PS3 General Discussion

[land sea air]

^ I would imagine the power supply.

yeah that's what I as afraid of, I took the power switch apart to no avail but I figured it's probably not safe to disassemble the power supply itself.

 

[Speedster502]

My Dad seems to be under the impression that we shouldn't contact Sony yet as he wants to try going for the cheaper option first. Personally, I'm not happy with this, he wants to try a 3rd Party repair place first before trying Sony just due to the price of replacement from Sony. It's annoying as the PS3 is mine and personally, as I said, I'm not happy about this I don't feel confident enough using these parties I would have preferred to use Sony.

I'll keep you posted on whats going on.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I'm not happy with this, he wants to try a 3rd Party repair place first before trying Sony just due to the price of replacement from Sony.

I would be careful with that. Sony may not accept the system back if they know it's been tampered with.

 

[Speedster502]

I would be careful with that. Sony may not accept the system back if they know it's been tampered with.

Well in his infinite wisdom thats what he thinks is right, despite me telling him otherwise. I suppose I'll get to moan at him when it all goes wrong, then he'll have had his money wasted. But I'd prefer him get it right in the first place.

 

[Robin]

I would be careful with that. Sony may not accept the system back if they know it's been tampered with.

Sony will accept any unit even if the tamper sticker has been removed provided the warranty has expired and your paying.

Well in his infinite wisdom thats what he thinks is right, despite me telling him otherwise. I suppose I'll get to moan at him when it all goes wrong, then he'll have had his money wasted. But I'd prefer him get it right in the first place.

If this was a blu ray drive failure I would say try and fix it yourself but seeing as its a YLOD issue I doubt anything can be done without sending it to Sony. The only good thing about a 3rd party is that you get your actual console back and not someone elses used refurb which you do get with Sony.

Robin.

 

[Appie]

Well in his infinite wisdom thats what he thinks is right, despite me telling him otherwise. I suppose I'll get to moan at him when it all goes wrong, then he'll have had his money wasted. But I'd prefer him get it right in the first place.

A friend of mine had the same problem and had it repaired for free. U could maybe call them and try to get it repaired for free

 

[Speedster502]

Thankfully I persuaded him to call up Sony, as the 3rd Party companies came with a quote of £100, so I told him Sony would replace it for £150. So he phoned up, we are now getting a 60GB Refurbed PS3. And its turning up on the 23rd

 

[LaBounti]

Can you just swap in a HDD from another ps3 into a different and retain your data with out formatting? My ps3 died saturday.

 

[ASH32]

Can you just swap in a HDD from another ps3 into a different and retain your data with out formatting? My ps3 died saturday.

No, as soon as you insert the HDD into a new PS3, the PS3 will format the drive, therefore your idea won't work. As far as I know the only way you can back-up data is with an usb external drive/memory stick.

 

[Hereward]

You could remove the drive hook it to an external HDD case then upload the saved files to the new PS3.....no telling if the files will be in the right format to do this however and would require an external HDD case.

 

[TrievelA7X]

I have a new (relatively) PS3, 80GB, can somebody tell me how to use wireless internet with it?
I assume I need a wireless router, but do I need a wireless card for the PS3, or...?

 

[Hereward]

Wireless is built in to the PS3, all you need is a wireless router! To set i up select internet conections on the menu then select setup followed by wireless, then search, you should see your router at that point. It's really easy, plenty of info in the instruction book, or if you get stuck shout up or google it.

 

[TrievelA7X]

Wireless is built in to the PS3, all you need is a wireless router! To set i up select internet conections on the menu then select setup followed by wireless, then search, you should see your router at that point. It's really easy, plenty of info in the instruction book, or if you get stuck shout up or google it.

Thanks. I see it is very easy now.
EDIT: It seems it can't obtain an IP address....

