Dealing w/ PlayStation 2 Disc Read Errors? 54
Habitual submits this tidbit: "Ars Technica has a guide on how to essentially re-align your busted PS2 laser. The fix is meant to eliminate the Disc Read Error that tends to appear as our beloved PS2s age. The procedure isn't for the faint of heart, but it does work."
Re:Major Problem? (Score:3, Informative)
My post was written really badly.
Here's what I originally said:
" I'll never forget the first christmas those things were out. 1 in 4 of them were returned within 90 days. 1 in 4. We sold 4, one came back."
Given the chance to fix it, I'd say: " I'll never forget the first christmas those things were out. 1 of every 4 of them were returned within 90 days. 1 out of every 4. If we sold 4 in one day, we knew one wouldcame back."
I had the right idea in mind but I was in such a hurry I didn't realize the implication of what I had originally said. Sorry about that.
What it boiled down to was our store was shipped 100 PS's, almost 25 of them would end up in the back ready to be shipped back to HQ. They were defective. We offered a one year warranty on the machines, most people bought it, so we had a pretty good sampling of how many were defective.
It wasn't just our store, either. Whenever I visited other stores, I noticed there was always a stack of PS's in the corner waiting to go back.
Frankly, it was just not worth owning a PS without the warranty. It was to the point that I was more comfortable with the reconditioned units than the brand new ones. Those almost never came back as defective. Guess having a second chance to look it over was worthwhile.