Author Topic: PS3 as a blu-ray player (Read 369302 times)

vtec3 · « **Reply #2100 on:** Oct 08, 2009 at 01:28 PM »

Quote from: pao625 on Oct 07, 2009 at 05:30 PM

When playing a game, does it install/update your PS3's FW? as far as I know, it doesn't update your PS3's FW unless you set the option to automatic update..

from what i recall RE5 gave a prompt that there is a need to install new firmware to be able to play the game. have not used the PS3 kasi as a BD movie player for quite sometime now since i have a stand alone BD player. it is only a couple of days ago when i tried watching movie using the PS3 and then the error messages appeared. I could have had this problem from the time of the FW update but have not realized that i did until i played a BD movie.

hopefully my problem is something that can be corrected either by repair or another FW upgrade.

thanks very much!!!

pao625™ · « **Reply #2101 on:** Oct 08, 2009 at 09:10 PM »

^ yup, hopefully sir.. if you have a copy of the previous FW, FW3.0, why not try to downgrade it? it may fix the issue.. but im not sure if thats possible..

ninjababez® · « **Reply #2102 on:** Oct 09, 2009 at 12:07 AM »

Quote from: Verbl Kint on Oct 08, 2009 at 08:34 AM

No complaints with the performance. Played it for 8 hours straight at one point and never had a problem. Works well with my Hori Arcade Stick, too.

Overall, it felt generally more responsive than my old Asian PS3 (which I have since sold).

I heart my slim.

Some BD's are slower to load than my old phat though, but they play fine naman.

thanks for the info bro

i was opting to get a new fat ps3, but with that fw bug is a bit scary.

vtec3 · « **Reply #2103 on:** Oct 10, 2009 at 08:55 PM »

Quote from: pao625 on Oct 08, 2009 at 09:10 PM

^ yup, hopefully sir.. if you have a copy of the previous FW, FW3.0, why not try to downgrade it? it may fix the issue.. but im not sure if thats possible..

here is the error message from my PS3

"An error occurred during the start operation (8001050F)" ano kaya ibig sabihin nito

it loads and plays around 5 minutes tapos ng hang na

after which ayaw ng magbasa ng kahit anong disc

promsg · « **Reply #2104 on:** Oct 15, 2009 at 02:58 AM »

Quote from: pao625 on Oct 08, 2009 at 09:10 PM

^ yup, hopefully sir.. if you have a copy of the previous FW, FW3.0, why not try to downgrade it? it may fix the issue.. but im not sure if thats possible..

bro I think it is irreversible, once ma-upgrade FW hindi na pwede balik sa old FW. I tried to revert back kaya lang hindi umubra. Nagkaroon kasi ng problem connecting to PS3 Media Server after mag-upgrade sa FW. Hindi ko na ma-play yung mga downloaded MKV files using PS3 MS.

pao625™ · « **Reply #2105 on:** Oct 15, 2009 at 09:54 PM »

Quote from: vtec3 on Oct 10, 2009 at 08:55 PM

here is the error message from my PS3

"An error occurred during the start operation (8001050F)" ano kaya ibig sabihin nito it loads and plays around 5 minutes tapos ng hang na after which ayaw ng magbasa ng kahit anong disc

ah.. yan n nga un reported issue sa FW3.01... not sure kung may fix na...

vtec3 · « **Reply #2106 on:** Oct 17, 2009 at 08:52 AM »

Quote from: pao625 on Oct 15, 2009 at 09:54 PM

ah.. yan n nga un reported issue sa FW3.01... not sure kung may fix na...

thanks!!! sana may solution ito.

vtec3 · « **Reply #2107 on:** Oct 17, 2009 at 09:31 PM »

how much ba normally will it cost to change the lens of the PS3 (Single Lens and Dual Lens)? Thanks!

pao625™ · « **Reply #2108 on:** Oct 18, 2009 at 05:54 PM »

Quote from: vtec3 on Oct 17, 2009 at 09:31 PM

how much ba normally will it cost to change the lens of the PS3 (Single Lens and Dual Lens)? Thanks!

i read from the other forum that it cost around 4-6k per lens...

vtec3 · « **Reply #2109 on:** Oct 18, 2009 at 07:16 PM »

Quote from: pao625 on Oct 18, 2009 at 05:54 PM

i read from the other forum that it cost around 4-6k per lens...

thanks! just had mine changed and is working well again. The FW was also corrupted hence it does not work very well.

will the slim PS3 lens last considering the rigors of playing BD movies?

pao625™ · « **Reply #2110 on:** Oct 18, 2009 at 08:27 PM »

Quote from: vtec3 on Oct 18, 2009 at 07:16 PM

thanks! just had mine changed and is working well again. The FW was also corrupted hence it does not work very well.

will the slim PS3 lens last considering the rigors of playing BD movies?

ok, good to hear sir.

how much inabot nun repair?

vtec3 · « **Reply #2111 on:** Oct 19, 2009 at 11:19 AM »

Quote from: pao625 on Oct 18, 2009 at 08:27 PM

ok, good to hear sir. how much inabot nun repair?

more than the price you mentioned, ok na din since great customer service! yung owner nung shop mismo ang kausap ko and he offered to deliver my unit kahit 10pm na ng gabi. same day repair

kt · « **Reply #2112 on:** Oct 19, 2009 at 01:33 PM »

uy von good to hear ok na ps3 mo!

iiinas · « **Reply #2113 on:** Oct 19, 2009 at 02:08 PM »

Quote from: vtec3 on Oct 19, 2009 at 11:19 AM

more than the price you mentioned, ok na din since great customer service! yung owner nung shop mismo ang kausap ko and he offered to deliver my unit kahit 10pm na ng gabi. same day repair

how long did your ps3 last before the lens failure?

