ps3 blue ray not loading BDs ?

[AquaPython]

so this happened twice in a row.

i have seen probably 15 - 20 BDs on the PS3 at this point.

got one in last week, it would not load. cleaned the disk, (no knicks/ scratches), still nothing.

sent it back to netfliz - got a replacement. that one worked fine.

then next on the list was terminator: salvation. same deal, BD does not load. no icon in the system to select and play it.

sent it back, got a replacement - same deal. will not load. i did a system update, still nothing.

is system update the same as firmware update with these? any other ideas?

[goof2]

I have played 100+ Blu-rays on mine and never had a disk that wouldn't load. Some of them do take forever with the Blu-ray live crap though. Mine is an original and probably 2.5 years old.

[Sean]

Mine stopped reading Blu-Rays and I had to send it back for a warranty replacement / repair.

[AquaPython]

wtf - this is the new PS3 thin version.

everyone cracks on XB always getting the ROD - but this bullshit is 1 month old and will likely cost me 100 bucks off the bat to fix it!

[Flexin]

wtf - this is the new PS3 thin version.

everyone cracks on XB always getting the ROD - but this bullshit is 1 month old and will likely cost me 100 bucks off the bat to fix it!

Any product can break.

James

[shmike]

wtf - this is the new PS3 thin version.

everyone cracks on XB always getting the ROD - but this bullshit is 1 month old and will likely cost me 100 bucks off the bat to fix it!

Why would it cost $100?

Isn't there a warranty?

Has it happened with any discs other than ones from NetFlix?

[Sean]

wtf - this is the new PS3 thin version.

everyone cracks on XB always getting the ROD - but this bullshit is 1 month old and will likely cost me 100 bucks off the bat to fix it!

Repair was free.

[goof2]

wtf - this is the new PS3 thin version.

everyone cracks on XB always getting the ROD - but this bullshit is 1 month old and will likely cost me 100 bucks off the bat to fix it!

If it is one month old try returning it to the store where you bought it. Tell them this is the first time you tried to play Blu-rays in it and it doesn't work. Bring the movie with you. They may take it back as a manufacturing defect and give you a new one.

Even if you have to send it back to Sony I don't know why it would cost you $100. It should still be under warranty so I would think fixing it would be on Sony's dime.

Either way I would try to return it for a new one first. From my experience with a few different PS2 systems, you can fix laser issues but it is only temporary and will come back.

[RACER X]

ours has never done that and we've had it over a year now and play both BR and DVD

[AquaPython]

well i put the whole prduct UPC code in the sony website and they say it will cost $100.

i think i was stupid and threw out the receipt with this one...

[marko138]

well i put the whole prduct UPC code in the sony website and they say it will cost $100.

i think i was stupid and threw out the receipt with this one...
Take it back to where you bought it. I'd try that route before I drop the Benny.

[goof2]

Take it back to where you bought it. I'd try that route before I drop the Benny.

Definitely. At the very least they may be able to print you out a copy of your receipt.

[SteveP]

All these new gaming systems suck.

I'm still on my first PS2.

....3rd 360.

[Amber Lamps]

I'd go to Best Buy or Walmart and claim that you got it as a gift and that you only want to exchange it. With the new one, get the warranty and hold on to the receipt. I know we've had this fight before but 1 out of 100 PS3s break and ! out 100 XBox360s don't (or at least haven't yet).

[Amber Lamps]

All these new gaming systems suck.

I'm still on my first PS2.

....3rd 360.

Shit I had an Atari that still worked a couple of years ago and I bet my Sega would work right now!!!

[njchopper87]

I've been researching PS3 failures in consideration of buying and repairing a broken system for myself. I read several accounts of laser failure in the new slim model very similar to yours. Your best bet would have been to exchange it at the store, but since you are lacking a receipt call Sony's customer support. There is a chance they'll just send you a refurbished system, however maintenance should be free since you are under warranty.

Of course, if you are cunning you can just try to pull off what Tigger suggested.

[AquaPython]

yea i ma have to try that bit soon - i MIGHT have the receipt will check tonight.

i checked other BDs last night and they all worked no problem.

i am thinking it is not the laser but the firmware - i need to check on how to upgrade that.

[marko138]

All these new gaming systems suck.

