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Old 12-08-2008, 03:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default My PS3 broke...

Damn thing stopped in the middle of a game. I turned it off, and when I turned it back on, it wouldn't recognize discs.

It's under warantee (bought it in Feb.), but now I'm going to have to live without it for 10 days.

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Old 12-08-2008, 04:08 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Is it a firmware glitch that can be corrected through the miracle of the internet? Possibly the internal fan is clogged and it isn't cooling?


...although, if it is under warranty, I suppose it does't matter.
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Old 12-08-2008, 05:10 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: My PS3 broke...

It could be worse. You could be on your sixth XBox360.
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Old 12-08-2008, 12:21 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Is it a firmware glitch that can be corrected through the miracle of the internet? Possibly the internal fan is clogged and it isn't cooling?


...although, if it is under warranty, I suppose it does't matter.
No, apparently there's an issue with the PS3s where the laser that reads the disc becomes mis-aligned. Symptoms mimic my problem exactly, so I'm guessing that's what my issue is.
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Old 12-08-2008, 01:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Dude.. you're not having a good month..
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Possibly the internal fan is clogged and it isn't cooling?
I have a big external fan assembly stuck on the back of mine.
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Old 12-09-2008, 01:24 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: My PS3 broke...

What really sucks about this is that I've got the Blu-Ray version of The Dark Knight coming tomorrow, and I don't have a player to play it on.
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Well... I'm having multiple surgical procedures on Dec. 16 and so will be in a pain-influenced, drug-fueled haze over Christmas break.

And I won't be able to watch the Dark Knight Blu-Ray until next month, when I'm well enough to return to DC, because my family doesn't have a Blu-Ray player and can't afford it or an HDTV because of the financial crisis.

Just helping keep things in perspective.
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Girlfriend in a public bathroom at the bar... I'm telling ya, I've got you all beat.
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