i dont know whether your ps3 is the old model or the newer ones, because the newer ones (slim included) has dual lenses. but i think it should help lessen the wear and tear on the lenses.

vtec3 · « **Reply #2114 on:** Oct 19, 2009 at 07:38 PM »

Quote from: kt on Oct 19, 2009 at 01:33 PM

uy von good to hear ok na ps3 mo!

thanks brader!!!

vtec3 · « **Reply #2115 on:** Oct 19, 2009 at 07:41 PM »

Quote from: iiinas on Oct 19, 2009 at 02:08 PM

how long did your ps3 last before the lens failure?

i dont know whether your ps3 is the old model or the newer ones, because the newer ones (slim included) has dual lenses. but i think it should help lessen the wear and tear on the lenses.

mga two years but seldom used, weekends lang and not every weekend. mine has single lens lang (80GB Asian version). what the owner of the repair shop told me is for the two lens PS3 one lens reads bd disc and the other lens read DVD/CDs.

dips15 · « **Reply #2116 on:** Oct 27, 2009 at 12:27 PM »

Tama ba talaga yun? The firmware upgrade will somehow damage the lens? How does that happen?

Same diagnosis rin with a friend's PS3 after upgrading.

dts-HD 3D · « **Reply #2117 on:** Oct 27, 2009 at 01:41 PM »

Sad but true, here is the link http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=122805

"the 3.0 firmware included a "feature" that increased the speed of the blu-ray drive spindle to help facilitate the faster game load times. however the issues lies with the fact that not every ps3 uses the same motor in the blu-ray drive, or same blu-ray drive for that matter. some of the drives can handle the extra speed while some others can not. if your ps3 has a blu-ray drive that can not handle the extra spindle speed then you are just sol at this point."

Problem is, if you want to sign-in play online, play newer games or watch newly realeased Blu-ray movies . . . you are forced to update $:-\$

Beefy · « **Reply #2118 on:** Oct 28, 2009 at 10:30 PM »

I'm on 3.01 and so far, no problem with bluray movies or games

iiinas · « **Reply #2119 on:** Oct 29, 2009 at 09:37 AM »

Quote from: Beefy on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:30 PM

I'm on 3.01 and so far, no problem with bluray movies or games

slim or phat version?

Beefy · « **Reply #2120 on:** Oct 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM »

Quote from: iiinas on Oct 29, 2009 at 09:37 AM

slim or phat version?

Using the phat 80gb US version

dts-HD 3D · « **Reply #2121 on:** Oct 29, 2009 at 01:59 PM »

good for you bro, what keeps me bothering is Sony hasn't released any fix for this yet & its over a month now. And for those who accidentally updated their firmware they are not allowed to revert back to an older version.

iiinas · « **Reply #2122 on:** Oct 29, 2009 at 04:51 PM »

Quote from: Beefy on Oct 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM

Using the phat 80gb US version

good for you sir.

dips15 · « **Reply #2123 on:** Nov 04, 2009 at 10:32 AM »

Quote from: dts-HD on Oct 27, 2009 at 01:41 PM

Sad but true, here is the link http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=122805

"the 3.0 firmware included a "feature" that increased the speed of the blu-ray drive spindle to help facilitate the faster game load times. however the issues lies with the fact that not every ps3 uses the same motor in the blu-ray drive, or same blu-ray drive for that matter. some of the drives can handle the extra speed while some others can not. if your ps3 has a blu-ray drive that can not handle the extra spindle speed then you are just sol at this point."

Problem is, if you want to sign-in play online, play newer games or watch newly realeased Blu-ray movies . . . you are forced to update $:-\$

Ok, assuming you update and it conks out. You go ahead and replace the lens. Should replacing the lens solve the problem, or should we fear the same thing happening again with the new lens?

dts-HD 3D · « **Reply #2124 on:** Nov 05, 2009 at 11:58 PM »

I dont have a first hand experience on this but in US, Sony charge those who got struck $150 for the Blu-ray drive, lens and/or internal hard drive.

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should we fear the same thing happening again with the new lens?

I think nobody can tell now, firmware 3.01 wa released and is supposed to be the fix for the 3.0 freezing but what happened was it just aggravated the problem by causing the drives to also fail.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #2125 on:** Nov 06, 2009 at 07:53 AM »

would skipping the notorious firmware, avoid this problem?
i already advised my friend (who bought the ps3 from me) not to connect it online to update.
but until when .. $:-\$

iiinas · « **Reply #2126 on:** Nov 06, 2009 at 08:00 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez on Nov 06, 2009 at 07:53 AM

would skipping the notorious firmware, avoid this problem?
i already advised my friend (who bought the ps3 from me) not to connect it online to update.
but until when .. $:-\$

it should, although it wont be able to play some of the newer games and definitely cant go play online without the latest firmware.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #2127 on:** Nov 06, 2009 at 08:11 AM »

Quote from: iiinas on Nov 06, 2009 at 08:00 AM

it should, although it wont be able to play some of the newer games and definitely cant go play online without the latest firmware.

ahh so no newer firmware released yet? what's up with sony kaya? hmm

vtec3 · « **Reply #2128 on:** Nov 06, 2009 at 11:24 AM »

i recently had my lens replaced and FW 3.0 was re-installed. No problem with playing games although have not tried watching BD movies

only thing now is nakatayo na yung PS3 ko as recommended by the one who repaired it

dips15 · « **Reply #2129 on:** Nov 06, 2009 at 11:31 AM »

Problem is, I think Sony is in denial that the new firmware has something to do with all the sudden failures. An article I read a while back said that Sony claimed it as coincidental.

I'm not sure if they've recently changed their stand on the issue though.