Yay number two broken.

[Dirk]

This is my second PS3 this year to have the blu-ray drive break on me. The first time they wanted 150 bucks to fix it after it had been out of warranty for a couple of months and now they want it again. This is ****ing bull****. I am sorry about the cursing but there is no way the same ****ing thing should happen again. I am seriously thinking about not getting it fixed. Hell I don't have the money anyway. So I am going to have to keep calling until they understand that I am not going to pay for them to fix the same problem AGAIN. Just completely unacceptable. This is going to be my third PS3. I am on my second 360 and I have never had to pay to get it fixed. Sorry about the rant but some of you should be able to understand how extremely irate I am.

[Sethos]

Odd how many PS3s fail these days >.>

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Odd how many PS3s fail these days >.>

And all related back to the BR drive!

History repeating itself it seems ala PS2

[Flash]

Sony's short 1 year warranty does help those failing drives either.

[Dc'1]

Everybody I know whose PS3 has broken, has all been to do with the BD drive... Mostly those with a 60GB version...

[Dirk]

You would think that when I sent it in before and payed them money that they would have fixed the problem so it wouldn't happen again. But noooo.

[Matrix XII]

Man I feel for you, I know my PS3 is on it's last legs, I should have bought the warranty on it :s

[Corris Veteran]

Ouch.

Do they give you another year warranty after replacing it the first time?

Cause that must be incredibly unlucky to have it fail both times after the warranty has run out two years in a row.

Hopefully you can try and get it sorted for free.

Though I am always surprised when people don't buy an extended warranty on expensive technology, my parent bought mine and paid like ?30 or something near that extra amount to have it covered for 3 years.

And I would rather be safe than sorry.

But still, good luck, and keep trying, you might make a brake through eventually.

[Dirk]

Yea they give a little 90 day warranty. Which I am over by a couple of months same as the first time. I called and spoke to a "supervisor" and he kept repeating the same thing over and over like a drone saying that he couldn't do anything for me and all of that. I am just so ****ed off that I am going to have to give these people another 150 dollars for the same problem they "fixed" earlier this year. What annoys me the most is that it happens both times right after my warranty has ended. Also the first time it happened I had just signed up for netflix and I go to put my first Blu-Ray movie,from them, in and it fails. This time it fails right before Lost Season 4 comes out on Blu-ray....fun fun. I bet there aren't many people out there that can say they have gone through more PS3s than Xbox360s.

[-T- Member]

Ooh a sony console with failing disc drives, thats unusual /sarcasm

[I am Redbeard]

I feel for you.. but.. I mean, how many times are you willing to pay them?

You're the one losing here, big time. They don't care if it fails if you give them money.

My advice: Don't buy another.

[houlty]

Everybody I know whose PS3 has broken, has all been to do with the BD drive... Mostly those with a 60GB version...

the two i've had break on me were 40gb, both times the problem being the BD drive.

the extra 90 day warranty is crap as well, should be another year. they're basically saying we'll give you a perfect refurbished/fixed console back, but we're not gonna guarantee its that good!

[LightIdea]

Thats why I have a spare BD drive around, ordered it from my modchip supplier.

[Flash]

Sony's short 1 year warranty does help those failing drives either.

I meant doesn't help, :p

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[.Blaze]

I never had a broken PS2 even after it fell a few times

[kyro]

humm.. not good news.

[Coldgunner]

Like many of you read, mine crapped out yesterday. Sony are replacing it even though its 18 months old and out of warranty. Things aren't always as bad as it sounds and its always worth calling them.

[AbandonedTrolley]

I might look into getting the Sony Continuous Play warranty once my year is up. ?60 a year isn't too bad I guess as it also covers 'accidental' damage:))

[Dirk]

Like many of you read, mine crapped out yesterday. Sony are replacing it even though its 18 months old and out of warranty. Things aren't always as bad as it sounds and its always worth calling them.

I wish they were the same way in the US.

[Michael1406]

Someone suggested taking out that extra paid policy, waiting a little then claiming on it in another thread.

[Xerxes]

Odd how many PS3s fail these days >.>

It's karma for making fun of the RROD problem on the 360! :p what comes around, goes around ;)

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I might look into getting the Sony Continuous Play warranty once my year is up. ?60 a year isn't too bad I guess as it also covers 'accidental' damage:))

I wish they were the same way in the US.

Yeah actually, I just looked into this Sony Continuous Play Warranty as I figured it could not hurt things, and it turns out it is only a thing based in the UK. I know if I ever have an issue with my PS3, I will raise some hell about this fact and make sure they are crystal clear on the fact I would have paid for it if I had the option.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

We'll the blu-ray player is a new hardware in the playstation, and probably one of the most fragile things to work with... sucks number 2 broke, and they want $150 again to fix it!

[sn00pie]

Best Buy Service Plan FTW :D

[Ji@nBing]

I don't have a PS3, but I've had the same problem with every single Sony product I've ever owned. Sony stuff seems to last about a year, then break.

Good luck to you, hopefully you can get that fixed without having to pay a BS $150.