PlayStation 3 help

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:40 pm

Sounds like the laser's gone. It can be repaired easily and cheaply enough. Cheaper if you buy the parts & do it yourself.

SpacePilotJohnLee · Post by **SpacePilotJohnLee** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:59 pm

At least its not like a PS1, I had to lean mine against the tv to get it to read discs!!!

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:50 pm

Sounds like the drive may be goosed, possibly the motor. Can you hear it spin up?

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:38 pm

I can hear it spin but then it just doesn't load up.

I don't want to buy a Xbox.

SpacePilotJohnLee · Post by **SpacePilotJohnLee** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:51 pm

As mentioned above, try a lens cleaner, if that doesn't work you can open the PS3 up and try to clean the lens manually with a cotton bud. If still no joy then you will need to try a new lens. I imagine they arent too expensive. Think the ones on the PS1 & PS2 were easy to replace, just a few screws and a data plug but not sure about the PS3

Post by **Lude-dude** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:48 am

rob quilter wrote:
taz8520 wrote:A better idea, buy a Xbox

Worse graphics, no blu ray, a controller that feels in-accurate, and having to pay to play online...no thanks.

I had 2 Xbox 360's and they both got the rrod, had the ps3 for years with no problems.

graphics are not millon miles away, I find the controller more accurate on xbox, and online works granted I have to pay for it.

all these new consoles are not built well, the ps3 super slim is very cheaply made so avoid that one

Ive had my dreamcast 11 years never missed a beat

could try replacing the laser, on old ps2 you could tweek the Potentiometer to extend the life abit so you could look into that.