My friends 360 just got the 3 red lights of doom - Blu-ray Forum

WeApOn · 03-29-2007, 11:52 PM

He bought it off eBay, so what's the deal? I heard if its within 1 year manufactured its repaired free.. otherwise what? I've heard he's screwed if its over 1 year and I've also heard they will charge you $150 to repair.. anyone know?

CJS234 · 03-30-2007, 12:22 AM

Who The Hell Would Buy An Xbox 360?!?!?! Ps3 Muthafuc*a! Bluray!!!!

So Yea I Dont Know...

FilmmakingFiasco · 03-30-2007, 12:28 AM

If it's registered and within a year, it should be repaired. I am not sure how Microsoft verifies the date of a product if you don't have a receipt.

powerSURG · 03-30-2007, 02:39 AM

tell him I said, "good luck." I'm on my 3rd 360. The only problem i had was (other than the system breaking on multiple occasions) one guy told me to ship in my HDD with the system, and that was a mistake. I received the new console w/out a HDD. I was out of a fully functional 360 for 3 months. I have exact details on my 1up.com page. same handle.

Blu Tiger · 03-31-2007, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by powerSURG

tell him I said, "good luck." I'm on my 3rd 360. The only problem i had was (other than the system breaking on multiple occasions) one guy told me to ship in my HDD with the system, and that was a mistake. I received the new console w/out a HDD. I was out of a fully functional 360 for 3 months. I have exact details on my 1up.com page. same handle.

I couldn't handle that. I bought a launch 360 and haven't had trouble with it, thankfully.

movies316 · 03-31-2007, 04:04 AM

I happen to love my 360 and it works great. I only bought my PS3 for the blu ray movie player. The 360 has better games. I do support both Blu Ray and HD-DVD

Banjo · 03-31-2007, 04:08 AM

I know a guy who had to replace his Xbox 360... 4 times, and another one I know had to replace it twice. I never knew anybody who had to replace a SNES, N64, Gamecube.

I did have the original Xbox, never had a problem with it. It's quite amazing how many people have problems with their Xbox 360. The only console I ever had a problem was with the original Playstation. The rest of my consoles worked just fine.

MasterXeus · 03-31-2007, 04:24 AM

If you bought it used then I'm not sure how Microsoft would go about verifing date of orginal purchase. IF it's registered, then you shouldn't have a problem when you call.

Personally, I bought my 360 on the 1st day and haven't had a problem yet.

and my PS3 is working great too.

The only system I had problems with was the PS2.

Blu Tiger · 03-31-2007, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by movies316

I happen to love my 360 and it works great. I only bought my PS3 for the blu ray movie player. The 360 has better games. I do support both Blu Ray and HD-DVD

uh oh...a 360 lover. Better be careful around here. J/k. I LOVE my 360 too. Don't get me wrong...I love the two PS3 games that I have. It's just that I have 34 360 games that usually take up the majority my game time.

phranctoast · 03-31-2007, 12:06 PM

He should rebuy the s360 from costco. Then return the broken one for a costco refund. I heard they redid their return policy. Im not sure how it works. My brother works there and he tells me how much stuff costco throws out. A lot of stuff doesnt even make it back to the manuf. they just throw it in the big dumpster. I never understood..expecially throwing out clothes. hey could donate that...ya know.

Smallville206 · 03-31-2007, 12:11 PM

I've had freeze issues with my 360 ever since I got it, but that's been a year. I keep expecting it to give out but it keeps humming along. All the gaming boards I have visited seem to have a ton of threads on 360 failure issues and tons of people seem to be on their 2nd or 3rd unit. For such a pricey system, at least by gaming standards it's riduculous that this thing is not built better.
I have 24 games for the 360, only Resistance: Fall of Man for my PS3. I love both machines, but expect the PS3 to occupy more of my time once their library expands.

03-29-2007, 11:52 PM	#1
WeApOn Special Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Rhode Island, USA	My friends 360 just got the 3 red lights of doom He bought it off eBay, so what's the deal? I heard if its within 1 year manufactured its repaired free.. otherwise what? I've heard he's screwed if its over 1 year and I've also heard they will charge you $150 to repair.. anyone know?

03-30-2007, 12:22 AM	#2
CJS234 Hot Deals moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Duluth, MN Home Theater Gallery:51 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:1108 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:26	Xbox360?!?!? Are You Kidding Me!!! Who The Hell Would Buy An Xbox 360?!?!?! Ps3 Muthafuc*a! Bluray!!!! So Yea I Dont Know...

03-31-2007, 04:04 AM	#6
movies316 New Member Member since:Mar 2007	XBox360 I happen to love my 360 and it works great. I only bought my PS3 for the blu ray movie player. The 360 has better games. I do support both Blu Ray and HD-DVD

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03-30-2007, 12:28 AM	#3
FilmmakingFiasco Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Minneapolis, MN Blu-ray collection:297 Trading Score:17	If it's registered and within a year, it should be repaired. I am not sure how Microsoft verifies the date of a product if you don't have a receipt.

03-30-2007, 02:39 AM	#4
powerSURG Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Shaw AFB, SC Blu-ray collection:42	tell him I said, "good luck." I'm on my 3rd 360. The only problem i had was (other than the system breaking on multiple occasions) one guy told me to ship in my HDD with the system, and that was a mistake. I received the new console w/out a HDD. I was out of a fully functional 360 for 3 months. I have exact details on my 1up.com page. same handle.

03-31-2007, 04:08 AM	#7
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	I know a guy who had to replace his Xbox 360... 4 times, and another one I know had to replace it twice. I never knew anybody who had to replace a SNES, N64, Gamecube. I did have the original Xbox, never had a problem with it. It's quite amazing how many people have problems with their Xbox 360. The only console I ever had a problem was with the original Playstation. The rest of my consoles worked just fine.

03-31-2007, 04:24 AM	#8
MasterXeus Power Member Member since:Mar 2007	If you bought it used then I'm not sure how Microsoft would go about verifing date of orginal purchase. IF it's registered, then you shouldn't have a problem when you call. Personally, I bought my 360 on the 1st day and haven't had a problem yet. and my PS3 is working great too. The only system I had problems with was the PS2.

03-31-2007, 12:06 PM	#10
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	He should rebuy the s360 from costco. Then return the broken one for a costco refund. I heard they redid their return policy. Im not sure how it works. My brother works there and he tells me how much stuff costco throws out. A lot of stuff doesnt even make it back to the manuf. they just throw it in the big dumpster. I never understood..expecially throwing out clothes. hey could donate that...ya know.

03-31-2007, 12:11 PM	#11
Smallville206 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Seattle, Washington	I've had freeze issues with my 360 ever since I got it, but that's been a year. I keep expecting it to give out but it keeps humming along. All the gaming boards I have visited seem to have a ton of threads on 360 failure issues and tons of people seem to be on their 2nd or 3rd unit. For such a pricey system, at least by gaming standards it's riduculous that this thing is not built better. I have 24 games for the 360, only Resistance: Fall of Man for my PS3. I love both machines, but expect the PS3 to occupy more of my time once their library expands.

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