Another dead PS3 for me....

[iv-tecman]

Another Dead PS3, this will be the third one I've now had sent to me from Sony Customer Care... They were at first going to take it away for repair and quoted 21 day turn around, but after the operator noticed that this was already a replacement for my first PS3, they decided to swap it for another refurb unit on Wed next week.

Blu ray drive is buggered, will not read any disks.... PS3 have a poor track record so far, within a year two have died, not overly impressed with the hardware, but Sony Support always seems ok, quick turn around if you complain enough...

Just bought a PSP as well, so hope that lasts longer..... Got the PSP for remote play, which works rather well with PS3....

 

[iv-tecman]

Well, I've just had Sony Customer care call me back in regards to my PS3 and a refurb unit is on the way, but as a jesture of goodwill they will extend the warranty period from three months to a whole year, as I've already had two previous failures..

But this is only as I complained that I have no faith in the hardware to last three months, and do not want to be charged £128 to replace it should it fail again within 12 months...

So, not all bad, but still not great. Its still a refurb, and after 12 months it could still die on me.....

 

[iv-tecman]

Buy a Wii.

No but I do think Sony take the 'wii' out of consumers with their hardware support...

the console isn't as rock solid as they'd let you believe.... less then three months before a refurb dies simply isn't up to scratch. Reason I complained to push for a longer warranty period..

If I'd not gotten longer warranty my plan was to wait past two months and trade up for a slim to get 12 months again, but now I'll wait 12 months and then trade up to get warranty again, and new console...

the faith in the hardware isn't enough, I thought Xbox360 was bad, I feel their pain. Least MS swap out RROD for free, Sony - anything past 12 months... that'll be £128 please sir... Yeah right..!! Thanks Sony.

 

[iv-tecman]

Well got my new PS3, why does it always feel as though I'm using someone else's console for a few days each time I get a refurb?? lol

Anyhow, updated to 3.01 and my last PS3 had a TV and BBC iPlayer icon in XMB, this one however doesn't..

But then I've not signed into PSN yet as I've not set that up but I do have a 03 UK model PS3 so maybe once I sign into PSN that'll fix that...

Also, this one has plastic wrapping caught in the back, between the lid and the back panel, looks like packaging. Tried to pull it out, but is not going to happen, nice to see quality control at is finest at sony's china refurb plant.... Why china refurb, as all the labels said "made in china".. nice.!!

Still ripped out the old 40GB HDD and just put in a western digital 500GB so that'll keep me going for a while...

I'll finish it off tonight when back home from work, then finally I may be able to play Killzone 2 and Dirt 2 that I purchased just as the last one died on me..

 

[iv-tecman]

Buy a Megadrive.

you know, never did buy one... am I bit too late for one of these now? Do you think I'd be able to play blu ray on one of these...

I was just a bit peev'ed that another PS3 had died on me... Once, ok, but twice is erm... Hmmm and if this one goes, then I really will be a bit miffed.

PS3's aren't cheap, and seeing as you have no choice but to repair or buy another if out of warranty if you have a pile of PS3 games its not funny.

If a DVD player went **** up, you'd buy another brand if you had no faith in the brand that failed... With sony PS3 you've no choice, so I guess this is why you get so many of these threads.....

 

[iv-tecman]

None smoker, never allow anyone to smoke in my house either....

Whatever happened to my PS3's isn't due to abuse or anything. I looked after it well, it was also in an area that means it should vent well, and to be honest it shouldn't have happened IMO.

Be interesting to see what watchdog say....

 

[iv-tecman]

Well after a few hours of removing 40gb hdd replacing with 500gb, restores, settings, re-isntall of games, firmware updates and resetting up PSN etc, its all back to where I started and hopefully this one last a little longer....

Oddly, my PSP can't wake this PS3 up via internet in remote play like my last one, so thats annoying..!! I'll check my router, maybe the PS3 MAC is being port blocked or something...

also, bbc iplayer icon does re-appear once you sign into PSN. If this one dies within three months I will not be a happy bunny.

I'll watch the PS3 watchdog report tonight with much interest.

 

[iv-tecman]

Mines just gave me the yellow light of death after 2 years of service.

£120 sony are quoting for a replacement 60gb which wont be here til a week thursday apparently.

Hmmm... Try quoting the sales of goods act, and not fit for purpose to see if they drop the charge and see what watchdog say on tonight's show.

£120 to replace a unit that fails like they do isn't really on, so good luck.

I managed to get 12 months warranty on my refurb and replaced for free, although I had a previous refurb that died within three months, but still... I wasn't accepting anymore of the three month warranty rubbish as I've no faith in the hardware lasting past that TBH.

Good luck..