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Steelmaker · 05-24-2007, 06:25 PM

Am I the only one who has noticed that there doesn't seem to be a huge defect problem with PS3's? I just remember when the PS2 came out there were people constantly returning them. Then the 360 came out and we're all familiar with the "red rings of death."

I'm just a bit surprised (pleasantly) that I haven't heard more horror stories of defective PS3's. I've had mine for 4 months and, outside of freezing a time or two after extended play, has worked flawlessly.

Kudos to Sony for a well designed, well built product!

kknight · 05-24-2007, 06:32 PM

yep, a few days ago my 360 broke down on me, took it in to Best Buy cuz it was under warranty, got a replacement but decided to upgrade to 360 elite, wasn't much different with HDMI connection because 360 isn't design for 1080p graphics compare to PS3, watched King Kong HD-DVD and compare it to Pirates Blu-ray, kudos to Pirates for better PQ, wasn't worth the upgrade for the extra $80 plus new warranty $90, also lost all my data from my previous 360 since they couldn't transfer it to Elite.

Blu-Ray Buckeye · 05-24-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelmaker

Am I the only one who has noticed that there doesn't seem to be a huge defect problem with PS3's? I just remember when the PS2 came out there were people constantly returning them. Then the 360 came out and we're all familiar with the "red rings of death."

I'm just a bit surprised (pleasantly) that I haven't heard more horror stories of defective PS3's. I've had mine for 4 months and, outside of freezing a time or two after extended play, has worked flawlessly.

Kudos to Sony for a well designed, well built product!

Have to say my experience has been exactly the same. I had it freeze once on a movie and never anything else.

Shin-Ra · 05-24-2007, 07:11 PM

I've only used my 360 for demo downloads since getting my replacement last November (first one didn't last a year) so I don't know when this one might conk out.

Sane · 05-24-2007, 07:46 PM

Same here. I've had mine since Christmas and it's only frozen twice on me (not after extended play though - I had just started in both cases). Other than that, I only had an issue while watching Casino Royale (my only Blu-Ray movie) and a firmware update fixed that right up.

I told myself that I would wait a few months to avoid first generation growing pains but when I saw it in the store I couldn't resist.

(glad I didn't!)

05-24-2007, 06:25 PM	#1
Steelmaker Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Chattanooga, TN Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Knock on wood but... Am I the only one who has noticed that there doesn't seem to be a huge defect problem with PS3's? I just remember when the PS2 came out there were people constantly returning them. Then the 360 came out and we're all familiar with the "red rings of death." I'm just a bit surprised (pleasantly) that I haven't heard more horror stories of defective PS3's. I've had mine for 4 months and, outside of freezing a time or two after extended play, has worked flawlessly. Kudos to Sony for a well designed, well built product!

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05-24-2007, 06:32 PM	#2
kknight Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Minnesota Blu-ray reviews:55	yep, a few days ago my 360 broke down on me, took it in to Best Buy cuz it was under warranty, got a replacement but decided to upgrade to 360 elite, wasn't much different with HDMI connection because 360 isn't design for 1080p graphics compare to PS3, watched King Kong HD-DVD and compare it to Pirates Blu-ray, kudos to Pirates for better PQ, wasn't worth the upgrade for the extra $80 plus new warranty $90, also lost all my data from my previous 360 since they couldn't transfer it to Elite.

05-24-2007, 07:11 PM	#4
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	I've only used my 360 for demo downloads since getting my replacement last November (first one didn't last a year) so I don't know when this one might conk out.

05-24-2007, 07:46 PM	#5
Sane Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Ottawa, Canada	Same here. I've had mine since Christmas and it's only frozen twice on me (not after extended play though - I had just started in both cases). Other than that, I only had an issue while watching Casino Royale (my only Blu-Ray movie) and a firmware update fixed that right up. I told myself that I would wait a few months to avoid first generation growing pains but when I saw it in the store I couldn't resist. (glad I didn't!)

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