I'm still on my first PS2.

....3rd 360.

I hear ya. I been playing the original NES recently. Super Tecmo Bowl, Mario Bros. 3, the whole deal.

[TYEster]

Never had a bluray problem on the PS3.


BTW blurays don't scratch easily, so if there's one that won't play because of it, you're probably holding a disc that's broken in half.

[AquaPython]

no its not a scratch issue - the disk is flawless, it is a format issue

[goof2]

yea i ma have to try that bit soon - i MIGHT have the receipt will check tonight.

i checked other BDs last night and they all worked no problem.

i am thinking it is not the laser but the firmware - i need to check on how to upgrade that.

Do you have wireless internet at home? I can't remember how I connected mine to my wireless network, but I don't think it was too difficult. If you don't have wireless your system has a port in the back to connect a network cable. Once connected there is an option in the menus for doing a system update. It shouldn't be too difficult.

[AquaPython]

it is connected (wireless) and i did the update. i was asking if there was a difference between that and firmware updating , like on other hardware, it is quite different. but it seems like the updates software / firmware for the PS3 are one in the same.

[Amber Lamps]

it is connected (wireless) and i did the update. i was asking if there was a difference between that and firmware updating , like on other hardware, it is quite different. but it seems like the updates software / firmware for the PS3 are one in the same.

Same. The firmware is updated. You probably got one that was rough handled on the loading dock. I used to work for Best Buy and I've seen shit thrown around, dropped, etc.

[AquaPython]

i dont think thats the case. it works fine with every other BD i have tried to date. if it is something wrong physically, nothing would work i would think.

[Apoc]

you bought a 300$ gaming system, and threw out the receipt???

[Sean]

I lost the receipt for mine, but I contacted Gamestop corporate and they tracked down the sale. Also, if you bought it with American Express you can do the purchase protection thing, but Gamestop didn't take AmEx.

[AquaPython]

i might still have it, i need to check one area, but i got basically 90% of my new home theater all at once, and in the set up / clean up process, i may have trashed that receipt.

[goof2]

i might still have it, i need to check one area, but i got basically 90% of my new home theater all at once, and in the set up / clean up process, i may have trashed that receipt.

Some of the larger stores keep transaction records. It may be worth checking with the place you bought it rather than shelling out $100 for a machine that should still be under warranty.

[marko138]

Some of the larger stores keep transaction records. It may be worth checking with the place you bought it rather than shelling out $100 for a machine that should still be under warranty.
Absolutely. I wouldn't look for jack shit. First I'd take it back to the place of purchase and raise some hell. If that doesn't pan out then look for the reciept.

[Amber Lamps]

i dont think thats the case. it works fine with every other BD i have tried to date. if it is something wrong physically, nothing would work i would think.

I don't know... mine is old and I watched Terminator Salvation-no problems. You got any animals? Maybe there is a hair in there that intermittently messes shit up...

[AquaPython]

just fish

[marko138]

just fish
Oh god, there's fish inside your PS3? Holy shit, the problem is worse than I first imagined. :panic:

[Amber Lamps]

just fish

Okay, take it back to the store...asap! They have relaxed return policies this time of the year.

[Gas Man]

I hear ya. I been playing the original NES recently. Super Tecmo Bowl, Mario Bros. 3, the whole deal.
And hows that been working out for ya? :lol:

[Amber Lamps]

And hows that been working out for ya? :lol:

I was glad to retire my NES. Blowing on the cartridges, inserting them multiple times to get them to play....no thanks.

[marko138]

And hows that been working out for ya? :lol:

STFU, you. :gofurslf:

I was glad to retire my NES. Blowing on the cartridges, inserting them multiple times to get them to play....no thanks.

Sucka, you gotta know the secret handshake. Mine play first time, every time.

[Dave]

I was glad to retire my NES. Blowing on the cartridges, inserting them multiple times to get them to play....no thanks.

and thats why i emulate via psp

[Amber Lamps]

and thats why i emulate via psp

That's why I play them on Wii.

[marko138]

and thats why i emulate via psp

That's why I play them on Wii.

You dudes aren't OG's.

[Amber Lamps]

You dudes aren't OG's.

Nah, we're just not cheap enough to put up with the poor graphics, slow load time, lack of cordless controllers, etc.

