I've heard someone suggest this in chat. What does it mean when the HDMI port is flushed? Also, what's binding of the HDMI port? I wanna learn :)

Does flush mean clean of debris?

I think he is having this problem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cbJfqGbQYXQ

And .... that's why I'm going to wait it out. I'll get the PS4 later next year. Poor guy lol

That was an idiotic video.
Instead of showing where the problem lies, they show a working unit....
(Apparently they bent a pin in the PS4's HDMI connector. When you force in the cable, it shortens the pin to ground, At best no signal/handshake. at worst you blow something- depending on which pin you bent).

It still might fail as soon as you get it. If that's your only reason for not getting one sooner, then you should probably never get one, or any electronic device for that matter.

What an f---ing loser...

It's simple probability ... my chances are better if I wait it out. Let them work out the inevitable bugs in the coming months. Statistics and logic are on my side with this one.

Your chances are better if you wait for a redesign, not if you wait a year for the same design. The failure rate would have to be at launch 360 levels for them to make any changes to how its currently made.

I had a feeling that was the example you would bring in your response (at least referenced in some way). Not necessarily. The first Xbox had a design flaw that caused it to chew discs (in my region). The issue was fixed with in the first year – no “redesign” was needed. Likewise the Wii U was missing firmware updates which were added later and mitigated bricking events (5 months or so). The Vita had some minor issues, but those were alleviated within year one. The same for the Wii with respect to freezing (under a year). The 360 was a profound example of something gone wrong, but more often than not a redesign wasn’t needed for a well functioning system. Tweaks, debugging or adding firmware updates from the beginning alleviated most of the issues down the line.

Also ... Note I didn't say anything about "failure rate". That's a subset of the greater reason why I avoid systems at launch.

They never really fixed the disc chewing issue. It happened for the Xbox, the 360 (even after the redesigns), and it sounds like it's still a potential issue with the Xbox One, which is why they recommend that you not put it vertical.

A firmware update is not a hardware issue.

This guy has a failed system, so I naturally assumed you were referring to failure rates. If you're talking about issues in general, then you're right to an extent that the probability of launch issues being fixed by the time you get one is in your favor. However, there's still the probability that there will be new issues with the batch manufactured when you get one.