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iamfanboy on 21 July 2008
iamfanboy said:
ultraslick said:
Mine had the problem for a while, (before it RROD'd) and I know this is sort of a homage to the NES days, but while the disc tray is open... spray some compressed air into the system.

It might be that a spec of dust has settled onto the lens. If you don't have a can of compressed air, just blow into the system.

try different dvd's.
turn the system upright, maybe that will work.

these are all forms of troubleshooting that should be done before you take it back.

I've just tried the intro video again and it played fine. I'm going to do all of what you suggested and report back.

 

Ok, I'm taking it back.  I turned the concole vertical and the same DVD worked fine.  I then put it back to the horizontal position and now I can't play any DVDs (frozen - screen is half black, half picture).

 



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iamfanboy on 21 July 2008

Gears of Wars still boots and plays fine.



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megaman2 on 21 July 2008

best advice i can give you is simple get a ps3, no hassle



TheRealMafoo on 21 July 2008
megaman2 said:
best advice i can give you is simple get a ps3, no hassle

 

That's great advise. What model plays Gears of war the best?



halogamer1989 on 21 July 2008

^ Nice.



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slimeattack on 21 July 2008
TheRealMafoo said:
megaman2 said:
best advice i can give you is simple get a ps3, no hassle

 

That's great advise. What model plays Gears of war the best?

 

PC



Leetgeek on 21 July 2008

Is there a reason you got a console to watch movies on that wasn't a PS3?



Leetgeek on 21 July 2008
TheRealMafoo said:
megaman2 said:
best advice i can give you is simple get a ps3, no hassle

 

That's great advise. What model plays Gears of war the best?

 

His PC



usyk on 21 July 2008

pwned :P



ZenfoldorVGI on 21 July 2008

Hey, PS3 fanboys, stay on topic please. I think it's cute that you "smell a sale" but let's not try to scam everyone on this forum, shall we.

As for the "games are on PC" talking point. Some of us like our games without installs, from a recliner or couch, not staring at a monitor 1.5 feet from our face, controlling a TPS with a controller and enjoying our friends list on an actual console while making use of our thousand+ dollar HDTV's.

If you can get past your dislike of gaming on PC, then there is really very little reason to own any console this gen.

However, PC gaming is kinda like watching a movie on your computer....or kissing your sister. There are certain....dissapointments that you should be prepared to deal with. Other than that, hey, she's hot.

Believe it or not guys, there are some people who actually prefer the 360 to the PS3, for certain things that aren't related to watching movies, and are related to actual gaming.



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