[marko138]

Nah, we're just not cheap enough to put up with the poor graphics, slow load time, lack of cordless controllers, etc.
Sure, bud.

[Dave]

You dudes aren't OG's.

i still have an nes, snes, vboy, and a ti99 4/a gathering dust around the house. And with the exception of the vboy none of them can offer me a better experience than playing the games elsewhere.

[Amber Lamps]

Sure, bud.

Awwww...I was just kidding snookie-wookums!!!! Hell, I still have a Sega/Sega CD but I can play all the games on PS3 or Wii so why bother?

[Dave]

Awwww...I was just kidding snookie-wookums!!!! Hell, I still have a Sega/Sega CD but I can play all the games on PS3 or Wii so why bother?

silpheed rocks on psp. I just wish picodrive would do 32x. Id kill to be able to play shadow squadron right now

[Amber Lamps]

silpheed rocks on psp. I just wish picodrive would do 32x. Id kill to be able to play shadow squadron right now

Man, I have got to either send you my PSP to program or get the info from you on how to crack it.

[Gas Man]

I was glad to retire my NES. Blowing on the cartridges, inserting them multiple times to get them to play....no thanks.

And if you wiggle your finger in the finger slot... before you turn it on... it seems to help.

STFU, you. :gofurslf:


LOL... if they only knew... :lol

You dudes aren't OG's.

Or cheap!

[Apoc]

Anyway, if you have a PS3, you should put away the BD's and download the MAG Beta! Its only up till tomorrow night, but goddamn! 256 person team based shooter. Graphics arent MW2, but a much, much better game. (though you have to get to a certain character level to play the 256 player matches, you start out doing 64's)

[AquaPython]

oh how do i find that? i want to try it.

[Apoc]

oh how do i find that? i want to try it.



Go into PSN Store, search for mag, download the Beta Launcher, run it, itll download the beta, and then you can play.

Best team based shooter ive played, but it takes a lot of getting used to, and you need to listen to squad commanders to get shit done.

[Dave]

Man, I have got to either send you my PSP to program or get the info from you on how to crack it.

you have 2000 right? Google pandora battery and magic memory stick. Theres some good tuts out there to tell you how to make them if you dont want to spend the cash. Everything else is freeish

[AquaPython]

ok - off topic -
i tried that game MAG - sorry, man. garbage.

on topic - i found the receipt, but walmart would not do shit. i was 10 days past the 90 day return policy, and i even gave them some christmas guilt, but did not work.

on the good side, because i found my receipt, i was able to get free service from Sony, so i will have a fixed PS3 in about 10 days hopefully.
but what is really gay is that they do not reset the warranty, even if they give me a brand new machine.

this makes my total game system services return count:
PS3 (owned 3 months)
1
return / month ratio : 33%

XB360 (Owned 3 years, 10 months)
4
return / month ratio : 8.7%

[marko138]

ok - off topic -
i tried that game MAG - sorry, man. garbage.

on topic - i found the receipt, but walmart would not do shit. i was 10 days past the 90 day return policy, and i even gave them some christmas guilt, but did not work.

on the good side, because i found my receipt, i was able to get free service from Sony, so i will have a fixed PS3 in about 10 days hopefully.
but what is really gay is that they do not reset the warranty, even if they give me a brand new machine.

this makes my total game system services return count:
PS3 (owned 3 months)
1
return / month ratio : 33%

XB360 (Owned 3 years, 10 months)
4
return / month ratio : 8.7%
Wal mart wouldn't take it? Holy shit, thats gotta be a first.

[Amber Lamps]

Wal mart wouldn't take it? Holy shit, thats gotta be a first.

Yea well, he didn't fucking listen... He needed to return it WITHOUT the receipt as a gift and they may have exchanged it. They have a 90 day return policy, the longest in the industry, why should they go beyond that mark? Amateurs!

[marko138]

Yea well, he didn't fucking listen... He needed to return it WITHOUT the receipt as a gift and they may have exchanged it. They have a 90 day return policy, the longest in the industry, why should they go beyond that mark? Amateurs!
I agree.

