Actually microsoft has had so many lawsuits filed against them for the ring of death that they extended their warranty to cover all 360 consoles for 3 years regarding that specific issue. You're not special, it's happened to thousands of people who got their console fixed for free. Me being one of them.Yeah they are kinda bad that. I got my 360 replaced for free including pre-paid shipping without warranty and with it being 6-8 months old. I guess they figure take the hit on keeping everyone up and running that way they can reap the benifits from all the extras those ppl will buy using microsoft point etc.