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makingmusic476 on 22 June 2009
greenmedic88 said:
Seriously though, the reliability comparisons are about as pointless as saying the graphical capabilities of the Wii are far below that of the 360 and PS3. It's already a well established fact that steam rolls over any individual opinion, biased or not.

Heat kills both consoles. It was even responsible for the GPU failures on the early Wii models that ran in 24 on mode (in which the fan is off).

Both have the largest active cooling systems yet seen in a console.

When said active cooling system gets clogged up with debris or does not have enough fresh air to circulate, it overheats and increasing heat always leads to exponentially shorter lifespans for electronic components.


So lesson learned would be:
- back up any data you don't want to lose
- keep consoles well ventilated and clear of debris. if the fan sounds louder than normal, it's running too hot, likely clogged up.

WiiConnect24 killed early consoles?

I have a launch Wii that has had WC24 enabled since day one.  I guess I'm lucky in that regard.  0_o



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TheThunder on 22 June 2009

I have something that has 1% chance of succeeding but worth a shot

flip the pwoer switch on the back of your PS3 OFF. Unplug the power cored from your PS3. Now press and Hold the green turn ON button on the front of your PS3 for 10 to 15 seconds. Try your PS3 and see if it works.

Like I said a very very slim chance but no harm in trying and it works on all kinda electronics laptops, Desktops ... etc



makingmusic476 on 22 June 2009

It's a touch sensitive button. Holding it down with no power wouldn't do a damn thing. :P



Kantor on 22 June 2009

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TheThunder on 22 June 2009
makingmusic476 said:
It's a touch sensitive button. Holding it down with no power wouldn't do a damn thing. :P

just try it damn it !!!!!



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ironman on 22 June 2009
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
mjc2021 said:
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
mjc2021 said:
Well on the bright side you can just buy the $199 console and put your hard drive on it. Oh wait... that's the 360. The stores only carry a $399 PS3. I'm very sorry for your expensive loss.


that was uncalled for, besides he has a launch PS3, if he had a lauch 360 it would have broken ages ago, lulz!!

Extended warranties fixed many of those consoles. So booyah!

Also my UPS guy said he gets A LOT of PS3s. So I'm just saying...

1. tell that to the guys that had to replace there 360's 5-12 times a year for the first 2 years, more warrantie or not, it was an issue that even 360 fans got annyoned by at the time.

2. your UPS guy? lmao, o rly? thats a grain of salt my friend.

 

Lastly, the fact still stands his Launch PS3 outlasts many launch 360's, granted not all, but ALOT. :P

OH NOOOOOOOS, THE GLORIOUS MOTHERSYSTEM COULD NEVER HAVE A FALURE RATE THAT GREAT!!!!!! Dude, seriously, get over it, The PS3 obviously has some problems, perhaps not as great a number as the early 360s. But I don't think any system is exempt from it...I wait for a "MY Wii has died!" thread...perhaps using your logic, the Wii is better than the PS3 because it really is a solid console.

@O.P. A console is a terrible thing to lose...especially if you are in the middle of a game, hope your issue gets resolved soon.



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Fab_GS on 22 June 2009

I'm sorry for your loss.



greenmedic88 on 22 June 2009
makingmusic476 said:
greenmedic88 said:
Seriously though, the reliability comparisons are about as pointless as saying the graphical capabilities of the Wii are far below that of the 360 and PS3. It's already a well established fact that steam rolls over any individual opinion, biased or not.

Heat kills both consoles. It was even responsible for the GPU failures on the early Wii models that ran in 24 on mode (in which the fan is off).

Both have the largest active cooling systems yet seen in a console.

When said active cooling system gets clogged up with debris or does not have enough fresh air to circulate, it overheats and increasing heat always leads to exponentially shorter lifespans for electronic components.


So lesson learned would be:
- back up any data you don't want to lose
- keep consoles well ventilated and clear of debris. if the fan sounds louder than normal, it's running too hot, likely clogged up.

WiiConnect24 killed early consoles?

I have a launch Wii that has had WC24 enabled since day one.  I guess I'm lucky in that regard.  0_o

Some of them. It wasn't a widespread problem that all early consoles were effected by.

But the problem would show over a period of time with green/pink pixelated artifacts displaying on screen while playing some of the more intensive games. This was attributed to damage done to the motherboard (by heat) in consoles that were regularly left on the amber 24 connect mode in which the console is silent (no fan) and consuming about 10w of power.

Again, it was far from millions of consoles being effected, but this was the explanation given.

Quick test would be do a touch test (if you don't have an IR surface temp thermometer) on the "bottom" side while the console is off (red, about 1w) and again on standby (amber, 10w). It should be warmer.



BMaker11 on 22 June 2009

I will be waiting for you in the next KZ2 clan match