PS3 DVD drive

[gadget945]

Okay - here's to all the awesomeness that is Wckediden. Any chance that someone can explain to me why these high priced POSs have so many issues? Business has been slow for me, so since I have an electronics shop, folks ask me to look at all kinds of stuff. Lately, it's been PS3s. My kids have one, so I figured it would be okay for me to try and see what I could find out about them.

I've looked online and seen the videos and read the pages and have come to the conclusion that this thing isn't really worth the money I spent on it.

The one I'm working on trying to fix came to me with the problem of not reading any discs. Well, after taking it apart, come to find out that somehow, the drive had come unplugged. Well, plugged it back in and it will read some discs, but now it's getting weird. Tried BlueRay, and some actual PS3 discs, and it makes the whirly noise, and shows the icon in the corner of the screen, but nothing else. I told the owner that it was not working and he's already bought another one. So how here's the fun part. He said to do what I want to it.

I'd like some suggestions on what y'all think would be a good brand to replace the DVD drive with. Or, if anyone has one that is bricked or something like that, and would like to send it to me, I'll pay shipping on it.

I can post all of my finding here, so maybe we can all learn something from this POS3.

Any takers? Suggestions and opinions, as always are appreciated. Thanks again!

[CYBER WEESJE]

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GRTZ WEESJE
MODERATOR@Wckediden

[D/\SH]

and i have a ps3 and know many people and have to tell you that they are built way better than the xbox 360 and have way less troubles....... i love them myself :>

[gadget945]

I guess it's because I don't play them. That's why I speak from the point of view of the person that is having to try to fix them for friends and family. I have looked at the forums and found that there are a lot of these that are broken. I think that if you spend a couple of hundred bucks on something initially from a reputable company like Sony, I think that it should last for more than six months before taking a dump.

In any case, I appreciate the responses and the further direction. Once again, Wckediden comes through.

Thanks again!

[kaos]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

and i have a ps3 and know many people and have to tell you that they are built way better than the xbox 360 and have way less troubles....... i love them myself :>

depends what xboc 360...mine has the benq drive as well as the falcon chipset...it is the best 360 money can buy .....they have perfected it brother...and i will stay with ms before sony anyday...360 f that pos3....you know what pos stands for right....piece of S... well you get the point....lol

[Sh0wNuF]

Originally Posted by kaos

depends what xboc 360...mine has the benq drive as well as the falcon chipset...it is the best 360 money can buy .....they have perfected it brother...and i will stay with ms before sony anyday...360 f that pos3....you know what pos stands for right....piece of S... well you get the point....lol

hells yeah!!!! Power to the 360...I've been down wit da 360 since it launched, and i have definitely not been impressed with the ps3...the only reason i really got one is to play blue rays and the few exclusive titles but overall i gott go with the 360 on this one,=[p

[Tm0n3ys]

360 good system but one must admit ps3 is a more powerful system and is beginning to get some great exclusive...psn may not match up to xbl but hey its free...

[broSki]

ya'll talkin bout ps3 are POS's but the bottom line is its better in so many ways...and the biggest reason is b/c one blu ray capable and two the blu rays hold so much more data then regular dvd's do...to tell u the truth blu ray movie sales has shot up the arss this year that right now its a must to own a blu player...so why not get a blu ray player that has both a player and a convenient gaming/media center...it can easily sync with ur lappy or pc and use it as media share to play movies from ur pc or desktop on ur ps3. Alot of ppl say O pls I dont see a difference on blu rays BUT to be honest theres a whole lotta difference in reg dvds and when watching a nice action flick on blue ray on a 46" 1080p 120hertz LCD TV like mine lol and if u gotta HD capable tv 720P or higher then get urself a ps3 and take advantage of the blu ray player is comes with....

Sorry to say kaos but PS3 is on top right now brother especiialy with the great price drop...lets not forget a great stand alone blu ray player costs about $200-$500...plus sony is paying extra money to developers to put extra things in the game so it can be different from 360 version. all the 360 owners can say for them is their online gaming is better lmaoo...which is not totally true anymore especially with ps3's firmware 3.0 dropping soon its a huge step up...and lets not forgot u have to pay for online gaming on the 360 so the shyt betta be hot online lmaooo...

[gadget945]

I wasn't saying that they were POS, I was just uneducated at that point in time when I first posted the questions. I was hoping that there was some kind of fix for the issues that I was having at the time. I've got 3 of these machines in my house right now. I've done all the updates and tried to change all the settings that I can, and still have only one that is working. I have tried to look for different fixes. I mean it doesn't make any sense that two machines from different households, bought at different times, played differently, both just quit reading the DVD player. Tried cleaning, did a few updates, don't really remember, but the resurfacing of this post will make me go and look and see if anything new has come up that I might be able to try. Six months is a long time when it comes to technology.

Thanks for the bump!

If anyone has any suggestions, please post here, and maybe someone else might be helped.

[kaos]

nothing like resurrecting the dead....this thread is mad old.

[ronaldsdv]

hahaha that's what I noticed as well .....