Red Ring of Death

That phrase has come to mean the inevitable death of an Xbox 360 console. It seems Microsoft went cheap in trying to get the initial release of consoles on the market, and in doing so, sacrificed quality on some key parts. It's almost inevitable that if you own an Xbox 360 that this will eventually happen to you. At least I have the hope that Microsoft extended their warranty on consoles presenting the Red Ring of Death error and that I will get mine fixed at no cost. It just means I'll be without my 360 for at least two weeks.

Maybe I'll cut that short and go out and purchase a second 360 while waiting for the first one to get repaired. We can put the second one in our bedroom with a wireless network adapter and then use it as a video playing machine (I've backed up tons of DVD videos to our PC).