doubt theres anyone in malaysia who can repair this except sony. But they havent officially launched ps3 yet.
If you dare, dismantle your ps3 and check the reading laser thingy. xD
Doubt its the firmware though. Correct me if i'm wrong. If it IS the firmware, just downgrade it hahaha
..or, wait for the next firmware which might fix the bug. Do some googling while you're at it.

I still think its highly hardware related though

You know, i don't wanna say this but, i think it was obvious and everyone else here already knew Sony Malaysia wouldn't give a shit. You were wasting your time calling them. Reason is because, PS3 has not officially launched here, so its not considered their product. Even if it ALREADY launched, and you bought a Japan model for instance, they would still not layan you. Its not an international warranty.


Good, now you're getting it. Check the serial number of the PS3.
For example, PSPs have serial numbers
PSP-1000(japan model)
PSP-1001(US model)
PSP-1002(eur model)
PSP-1006(local model/asian model)
PSP-1007(taiwan?)

and so on and so forth....(i might be wrong though. But PSP-1000 is definately japan model)
The smallest number/first number is usually the japan models, followed by US, EUR and further away.

Sorry, Ive yet to see a real PS3 and dismantle it for myself. But ive been dismantling PSPs and PS2s and PSs. Its all the same.
My advice? dismantle it to see for yourself how a real PS3 actually works on the inside. See if it really is the lens that is broken, or maybe theres something stuck. Because we're really making assumptions here without seeing the real thing. And while you're at it, maybe upgrade the HDD as well. You could even mod your PS3 lol. DIY FTW
Do some google for videos on dismantling a PS3(youtube etc. etc.) if it makes you feel more secure. Besides, theres a first time for everything right? instead of whining and depending on others for help, do it yourself.

Actually, if you're willing, you could send it to me for repairing. I won't guarantee you'll get it back though ahahaha

PS: although, i think PS3 lens would cost far more. It IS blue lens instead of red after all.

This post has been edited by Ryuuga: Jul 27 2007, 06:35 PM