#13270 - 09/15/09 04:03 PM
Re: Sony PS3 Crashed
[Re: Gevin]
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Wasn't quite sure where to put this but since this topic deals with blu ray players...
Are the blu ray players divx encoded? My dvd player was bought for that reason so i could watch some of the cd-r's and whatnot on the tv. Do blu players have this option as well or just the regular dvd players?
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#13276 - 09/15/09 05:07 PM
Re: Sony PS3 Crashed
[Re: Gevin]
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I know that they play different codecs w/ dvd players i was just wondering if the blu ray players had this option as well, or it was just standard/blu dvd's that they play.
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#13282 - 09/15/09 08:33 PM
Re: Sony PS3 Crashed
[Re: stargates]
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Blu-ray players are only required to play back BD-Video media (with a BD-Rom water mark) with an average bit rate of 40Mbps or less. The files must be encoded with MPEG-2, H.264 (MPEG-4), VC-1. The audio support is more dependent but the older formats of Dolby Digital, DTS, and PCM are required by the Blu-ray specification. As for disks, DVD-Video and CD-Audio support are not guaranteed by the Blu-ray specification, but the inclusion of DVD-Video is highly recommended by the consortium.
I have two Bly-ray compatible players, both profile 2, a Sony Playstation 3, and an Oppo Digital BDP-83. Both add the ability to play DVD-video, CD-Audio, and files off of data disks and USB mass storage devices. The PS3 also has the ability to stream from DLNA servers. The oppo has several more supported containers and formats than the PS3 but a heftier price tag too.
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#13328 - 09/17/09 09:33 PM
Re: Sony PS3 Crashed
[Re: Stefanie]
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O.K., here's the latest on my PS3...
I searched around for a repair shop. The only one that looked promising was Video Game 911. Long story short, it cost me $70.00 of shipping ($40 there, $30 back) the unit to them and back, just so they could tell me that they couldn't fix it. Of course, I asked them on the front end if they could fix the YLOD, but they claimed they couldn't give me an answer without a diagnosis of the console in question. So, I had to pay to find out.
Get this: they offered to take it off my hands (for spare parts) for $40.00, which means in the end, I'd be letting them take my console, for which I paid $600.00, free of charge. So, they're either complete morons or scammers. Either way, please don't do business with this company. These losers are clueless.
So, when I get my console back (probably a week from now), I'll have to get a heat gun and try the D.I.Y. thing. I was hoping to avoid that, but now I have nothing to lose. If that doesn't work, my only option will be to buy a new PS3 ($300.00) and start all of my games over again from scratch. The fact that my old hard drive still has the data intact means nothing, because I can't transfer it to a new PS3. It's possible that they have a workaround for those that have broken down systems. Such as contacting their CS and speak to a supervisor that has access to overriding PSN accounts. 
Either way, your suggestion is worth a try (all they can do is say "No," and I'm right back where I started), but I'm extremely skeptical that they'll do anything to help me, even though I've bought their last three systems and most of the accessories that go with them. If I didn't already have so much time and money invested in the PS3, I'd walk away and play Nintendo for the rest of my life. I've spent more on accessories than I did on the console itself. And then, there are the games, which represent an even greater investment.
So, where's the best place to get a heat gun? Home Depot? Lowe's?
I'm rambling... that's the fifth sentence I've started with "So" in this post. I can't remember the last time I was this angry and frustrated. Sorry, but I needed to vent, and I'm probably not finished.
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#13330 - 09/17/09 09:46 PM
Re: Sony PS3 Crashed
[Re: Stefanie]
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Since I don't recall if you've done this, have you contacted Sony for repair? They did well on my PS1 when it died from sitting on the carpet under the TV table.
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#13335 - 09/18/09 09:32 AM
Re: Sony PS3 Crashed
[Re: Stefanie]
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It's possible that they have a workaround for those that have broken down systems. Such as contacting their CS and speak to a supervisor that has access to overriding PSN accounts. So, are you just taking a shot in the dark, or do you know something? Just more of a suggestion from personal experience in other fields. A lot of businesses try to avoid confusing their customers and would rather have them think in the worse case scenario, then having them think that everything is possible.
Edited by joelgundam01 (09/18/09 10:26 AM)
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