Sony Yellow Light Of Death Hits

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I made a thread about lights of death and warranty periods a few weeks ago.

If you are lucky enough to live in a country with enlightened consumer protection laws then you will be protected from having to fork out for any problems associated with manufacturing faults for the reasonably expected lifetime of your console. I put a reasonable expectation of a console's lifespan at 4 or 5 years. Manufacturers might argue 3 years, but no way in hell they would get away with 1 year. That means here in New Zealand I would not be required to pay for YLOD, RROD or any Wii equivalent until 4 or 5 years after I had purchased a console.

I'm pretty sure New Zealand isn't the only country with good consumer protection laws. Everyone should check out what sort of consumer guarantees legislation there is in their country. You might find you have more backing for getting a free repair/replacement than you thought. While it doesn't mean you will get all your game data back if you need a repair/replacement job done, it does mean you won't need to pay for the privilege of losing your game data. And you will get a functioning console returned to you. If you also have ready access to a regulator who administers those laws then you can threaten the manufacturer with a complaint, which will cost you nothing for the regulator to review and if the complaint is upheld then it would become a matter of public record and it means other consumers that got stiffed for repairs might come out of the woodwork and the company wouild be up for some major refunding of past repair bills.

Of course any modifications you make to your console that would invalidate the warranty will also mean you are no longer covered by any consumer protection laws.

I agree, with Undying too.