Red Rings Are Caused By This
Now I for one am a big fan of the Xbox 360, it is my favourite console of this generation and this is coming from someone who owns all of the main three as well as the portable ones too. Although the Xbox 360 is my favourite of the three it isnt to say that it hasnt ghad its problems, some of which havent been solved yet.
I was very lucky to get my console upon its first release along with two games, this was quite a feat considering the demand upon release. Kameo and King Kong were the first two games I received and for the time the graphics were awesome. Kameo is often seen in the bargain bin and King Kong is only bought for the easy achievements that come with it. Of course a lot of games go down in price overtime because they are now made in such large quantities.
The games are simply brilliant, it seems to be the console that poses a problem. The three rings of death or three red rings is a term that angers many of the Xbox community as it is such a pain in the arse when it happens, if you are not familar with the term it means the console is pretty much broken unless you send it off for repair.
I have actually been through two repairs, the second I really had to push to be free even though it was on the same damn console. The problem is that there are not enough fans within the console to keep it cool which is what makes the soldering melt and destroy the motherboard. You can fix the console for a short time by wrapping it in a wet towel, this will cool down the inside and keep it up and running, this tend to only work for a day or two at the most.
Simply put more fans into the system right? The problem is that it is very loud as it is, putting more fans into it will not help this. All in all it just has to be put up with until the next console is released. The repair service is free within three years purchase which is nice and it hasn’t stopped me from ordering my brand new 250GB special edition “super” elite.
It is funny how far fan accessories and a few electrical components can go isn’t it?