xbox 360

sporedude

wishface wrote: »

that's just rubbish. why on earth would you assume someone would break a perfectly functioning machine just to get it replaced by the same thing. That doesn't happen in 6 months, it won't happen in 2 years.

And you know this how?

And It doesnt have to be an Xbox, That was just an example. And it does happen.

To be honest I find your whole point on this thread rubbish. Whining and moaning on a public forum isnt going to change anything, And the system wont get changed anytime soon.

wishface

custardy wrote: »

using the 360 as an example,many did it to try and get an HDMI equipped one when they started getting sent out by M$

that isn't the same situation.

wishface

sporedude wrote: »

And you know this how?

And It doesnt have to be an Xbox, That was just an example. And it does happen.

To be honest I find your whole point on this thread rubbish. Whining and moaning on a public forum isnt going to change anything, And the system wont get changed anytime soon.

It's common sense. As I said, it's not in the consumer's interests to damage something (and damage it so that it looks like natural failure) in order to return it and get the same thing in replacement. Six months is far too short for electronic hardware.

Some people will always try and take the !!!!. You can't legislate by punishing the many because of a rotten few.

What if you had spent a thousand quid on a smart new plasmsa screen TV and 7 months in it died? Do you think that's fair that you have to prove you didn't break it in order to get it sorted out? Are you seriously going to suggest that such a product should only last 6 months and that anything beyond that is a bonus? If you're going to call it 'whinging' for challenging the thinking behind that law then you are clearly very stupid.

sporedude

wishface wrote: »

It's common sense. As I said, it's not in the consumer's interests to damage something (and damage it so that it looks like natural failure) in order to return it and get the same thing in replacement. Six months is far too short for electronic hardware.

Some people will always try and take the !!!!. You can't legislate by punishing the many because of a rotten few.

What if you had spent a thousand quid on a smart new plasmsa screen TV and 7 months in it died? Do you think that's fair that you have to prove you didn't break it in order to get it sorted out? Are you seriously going to suggest that such a product should only last 6 months and that anything beyond that is a bonus? If you're going to call it 'whinging' for challenging the thinking behind that law then you are clearly very stupid.

No, If I spent a thousand quid on a "smart new tv" then I would be buying insurance along with it to prevent that from happening. And yes, I seriousley am suggesting that 6 months is enough. And why? Let tell you why, Because its my opinion. Lol @ you calling me stupid.

wishface

You've proved my point; that you have to buy insurance just demonstrates how stupid the law is.

You think six months is perfectly reasonable lifespan for expensive (or indeed otherwise) electronic hardware?

Smart!

custardy

wishface wrote: »

that isn't the same situation.

lol why not,seems to fit the point perfectly

oh just to throw fuel on the fire,my 2 (yes 2) 360's are still going strong
ones an 'old' premium and ones an elite with HDMI

i just bought a new tv for £500 and paid for insurance on top of that as well...............

sporedude

wishface wrote: »

You've proved my point; that you have to buy insurance just demonstrates how stupid the law is.

You think six months is perfectly reasonable lifespan for expensive (or indeed otherwise) electronic hardware?

Smart!

Yes I do, What? Am I not entitled to an opinion or something? Or is it just that you dont respect other peoples opinions?

substandard

This is silly. Clearly it would be wrong if the law said that after 6 months your rights are gone and if your Xbox breaks it's tough. But the law doesn't say this. It says you have to prove the fault was not caused by an inherent fault. Otherwise, anyone who breaks their kit (this includes accidents, I don't know why you're going on about deliberate breakages) can just get a free replacement indefinitely.

Every high street has at least one electronics repair shop, the yellow pages will have many more. If you're Xbox goes kaput 7 months after you bought it, take it along to one of these shops, get them to tell you what's wrong with it, pay them a fee and take it to the retailer. The law then gives you full recompense. What it doesn't do is compel retailers to pay out out every time someone's greasy mits mess up their expensive equipment. (Edit: which is why most of us think the law is as fair and balanced as possible... the law is not there to give YOU rights, it's there to mediate between competing interests, many laws don't manage this, but UK consumer laws do.)

sporedude

Your right, It is silly, Thats why I'm not going to pay attention to this thread anymore.

wishface

custardy wrote: »

lol why not,seems to fit the point perfectly

oh just to throw fuel on the fire,my 2 (yes 2) 360's are still going strong
ones an 'old' premium and ones an elite with HDMI

i just bought a new tv for £500 and paid for insurance on top of that as well...............

It's not the same situation at all; if you damage your type-a console to get it replaced by a type-b console then the retailer would be perfectly entitled to replace it with a type-a model. It's not the same thing, you get what you originally bought.