMI ports, which have an updated heat sink.

Mine is also on top of my desk which allows a lot of air movement, a lot fail because people put them under desks or shut in cabinets and they get too hot


just for the record, mine sat under the telly on a glass tray, like sky+, ps3 et al are supposed to - only time i've ever moved it was when we bought a new telly before xmas so - trust me i'v owned almost every console since the binatone and none have been better treated than the 360 (because i knew they were dodgy)
still died on me  :(
but it'll be back soon (hopefully)  :y
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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #38 on: 01 July 2009, 18:28:31 »
got a new 360 back today - seems fine - no complaints  :y
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« Reply #39 on: 01 July 2009, 18:45:17 »
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And here's me thinking a new curryhouse had been found.......  ::) ::) ::)

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"Red Ring of Death"
.....and I thinking that Graham Norton would surely be presenting it as a risqué Tv. gameshow! ::)
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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #40 on: 01 July 2009, 19:02:54 »
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mines one of the later ones with HDMI ports, which have an updated heat sink.

Don't they all have a HDMI port?? I thought they all had that. Mine does, bought it around September last year iirc, never had a prob bar it occasionally freezing when playing 'live'.
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Re: Red Ring of Death
« Reply #41 on: 01 July 2009, 20:54:23 »
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mines one of the later ones with HDMI ports, which have an updated heat sink.

Don't they all have a HDMI port?? I thought they all had that. Mine does, bought it around September last year iirc, never had a prob bar it occasionally freezing when playing 'live'.

Yep, Xbox 360 is HD so all will have HDMI ports......

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« Reply #42 on: 02 July 2009, 06:58:57 »
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mines one of the later ones with HDMI ports, which have an updated heat sink.

Don't they all have a HDMI port?? I thought they all had that. Mine does, bought it around September last year iirc, never had a prob bar it occasionally freezing when playing 'live'.

Yep, Xbox 360 is HD so all will have HDMI ports......

 :y

nah, the earliest ones (like mine) have a composite port - HDMI ports were added on later models - but it is capable of full HD - so, just another microsoft oversight which was later corrected  ;D
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