domen

Hi,
     I my wife and I own a Wii and PS3, but are considering an Xbox 360 as well. Our favorite genre is japanese RPGs. With the Xbox 360 price cuts and apparent lack of jRPGs on the other two consoles (which is wierd to me) the box seems to be a good choise.
However I was hoping you could help me out with the questions I have.

1.) How long is the warranty on the 360 systems?
2.) Do RRoD happen early in the consoles life or just randomly?
3.) Has anyone had a RRoD occure after warranty has expired, and if so how was it handled by MS, if at all?
4.) Is the Xbox elite effected by the RRoD problems?
5.) Are the newer systems less prone to these problems, then the ones at launch?

Thanks alot in advance for the info. :)  Sorry if this is asked all the time, I don't mean to be a forum douche. :P