My new PS3 Slim is doing something strange. Please i need help

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#1 soulreaper-4
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I need the help of Slim owners befor my 30 days warranty end, today i was gonna wath a BlueRay movie and to my surprise before the movie started the screen changed to all green for some seconds then when i selected quit it change to all pink for some seconds. It wasn't doing this before and now almosteverytime before a movie start i receive a green or pink screen at random and after quiting it the same.

I think this is not normal cause the 80GB PS3 i had didin't do this. please help me.

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#2 mikemd4eva
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Im not saying for sure yours is gonna break you should call sony but my first slim did that and it died like a week later took it back got a new one it so far is fine . Just runs a little hotter than i thought it would .

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#3 soulreaper-4
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Im not saying for sure yours is gonna break you should call sony but my first slim did that and it died like a week later took it back got a new one it so far is fine . Just runs a little hotter than i thought it would .

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So the new one does'nt do this?
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#4 mikemd4eva
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No so far no problems at all !!!! :) IMO I would just return it and swap it out to be safe .

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No so far no problems at all !!!! :) IMO I would just return it and swap it out to be safe .

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Yes, I'd return it ASAP
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#6 Ghoul_et_OMC
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No so far no problems at all !!!! :) IMO I would just return it and swap it out to be safe .

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Ya this, buy a warranty while your at it.....I regret not buying the 2 year one Best Buys offered me :cry:
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#7 soulreaper-4
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No so far no problems at all !!!! :) IMO I would just return it and swap it out to be safe .

mikemd4eva
Wow i guess i have bad luck, my 80GB began to gave me problems, now i bought a Slim and in days it beging to give me problems. I'm gonna have problems returning it cause i bought it at GameStop and they are gonna ask for proof.
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#8 mikemd4eva
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[QUOTE="mikemd4eva"]

No so far no problems at all !!!! :) IMO I would just return it and swap it out to be safe .

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Wow i guess i have bad luck, my 80GB began to gave me problems, now i bought a Slim and in days it beging to give me problems. I'm gonna have problems returning it cause i bought it at GameStop and they are gonna ask for proof.


I feel ya if i didnt have bad luck id have no luck at all most of the time !!! But Sony makes very good quality stuff i have tons of Sony electronics and they normally seem to last a long time . Think like me you just got a bad one everything can break but just swap it if you can i dont think youll have that kinda luck twice . My 40GB fatty still works like new never had any problems with it .

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[QUOTE="soulreaper-4"][QUOTE="mikemd4eva"]

No so far no problems at all !!!! :) IMO I would just return it and swap it out to be safe .

mikemd4eva

Wow i guess i have bad luck, my 80GB began to gave me problems, now i bought a Slim and in days it beging to give me problems. I'm gonna have problems returning it cause i bought it at GameStop and they are gonna ask for proof.


I feel ya if i didnt have bad luck id have no luck at all most of the time !!! But Sony makes very good quality stuff i have tons of Sony electronics and they normally seem to last a long time . Think like me you just got a bad one everything can break but just swap it if you can i dont think youll have that kinda luck twice . My 40GB fatty still works like new never had any problems with it .

Do you think GameStop are supposed to swap it.

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[QUOTE="mikemd4eva"]

[QUOTE="soulreaper-4"] Wow i guess i have bad luck, my 80GB began to gave me problems, now i bought a Slim and in days it beging to give me problems. I'm gonna have problems returning it cause i bought it at GameStop and they are gonna ask for proof.soulreaper-4


I feel ya if i didnt have bad luck id have no luck at all most of the time !!! But Sony makes very good quality stuff i have tons of Sony electronics and they normally seem to last a long time . Think like me you just got a bad one everything can break but just swap it if you can i dont think youll have that kinda luck twice . My 40GB fatty still works like new never had any problems with it .

Do you think GameStop are supposed to swap it.


Dont know youll have to call them . I got mine at WalMart the only store in the small town i moved to no joke . God i miss the city but anyway they swapped mine no problems at all . I also had a 360 couple of years ago that i swapped at Gamecrazy they also swapped mine no problems either . Id tell them if they dont ill never shop there again !!

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Try swapping it at Walmart if Gamestop wont take it. Seriously Walmart will take anything. You dont even need a receipt.
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#12 mikemd4eva
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Try swapping it at Walmart if Gamestop wont take it. Seriously Walmart will take anything. You dont even need a receipt.bunchofpixels

This is true just for a swap of the same thing you need no reciept they may ask for your license though as they only allow a certain number of exchanges a year with no receipt .I have done it many times !!!! Nothing as expensive as PS3 though but still worth a try give your local store a call see what they say ..

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Try swapping it at Walmart if Gamestop wont take it. Seriously Walmart will take anything. You dont even need a receipt.bunchofpixels
LOL. Are you kidding? how i'm i supposed to bring it to Walmart when i bought it at GameStop?
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check connections & video settings.

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#15 soulreaper-4
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check connections & video settings.

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All ready done.
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[QUOTE="bunchofpixels"]Try swapping it at Walmart if Gamestop wont take it. Seriously Walmart will take anything. You dont even need a receipt.soulreaper-4
LOL. Are you kidding? how i'm i supposed to bring it to Walmart when i bought it at GameStop?


Just put it in the box take it to WalMart tell them you got it there they wont know and youre having problems with it and just want to exchange it for the same item it has worked for me many times . Most of the items i returned were bought ther but some where not so yeah it does work no lie !! I never return anything that expensive before with no receipt but the slim is so new i think they would give them a call see what they say if Gamestop says no i would !!!!

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#17 soulreaper-4
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I'm gonna call later my local GameStop.

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#18 Scrotous
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Thats like the third time i've seen somone post about a slim having issues this week, i hope slims dont get some sort of nickname like "orange light of death" or something. Is that a normal failure rate i wonder, i got a fat ps3 (80g with no BC) though with just 6 month of warranty when i bought it -.-, expired though.

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#19 soulreaper-4
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I just called Sony and after the representative gave me numerous instructions on what to do to see if it solve the problem he told me that this is not normal and it isn't cause by the HDMI cable cabe cause in my 80GB it wasn't happening. At the end he recomended me to bring it back to the store and replace it.