BD Drive dies in my PS3 last night

Monster Jam
Monster Jam Posts: 919
edited April 2013 in Electronics
Picture paused right in the middle of The Hobbit - guess the PS3 didn't approve of the movie.

Everything else other than the drive appears to work fine, but while the drive accepts a disc (audio, DVD, or BluRay), it does nothing with it. It doesn't even recognize that it has taken in a disc other than the blue disc light remains on. I've tried soft reboot. Hard reboot. Unplug and reboot. Quick format restore. I think its dead, JIm.

So, looks like I need to either buy a new PS3 (I have a few video games that I never play, some still wrapped) or go for a stand-alone BD player.
Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited April 2013
    Could get a standalone player now and a ps4 when they come out. PS3 will probably be a lot cheaper when the 4 is released.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2013
    Call sony and pay $100 and they send you out one, then sell it
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  • jumpindick
    jumpindick Posts: 428
    edited April 2013
    may be time for an upgrade??
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2013
    Sony S790 is the way to go. Very good BD player with excellent PQ/SQ. 4k upscaling, apps, are some of the icing on the cake.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited April 2013
    Love the S790' great layer for a pretty good price
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited April 2013
    It certainly does open up all of the options!

    I'm seeing PS3 for as low as $200 new at select Target stores (sold as a bundle with video games I'll end up giving to someone's kid), and stand-alone players that run the gambit in prices: as low as like $50 for a bottom-feeder, and as high as, well, as much as you would be willing to pay. I looked at Oppo - I thought they were a little less expensive than their list price...

    I'm less willing to pay a premium for a BluRay player in comparison to other components in the HT, so I will probably settle on something between $100-$250.
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2013
    Get that sony 790
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited April 2013
    Monster Jam wrote: »
    It certainly does open up all of the options!

    I'm seeing PS3 for as low as $200 new at select Target stores (sold as a bundle with video games I'll end up giving to someone's kid), and stand-alone players that run the gambit in prices: as low as like $50 for a bottom-feeder, and as high as, well, as much as you would be willing to pay. I looked at Oppo - I thought they were a little less expensive than their list price...

    I'm less willing to pay a premium for a BluRay player in comparison to other components in the HT, so I will probably settle on something between $100-$250.

    Them new super slim ps3's are terrible. I'd pass.
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