Are Blu Ray Lense More Fragile (My Main Worry With Next Gen)

[torok]

KingdomHeartsFan said:

torok said:

Try to play a DVD film. Usually, Bluray players have two lenses, one for BDs and other for DVDs, since it's cheaper to manufacture. If it can read DVDs, your Bluray lens is broken, if it cannot, may be other thing, like the motor on the lenses.

I don't know if its cheap to replace this, but it looks relatively simple:  https://www.google.com.br/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=ps3+replace+lens&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DRC1HLdjATSM&ei=edcPUrrGHum32wXHm4CwDA&usg=AFQjCNE6U2zIdA3x0sUj_EsRml6kVRUBFg&sig2=wd_EcYakB9nC3Mkybwgx4A&bvm=bv.50768961,d.b2I

The price is dependant on if you have to replace just the lens or the entire optical unit (PS2 fat demanded that. The PS2 Slim allowed to change just the lens, so it costs like US$ 20, just for an example).

DVDs work fine, and when I opened it up i noticed it did have 2 lenses.

That's actually good news. The optical unit is fine, the Bluray lens is probably dead. Just replace the lens, it's pretty cheap (like US$ 30 to US$ 40 for the lens or US$ 70 for the entire drive, but you only needs the lens). Take a look at: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/ps3-blu-ray-lens

PS.: Just pay attention to the model number of your PS3 to buy the correct replacement lens.