Comments on: My PS3 just broke – firmware 2.42 to blame?

By: Mr. E

Mr. E — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:10:10 +0000

That sucks. I had just recently purchased a ps3 with a two year warrranty and it started expereiencing problems just like you guys encountered. Well I guess I should have taken it in to get fixed b/c with the glitches and freezes every time I was getting good made me so mad at Sony and PS3 that I broke my controller on the floor and continue to rip out my ps3 and slam it on the floor too. It broke very easily. What a ripoff. Breaking the thing couldn’t even get out my energy of hatred that I had for it. The PS3. Who would have thought that their 300 millionth console would be the worst. Way to get worse as a company. I will never buy SONY again! Earlier this day someone offered me 100 dollars for a used ps3. I turned him down. :>

By: DVDGuy

DVDGuy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:18:22 +0000

There shouldn’t be any difference, the new drive will have both the DVD and Blu-ray lasers, so once replaced, it should fix the Blu-ray reading problem.

Thanks for the positive comments about this little blog

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:01:16 +0000

My husband has replaced the drive once before. Is there anything special he needs to look for when getting a new one now that the Blue Ray laser has went out? I may just use the E-bay idea as well. But want to cover all avenues. You are an awesome guy for helping people like this. I tried calling places here for just questions and got the cold shoulder. I will definatley be letting people now about your site.

Thanks again SO much for the help already
Sincerely
Jeanne

By: DVDGuy

DVDGuy — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:41:24 +0000

Looks like the Blu-ray laser has had it (the drive has separate lasers for Blu-ray and DVD). Your best bet is to just have it repaired by Sony tech support, probably at the cost of $150 or thereabouts. If that’s too much (considering that’s half the cost of a new PS3), I’ve heard some have put their broken PS3s up on eBay, and recoup some of the cost of getting a new PS3 (for some, buying a broken PS3 + paying for the Sony repair is still cheaper than buying a new console). There is also the option of replacing the drive yourself (search YouTube for instructional videos), but it’s not for the faint-hearted.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:51:18 +0000

I have just came into the problem with the being able to play dvd’s but will not longer play my ps3 games. We did take it apart after resetting it. We also cleaned the lens. My warranty has been done for a very long time. any suggestions?

thanks jeanne

By: DVDGuy

DVDGuy — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:22:02 +0000

You need to call Sony tech support, and they will provide you instructions on how to send the PS3 to them (usually it means they will send you the shipping boxes and instructions)

By: kfordeal

kfordeal — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:24:03 +0000

i have a ps3 that the cd i stick in it jus goes in without suction i call the company and i have no receit or warranty i have to pay 150 but who do i give it too, should i put it in the box they’ll send me or what? help

By: DVDGuy

DVDGuy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:58:46 +0000

The lens might be dirty. There is a Blu-ray lens cleaner, as described here:

http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-Media/Brushless-Maxell-Blu-ray-Lens-Cleaner-Never-use-dvd-cleaners-on/m-p/35912579

But I’ve never had any experience with it. Don’t use DVD lens cleaners, as that will damage the laser.

By: christine

christine — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:51:17 +0000

my daughter put a game in my ps3 and it had milk on it then the ps3 stoped playing games and only plays dvds what can i do about it

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:52:51 +0000

I totally agree witn Landon Wing i thought the problems i had with my ps3 was an isolated incident which Sony tried to convince me to belive until i spoke to friends of mine and found out they were having the same problems for no reason. I barely played with my ps3 and it was practically brand new until one day the blu-ray disc decided not to work anymore and Sony expects us to pay $150 to $200 to get something fixed that they knew about in the first place. We all need to do what our friends Landon and Jason is doing make the necessary complaints to Sony first to have them on record and then the BBB (Better Business Bureau) we need to do something so Sony will not be able to get away with screwing us its about time we get our justice and they deserve to pay for what they did to us. I hope this does become a class action lawsuit like with the Bell cellphone “Instinct” where people were screwed with the phone software so now its Sony time to face the music. I wish everyone the best and hope enough of us complaining will cause Sony to rectify their mistakes and take responsibility.