I hate to give three stars to such an incredible gaming machine but the immenent failure of seemingly every system has led me to this review. I keep hearing about how everyones 360 is failing, but I couldn't help but laugh as mine was still working great. However, I guess the jokes on me now. I didn't get any red lights, but my console is now freezing constantly until it heats up. I guess that the Mobo on these things isn't mounted well and they begin to warp until the solder joints seperate. It seems that for the time being, heating it up warps the board back and fixes the issue. But, I'm sure that it will get worse and worse until I have to get a replacement. It's really unfortunate that such an awesome gaming experience is plagued with so many hardware issues. I would have to recommend purchasing one anyways though because they're just so great. Just be prepared to have it fail at the worst time and have to get a replacement atleast once. Apparantly even the elite is subject to issues and I'm wondering if Microsoft will ever solve this issue entirely.

If you're console is freezing with white lines and popping noises after a few days of inactivity, let it play some videos for about 30 minutes to an hour so it can warm up. It seems to only get the freezing issue when the processor has to generate graphics for a game. After it heats up it should start working again. This will of course not work if your problem is originating from overheating.

So in summation, I would recommend buying a 360, but be prepared to get a replacement. It's a fun ride while it lasts.
I hate to give three stars to such an incredible gaming machine but the immenent failure of seemingly every system has led me to this review. I keep hearing about how everyones 360 is failing, but I couldn't help but laugh as mine was still working great. However, I guess the jokes on me now. I didn't get any red lights, but my console is now freezing constantly until it heats up. I guess that the Mobo on these things isn't mounted well and they begin to warp until the solder joints seperate. It seems that for the time being, heating it up warps the board back and fixes the issue. But, I'm sure that it will get worse and worse until I have to get a replacement. It's really unfortunate that such an awesome gaming experience is plagued with so many hardware issues. I would have to recommend purchasing one anyways though because they're just so great. Just be prepared to have it fail at the worst time and have to get a replacement atleast once. Apparantly even the elite is subject to issues and I'm wondering if Microsoft will ever solve this issue entirely. If you're console is freezing with white lines and popping noises after a few days of inactivity, let it play some videos for about 30 minutes to an hour so it can warm up. It seems to only get the freezing issue when the processor has to generate graphics for a game. After it heats up it should start working again. This will of course not work if your problem is originating from overheating. So in summation, I would recommend buying a 360, but be prepared to get a replacement. It's a fun ride while it lasts.