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darkknightkryta on 17 August 2013
KingdomHeartsFan said:
darkknightkryta said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:
darkknightkryta said:
You played through Uncharted 2 recently didn't you?


Well my lense crapped out like a year or so ago, don't remember if I played Uncharted 2 anywhere near that time, why?

Naughty Dog's engine streams a lot of data from the bluray.  They actually found out while they were making Uncharted 3 that they're streaming technology was too much for older PS3s and they were burning out lenses.  My lense actually died around the time I was playing through Uncharted 2.


When you say older PS3s, is that only the fat one or the slim too?

Fats.  If you have a slim PS3 that died then I have no idea O_o



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elazz on 18 August 2013
walsufnir said:
elazz said:
Only first generation blu-ray have problems. Second generation blu-ray players which become mainstream since 2008 don't have any problems.

 

Eh.. what? Any proof for this? Are you talking about PS3-ODDs or Bluray in general?


I was talking about Blu-ray in general however this is also the case for PS3 if I'm not mistaken. I actually don't ever have read about problems after 2008 except for the older PS3 models having lens failures (60GB and 20GB models) and that there were some Samsung Blu-Player with malfunctions (but this was not due to lens)



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sully1311 on 18 August 2013

My slim does this, but it works every time after a couple of ejects/inserts. My mates slim did it as well. He changed the lens, now it works fine.



KingdomHeartsFan on 18 August 2013
sully1311 said:
My slim does this, but it works every time after a couple of ejects/inserts. My mates slim did it as well. He changed the lens, now it works fine.

 

Do dual-layered discs work on your PS3?  The eject/insert thing for me only works for single-layered games, dual-layered never work.



archer9234 on 18 August 2013

I think it's random really. I've have my slim since it originally came out and use it as a bluray player none stop. And play games regularly. It hasn't died. Propbably depends on the manufature. I've had my BR pc drives fail in one year. Because they where made by a certain company. Different brands too. A BR drive will always have two lens. A DVD needs its own lens. It can't use a blue laser to read. So a DVD will work even if the BR lens craps out.



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sully1311 on 18 August 2013
KingdomHeartsFan said:
sully1311 said:
My slim does this, but it works every time after a couple of ejects/inserts. My mates slim did it as well. He changed the lens, now it works fine.

 

Do dual-layered discs work on your PS3?  The eject/insert thing for me only works for single-layered games, dual-layered never work.

Yep, works with all discs.



S.Peelman on 18 August 2013
darkknightkryta said:

Naughty Dog's engine streams a lot of data from the bluray.  They actually found out while they were making Uncharted 3 that they're streaming technology was too much for older PS3s and they were burning out lenses.  My lense actually died around the time I was playing through Uncharted 2.

You're saying I got lucky? O.O

Should I be cautious when I start my playthrough of The Last of Us?



darkknightkryta on 18 August 2013
S.Peelman said:
darkknightkryta said:

Naughty Dog's engine streams a lot of data from the bluray.  They actually found out while they were making Uncharted 3 that they're streaming technology was too much for older PS3s and they were burning out lenses.  My lense actually died around the time I was playing through Uncharted 2.

You're saying I got lucky? O.O

Should I be cautious when I start my playthrough of The Last of Us?

Yeah I'm sure my friend's PS3 lens died playing The Last of Us.  They fixed it with Uncharted 3 though.  So it's anyone's guess if the "bug" made its way into The Last of Us.



torok on 19 August 2013
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.



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S.Peelman on 20 August 2013
darkknightkryta said:
S.Peelman said:

You're saying I got lucky? O.O

Should I be cautious when I start my playthrough of The Last of Us?

Yeah I'm sure my friend's PS3 lens died playing The Last of Us.  They fixed it with Uncharted 3 though.  So it's anyone's guess if the "bug" made its way into The Last of Us.

Okay thanks. Uncharted (all of them) were awesome enough to play for at least 4 hours straight. I'll take it a little slower with The Last of Us then just to be on the safe side :-/.