Dear all,

Many rumors said that if use PS3 to watch DVD, it will shorten the lifespan of the PS3.
I need some expert to provide some opinion and information on this.
Will it spoil the PS3?
And who is currently using PS3 to watch DVD also please leave a word or two in here, stated whether you face any problem or not after using the PS3 as your DVD player...

Please help!

Many thanks.

If u use it to watch uncle jack dvd then i think it will not last long

optical wear and tear happens. but i suggest no dvd. save it for them blu rays. replacement lenses aren't cheap.

urban myth, IMO. just like how people used to say playing VCD on a DVD player will spoil the lense.

but hey, if you're worried, then yea, skip the DVDs and maybe stream the video from your PC. but of course, don't stream copyrighted videos

This post has been edited by chinook: Aug 20 2008, 01:59 PM

I agree that it is myth. General wear and tear of course applies to the lense but i dont think it will die so fast

This is the same question about the xbox 360 playing regular dvds although i've yet to hear any wii-users trying to play dvds (they can do that actually )

as long as u put in ori dvds should be fine i guess. itu pirate dvds maybe bad quality, got scratch ke, nanti dia try to read n read n read nanti satu hari kaput.

thanks guys for all ur time n consideration...

u see, we all know tat all the optical lens wear and tear after let say maximum of 2 years... so it is acceptable n depand on ur usage also...
but many rumors said playing DVDs in PS3 will spoil the PS3 like instantly... which for me is ridiculars as PS3 claimed to b a one stop entertainment console...

i hope here have users which is currently using his/her PS3 to play DVDs and pass on thier experience...

Thanks.

well my ps2 (NTSC/J SCPH-15000) still alive until now. so far no lens problem too.

I've been using my 360 as a DVD(pirated & original) player all this while. No problems so far. Been close to a year now.

This post has been edited by chinook: Aug 20 2008, 08:23 PM

ps3 designed to play games , blue-ray movies and also dvd...should be no problem....do not use pirated once , it may spoilt ur lens

Yeah why use dvd when we can watch bluray movies

cause dvd far cheaper then blueray movies , some of our community thinks ok " tgk sekali buat apa beli mahal2 " then they will support pirated dvd`s...and im glad nowdays people buy original dvd`s for their own collection.

i used m ps3 to play jack sparrow dvd's, nothing happen pun... Even my 360 also the same.

glad to hear that at last some one using the PS3 as our normal daily usage...
yeah... at this stage the blu-ray still un-famouse and far more expansive, hardly get movie title... at this stage ppl still prefer to go for DVDs...
and we dun wan to put so many player in the living hall... we wan to set a one stop entertainment console in the living hall...
if there is a user who use it as a multi-purpose player without any side effect... means the PS3 rumors is bullshitting and some one create this to boost their sales in normal player... so now we can ignore it rite???

Thanks.

I play DVDs on my PS3. So far no problems at all. As long as you keep to oris, there shouldn't be a problem. Even a normal DVD player would kong out if you use it to play pirated ones.

wat is wrong nowadays? just get a blardy dvd player to play ur dvds lar

can ur dvd player play blu-ray disc?
or u wan to install 2 players (blu-ray player & dvd player) in ur living hall... then switch then on n off when u wan to watch different source of media files... then change the channel on ur tv as well?
ppl here try to discuss and simplify life...

i think u need a htpc with bluray drive, easier for, tats why they call it a media centre, one unit for everything

my one word, laziness.... switching off also so susah is it?

if end of the day, all replies were, dun play dvd with the ps3, would u still use the ps3 to play dvds?

Why worry so much!!! You should be the master of your console and not the other way round. The PS3 does a good job in upscaling DVD and it you are afraid of letting it do that for you, you are really wasting the true pontential of it!

"Those who are afraid of dying never really live"

feels kinda weird......













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