Hello. n00b here. planning to buy one. Is it to buy now? or should i wait a little longer?

anyway, engineered_miri, are u mirian? im from miri too, but currently working my a** off in btu. where did u buy ur ps3?

Im having the same problem here. my ps3 was unable to detect disk. here are my story >>> PS3 unable to detect disk anyone in KL can fix this problem??? I need urgent HELP!!! pls pm me a.s.a.p.

hmm i think u better ask TOT... he know how to replace the lense...... ....

but tot is not here anymore...perhaps he is in some other forums?

he not here anymore!??! thought he still is?

i think he got banned for a month or permban...not sure...

if you'll willing to take the risk, you may dl videos to dis-assemble and assemble the ps3 videos which comes in a few chapter. lens you may easily obtainable from ebay.

watch it over and over again then only start to dissamble yr ps3 and clean/replace the lens. but replacing the lens need detail knowledge as its a very sensitive device ~not to touch any of the expose copper FFC wire, or IC .. wear a static wrist-band and perform it on a non-static mat which you may get from pasar road.

ah tot kena banned lar

maybe u can email him.. or call...

OMG, PS3 LOD(Lance on death)

what is the actual cause of the ps3 suspected lens failure :

1. Often change play format DVD & BD ? as the lens needs to be readjusted to read DVD & BD.
2. Dusty Environment ? Dusty Lense
3. Yr PS3 is place inside a cabinet ? Heat causes the lens to broke
4. Insect went into the ps3 thru the ventilation holes and attached on the IC pin leg due to shortage ? no joke as i repair a few device where this is an actual cause.

from what i know Sony has certain quality controls such as dust test, reliability test, aging test, mechanical drop test, and many more.

better than 3rod.. ... just change the lense & ur PS3. can play again....

no need to change the lens first, clean it w/ alcohol and see whether it works .
a standard lens have prolong life up to 3000 hours.

fromat the HDD and try?

weh... iam curious about the PS3s that failed reading discs, were they working fine before being updated to firmware 2.0?

http://kotaku.com/gaming/upgrades/ps3-firm...uble-322623.php

This post has been edited by raistlin: Nov 15 2007, 11:18 AM

Mine just got hit by this problem yesterday, i was playing Ratchet and Clank, at one point in the game, the sound started to crackle and i was getting Auto save failed error messages. I went to a weapons vendor and the screen hanged. When i did a "Quit Game" the PS3 restarted and after that i was not able to read any discs.

i was thinking about the firmware 2.00 problem as well..i was changing the themes n then it got hang...few times oledi....luckily havent encounter the disc error...

This post has been edited by andy_lhc: Nov 15 2007, 01:49 PM

uh oh......

have update mine and
I tried changing wallpaper yesterday, it hang for like 5-10 secs(screen blackout)~ after that normal.

did u try changing themes right after another for a few times?