[Dave]

ok - off topic -
i tried that game MAG - sorry, man. garbage.

on topic - i found the receipt, but walmart would not do shit. i was 10 days past the 90 day return policy, and i even gave them some christmas guilt, but did not work.

on the good side, because i found my receipt, i was able to get free service from Sony, so i will have a fixed PS3 in about 10 days hopefully.
but what is really gay is that they do not reset the warranty, even if they give me a brand new machine.

this makes my total game system services return count:
PS3 (owned 3 months)
1
return / month ratio : 33%

XB360 (Owned 3 years, 10 months)
4
return / month ratio : 8.7%

of those four failures was your xbox still usable?

[Amber Lamps]

ok - off topic -
i tried that game MAG - sorry, man. garbage.

on topic - i found the receipt, but walmart would not do shit. i was 10 days past the 90 day return policy, and i even gave them some christmas guilt, but did not work.

on the good side, because i found my receipt, i was able to get free service from Sony, so i will have a fixed PS3 in about 10 days hopefully.
but what is really gay is that they do not reset the warranty, even if they give me a brand new machine.

this makes my total game system services return count:
PS3 (owned 3 months)
1
return / month ratio : 33%

XB360 (Owned 3 years, 10 months)
4
return / month ratio : 8.7%


I doubt that you'll ever have to return it again.

XBox 360 (owned 1 year, 6 months)
3 and gave up when the drawer started acting up.

PS3 (owned 2 years, 4 months or so)
0

[Apoc]

ok - off topic -
i tried that game MAG - sorry, man. garbage.


Did you actually get to level 10 to be allowed to go into different matches, and learn to play the game? Or did you try a couple of battles and decide you didnt like it?

If your a nub and you suck at it, I can understand you not liking it :lol:

Anyway, that said, theres a 2 year waranty on your PS3. Same as 360's. Send it in.

[Dave]

I doubt that you'll ever have to return it again.

XBox 360 (owned 1 year, 6 months)
3 and gave up

PS3 (owned 2 years, 4 months or so)
0

my ps3 is a launch 60 gig. bought it the first day they arrived in iraq and shes been around the world with me with zero issues. i cant even count how many friends had xboxes brick in that time period

[AquaPython]

mag - i played a few matches, and didnt really have the will to try and get to level 10...

but the PS3 only has a 1 year warranty, where are you getting two year ?

[Amber Lamps]

of those four failures was your xbox still usable?

Hell no! With the PS3 he could still surf the net, play downloaded games, possibly watch Netflix streaming, etc. Hell, he may have been able to play disc games as well, he never said.

[Amber Lamps]

mag - i played a few matches, and didnt really have the will to try and get to level 10...

but the PS3 only has a 1 year warranty, where are you getting two year ?

Yea, I think that you are right there... Microsoft HAD to increase the warranty on the 360 to appease the customers.

[AquaPython]

yes it worked for everything save being able to play SOME BD's. but fuck that , i bought it for the purpose of being my BD player, and it failed it's purpose.
thats like saying i bought this kick ass new truck, well it doesn't move, but you can still roll the windows down and listen the awesome radio!

[Apoc]

mag - i played a few matches, and didnt really have the will to try and get to level 10...

but the PS3 only has a 1 year warranty, where are you getting two year ?

I thought it was 2 year, i could be wrong.

And I was lvl 21 when the beta ended last night, and its a much, much different game than it was at the start. Faster, harder, more to kill.

Thing is, its not just run and gun, you need to move as a squad to attack/defend. Snipers need to cover you, and the rapid assault guys should be leap frogging with cover fire, leading the way in. So if your team fails at getting to objectives and working together, it wont be much fun.

Dont get me wrong, im not saying the game is perfect, it has issues (one button to throw grenades while having a gun in your hand would be awesome!), but its much better than MW2, aside from the graphics.

[Dave]

I thought it was 2 year, i could be wrong.

And I was lvl 21 when the beta ended last night, and its a much, much different game than it was at the start. Faster, harder, more to kill.

Thing is, its not just run and gun, you need to move as a squad to attack/defend. Snipers need to cover you, and the rapid assault guys should be leap frogging with cover fire, leading the way in. So if your team fails at getting to objectives and working together, it wont be much fun.

