BluRay Of Death

Daemos · 16-12-2008 09:14PM #1

I read an article that says that in regards to the BluRay Of Death problem, there are no difinitive polls as to how widespread it is. So I thought, let's get a general idea. If your PS had/had the problem, vote for which version console you have. If you haven't had the problem, vote for that, to see what percentage of consoles are OK.

So, the options are:
40GB
60GB
80GB
160GB
Hasn't happened to me

qz · 16-12-2008 09:19PM

40GB, all clear.

horgan_p · 16-12-2008 09:20PM

i've fixed 2 faulty ones so far - both 60gb models.

noodler · 16-12-2008 09:45PM

80GB no problems but its very early days! I still don't think you are going to find anything like the scale of RROD.

Some people think there PS3 or other console can be be banged though. Some people don't know you have to turn your PS3 on to standby before you turn it off either.

Not all the faulties would be explained By BROD.

Graham_B18C · 16-12-2008 09:53PM

What is Blu-Ray of Death???

noodler · 16-12-2008 09:54PM

Just a fancy way of saying the Blu-Ray laser packs it in.

Personally I think watching BLU-RAY movies is the main cause, and the same with DVDs on the PS2.

Daemos · 16-12-2008 10:14PM

noodler wrote: »

80GB no problems but its very early days! I still don't think you are going to find anything like the scale of RROD.

Some people think there PS3 or other console can be be banged though. Some people don't know you have to turn your PS3 on to standby before you turn it off either.

Not all the faulties would be explained By BROD.

I completely agree. 360 has been out for ages, and since everyone knows about RROD, but not many people know about BROD, it's clearly a problem, but not as widespread.

However, it must be said, that more and more people are reporting problems. And while I know that quite a few will have been caused by mis-use, I can't see so many people banjaxing their consoles on their own.

Grahamo999 wrote: »

What is Blu-Ray of Death???

noodler wrote: »

Just a fancy way of saying the Blu-Ray laser packs it in.

Basically, if your PS3 reads discs, it's fine. If not, then you probably have BluRay Of Death. Named after XBOX360's main technical glitch, called Red Ring Of Death.

noodler wrote: »

Personally I think watching BLU-RAY movies is the main cause, and the same with DVDs on the PS2.

Probably games too. Several of the reports of BROD have happened while playing a PS3 game which is, of course, a BluRay disc. Plus, BluRays were relatively new when the PS3 was first released, so there have been some hidden problem which the developers hadn't found. Also, more people would play a PS3 for games than a BluRay player for films, so an unforseen problem with overuse, perhaps? Would certainly explain why it hasn't happened to me: I (ashamedly) use mine mostly for DVDs.

Kev_ps3 · 16-12-2008 10:20PM

My launch 60gb has died twice on me, 6 months ago the lazer stopped reading disks (got it fixed) and about a month ago the graphics card broke (which is not fixable), so im left with a ps3 I paid nearly €700 for that cant be fixed and has no warrenty. Trying to get Xtra-Vision to give me a new one because of the 2 year EU law thing, i'll see how that goes!

Stuxnet · 16-12-2008 10:22PM

happened my 40gig, xtravision replaced straight away

noodler · 16-12-2008 10:30PM

I wonder if the 80GBs will have a better rate?

Anyway, in the grand scheme of things I reckon it would take alot more than the 2 or 3 people reporting problems here per week to make it anything more than a standard rate of console malfunctioning...or something.

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

My launch 60gb has died twice on me, 6 months ago the lazer stopped reading disks (got it fixed) and about a month ago the graphics card broke (which is not fixable), so im left with a ps3 I paid nearly €700 for that cant be fixed and has no warrenty. Trying to get Xtra-Vision to give me a new one because of the 2 year EU law thing, i'll see how that goes!

Did a third-Party fix it for you? You should ring Sony and tell them. They seem fairly cool about replacing them.

Kev_ps3 · 16-12-2008 10:41PM

noodler wrote: »

Did a third-Party fix it for you? You should ring Sony and tell them. They seem fairly cool about replacing them.

No, sent it to console repairs and they couldnt fix it.
Last time my ps3 broke I rang Sony and they didnt get back to me for weeks, and when they did they said it was out of warrenty and they couldnt do anything.

Daemos · 16-12-2008 10:43PM

noodler wrote: »

I wonder if the 80GBs will have a better rate?

One vote for it already, but for the time being, I don't think there will be many, what with it being the most recent version released here.

16-12-2008 11:24PM

I made a mistake ,my 60GB failed last year and now I have a 40GB.

I voted on 40GB ,sorry.

giggsy664 · 16-12-2008 11:27PM

Why is eveyone complaining about 60gb BROD? I've had mine since 11/4/07 and the worst thing that has happened to it was the hard drive corrupted. Resulted in me getting a 120gb hdd, but its all good!

