http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
With the latest RRoD, I went to the Xbox.com site instead of calling and they just offered the pre-paid label option. I printed it out and my g/f boxed it up in a box the exact size of the Xbox, but without any padding. They fixed it and sent it back without a comment. Funny thing though, it's suddenly gotten picky about DVDs it plays. Hmmmmm....uh-oh.]]>Jun 9th 2009 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
Compared to my track record with the PS2 (a dead one every 6 mos), this shows about the same longevity. I find it amusing that my Sega Genesis and N64 are still running perfectly after FAR more years of use.

Is this a moving parts vs solid state kind of thing, or just a complexity thing?]]>Jun 10th 2009 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 10th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/In any case, a benefit with PC is the ability to fix it yourself w/o the "warranty issue" in opening up your own PC if it was self-built.

I've already sent my PS3 once and am sending it again after 2 weeks.

Yet to do it with my 360 though, I haven't touched it in a couple months.]]>Jun 9th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
errrm yeah, I bet that PC gaming habit cost a lot more than a console gaming habit would, if you're replacing parts frequently enough..]]>Jun 9th 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
but i cant tell you how many video cards and ram sticks ive been through, thats why i gave up on pc gaming i got tired of having to upgrade my system just to keep up.

but whatever to each his own, i wasted enough hours playing half life and quake 2 back in the day lol]]>Jun 9th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Windows 3.1 = Xbox (the beginning)
Windows 95, ME, Vista = Xbox 360 (first release - bad)
Windows 98, XP, 7 = Xbox 720 (second release - good)
They never get it right the first time or when its rushed. Xbox 720 WILL BE AWESOME, Watch!]]>Jun 9th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
I for one have grown to appreciate your allegorical lists that so often frequent the engadget comments.]]>Jun 9th 2009 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
Except for Halo 3, Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, and whatever Halo's they're trying to shove down your throat.]]>Jun 9th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
Nearly every piece of PC hardware I have owned (with a few exceptions like the Cyrix CPU and a really old crappy sound card with a CD-ROM connected via a proprietary connector) has been rock solid.
]]>Jun 9th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/
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3) Label it
4) Ship it out...]]>Jun 9th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Over 9000) Profit!]]>Jun 9th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/]]>Jun 9th 2009 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/microsoft-ends-xbox-360-rrod-coffin-program-still-paying-for/Jun 9th 2009 2:49PM