Hi Guys,


Im planning to buy PS3. However, i was just wondering if there're much difference between the ones from Singapore and the ones from Malaysia. Yes i'm aware that those from Malaysia are warrantised by Sony Malaysia. But the seller told me it makes no difference as even the ones from Malaysia will be sent back to the same supplier at the end of the day. Apparently there's only 1 supplier for the SEA/Asia region?

Can any of you help me verify these issues?

If I buy PS3 from Sony Malaysia, does it mean i can get my console back faster due to less logistics issue/restrictions compared to if I were to buy from Singapore?

What're the pros and cons of PS3 from Malaysia and Singapore?

If I buy PS3 from Sony Malaysia, does it mean i can get my console back faster due to less logistics issue/restrictions compared to if I were to buy from Singapore?


Malaysian faster for sure, but for price wise better go for Sg set you're not going to throw it right?

hehe i dont intend to but u know how the temper goes.. especially now the remote is wireless is even more dangerous

any idea how much faster it is ayil?

actually from wat i know, main difference is u can personally send it to the Sony service center urself. its at midvalley so if u re from klang valley then its great bcos obviously if u send n collect it personally, it ll b faster than sendin it thru suppliers who will obviously send n collect in batches. but if u re not from klg valley then i doubt it ll make much diff... tat s my 2 cents

i tried send to SG for xbox360. it takes 3months for it. lol

i think ps3 should be around that time too? lol

This post has been edited by `arthas: Aug 9 2009, 09:19 PM

omg, 3 months, that's freaking long

I've heard of a person from this forum (I don't know who) who sent his PS3 to SG personally and he got a new PS3 right on the spot without questions (no askings on warranty, where you got it, etc.).
Even got an extra controller and a game as well.

That was more than a year ago though.

Different is pay a little more for warranty.. just like insurrance.. haha

I agreed with you wallance13

If you planned to buy sg set, why not just add another 300 bucks and buy the Malaysian set just for the warranty secure.

If the sg set got ylod or lense prob, you'll need to pay extra for the transportation fees.If you get somebody to fixed it, you still need to add another rm200-300 to repair it.

will u get tax for getting PS3 and bringing it back to MY?

Not really. My friend helped me to buy mine from SG and brought it over to MY without getting tax. But they didnt ask him to open his bag when passing custom at that time.

Generally, if the item packaging is already opened up, the custom considered it as a belonging or a presents which thats why the item might get pass the custom.If the item is still inside the package and sealed, they considered it as a purchased item and need taxes.Thats why most of my friend buy the PS3 at singapore had their package opened and unseal before they brought it here.Even most of the shop owner who sell sg set ps3 had their ps3 unseal or without serial number.Some of them who dun want to open the package may had to put it in the bag and covered it with cloth to avoid being detected by the custom but it depends on luck.

Uh and I heard from the hobby section that any of the purchased item which the price exceed rm500 may get taxed and I assume that probably it also applied to PS3.

U can refer to the custom side for the item that are taxable and not taxable.

so the onli difference is the warranty rite?

so can i send a SG set to a MY sony store? would that work? or u have to send it to SG?

i thought you cant send non-malaysian sets to sony malaysia? thats the downside of SG set. if you need to make a warranty claim, you'll need to ship it to sony SG (shipping charges must be paid by you IINM) and on top of that it will take ages before you get it back. the advantage is you pay roughly rm300 less on the initial purchase. but taking into account the charges you may incur in the fututre, rm300 is pretty reasonable for that added peace of mind.

3 months is too long indeed. Maybe a new game will release by the time i got back my console :S

I'd rather pay the extra RM300 with the ease of mind knowing that I can collect n send as i please in KL.

what if my non-MY PS3 has finished warranty, but it has some problems which require repair. can i send to sony MY for repairs which i'll PAY for?

Should be able to, but no one knows, since Sony MY PS3 launch only last year Sept, so no MY unit owner has expired warranty (yet).

no i'm asking for non-MY sets, will sony MY entertain?