 

[Hereward]

IP from where? the router? is there security on the router, such as a wep key ect, if there is follow the on screen instructions setting up the PS3 wireless conection to enter the security code......But first up, the old favourite, turn it all off, then on again! Sounds daft but works for £20 routes as well as £1.5m medical pacs servers LOL

 

[TheCracker]

Thanks. I see it is very easy now.
EDIT: It seems it can't obtain an IP address....

A lot of people (myself included) have had difficulty connecting their PS3's to wireless routers since the latest system update. You might find that this work-around helps.

 

[Famine]

I also had that problem. I simply assigned the PS3 a static IP on the router and entered that IP manually in the PS3's network settings.

 

[H20HYBRID_GT]

This maybe deserves its own thread cause it's really weird, but i'll just ask here.

I've recently upgraded my internet from dsl 2000 to dsl 6000 which should give me 3Mbit/s.
Now the problem is it just does this on my PC, but not on my PS3 ( same setup, same modem ) .
The problem is the download rate (speedtest) is all over the place from 2Mbit/s to 10 (!) , mind you which is technically impossible according to my ISP ... thus i can't play online anymore, because it's lagging like hell.
Any suggestions or should I just try and get my old dsl 2000 back??

Edit/ PS I never had this problem before.

Edit2/ just to clarify, on my computer the rate is at very constant 2.95Mbit/s

 

[Famine]

Online gaming has little to do with download speeds and a considerable amount to do with latency. Check your ping.

 

[J-PaP]

This maybe deserves its own thread cause it's really weird, but i'll just ask here.

I've recently upgraded my internet from dsl 2000 to dsl 6000 which should give me 3Mbit/s.
Now the problem is it just does this on my PC, but not on my PS3 ( same setup, same modem ) .
The problem is the download rate (speedtest) is all over the place from 2Mbit/s to 10 (!) , mind you which is technically impossible according to my ISP ... thus i can't play online anymore, because it's lagging like hell.
Any suggestions or should I just try and get my old dsl 2000 back??

Edit/ PS I never had this problem before.

Edit2/ just to clarify, on my computer the rate is at very constant 2.95Mbit/s

Have you tested your connection via ethernet as well as wireless to see if the problem is consistent? Can't really think of a direct reason for it to only be a problem on the PS3 but not the PC.

 

[H20HYBRID_GT]

Online gaming has little to do with download speeds and a considerable amount to do with latency. Check your ping.

Yeah, I knew that was coming and I thought that, too. Ping is constant at 80 like it was BEFORE I upgraded, so thats not fast but not the problem.
The problem is downloadspeed is now varying all the time and this means for online play that, since upload is still constant, people will see me just fine, but for me everyone is horribly lagging.
Even if it's true it doesn't explain my problems and why speedtest tells me my download speed is up to 11Mbit and the next second it says 2Mbit.

@J-PaP : No haven't test wireless , I don't have / ever used wireless connection. I tested with exactly the same cables and modem which I use for PC, but nothing changed ... it's really weird cause it all started after i put in new code and password from my ISP , but it works fine on PC ... im desperate now lol

 

[J-PaP]

These are just random guesses at solutions but try any of the following.
- reset the modem, re-enter the user/pass
- try a different ethernet port on the ps3
- reconfigure the network setup on the ps3.
- try setting a static ip for the ps3

Is the modem new?

edit: was interesting that in google search some people have speed fluctuation problems when using cable internet. For some reason the PS3 doesn't like it. Will see if there were any fixes.

 

[H20HYBRID_GT]

These are just random guesses at solutions but try any of the following.
- reset the modem, re-enter the user/pass
- try a different ethernet port on the ps3
- reconfigure the network setup on the ps3.
- try setting a static ip for the ps3

Is the modem new?

edit: was interesting that in google search some people have speed fluctuation problems when using cable internet. For some reason the PS3 doesn't like it. Will see if there were any fixes.

Ok, thanks hope there are any. 👍
I reset the modem, re- entered the user/pass also tried other settings but probably not all.
My PS3 has only one ethernet port. I thought of static IP too, but i don't know how cause i can't give IPs with my modem ... and, well my modem is old, but i got a new splitter, will change it back, maybe that's it?

