this is the one i bought from e-bay. item number 270188247807. in 2-3 wks you can get ur parcel if u use standar shipping.

i'm proud to say here that i was the first set that tot repaired and it has been working like a charm since.

thanx ebay, thanx tot

acougan, you're the man...

i hope this ps3 lense problem is not as bad as 360's ROD..

any particular model that is often struck by this lense problem? mine is 80gb one..

hah, 3ROD the legendary x360 problem.... retire from that console after the issue. hopefully PS3 3D not that chronic.

how much does it cost you?

so you sent your console to tot? from miri kah?

anyway im from kuching...

hope i dont have to cross that bridge..

erm from what i've googled thru i noticed only mach from asia and some mach from middle east having this prob. as of that time, didnt stuble upon anyone having prob from US or Japan or Europe

should thank tot more!! lol

all hail tot.!!!! give him back his elite status!!!!

ayoyo.. i dont even know mine is from where? better check as soon i got home after this..

but come to think of it, i remembered the seller said mine is asian version... y oyoyo... habis lah..

That's still the case now. I was googling it in the last few days for a fren who have the problems.

sorry bro, i'm actually staying in KL now. so tot is like only a phone call away easy for me tough.

erm the part cost me about 40++ usd

tot got experience fixing console. just to add here what i did with my ps3 before the lense go kaput,

1. play blu ray
2. play ps3 game
3. play dvd
4. plah *ahem* dvd

since i got it repaird, i don't dare play the *ahem* dvd again. I only play dvd also because of the upscale capability. dvd looks much better on ps3. also i don't switch off my ps3 with disc inside anymore.

just to share an interesting story with you guys..

me : uncle, can u repair ps3 lense?

uncle at sg wang : ps3 lense? no lah, sony don't release the part yet.

me : if i have the lense can you change for me?

uncle : no lah, we dont know yet how to do it. u play pirated ps2 games is it?

me : (stupid uncle) no lah uncle i just play *ahem* dvd on it. but never give me any prob, suddenlly lense kaput.

uncle : who told you to play pirated dvd? u know kah, sony put a system "to lock ur system" if you play pirated dvd. PS3 knows it.

me : (can you get any more stupid than that?) ya kah uncle? but ps3 never tell me anything, warning or anything. how lah now uncle?

uncle : no no.. they never tell you one. they just simply "lock" your system. have to wait lah. you look form internet lah, maybe they have software to "unlock" it.

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thanx tot

hmmm... got some commonalities there, perhaps ps3 asia version production line not that robust compare to other

i have to second this. he helped a lot of forumers here not only on ps3 issue but also 3ROD

hail tot.. hail tot

Thanks for sharing!!! and at the uncles aunties of some video game stores here

are all ps3 models - 20GB/60GB/80GB/40Gb using the same part [PS3 KES-400AAA Laser]?

err.. why tot kena banned in the first place?

got story kah? tell ler..

this lock stuff is a mitos or really true one? or is it related to HDCP key...

ya hoo.. where is tot? long time not seeing him posting in this forum.

i dont think there's any locking mechanism lah .. puas check hari tuh ..

ntah mana pegi tot

I'm so embarrassed to ask this but I really need to know how.

How do I create multiple PSN IDs like I see you guys manage to do? (US acct, SG acct, UK acct) So far, I only manage to register myself a US acct.

I tried finding it but no luck. and also, my "Manage Sub Accounts" is greyed out. Could this be the problem?

Help please? Thanks!

not mechanical lock lah.. internally dalam itu BD IC got fusing featured when pirated CD goes inside didn't match the key then the software will fuse lock the IC.. ini agak2 saja, theory disebalik lock issue.

BTW, does anyone know either PS3 is HDCP key fuse or not?

tot dah kena banned

FAQ thread got or not this question? then acougen need to pin this one as well.... me oso dunno, only got 1 PSN id onli.