i've been using my PS3 for 6 months na, Games/BD/Music etc... and on the pinoypsx.com, i can only count 4-5 members out of 176 registered PS3 owners who had the problem,and the offending part can be repaired/replaced at a cost though, but its not a total system failure, and until local BD players prices can come close to the PS3 price, it can't be beat ^_^