Nastyzed

"Many gamers experienced skipping full-motion video or dreaded physical "ticking" noises coming from their PlayStations. The problem appears to have come from poorly placed vents leading to overheating in some environments — the plastic moldings inside the console would warp very slightly and create knock-on effects with the laser assembly. The solution was to ensure the console was sat on a surface which dissipated heat efficiently in a well vented area, or raise the unit up slightly by propping something at its edges. A common fix for already affected consoles was to turn the PlayStation sideways or upside-down (thereby using gravity to cancel the effects of the warped interior) although some gamers smacked the lid of the PlayStation to make a game load or work.

This problem was carried over to many first-generation PlayStation 2s in the form of the very well known Disc Read Error message. However the PS2's problem is unlikely to have been caused by overheating — rather, it is rumored to have been due to the short working life of some laser units employed in early drives, coupled with the PS2's tendency to collect dust internally."

DDM

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when these next gen systems all come out they WILL have problems no matter what. Like for example the xbox360 had alot of overheating issues and the games freezing alot last year. They've fixed most of the problems and the systems are more stable now. By next year sony should have all the bugs fixed in the PS3 and it should be running better. When you buy a system on release date you have to know that the systems WILL have problems and your taking that risk.

I own a ps2 and its been working amazing for the past 4years. I just recently bought an Xbox almost a year ago and that thing got fried a couple months back. That showed me that my sony product was more efficient. Or maybe I was just unlucky with my xbox. I also own a sony psp and a Sony Cybershot camera. There products are top notch and work phenomenal

Supra_RZ

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i agree with you on that one.....and the Sony Cybershot camera's are sickk.....i have one thats about 3 years old and it never had any problems. and just recently i upgraded to the Sony DSC-W30 6.0 MP CyberShot and that thing is great for the price i paid , it took some sick pic's at Importfest

rabbitman

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I seem to remember a pile of problems with the first PS2's as well. They were all solved after a few months, and I'll be buying a PS3 sometime after my racecar is done. GT5 will be the first game, unless the rumors about buying tracks and cars is true.