Why does the Xbox 360 get the red rings of death?

I was playing gears of war 2 today and suddenly i get the red rings of death!!! My Xbox is only about a year old and it is kept in an open spot where it is cool. Can anyone tell me y i got the red rings of death.

inbe4lxbox360fanboydamagecontrol

Bad design



EDIT : My 360 just froze on DB:Raging blast.... Evil thread is a curse :cry:

The hardware for cooling and power usage has issues, which can lead to overheating and, inevitably, the feared Red Ring of Death.

Because....

Because....

asdasdrgr

The funny thing is that you are probably using microsoft OS.

The funny thing is that you are probably using microsoft OS.

MC3887

[QUOTE="MC3887"]

The funny thing is that you are probably using microsoft OS.

asdasdrgr

Well self-owned, I am using mac OSX my self.

'Cause MS decided they couldn't be arsed to waste time in making it well desgined.

[QUOTE="asdasdrgr"]

[QUOTE="MC3887"]

The funny thing is that you are probably using microsoft OS.

MC3887

Well self-owned, I am using mac OSX my self.

This should explain why. :)

Because Bill Gate's wife, Melinda, was taking the kids for a walk in the park and one of them accidentally knocked intoa gypsy boy who lost his ice cream on the sidewalk. The problem was Melinda didn't have her puse with her so she couldn't replace the kids ice cream cone. This pissed off the gypsy grandmother who put the hex on her. Melinda saw this and tried to get rid of the hex by sacrificing 18 Microsoft employees. But alas, it didn't get rid of the hex it just transferred it to Peter Moore who was helping Melinda dispose of the bodies.

The rest is history.

Notice how when Peter left MS and went to EA, things started crumbling over there too :)

Because Bill Gate's wife, Melinda, was taking the kids for a walk in the park and one of them accidentally knocked intoa gypsy boy who lost his ice cream on the sidewalk. The problem was Melinda didn't have her puse with her so she couldn't replace the kids ice cream cone. This pissed off the gypsy grandmother who put the hex on her. Melinda saw this and tried to get rid of the hex by sacrificing 18 Microsoft employees. But alas, it didn't get rid of the hex it just transferred it to Peter Moore who was helping Melinda dispose of the bodies.

The rest is history.

Notice how when Peter left MS and went to EA, things started crumbling over there too :)

SUD123456

Because

1. Red is better than blue

2. Rings are better than necklaces

3. Death is only the beginning.

:D

Because

1. Red is better than blue

2. Rings are better than necklaces

3. Death is only the beginning.

:D

Lethargika

This should explain why. :)

Hexagon_777

Why does the "engineer" in the article recommend replacing your xbox after each year?

its electronic! I've had my share of bad luck. first 360 got a bad video thing(no red ring) so that cost meh, then my ps3 goes after a week of owning it. and now last month my 360 finally got the rrod(launch 360). I've had two sony video cameras break. I've been lucky with my dslr's (nikkon). its the nature of the beast if your a geek. Oh and my macs are flawless victory! never fatality

Inability to manage heat

it's called using the wrong hardware.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]This should explain why. :)topgunmv

He did say "If you're a serious player..." :P

[QUOTE="asdasdrgr"]

Because....

MC3887

The funny thing is that you are probably using microsoft OS.

so this was Sony last gen, correct?

DRE I see thee.

Xbox 360 has... tech herpes.

it's called using the wrong hardware.

LegatoSkyheart

Not necessarily. Bad design most likely.

cause they rushed the product to market so they could get it out before ps3. This rush ment not properly testing their design

I was playing gears of war 2 today and suddenly i get the red rings of death!!! My Xbox is only about a year old and it is kept in an open spot where it is cool. Can anyone tell me y i got the red rings of death.

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