[hedaikes]

Microsoft does not give you a new one, but instead try to fix the old one. They do an alright job I guess.. not to discourage you but my old one got he RRoD a total of 4 times before I finally ran out of warranty and had to buy a new one.

And the process should take anywhere from 3-6 weeks. I heard of people getting back in 2 weeks.. but they usually say 6-8 weeks or something like that.. Usually never takes that long though.

And inducing it is completely up to you.. if it's bothering you and/or unable to play casually on, then I guess man, go for it and do what PJ said.. that would give you RRoD for sure.. but yeah just call and ask, they'll let you know what's up.