ps3 arrived at my doorstep DOA (dead on arival)

Well it did start up... so it's not completely dead, but it does not play disks at all. Blu-ray doesn't work. Dvd doesn't work. Resistance didn't work. I put the disk it and I see an icon in the top right hand corner telling me that the system is doing something but it doesn't load the disk. If I scroll through the media bar I don't see any disks there either.

Oh... and I did buy the system used off of a website with a very good rating and track record. I understand that sony has a very good history with having reliable consoles when compared to microsoft. Of course I'll be able to send it back and get it replaced. But I just wanted to see if this was a common problem or if anyone else had experienced this and what they did about it.

Sounds to me like you either got a bad USED unit from someone, or it was damaged during shipping.

To even mention this and the PS3's reliability in the same sentence (or thread)...:roll:

this is the most common problem with the ps3, :pAltair69

common wth are you talking about if by common you mean 1/1000

[QUOTE="Altair69"]this is the most common problem with the ps3, :pBoobyUnger

common wth are you talking about if by common you mean 1/1000

"this is the most common" i know its rare, but its the most common still :p

[QUOTE="Altair69"]this is the most common problem with the ps3, :pBoobyUnger

common wth are you talking about if by common you mean 1/1000

He means that out of the very few problems that occur, not being able to read the disc is the most common problem (Other problems are rare). He is not saying it happens to every PS3.

sucks, doesnt it?

I had to play demos for a month until I could get it fixed by sony

good to know that i'm not the only who had a problem with their ps3. what is this information bar everyone is talking about? another weird thing is that if i go to the video selection is says "looking for store" or something like that as if its trying to get online but it always comes up with nothing. samething with audio. i'm running a system update right now to the newest version. its going to take a couple of hours to finish. i don't think anything will change but running updates is the solution to most computer problems.

i can easily get a replacement from the website i ordered from. so i'll probably start send.ing emails and stuff tonight

Sounds to me like you either got a bad USED unit from someone, or it was damaged during shipping.

To even mention this and the PS3's reliability in the same sentence (or thread)...:roll:

YourDaddy88

As someone who owns a 60gb this statement is forgiveable, seeing as how the console we own is the one that built the, "less than 2%" motto. However this problem is quite frequent in the 40gb and 80gb units. So there should be no eye rolling.

TC is the information bar running when you turn the system on and is your network set-up. The reason I was wondering is that I lost my internet for a few days due to a failed component that serves my area. When this happened it took about an hour to finally get the bar turned off because it was taking resources away from everything on the system, I could scroll the XMB menu without a problem but when I would make a selection I would have to wait several minutes for selection to open and then go to the next step. But after shutting the information bar down it ran flawlessly.jimm895

Humm thats interesting. Because the box my PS3 was once hooked into. Now on my PC. All of a sudden seems to have major issues from the provider. Despiet the fact that its PC issues now. And they were about the same as you mentiones when hooked to the PS. Now the PS3 has no issues. But was, Kinda odd how that worked? Must have alot of Xnots at the old cable building up the road here lol.

[QUOTE="Altair69"]this is the most common problem with the ps3, :pBoobyUnger

common wth are you talking about if by common you mean 1/1000

major update

I downloaded the system update (which took like 5 hours) and the system restarted. After it booted in the new version it instantly recognized my disks and played them flawlessly. It also looks alittle better on my display too. Hopefully things stay fixed!!

Who would have known that updating the console would fix the problem?! Obviously there was something wrong with the systems software.

I love that song! (Dead On Arrival)Matt2556

Wow... *wrists*

Anyways... I know you were looking for a good deal, but just save your money and buy one in stores... It will have more life and less problems in the future.

[QUOTE="Matt2556"]I love that song! (Dead On Arrival)A3trix

Wow... *wrists*

Anyways... I know you were looking for a good deal, but just save your money and buy one in stores... It will have more life and less problems in the future.