Would You Buy a 360 Advertised with the Ring of Death?

Posted Sep 4, 2006 at 10:48PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Ring of Death, Three Red Lights
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The Ring of Death is the three red lights that go on around the power button of an Xbox 360. It signals general hardware failure. But we found an Xbox 360 at Target.com being sold for "the low price of $399.99." That would have sounded like a good deal, until we saw the picture of the 360:

Ring Around the X360, Atchoo! We all fall down.


Okay, obviously Target takes great care to ensure that the products it sells (in-store or online) are in good working order. So most likely, this was a goof by someone who didn't know how to read the Ring of Light. But, one of our writers just had to laugh: "Cash on Delivery; Brick on Arrival. That explains the low, low price!" All joking aside, though, if you do see the ominous Ring of Death on your Xbox 360, we do have a number of articles here that's all about calming your fears and easing your worries. There's one that's all about interpreting the different Rings of Death (exactly what those pretty red lights mean). We also have another one that offers a DIY quick-fix to the problem.

Via Target.com

 
 
 

Comments

by jaydogg691 - 2006-09-04 23:25:33
HA

Now that looks like a great deal. It's the limited edition Traget 360, with power failure at no additional cost.
by - 2006-09-04 23:57:11
NOT The Ring of Death

This is insane, this story has been posted across the internet and while it is silly, I havn't seen a single correct source, 4 red lights means NO AV CABLE PLUGGED IN, not "death", not "bricked".
by - 2006-09-05 00:58:12
target logo

eh?.. it maybe just the target people thinkin it might be good to have the target logo there.
by III AnubisX III - 2006-09-05 01:25:19
#2

Is right. It just changes to all 4 red when no AV cable is plugged in, just like the reg Xbox changed colors with no AV cables plugged in either. THE RING OF DEATH IS 3, READ THAT AGAIN, **3** RED LIGHTS. NOT 4.
by - 2006-09-05 05:13:37
Lame

They just took photos of it without it having its AV cables hooked up. Nothing more. Nothing less. This isn't funny, ironic, stupid, hilarious, or anything other than "Yes - this is what the console is SUPPOSED to do". Lame.
by - 2006-09-05 06:30:24
***** up dog eye

na its the dogs target eye logo or the target dog is bricked? who knows....
by - 2006-09-05 10:53:08
*****ing Idiots!

Its NO AV PLUGGED IN YOU IDIOTS

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