You know, to all of you saying that the OP is lying, perhaps you should not be so hasty to write this off as a troll attack - this includes those of you insinuating false claims with phrases such as "if you are telling the truth".
When my PS3 stopped reading discs, I DID ask a similar question in the SONY forums, and I was instantly labled as an X-Bot and a troll. Well, I did send it in and it was repaired. Still, why are some people so quick to dismiss these posts. The PS3 can fail just like every other piece of electronics.
I swear some people here must own some serious stock in Sony Corp. or something, otherwise this is just sad.