Buying a PS3 secondhand?

ic1male · 19 Jul 2014 at 12:44

spudbynight said:
I have this purchased and setup now.

I am getting error messages with BBC iPlayer. It loads but when I try and play something it says there is an error and to try again later.

You have to keep trying. It rarely works first time.

spudbynight · 19 Jul 2014 at 12:52

Is that par for the course with it? Or just when you first install it?

ic1male · 19 Jul 2014 at 13:28

spudbynight said:
Is that par for the course with it? Or just when you first install it?

It can happen regularly. Does it on the Xbox as well so it's not just a PS3 problem.

King85 · 19 Jul 2014 at 13:30

Meths said:
Personally I'd buy one of the newer models. Hard drive size doesn't come into it really as they can all be upgraded by removing a screw, pulling the old one out and shoving a new one in.

Steer clear of the old phats as they're all ticking time bombs of YLoD.

I have an original Japanese launch model still chugging away god bless him.

reviL · 20 Jul 2014 at 11:02

BBC iPlayer is down at the moment. Nothing to do with your PS3.

spudbynight · 21 Jul 2014 at 12:34

Managed to get it working. I must say that Netflix works very well on it. As do the other media services - certainly better than what is available on the Roku and similar.

TheVoice · 21 Jul 2014 at 12:50

spudbynight said:
Managed to get it working. I must say that Netflix works very well on it. As do the other media services - certainly better than what is available on the Roku and similar.

The only annoying one is Blinkbox, for some reason they can do HD on the 360 but not on the PS3. If you're going to be using it for media a lot I can recommend the official remote, works nicely and saves having to mess around with the controller all the time.

spudbynight · 21 Jul 2014 at 12:52

I have just ordered the remote online. Should arrive tomorrow

MrMarvelous · 21 Jul 2014 at 15:58

I bought my 2nd hand 60GB Phat (backwards PS2 compatability) for £60 with 4 games in mint condition locally on Gumtree.

C64 · 22 Jul 2014 at 20:46

Depends which games you're in to, any game that doesn't have an install option from disc will be unbearably noisy in a ps3 super slim because it's just a cheap bit of thin plastic covering the drive.

For example fifa 14 has no install to hard drive option on ps3 and loads of other games don't either or only have a small bit of install.

Get an older style slim.

meths · 22 Jul 2014 at 22:29

King85 said:
I have an original Japanese launch model still chugging away god bless him.

The husk of my launch day ps3 is sitting in a cupboard downstairs.

This thread is making me tempted to bring it back to life for the second time. I don't care what anyone says, those first 60gb models were the best ones by a mile.

jas72 · 23 Jul 2014 at 16:28

spudbynight said:
Between the Slim and the Superslim which should I go with?

I have read all sorts of conflicting stuff online. And how reliable are they? Is it worth considering a second hand one from a private seller (MM here for example)

My slim PS3 locks up all the time and resets.

Can't be bothered with the 8 week wait when i take it to my local supermarket.

So I live with it. Rather annoying sometimes though.