They will not entertain any non-my sets even with warranty

hey guys, contemplating on buying a set from SG (official Sony retailer).

gnsumas, is it true that as long as it is not an MY set eventough with valid warranty,
MY Sony store (Mid Valley) will not accept?

can anyone confirm this?

Trust me, my friends all own SG set and all confirm this. I was there when they tried to claim.

It's a stupid policy, especially since MY PS3s are just SG PS3s with SIRIM sticker and different box art. IINM, MY units are actually manufactured in SG (I'm not sure about this, though)

buy im MY better if you are in kl and stuff.
i live in Jb and very near to the custom,plus i study in sg.
so i guess its up to where you are located

That is also true, since JB people can just save on the RM200 and drive over to Singapore to claim warranty.

SG warranty also very good; my friend go there with YLOD (his CECHK06 store in very dusty spot in carpet room with bad ventilation), they give him new unit at the Sony Center on the spot. They also lent him an external HDD and told him to backup his data, deactivate PSN, etc. etc. They even let him use the 70" Bravia X there to do it also. When he finish, he played KZ2 for a while and they didn't halau him.

Damn shiok

Can anyone tell me how many percent of console may suffer YLOD or lens prob down the line? Im thinking to buy but reading this thread scares me...

YLOD = Yellow Light Of Death?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1025505

It happens but not common as 360 RROD. Depends on your luck i guess.

This post has been edited by Sairenji: Aug 15 2009, 12:32 PM

There is only one source for all CECH06 (Asia) PS3s, Sony Entertainment Limited HK. HK, Taiwan, SG and MY are under their purview.

However, each country will only entertain sets that are distributed and technically sold in that country only. IE. SG sets will be covered by Sony SG, while MY sets will be covered by Sony MY.

If you have a SG set, you have to personally walk it into Sony SG, they dont accept mailed in set at all. I hv yet to hear of any good or bad service from Sony MY, but my guess that their service level shld be the same as SG.

It then all depends on what you want. The set are identical, works the same, and can have any problems posted all over the internet (YLOD, etc). The issue is if you are prepared to "walk" in to Sony SG to send it for warranty repairs, and to "walk" it out again. If that is no issue to you, then by all means do it.

Another difference (or similarity if you see it that way) is you can use SG or MY set to register for MY acct (and SG, US, Jap and UK accts, i have all of them). Only reason to register for a MY version, you can buy PSN MY stuff in RM and they accept MY credit cards. Content wise is exactly same as PSN SG.

I rather have the MY unit, as warranty is covered locally and i am based in KL. I do have a SG set, as i bought it way back when MY didnt have PS3 at all.

You decide which works for you.

This post has been edited by Poadster: Aug 15 2009, 04:20 PM

/ME have both sg and my set. (actually sg set is owned by my bro)

when my set got ylod@lense prob, sent to sony centre kl.Free of charge since warranty still valid.

when sg set got ylod@lense prob, err.. sent to benard.Warranty still have but I dun want to waste my time and money to sent to sg sony centre.

This post has been edited by Brian O'Connor: Aug 15 2009, 05:00 PM

4 me, i think the best is MY set becoz of the waranty!!!!so far my ps3 has no problem at all!!!

PS3 can consider as very reliable gaming console compare to Xbox360...Percentage of YLOD (PS3) are very low , while 3RROD (XBOX360) i think higher percentage due to many hardware probs..

thanks for the assurance... one my desktop just died.... now i gotta choose between a new pc or ps3

changing lens expensive? i ever change my ps1 and ps2 lens.... cant remember the price.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Aug 17 2009, 04:11 PM

Singapore PS3s are better imo because their products are imported from japan and US . I am going to buy from singapore because my dad know how to lelong the custom guards.

i thought now all made in china@@?

all PS3 same la...even MY PS3 also imported

yea, they may even come from the same factory, just that the power cables change, and use different box...

