Xbox 360 survived RRoD but only because MS front footed the PR and provided extended warranties. If Sony gets out in front of this issue, and not with spin, they should be OK. Of course no need to talk about extended warranties yet given it's only been a couple of days.
If this is related to the 1.5 update it suggests to me they rushed that update and didn't carry out proper UAT.
One user posted an extensive set of instructions for how to fix the problem with doing a re-set of the system. So it's possible, as long as the HDMI port isn't faulty, that it can be fixed at home without having to send the PS4 back in.
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