YLOD

[Jibbish]

I think I may just of gotten it, was playing a bit of COD4 then suddenly it turns off. I try to turn it back on it flashes green then yellow then goes back to red. Shall I leave it for a bit? or is my PS3 completely ******?

[dbgtz]

not completely ******, you can easily repair it yourself (look on youtube).

[Jibbish]

not completely ******, you can easily repair it yourself (look on youtube).
i dnt reli want to open it up and melt parts of it with a heat gun :P

[CHA!NGANG]

Take it to someone you know that's technical and pay them 20 quid to do it. Make sure they know what there doing though.

[Black_Apalachi]

why do 300 quid games consoles do this for no reason? :l

[Blinger1]

why do 300 quid games consoles do this for no reason? :l

Because they overheat :rolleyes:
my 60gb ps3 did this last week, $250aud to fix it :@

[Black_Apalachi]

Oh so is it only going to happen if you have it switched on for hours at a time? I rarely use mine so it should be cool :P.

[Misawa]

I have mine on for long periods of time as I watch a lot of DVDs, but it's worked great since launch day 2007. It happened to my brother's though when installing an update 5 minutes after it was turned on, and he doesn't use his that often.

[Black_Apalachi]

oh. k I'm scared.

[Misawa]

If you've got warranty, take solace. If not, just be like me and try and be optimistic about your console's health.

[Black_Apalachi]

lol if warranty is a year, I've had my PS3 for about that I think and my 360 for nearly two years....

[Misawa]

...The optimistic option. ;)

[Black_Apalachi]

stuff always breaks just after the warranty ends though ==

[Misawa]

From what I've read, the launch consoles have been reported to be dysfunctional, yet, of course, the Sony technical support team are as clueless as a *REMOVED*


Edited by invincible (Forum Super Moderator): Racism is not tolerated at Habbox Forum

[adaym]

I thought people bought PS3's because they didn't do stuff like this?

:$

[Misawa]

The "racism" above is the popular worldwide expression "pet ****" - which means raccoon, I'd just like to point out.

http://newtechpest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/raccoon-wbg.jpg

[kk.]

I thought people bought PS3's because they didn't do stuff like this?

:$

its not that they dont fail, its that they do it far less often, and sony seem to be on the ball and get the system back to you within a week.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/244/squaretrade_1_29779_screen.jpg

[Blinger1]

U are joking, right? A week??? My ps3 has been gone for a week an I haven't even gotten the promised SMS/email saying they have received it...

[kk.]

youre in australia.. and i said seem to be on the ball. most of the people i know that have had it got it back within 2 days of it being picked up. Apart from one person who lives in ireland and it was gone for like 6-8 weeks.i lol'd

[Jibbish]

its not that they dont fail, its that they do it far less often, and sony seem to be on the ball and get the system back to you within a week.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/244/squaretrade_1_29779_screen.jpg
but paying £160?
really for fixing a fault they wont admit to.

[kk.]

depends if you have insurance or not, which at less than £25 a year for me isnt bad at all, its like 7p a day?

[Black_Apalachi]

its not that they dont fail, its that they do it far less often, and sony seem to be on the ball and get the system back to you within a week.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/244/squaretrade_1_29779_screen.jpg

Lol I don't know anyone who has kept or at least played their Wii for over two years :P.


The "racism" above is the popular worldwide expression "pet ****" - which means raccoon, I'd just like to point out.

http://newtechpest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/raccoon-wbg.jpg

I suspected that would be edited... :P didn't imagine an smod would slip up over it though.

[kk.]

Lol I don't know anyone who has kept or at least played their Wii for over two years :P.

lol i know, ive had mine for two years come january, but havnt played on it in ages. last time i did was on a borrowed guitar hero game :P

[adaym]

its not that they dont fail, its that they do it far less often, and sony seem to be on the ball and get the system back to you within a week.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/244/squaretrade_1_29779_screen.jpg
i trust that graph as much as i trust an african poverty-stricken child with my dinner.

i sent my xbox off on the monday, it came back on the saturday. and i didn't have to pay a penny, plus i got refunded on my live subscription. i hardly see your point.

it's just a pity that ps3 owners can't admit to their consoles' faults.

[kk.]

i didnt just put that graph together :rolleyes: In most cases it wont cost anything to replace it if its in the warranty. Looks like microsoft were trying to cover themselves by having a 3 year warranty. And wow, a refund on your live subscription of a week.. if you hadnt realised, psn is free.

Not that that matters, the basis of your argument is obviously about being a fanboy. I have all three consoles and all do the job theyre meant to, i favour none to the others because theyre all good.


it's just a pity that ps3 owners can't admit to their consoles' faults.
and how ironic is that anyway


Source: http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6216691.html

[Black_Apalachi]

lol i know, ive had mine for two years come january, but havnt played on it in ages. last time i did was on a borrowed guitar hero game :P

I don't think I had mine a year when I sold it :P.


i trust that graph as much as i trust an african poverty-stricken child with my dinner.

i sent my xbox off on the monday, it came back on the saturday. and i didn't have to pay a penny, plus i got refunded on my live subscription. i hardly see your point.

it's just a pity that ps3 owners can't admit to their consoles' faults.