I took risk to import mine from the US. Need R1 DVD support

u live in Msia, u buy MY set. u live in Sg,, buy SG set..

No headaches for warranty

Dont use your ps3 to play dvd la, stress the drive only lol. For dvd i cincai use my old dvd player...

PS3 in USA is damn cheap tho, one of the cheapest in the world

This post has been edited by orangbulu: Jan 22 2010, 09:22 AM

no prombem man..any ps3 will work with any country

i dont think so can get tax if u have receipt to proof that send for warranty repair.

just buy SG set from shop in JB. cheaper than SG also . about custom, in can kena stop.Just ask for official receipt. Most of the time they only want duit kopi. u ask for official receipt then they will let go

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Added on January 22, 2010, 1:28 pmbut if stay JB can buy SG set . even my ofismates (singaporean) also buy PS3,PSP and games in JB coz price is cheaper

This post has been edited by saiga: Jan 22 2010, 01:30 PM

But what someone said earlier is true tho. MY set=SG set=TW set=HK set. It's the same region unit, so theorically they're one the same (they even have same model #). Only warranty different.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jan 22 2010, 02:17 PM

Malaysia and Singapore set share same code..Taiwan and HongKong diffrent code..But Malaysia and Singapore under SCE Hong Kong.

woow very nice indeed, if compare to here..baru masuk je dah pandang semacam, macamlah aku takde duit

They probably... give u that stupid look `This guy buy or not wan 1 r` . lolzzz... every shop also like that lar

thats normal , even maybank customer service also sometimes very rude , no doubt so many complaints bout their staff also

Warranty is one thing, but number of sales represent country following.
because majority of sets in malaysia is singapore sets (because sony was slow to get it approved here), the statistics will show singapore has more ps3 following.

so that's why PSN singapore got more support, game developers also cater to them more (just look at cod 4 mw2... got singapore flag but no malaysian flag).

I think should buy malaysian set. easier warranty and better for our country statistics. maybe our psn can even host games later... then faster play!

If Sony can bring down its price about 100 bucks or so.. then it would be a win for them.

Majority would like to save that 100+ bucks over a 1 year warranty even though they were late to get product approval.

Simple oni... If u live near JB, buy SG set ny...
If near or ard KL area den buy MY unit lor...

If u live in JB send in 4 warranty, havta send 2 KL...
No point oso. Mite as well buy SG set..

Same goes d other way around

Which shop in JB sell cheap? Im going back to JB soon , better know where to buy my games lol. B3 that i sure import a ton of games from usa to last me...

try check PBBSELLER @ Plaza Pelangi his thread is here

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1035162

hey,

just wondering here. how about ps3 consoles from the uk? i know it's different region and all. what bout the gameplay? can i:

a) buy ps3 console in uk & play malaysian ps3 games?
b) buy ps3 console in malaysia & play uk ps3 games?

and the prizes? it's about £249 for 120GB. the bundle here is much cheaper.

thanks.

all PS3 games are region free

And there are only several games that are region lock during online play. Which means gamer playing using R1 disc can only compete online with other gamers playing using the same region game disc.

thanks mate! i was also wondering about the warranty. we have games, gamestation & grainger for our main local ps3 shops. the sony ps3 doesnt go direct to our sony uk or something. we have to bring it back to the shop. if i have a ps3 from the uk, will sony malaysia accept my console if there's any problem with it? if i were to send it for fixing, where do i send it to? any local console gameshops would do?

Hey Guru,

May i know which Sony center we should go in order to get PS3 MY set ?

Thank you !

all sony outlets in malaysia selling MY set...
ever heard sony style?

well sony malaysia wont accept other then their official ps3 , means malaysia ps3 only can repair and service at sony malaysia...same goes with other region of ps3..they dont have international warranty for it..

well yea , incase any probs you can send it to me to fix it....nowdays ps3 slims part are available in the market

thanks again! cheers!

How about bringing back PS3 games from UK to Malaysia? The games should be region free, but are they taxable?

Thanks!