Sunday, December 13, 2009

The 3 Red Rings.....



Before it dies...you see the rings.

If you have an Xbox 360 then you've either seen the rings or eventually will see the rings. Well known around the intertubes as the Red Rings of Death or RROD for short. It is only a matter of time before the hardware overheats and fails. I will be receiving my fourth 360 later this week since the launch of the system in 2005.

The 360 is the most unreliable electrical hardware ever made. There has never been an electronical device that fails as much as the Xbox 360. Although, Microsoft has issued a 3 year warranty for any 360 that experiences the RROD. This approach is a band aid fix more so than an actual fix. This is still unacceptable.  There should have been a recall and a redesign.

Whenever the next generation of Xbox game system comes, I will wait to see how reliable it is before I purchase one.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Clipse did it again


If you haven't bought the Clipse album yet, you need to stop reading this blog right now. Immediately go to Itunes, Amazon, or the store to buy it. The album is fire and well worth waiting for due to the push backs.  The Brothers Thorton did it again.


Gems like "Freedom", "Champion", "Life Change", and "Door Man" are standouts. The first three singles are excellent as well. I have had the singles in my Ipod for months though. The remainder of the tracks round up an album that will be played for months to come.