I have a PS3 and I hate the *****.

[adaym]

It's obvious some bias is going to happen but the fact is, the XBOX 360's hardware is unreliable, very unreliable and Microsoft noticed this and offered a FREE repair service... YLOD repair isn't free.

Blah blah PSN is free, yeah because it's dogger. You get what you pay for. If you don't believe that then you're a fool.

PS3 is a powerful machine, a more reliable machine and has some exclusives I wouldn't mind on the 360. Plus I think I'd like the controller more. But I prefer my 360.

See, that is UNBIASED.

[Black_Apalachi]

It's obvious some bias is going to happen but the fact is, the XBOX 360's hardware is unreliable, very unreliable and Microsoft noticed this and offered a FREE repair service... YLOD repair isn't free.

Blah blah PSN is free, yeah because it's dogger. You get what you pay for. If you don't believe that then you're a fool.

PS3 is a powerful machine, a more reliable machine and has some exclusives I wouldn't mind on the 360. Plus I think I'd like the controller more. But I prefer my 360.

See, that is UNBIASED.

nahhhh 360 controllers ftw. PS3 ones give me cramp in my hands after a while. I feel much more in control of a game with a 360 pad anyway.

[dbgtz]

I prefer 360s shape but not the buttons and vice versa for ps3s.

[Black_Apalachi]

I prefer the analogues and triggers on the 360, much more control. My thumbs always slip off the PS3 analogues and I find the control just too light as well.

[adaym]

You have more control on the triggers on PS3 controllers imo.

[Black_Apalachi]

You have more control on the triggers on PS3 controllers imo.

The 360 ones are so much more ergonomic! Can't you get things to put over the PS3 ones to make them more like 360 ones? That's basically Sony admitting to the fact the 360 ones are better :P.

[Blinger1]

That's basically Sony admitting to the fact the 360 ones are better :P.
No? Its Sony trying to get 360 owners to buy a PS3..

In all honesty, i do prefer to play on Live instead of PSN, although the only games we played was CoD4 and Halo 3..

[Black_Apalachi]

No? Its Sony trying to get 360 owners to buy a PS3..

In all honesty, i do prefer to play on Live instead of PSN, although the only games we played was CoD4 and Halo 3..

If that were the case, they would have made the controllers more user-friendly as standard rather than realising how to make them better afterwards and creating an additional component which we must buy if we want the same feel.

[Blinger1]

If that were the case, they would have made the controllers more user-friendly as standard rather than realising how to make them better afterwards and creating an additional component which we must buy if we want the same feel.
What the ****? No, just no. How about this?

A 360 user likes the feel of the control for the 360, his mate has a PS3 which has a different controller style and the 360 guy doesn't like how it feels, so he can now buy some accessory so it feels somewhat like a 360 which he likes the feel of, thus being converted to a PS3 owner..

its not rocket science, mate.

[Black_Apalachi]

Fair point. I guess the only way to know is find out when the little extension thingies first went on sale; same time as the console or afterwards :P.

[Blinger1]

Fair point. I guess the only way to know is find out when the little extension thingies first went on sale; same time as the console or afterwards :P.
what would that have to do with anything?

Just because it didn't go on sale around the launch of the console doesn't mean they hadn't had it planned for ages.

[kk.]

I'm sure you had a big deal being called mate...

And no, you don't see Microsoft making controllers add INS to feel like the ps3 so it is basically sony saying they made a screw up

[Black_Apalachi]

Well I still prefer the overall feel of a 360 pad and extending the PS3 triggers wouldn't be enough as the weight etc is also a factor.

[Blinger1]

I'm sure you had a big deal being called mate...

And no, you don't see Microsoft making controllers add INS to feel like the ps3 so it is basically sony saying they made a screw up
In Australia saying mate is as common as a house fly during summer.

And as i said, it could be Sonys way of trying to convert people...

[Black_Apalachi]

In Australia saying mate is as common as a house fly during summer.

And as i said, it could be Sonys way of trying to convert people...

So why did you kick up a big fuss about it the other day? :S

And that just supports the point that Sony think (in this instance) the 360 wins.

[Blinger1]

I want a picture of these things anyway

[Black_Apalachi]

I want a picture of these things anyway

Oh. My. God. You're arguing all this time without even knowing WHAT you're arguing about?! :S Will you suffocate or something if you're not involved with a certain amount of arguments per day?! :P

[Blinger1]

No, I want to see the official Sony picture of them. I've seen non-official ones but ne'er Sony.
And I was just trying to tell u why Sony might have made them.

[kk.]

So why did you kick up a big fuss about it the other day? :S
Exactly.