refurbished ps3 thoughts

Im contemplating purchasing a refurbished ps3. does any advice regarding this? good idea? bad idea? ive never bought a refurbished console before. does anyone know anything about the waranty? thanks.

I don't think I would recommend one. We sell them at the game store I work at, and they always seem to get returned. Especially PS2s and 360s.

I'd see where the refurb is coming from. Where I work most things refurb come back.

But it happens in batchs. We've had good batchs, but they are further apart.

Do the refurbished ps3s from gamestop have warranties? also what is cheaper? used or refurbished?

I have a refurbished PS3 that I bought from Gamestop when I still worked for them. It was either getting it used with a 15% discount as well or buying it new for $599.99 (this was last July). Yeah it ended up costing me about $460 after taxes. And so far it's been very good to me. It's only the first time I've bought a refurbished the first go around with a newly released system (my first PS2 I bought brand new PS2 originally, got rid of it years down the line, then bought a refurbished, broke it myself, then bought another new silver one). I'm pretty happy with it, however in these cases I tend to buy stuff brand new, but the huge savings for me were totally worth it and it's sitting happily in my living room, accept it's lonely and not being pushed to it's full potential since I don't have an HDTV to go with it. I need to find out if my Samsung PC monitor is HDCP compatible with my PS3 though, as I use my 360 with it for high definition. TacticalElefant

hey thanks for the info, do the refurbished concoles come with warranties? what is cheaper? used or refurbished?

[QUOTE="TacticalElefant"]I have a refurbished PS3 that I bought from Gamestop when I still worked for them. It was either getting it used with a 15% discount as well or buying it new for $599.99 (this was last July). Yeah it ended up costing me about $460 after taxes. And so far it's been very good to me. It's only the first time I've bought a refurbished the first go around with a newly released system (my first PS2 I bought brand new PS2 originally, got rid of it years down the line, then bought a refurbished, broke it myself, then bought another new silver one). I'm pretty happy with it, however in these cases I tend to buy stuff brand new, but the huge savings for me were totally worth it and it's sitting happily in my living room, accept it's lonely and not being pushed to it's full potential since I don't have an HDTV to go with it. I need to find out if my Samsung PC monitor is HDCP compatible with my PS3 though, as I use my 360 with it for high definition. bluntmastaslaya

hey thanks for the info, do the refurbished concoles come with warranties? what is cheaper? used or refurbished?

also why is the 20 gig ps3 more expensive than the 40 gig??bluntmastaslaya

It could because the 20 gig has the EE chip and is getting very rare just like the 60 gig that had the EE chip built in. The 40 gig is really a very stripped down SKU from any other PS3 SKU.