AtomicHorror · 17-12-2008 01:34AM

60GB since launch day. No issues.

Silver-Tiger · 17-12-2008 01:54AM

40gb Had it 13 months
Got Brod last week or so

seanybiker · 17-12-2008 01:57AM

had a loan of my brothers 80 gig a while back and it just stopped reading discs. I presume that means its suffered the BROD, how much does it cost to get this fixed?

Mossy Monk · 17-12-2008 10:35AM

I have a 60 gig and no problems. Nobody I know has had a problem either.

eddhorse · 17-12-2008 11:24AM

60GB now 320GB no problems whatsoever, I did pay €720 for it though so id expect that haha

KTRIC · 17-12-2008 11:28AM

Have a 60, no problems apart from the HDD corrupting a couple of weeks ago. Might be because I was switching it off at the back :rolleyes:

iggy · 17-12-2008 05:27PM

Had 40gb 11months and got BROD. brought it back to Smyths and they replaced it there and then.

Daemos · 18-12-2008 08:02PM

Well, some expected results, and some not-so-expected ones.

Apparently, the lower amount of memory you have, the more likely you are to get BROD (There's something for the conspiracy theorists to have a debate about). I'd have thought that the older the console, the more likely you are to get it, but apparently not.

However, I'm not surprised at the very large amount of people experiencing no problems. I always thought that it may not be as widespread as some were making out. I was always saying, there are lots of people reporting problems, but hardly anyone would post to say yay, everything's fine my end.

Qs · 18-12-2008 10:01PM

I'd say we have more BROD on the 40gbs here because they are the most common.

I got it about 14 months after purchasing a 40gb

whiterebel · 19-12-2008 01:21AM

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

Well, some expected results, and some not-so-expected ones.

Apparently, the lower amount of memory you have, the more likely you are to get BROD (There's something for the conspiracy theorists to have a debate about). I'd have thought that the older the console, the more likely you are to get it, but apparently not.

However, I'm not surprised at the very large amount of people experiencing no problems. I always thought that it may not be as widespread as some were making out. I was always saying, there are lots of people reporting problems, but hardly anyone would post to say yay, everything's fine my end.

25%? Micro$oft got murdered at the mere mention of 33%.....

AnCapaillMor · 19-12-2008 01:41AM

60GB since launch(has a 250GB as of 3 months ago), no problems.

noodler · 19-12-2008 02:16AM

whiterebel wrote: »

25%? Micro$oft got murdered at the mere mention of 33%.....

I assume thats a joke.

mayordenis · 19-12-2008 02:21AM

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

Named after XBOX360's main technical glitch, called Red Ring Of Death.

They are both based on the windows BSOD (blue screen of death)

whiterebel · 19-12-2008 01:52PM

noodler wrote: »

I assume thats a joke.

Which bit are you assuming?

noodler · 19-12-2008 02:01PM

whiterebel wrote: »

Which bit are you assuming?

The bit where you are using an inaccurate and under-observed internet poll to justify saying that the PS3 has a 25% failure rate.

I know it happened to you but, for example, I haven't even bothered to vote yet and I'm sure alot of people are the same way.

whiterebel · 19-12-2008 06:10PM

noodler wrote: »

The bit where you are using an inaccurate and under-observed internet poll to justify saying that the PS3 has a 25% failure rate.

I know it happened to you but, for example, I haven't even bothered to vote yet and I'm sure alot of people are the same way.

Inaccurate how? People put up their failures on a poll. Currently running at 28% failure rate according to the information we have. Yes, it hasn't had thousands of people putting their experiences on it, but there are also people that have had 2, 3 or more failures, and they can't vote more than once. Considering Sony are actually admitting there is a problem, you can bet its a lot bigger than we think - These companies don't admit sh*t until the evidence is out there.

Daemos · 19-12-2008 08:06PM

noodler wrote: »

The bit where you are using an inaccurate and under-observed internet poll to justify saying that the PS3 has a 25% failure rate.

I know it happened to you but, for example, I haven't even bothered to vote yet and I'm sure alot of people are the same way.

The very basis of precentages in a small group is to reflect the probable results on a larger scale. Ever seen the Whiskas ad? 8 out of ten cats prefer it? They did that survey with probably 100 cats, yet the popularity of the brand suggests that it is fairly accurate, when applied to more cats. That very same principle is applied here.

Also, have a look at my opening post. It says that I started this pole to:

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

get a general idea

not to acquire percentage-accurate figures and send them over to Sony. No, these figures do not reflect the real failure rate, but you must admit that, in principle, they will be close to it.

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