60 gig ps3

rcrook317
rcrook317 Posts: 280
edited February 2010 in Video Games
my dad bought a 60 gig back when they came out mainly for bluray player.
all the sudden it wont read blurays.it still does reg dvds and games,cds but no bluray.
Is this common?
any links/suggestions for fixing this?
I got the new slim 120 and hope this isnt a reg problem
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  • keeneyrm01
    keeneyrm01 Posts: 80
    edited January 2010
    i heard that was a problem with the earliest models but wasn't a very common problem. The newer ones are supposed to not have that as a problem anymore... supposedly
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited January 2010
    My PS3 60 just crapped out on me. It freezes up after a minute into the game. Gamestop has to find me another one since I bought it used with a warrenty. This is the third PS3 system I have gone thru. How much you bet this turns out badly.
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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited January 2010
    Yeah it's a common problem with the old 60g. You can send it to sony to get fixed for $150 but you might not get yours back. It's a crap shoot. My 60G has been freezing up the last two days. I really hope it's not going to die on me.

    Sad because the 60G is the BEST PS3 ever made.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2010
    grif32 wrote: »
    Sad because the 60G is the BEST PS3 ever made.
    Apparently not :D
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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited January 2010
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    Apparently not :D

    LOL. I have had it since day one with no problems so it's been good to me. Lets hope it continue's...
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    grif32 wrote: »
    Sad because the 60G is the BEST PS3 ever made.

    LOL, while I agree that the 60's were good, the first gen 80's are IMHO, the best one out there. Not much different between the two besides an extra 20GB of space, so I guess they are about the same. As stated above Sony will "fix" the unit, if possible, for about $150-$175, but you probably will not get your unit back. Also, the replacement they send you could potentially be a "downgraded" 60GB model.

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  • justsomarvelous
    justsomarvelous Posts: 13
    edited February 2010
    rcrook317 wrote: »
    my dad bought a 60 gig back when they came out mainly for bluray player.
    all the sudden it wont read blurays.it still does reg dvds and games,cds but no bluray.
    Is this common?
    any links/suggestions for fixing this?
    I got the new slim 120 and hope this isnt a reg problem

    Your laser which reads the bluray is probably done if it's not reading them anymore

    you can try to pick up one of those Blu-Ray lens cleaning kit (which is a disc) and see if it solves the problem...if not then the laser needs to be replaced/fixed if you want it to read bluray again
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited February 2010
    justsomarvelous wrote: »
    Your laser which reads the bluray is probably done if it's not reading them anymore

    you can try to pick up one of those Blu-Ray lens cleaning kit (which is a disc) and see if it solves the problem...if not then the laser needs to be replaced/fixed if you want it to read bluray again

    I've seen two school of thoughts.

    1. The BR laser is dead.
    2. The BR drive mechanism is dead.

    I think mine (60gb also) falls within #2. At first, I thought it was some sort of BR recognition problem (reads DVD's fine) but the more I read about the problem it looks like the BR portion isn't spinning up most of the time. If I can get it to spin it'll spin forever but it's a very small chance to get it to start. Mine acts like it needs a good push.
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  • jwm2
    jwm2 Posts: 44
    edited February 2010
    I was lucky and decided to pick up one of the first gen 80gb ps3s. In fact originally i bought 3 of them, one for myself and 2 for a company in china that needed them. The guy at the register gave me a funny look when i said i wanted 3 of them, lol, it was priceless.
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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited February 2010
    wutadumsn23 wrote: »
    LOL, while I agree that the 60's were good, the first gen 80's are IMHO, the best one out there. Not much different between the two besides an extra 20GB of space, so I guess they are about the same. As stated above Sony will "fix" the unit, if possible, for about $150-$175, but you probably will not get your unit back. Also, the replacement they send you could potentially be a "downgraded" 60GB model.

    -Jeff

    The 60G is the best because it played all PS2 games it had the hadware in it. The 80G only plays around 60 - 80% of games because it uses the emulator software.

    Only advantage the 80gig had was the extra 20g but you can update the HD so that was no biggie.

    I think the OP is just better buying the new slim. You can fix it yourself frou around $80. Check Youtube and other sites. You can buy the BD drive off Ebay.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited February 2010
    grif32 wrote: »
    The 60G is the best because it played all PS2 games it had the hadware in it. The 80G only plays around 60 - 80% of games because it uses the emulator software.

    Only advantage the 80gig had was the extra 20g but you can update the HD so that was no biggie.

    I think the OP is just better buying the new slim. You can fix it yourself frou around $80. Check Youtube and other sites. You can buy the BD drive off Ebay.


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  • blockatvalpo
    blockatvalpo Posts: 87
    edited February 2010
    I picked a new laser up from here: http://www.gadgetresurrection.com/product.php?productid=16143 a couple of months ago and got my 60 gb PS3 working again. I just googled how to do it and pulled up a video and a couple other websites. It took me 45 minutes to swap the laser out. If you have the cash, I'd try this route.
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