CNBC Interview Airs Today
November 29, 2007 by Jason Bean
Filed under Computers
A couple of days ago I hinted that there was some big news in my experience with my Xbox 360 Red-Ring-of-Death.
The big news is that I was chosen to be interviewed for one of the big cable news networks, CNBC specifically. Jane Wells has left a comment on one of my posts and asked me if I would be interested in being interviewed about my experience.
The crew was here yesterday and filmed the interview and some b-roll footage for a couple of hours after setup time.
The story is appearing on CNBC throughout the day today with more details and footage being added to each segment. I’ve watched two of the segments today and am pleased with the results.
On Jane Well’s blog post imaged above, there’s an poll that shows how many people have been impacted by this problem.
We’ll see if this gets us anywhere though. Obviously the point of the matter is to get my Xbox 360 fixed as quickly as possible.
The last story on CNBC talked about a class action lawsuit being filed related to this issue. Bet that will get some additional attention to the matter.
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Jason this happened to me! I just sent back the Xbox last week. I sure hope they fix it right.
Does the Xbox 360 Elite have the same issues to the same degree?
Ooh, class action lawsuit! I say it’s about time! I heard that even the 360 Elite isn’t doing too well with the RRoD.
In fact, all this talk about the RRoD is what’s stopping me from getting the console. I’m currently waiting for the release of Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PS3, which is slated to come out next year (Q2 2008). When that game comes out and Microsoft is still unable to release a stable console, I will buy the PS3–along with the last Metal Gear installment.
Consider it Microsoft’s deadline for many gamers like me.
Marty, the Elite Xbox doesn’t have any different internals than the standard console. It’s the additional peripherals and upgraded storage size and console color that make it “elite”. It’s my understanding that the 2nd generation production units don’t have the same heating issues as the 1st gen consoles.