Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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So I have read around that net on a few other forums, that there are a lot of people experiencing problems with their PS3 locking up right after it boots up.
Here is one reason why this could be happening…
So you all know that there is a laser that is used to read the DVD/BD/CD or whatever right. Well PS3’s have an autostart function when the unit is turned on to allow for any game/movie/cd(music) to play automatically at startup.
The way this works is, the red laser stays on all the time if this function is turned on so that when the unit is powered on, the disc will auto-start. Well guess what happens…. The lens will burn up, causing a malfunctioning PS3 (lock up). Other problems reported are, the discs can’t be read at all.
If this happens to you, the only 2 solutions are… Buy a new PS3 or call Sony and pay them $150 for them to fix the lens. This is not covered by the warranty to my knowledge. So, get it fixed and then go into settings when you get it back and turn the auto-start function off.
*Talk about it with us HERE!!!
Tags: autostart, PS3, PS3 Freezing, PS3 Locking Up, PS3 Warranty, Sony, TheYoungGuyForum.com
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Like many many others, my copy of Madden 2009 for Playstation 3 has been freezing. Typically when I am in my second game, sometime mid-game. I have been reading a lot about this problem online and have determined that it is a problem for many gamers on both PS3 and Xbox 360. Once guy actually spoke about older versions of the game causing the same problem on his original XBox. Well EA has not release a patch to fix this problem as of yet, but we are eagerly awaiting that day because its extremely frustrating when you have played a long tough game and fought back to take the lead and the game freezes.
Needless to say I was pretty upset when it first happened because I have heard rumors of the PS3 locking up and I wasn’t about to have that happen to mine. Thankfully its just the game and not the console. Other than that problem, I highly recommend Madden 09 to everyone.
List your complaints below and lets see what we can get EA to do about this problem.
Tags: EA, Madden 09, Madden 2009, Madden Freezing, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, XBox 360
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Finally, Sony is making an effort to improve battery life for their notebook PC’s. Technology in PCs is getting better by the day and with improvements comes a need for more power. I can only hope that the statement Sony makes will be followed by other manufacturers following suit. This has been a struggle for years and has only gotten worse in my opinion. Sony is making a $371 million dollar investment into improving their batteries. This investment will be split between new facilities, enhancing current facilities and attempting to double their current battery cell production rate by 2010.
When will we see a better battery from Sony? At this point we don’t know. But as I mentioned before, hopefully other manufacturers will follow suit.
Tags: Battery, laptop, Laptop Battery, Notebook, Notebook Battery, Sony
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