New 360 woes

[SilverleafLycan1]

So I'm a tech head. I regularly check up on the trends that graphics cards, mobos, everything like, are going through.

Ever so conveniently, after arguing about Microsoft's poorly designed 360, I checked up Tom's Hardware to see a new woe that has begun plaguing the new 360's HDMI ports. I heart Microsoft's produce, normally. In this situation though, I am especially pleased that I went with my PS3 over a 360 (with or without these issues, I still would have picked PS3...I needz mah blues-rays).

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Xbox-360-E74-Error,news-3665.html

It appears that what caused the majority of the original red rings (low grade adhesive that either melted, or was frankly just bad, released heatsinks). Now, the new HDMI ports solder is releasing after a patch, unknown cause for the most part.

I'm not really too concerned about a flame war starting between ps3 v 360 here. I'm just looking for your opinions on what is up with Microsoft having such issues with their system, and more importantly, anybody think they're gonna be putting another warranty extension through?

 

[TickleTheater]

*dances because he has an original xbox 360 from day 1 release and it still works like a dream*

No, I don't see them putting through another warranty extension.

 

[jk666uk]

i have had 4 xbox360 now 😛issed

 

[Reed_7891]

i've had mine since the month of their release and i've never had a problem with it at all! 😀

 

[PurpleStyle]

I've gone through 4, even though I treat them better than I would treat my own children - lord hope I never have any! My recent seems to work great, even after I leave it on night after night, endlessly playing episodes of NCIS... :stickout

They've had some recent video problems, forcing those of us with HD televisions to play in crappy SD for a month. They patched it. 🙂

 

[SilverleafLycan1]

Whoa...there were issues with the HD output? I did not know that. Wonder what could have caused that...TO GOOGLE!