Blue ray drive PS3

greg2350
greg2350 Posts: 544
edited January 2010 in Electronics
Has anyone replaced the blue ray drive on ps3. It seems my ps3 wont play blue ray but will play dvd.:(
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  • dvran
    dvran Posts: 280
    edited January 2010
    Have you tried to download the latest software updates for the PS3 yet?

    If you go to Settings>System Update, then it should have updates. If not, then I'm not sure what is happening.

    I'd try another Blueray.

    Process of elimination!
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  • greg2350
    greg2350 Posts: 544
    edited January 2010
    Thanks for the reply I have downloaded latest update and have tried 6 different blue rays 1 was unopened. It worked for 2 months
    TV: Philips 42" LCD 1080p
    Front Speakers: Polk Audio RT800i
    Center Speaker: Polk Audio CS1
    Surround Speakers: Polk Audio R50's powered of Denon AVR
    Subwoofer: Polk Audio DSW pro500
    AVR: Denon 3801
    DVD Player: Denon DVM 745 upscale 1080p
    Sat: Directtv HD 10
    Front Speakers Amp: Rotel RB 890
    Center Speaker amp: Rotel 970 BX
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  • ballen823
    ballen823 Posts: 110
    edited January 2010
    I haven't done it, but check YouTube - there should be quite a few videos out there.

    I also see a lot of people on Craigslist fixing them for cheaper then what Sony asks for if you don't feel like trying it yourself. I can't imagine it being too difficult though.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited January 2010
    I'm debating whether I should replace it on my second PS3 that has the same problem, or just use it as a media player streaming from PC.
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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited January 2010
    No doubt its the drive. I know sony was allowing people depending on what model you have to trade the broken ps3 plus $150 and get a refurb 120G slim from them. Not sure if that is still going on.

    You can get the PS3 BD drive off ebay for I think $70 and fix it yourself

    You can spend $150 and have Sony fix it but you probably won't get back the same model you have now.

    You can buy the new PS3 120G slim for $299.

    Good luck either way
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