Dont get me wrong, im not saying the game is perfect, it has issues (one button to throw grenades while having a gun in your hand would be awesome!), but its much better than MW2, aside from the graphics.

didnt you say you didnt have mw2? i spent most of saturday night with killzone 2's campaign mode. handles a little clumsy but the story and delivery are great. feels just like the original and the addition of the cover system makes things challenging :whatwhat:

[AquaPython]

the beta is over? if it blows up, maybe i will try it again on gamefly when it is out. but i was not impressed with the first 30 minutes or so.

[Apoc]

didnt you say you didnt have mw2?

I had a pc copy that may have been found online...


And dont get me wrong, I love MW2, but its hacked all to shit (probably moreso on PC), and its exactly what every other fps is. MAG is different, and it does it well. It has its flaws, but for a first attempt at 256 player maps, its very, very good.

And, noone is hosting the games, sony is using dedicated servers. And with 200+ people on screen with weapons, vehicles, etc etc, i've seen no lag at all.

What I cant understand however, is why they arent designing console shooters with mouse and keyboard in mind. Its just not right to have consoles that can use them, but shooters that dont!

[Apoc]

the beta is over? if it blows up, maybe i will try it again on gamefly when it is out. but i was not impressed with the first 30 minutes or so.

Ya, its over. It was just server testing. Full game will be out the 26th.

Ya, it takes more than 30 minutes. And hey, maybe you wont like it at all. But once I got to lvl 7 or 8, I liked it a lot. Once I was lvl15 and could lead squads, I loved it.

[AquaPython]

you need a mic to do any leading? or is it all via controller?

[Gas Man]

Yea well, he didn't fucking listen... He needed to return it WITHOUT the receipt as a gift and they may have exchanged it. They have a 90 day return policy, the longest in the industry, why should they go beyond that mark? Amateurs!

Yeah XMas is the best time to return anything. There are little questions asked... just say it was a gift.

[Amber Lamps]

Yeah XMas is the best time to return anything. There are little questions asked... just say it was a gift.

Well, he didn't have the box or anything...

[Amber Lamps]

wtf - this is the new PS3 thin version.

everyone cracks on XB always getting the ROD - but this bullshit is 1 month old and will likely cost me 100 bucks off the bat to fix it!

I was doubting that he was Jewish until and went back and saw that he posted that the system was only one month old when it was really over 3 months. Okay, you get your Jew card and Jew gold back, congratulations...

[Gas Man]

Well, he didn't have the box or anything...
Then you buy a new one... wait a couple days then return the "new" box with the old system. Oldest trick in the book.

[shmike]

Then you buy a new one... wait a couple days then return the "new" box with the old system. Oldest trick in the book.

Yep.

No receipt, no box?

Problem solved.

Amateurs.

[AquaPython]

had the receipt, actually. but yeah, i was going to do the switch , right then and there. i dont wait a couple days either, i would have done it in the parking lot and walked right back in. been done before, it will happen again. only reason i did not is because i did have the receipt, sony would honor the warranty, these fucks would not honor it without a photocopy of it! at least microsoft keeps records of that shit by model number.

[Dave]

had the receipt, actually. but yeah, i was going to do the switch , right then and there. i dont wait a couple days either, i would have done it in the parking lot and walked right back in. been done before, it will happen again. only reason i did not is because i did have the receipt, sony would honor the warranty, these fucks would not honor it without a photocopy of it! at least microsoft keeps records of that shit by model number.

again, because they were forced to by their unbelieveable failure rate. I like to imagine that in one of the lower pop states, maybe utah, that theres a mountain of bricked 360s threatening to landslide and kill the local populace...if only

[Amber Lamps]

again, because they were forced to by their unbelieveable failure rate. I like to imagine that in one of the lower pop states, maybe utah, that theres a mountain of bricked 360s threatening to landslide and kill the local populace...if only

No sweetie, that's where milk jugs come from....

[Dave]

No sweetie, that's where milk jugs come from....

its ok to dream :lol

[AquaPython]

**udpate**

got it back from sony last night, watched a BD that was not working before - all seems well. woot.

only problem is some things that i restored with the backup Util are corrupt, but i should be able to download them again no problem as i understand it. still - nice "back up" util...

[njchopper87]

There's a backup feature in ps3? I always hear people using flash drives or external HDDs.

[AquaPython]

yes i backed up everything to my 1tb