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    Kid_Bitchin: Sony should seriously consider the following ad slogan: "The Playstation 3: It's expensive...but it works!" more »
    TheIrishNinja: awesome, just in time for the E68 with one red ring that i got last night. oddly, i just rebooted and boom, right into tales of vesperia, no problem.... more »
    hiryu3: more M$ bull$hit. why oh why do people let them get away with this crap by still buying their systems? TELL ME DARN IT! more »
    ThisCharmingMan: Owning this console is like owning a fucking time bomb. I'm already on my third, and since I was a loyal customer, buying it at launch, Microsoft is g... more »
    rich8606: Not many people get it though, so at least that's an improvement. So is it safe to get a 360 now? I have tried getting a 360 twice in the past and in ... more »
    gojirah: I like how they insist on using the phrase "general hardware failure" when they also tell you there are different specific kinds of general failure. I... more »
    LucasReis: I´m very frustrated with the Box. I had my first RROD last month and I have no support here in Brazil because MS Brazil won´t fix products bought in... more »
    Mokon: Sounds to me like Microsoft thought they could change the diagnostics so they didn't have to cover RROD anymore. Glad they didn't get away with it. Th... more »
    Billkwando: I've gone through 3 360s, but none of them due to RROD. All were bad DVD drives. more »
    Accordion: The seemingly inevitable hardware failures is one thing, but not renewing the warranty after servicing is disgraceful. Both my Macbook Pro and a PSP h... more »
    RyuuzakiBjorn: Least I know the difference know: RRoD is a general hardware fault whereas E74 is a general hardware fault I completely understand now, thanks for cle... more »
    What The Geek: some insight into the difference between the two errors [checkyourhud.com] In short, some of the things that lead to the RRoD are the same as some of ... more »
    LittleDeadEpic!: WHY is it soo hard for MS to make a reliable console i would really love to see what MS would have for an answere /no trolling, just wondereing more »
    CoffeyWasHere: I got the E74 message many, many times over the last 3 years. That is until I finally got the RRoD last week... more »
    Ding! Hardcore: I really would like to know what the Xbox Team thinks of the term "Red Ring Of Death". more »
    FP_slomo788: Damn. more »
    Dr Durdon: E74 translates to EPH on a number pad, therefore EPH = You Are EPHed = You Are Fucked. more »
    phinehas: Either way, this is just Microsoft placing another band-aid on a gushing wound. [search.twitter.com] more »
    MrWhitmore: I can't wait to get my very first E74!!!!! more »
  • #errorcode

    Microsoft Explains the E74 Code, Sorta

    When Microsoft announced they were extending their warranty for Xbox 360s that received a E74 error, I was curious how different the code was from the red ring of death. Not very, it turns out. More »