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Talk about timing it perfectly....the PS3 went down one year and 12 days after I bought it, just over the line for the warranty to vanish.
The reason? Bad laser unit, 99% sure. It has all the symptoms: first it started ignoring Blu-Rays, then regular DVDs. It loads the discs, plays nothing, just gives me its pretty menu screen.
And while it doesn't help, I have learned I am in the company of many who have had these things fail, due, evidently, to poor QC or build of the lasers. The net is full of this misery; there is seemingly a growing secondary market for buying the parts and fixing it yourself.
I will open it and clean the existing laser first, but if needed, I am getting quite tempted to perform a little "laser surgery" (if I can) as opposed to simply giving Sony the obligatory $150 to do it, just for the principle of the thing. A replacement laser is about a third of that.
Pity to see an otherwise good machine brought down by a small, essential component most likely having been scrimped on.
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I have a 60 GB unit from January '07 that has worked flawlessly ever since. I use it for Blu-Ray, DVD, and games.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
Not one problem (60GB from Nov '06).
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Which model? Just wondering if it was one of the "cool" or "hot" models. I haven't read a lot about failed "cool" ones, but have about the "hot" ones used extensively for gaming.
I would contact Sony ASAP as they are said to be somewhat flexible on these borderline cases. Or at least they used to be last year.
At this stage, if mine failed, I'd pony up for the fix...after I took a look at it myself. Can you still use it for other stuff, like for streaming music etc., with a dead BD drive? If so, then maybe I'd look around, but impossible to match it for BD anywhere close to $150.
Mine was used exclusively for showing Blu-Ray and regular DVDs, so no heavy load and no long hours associated with gaming. It ran well and never had any heat issues.
I may just go ahead and send it in, now that I have calmed down a bit about it. I just managed to fix my Panasonic VHS/DVD-recorder combo by opening the DVD drive and cleaning the laser lens. For anyone who has one, and if it says 'Invalid Disc' or 'Cannot Read' or some such, that could be your fix.
With that little "triumph", I am not going to push my luck any further because there is a good chance Sony will refuse to fix the PS3, warranty or not, if I open the box. So, it's off to Sony wth it.
If the new Oppo is everything they say it is, I may just have to think about that.....
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