 

[J-PaP]

Computers generally annoy me. Half the time the problem has no logic to it. I actually mean try a different ethernet port on your modem (ie. the one the computer is using). Is there any way you can try another modem? I have heard of compatibility issues before.

I would also try disconnecting every other device that connects to your phone line and seeing how your ps3 goes then. So disconnect any splitters/phones/devices etc. turn off/on your modem and then see what happens.

 

[H20HYBRID_GT]

Indeed doesn't seem to have any logic

Ok, I unplugged the phone and looks something has changed, speedtest results look still dodgy not as much tho. Needs further testing i.e. i'll go play and see if it's any better.

If not i'll try to hook my PS3 on the PC which I never wanted to do, but worth a try since the connection for PC is perfectly fine.

Will report back.


EDIT: .


OK I know what's the problem. Theres a default error log/ protocol from my ISP.... I remember having the exactly same 🤬 problem when upgrading from 1Mbits to 2Mbits couple of years ago. I can't believe the guy from technical help didn't think of that when I explained my problem!
So Whish me luck convincing my ISP to turn that BS off lol

 

[kikie]

I don't want to interrupt this discussion but I went to game mania to ask how much SuperStars V8 costs and I saw that the PS3 has been reduced in price. The 80GB went from €399 ==> €379 and it is possible that there will be another price drop at the end of 2009.

 

[Delphic Reason]

$20 drop. What a leap.

There better be another price drop. That's rediculous.

 

[Giancarlo]

$20 drop. What a leap.

There better be another price drop. That's rediculous.

For what it's worth, €20 = ~$29.

 

[H20HYBRID_GT]

I don't want to interrupt this discussion

Not that there would be any.

Oh well I came to the conclusion that it's not my ISP's fault since the connection it totally stable on my PC, it just goes crazy on the PS3

Anyone thinks I should try and hook it up on my PC and is it in the manual how to do so?

 

[FoolKiller]

I know I will regret mentioning this later on, but I fear how else it will be presented in a year or more. So, please excuse me while I put this annoying header at the start.

RUMOR
This means Sony isn't promising anything. Don't tell me in a year that they lied.​

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92769-New-Tech-Could-Make-All-PS3s-Backwards-Compatible

New Tech Could Make All PS3s Backwards Compatible
Michael Grimm posted on 30 Jun 2009 9:37 am

Images of new technology patented by Sony illustrate a method by which the PS3's Cell Processor can be used to emulate the PS2's Emotion Engine code.

The patent describes the tech as "an example of a host system based on a cell processor that may be configured to emulate the target system." The patent's wording and the appearance of the Emotion Engine and Cell Processor in the images leave little possibility of anything other than PS2 emulation on the PS3. It's unclear if this emulation includes PS2 disc support or if it will be geared towards potential PS2 title downloads.

Siliconera.com describes Sony's process as: "[...] a way to translate instructions from an Emotion Engine chip into chunks that can be referenced." This new plan for emulation differs from early backwards compatible PS3 models in that the originals actually included the Emotion Engine hardware in the console. Sony's emulation patent is more in line with the Xbox 360's (sometimes faulty) emulation of previous gen titles.

While the emulator is no replacement for the hardware itself, Sony is still selling the PS2 and would surely rather make cash off of Emotion Engine chipset sales rather than just giving them away with the PS3. Either way, this is potentially great news for current and future PS3 owners, as the lack of backwards compatibility has consistently drawn major criticism from the gaming community.

Again, this is purely rumor and speculation based on a patent Sony has filed. It does not mean that everyone who got a non-backwards compatible PS3 will have it added in the future.


And just to rehash, here is a chart showing what models came out when, where, how much, and what they can and cannot do.

 

[Giancarlo]

What? The 40GB doesn't have chrome trim, it has silver trim.