Sony PS3 60GB HDMI failure repair?

[BarkingGhost]

Morning All,

I have an original PS3 60GB Playstation. A couple of nights ago the unit's video output ceased to work. I had been watching Blu-ray movies on this unit on a one year old plasma TV and I was using the HDMI output on the PS3.

At the time the unit failed, the plasma reported No Signal on the HDMI input the PS3 was connected to. I turned the PS3 On/Off, power cycled, tested on the other three HDMI inputs on the plasma TV, tested on an LCD flat panel's two HDMI inputs, and then tested again on another LCD flat panel's HDMI inputs.

I can turn the unit on and off via the front touch-sensitive button, via the Bluetooth registered remote control, etc., but I cannot get video output over the PS3's HDMI output. I do not have the proprietary A/V cable to test the viability of analog Component video output.

This unit is naturally out of warranty. I am trying to get a guess-timate on what Sony might charge to repair the unit. I do not know if they charge a flat-rate, or if they charge depending on the failure. Anyone know?