Not so smug anymore - Faced with YLOD

. . . or rather the green -> yellow -> flashing red light of death. I've burned through 4 xboxs (largely cause the refurbs that gamestop gives are craptacular) but I had always been so cocksure that my devoted Sony would not desert me.

Sony offered me the GREAT deal of $200+ CND to repair, but that's insane. I think I found a local shop that will repair for about $80, so I should be gaming again soon.

No really point to this thread, just needed to vent.

Sorry to hear...hope your gaming again ASAP.

. . . or rather the green -> yellow -> flashing red light of death. I've burned through 4 xboxs (largely cause the refurbs that gamestop gives are craptacular) but I had always been so cocksure that my devoted Sony would not desert me.

Sony offered me the GREAT deal of $200+ CND to repair, but that's insane. I think I found a local shop that will repair for about $80, so I should be gaming again soon.

No really point to this thread, just needed to vent.

durdensbuddy

I know what you are going thru. Ihad to fix my 60 gig after power supply failed. Best of luck to you.

doesnt sony have that warranty thing on the ps store? why dont u purchase it for 50 bucks and ull be under warranty again and they will fix it for freeJoKeR_421

May just be dust on the lens. Or perhaps overheating?

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]doesnt sony have that warranty thing on the ps store? why dont u purchase it for 50 bucks and ull be under warranty again and they will fix it for freeemitsu97

[QUOTE="emitsu97"][QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]doesnt sony have that warranty thing on the ps store? why dont u purchase it for 50 bucks and ull be under warranty again and they will fix it for freeJoKeR_421

yea i know, i mean my 60gb ( thank god its still workin , almost 4 years lol) is still good, i have a slim 120gb which the warranty will end around xmas this year, so i figured wat the heck, why not extend it? so im going to wait till theres 2 to 3 weeks left and ill get the 2 year plan....cuz getting it now its kinda pointless. i wanna make sure im almost out of warranty that way my money will be well spentJoKeR_421

Yeah i suppose Sony did create a very reliable machine this gen and don't see the need to ensue a huge budget repair service... still sucks when your PS3 breaks and you hear a cost of $200... worse for UK as it costs £200 for us but that would just make Sony bleed more if they did a repair service...

When i called sony because i had YLOD they said it would cost me 185$, i wanted to go tell them where they can stick it. Found someone who would repair it for 80, and even tho it's repaired now, i hardly use it, i bought a gaming pc instead, **** both 360 and ps3, faulty pieces of junk.

i accepted a long time ago (around the n64 era) that if you can keep an electronic device functioning for 2-3 years then its doing alright. its lame, but thats the way electronics work. they're built to fall apart (some more so than others)

What's the model of your PS3 (20/40/60/80gb, BC)?

i would buy you a new one but im very poor

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]doesnt sony have that warranty thing on the ps store? why dont u purchase it for 50 bucks and ull be under warranty again and they will fix it for freeemitsu97

Yeah i suppose Sony did create a very reliable machine this gen and don't see the need to ensue a huge budget repair service... still sucks when your PS3 breaks and you hear a cost of $200... worse for UK as it costs £200 for us but that would just make Sony bleed more if they did a repair service...

JohnF111

My baby was an 80GB (seemingly) fully backwards compatible model - she will be missed.

I like the idea of fixing and trading it in. I think I'll try that and maybe get the move bundle. Still have the ps2 so that'll take care my old games.

oh god.. Another one. I'm next.I can feel it in my bones.

My baby was an 80GB (seemingly) fully backwards compatible model - she will be missed.

I like the idea of fixing and trading it in. I think I'll try that and maybe get the move bundle. Still have the ps2 so that'll take care my old games.

durdensbuddy

Thanks for the info.

It would appear that YLOD is more or less an issue for the older models only.

I am sorry to hear that. :(

[QUOTE="emitsu97"][QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]doesnt sony have that warranty thing on the ps store? why dont u purchase it for 50 bucks and ull be under warranty again and they will fix it for freepygmahia5