PS3 Games

booomm11

2weeks after? yikes! yeah i'm gonna hold of till after the holidays, then make a move.

So just shop around some local electronic stores or what not?

mca47

booomm11 wrote:

2weeks after? yikes! yeah i'm gonna hold of till after the holidays, then make a move.

So just shop around some local electronic stores or what not?

I've heard that some local electronic stores that do repair work will fix gaming consoles (not all issues, but I've heard many can easily fix the lasers).
Also, check out the playstation.com forums. There many people have talked about that very issue and repair options.

Rygar

mca47 wrote:

booomm11 wrote:

2weeks after? yikes! yeah i'm gonna hold of till after the holidays, then make a move.

So just shop around some local electronic stores or what not?

I've heard that some local electronic stores that do repair work will fix gaming consoles (not all issues, but I've heard many can easily fix the lasers).
Also, check out the playstation.com forums. There many people have talked about that very issue and repair options.

There are also some handy youtube how-to vids.
If you know how to take apart a computer, the only thing you'd have to learn is applying thermal paste and using a heat gun. It isn't terribly difficult and your repair job is probably going to be almost as good as the repaired PS3 they're sending you back.
FYI $230 Canadian for a repair.

Jason P

Rygar wrote:

FYI $230 Canadian for a repair.

You Canadians got screwed as your loonies gained strength on the American dollar! It seems that most retailers are using a conversion factor that was established back in the 80's.

Rygar

Jason P wrote:

Rygar wrote:

FYI $230 Canadian for a repair.

You Canadians got screwed as your loonies gained strength on the American dollar! It seems that most retailers are using a conversion factor that was established back in the 80's.

Last time our dollars were closed there was a big uproar about equal pricing and retailers caved - that lasted a few weeks I think. Our dollar has been strong for a while and I haven't head a peep!
I laughed my balls off at the Sony rep who told me that. I can get a brand new one for 60 bucks more.
Best part is that I was 14 months after paying $190 to get it fixed.

Jason P

Rygar wrote:

Jason P wrote:

Rygar wrote:

FYI $230 Canadian for a repair.

You Canadians got screwed as your loonies gained strength on the American dollar! It seems that most retailers are using a conversion factor that was established back in the 80's.

Last time our dollars were closed there was a big uproar about equal pricing and retailers caved - that lasted a few weeks I think. Our dollar has been strong for a while and I haven't head a peep!
I laughed my balls off at the Sony rep who told me that. I can get a brand new one for 60 bucks more.
Best part is that I was 14 months after paying $190 to get it fixed.

The PS3 really is a travesty. I think Sony got high off the PS2's success and still haven't come down from their high-horse. It isn't right for them to profit from a known hardware problem. At least Microsoft sent me a refund check once they admitted the "3 rings of death" and extended the warranty to three years.

I went to play F1 2010 last night and had to wait 23 minutes for an update. Xbox updates are under 60 seconds on average with the biggest ones taking up to five minutes; Sony's minor updates are 20-30 minutes and the major ones can take well over an hour to download and install.

Rygar

Jason P wrote:

The PS3 really is a travesty. I think Sony got high of the PS2's success and still haven't come down from their high-horse. It isn't right for them to profit from a known hardware problem. At least Microsoft sent me a refund check once they admitted the "3 rings of death" and extended the warranty to three years.

I went to play F1 2010 last night and had to wait 23 minutes for an update. Xbox updates are under 60 seconds on average with the biggest ones taking up to five minutes; Sony's minor updates are 20-30 minutes and the major ones can take well over an hour to download and install.

Yeah I've noticed the same thing with my 360 vs PS3 load times (it's hard to miss).
The install times are brutal in comparison as well, but I attribute lots of that to BRD drive read speed limitations.

booomm11

Thanks fellas! I'll probably get a new system after the New Year.

Just wanna play some FIFA!!

mca47

While my system is still working fine, I do think it's complete BS that they charge that kind of $ to fix machines with a known flaw. I do think initially they were doing it to pad the bottom line when they were losing money on the system. I also think they rushed out the "slim" for this reason. Rather than admitting to their error, they put out a "new" system that was a) cheaper to produce and b) one that fixed those known issues...like they could brush it under the rug. :roll:

Like I've said before, while mine is chugging along nicely, if it dies...there is no way I'm paying $150 for a refurb! If it does die, I'm just hoping it is the laser or something that allows me to back up my data for the new system.

Rygar

mca47 wrote:

While my system is still working fine, I do think it's complete BS that they charge that kind of $ to fix machines with a known flaw. I do think initially they were doing it to pad the bottom line when they were losing money on the system. I also think they rushed out the "slim" for this reason. Rather than admitting to their error, they put out a "new" system that was a) cheaper to produce and b) one that fixed those known issues...like they could brush it under the rug. :roll:

Like I've said before, while mine is chugging along nicely, if it dies...there is no way I'm paying $150 for a refurb! If it does die, I'm just hoping it is the laser or something that allows me to back up my data for the new system.

My brother's 20G launch system YLOD'd 3 weeks ago and he fixed it himself (he is good with taking that kind of thing apart already). He seemed to think it was pretty easy :P

mca47

Rygar wrote:

My brother's 20G launch system YLOD'd 3 weeks ago and he fixed it himself (he is good with taking that kind of thing apart already). He seemed to think it was pretty easy :P

What did he do to it? Re-flow? I've heard stories that can work, but I've also heard that it doesn't always last in the long-run.

Rygar

mca47 wrote:

Rygar wrote:

My brother's 20G launch system YLOD'd 3 weeks ago and he fixed it himself (he is good with taking that kind of thing apart already). He seemed to think it was pretty easy :P

What did he do to it? Re-flow? I've heard stories that can work, but I've also heard that it doesn't always last in the long-run.

Re-flow, yes.
The guy who fixed mine (twice) is some sort of engineer with experience with all sorts of electronics and told me straight up that they won't last and it's just a matter of time.