Mines just fine. I still say that happened a lot on the older models. They fixed a lot of th eissues with the hardware. Like the GPU melting. That was my favorite.
-----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Yohandy Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:28 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Lenses and controllers was Re: PS3 Controllers wasBloodmoney Online fighting ps3s are experiencing way less problems than xbox, for sure. Disc scratching? red ring of death? no thanks. There's a section on wikipedia entirely devoted to xbox 360 problems. don't get me wrong, I really love some of the xbox 360s features, but until they fix these issues, I won't be getting one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Constantine" <tcwoo...@shaw.ca> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:38 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Lenses and controllers was Re: PS3 Controllers was Bloodmoney Online fighting > Well, that's you - actually, some people have no problems with the > controllers. Others somehow get things rattling around inside. My > friend has one like that - yet another friend says his r2 button > sticks badly, and yet another has no problems. > The first dualshock controllers were absolute tanks. They could handle > anything. Now its just cheaply made, expensively priced (for what you > get). Something like the lenns in the ps2. Some people have had luck > with it, others have had no luck at all and got the dreaded Disc Read > error, very very common for ps2.We'll see how the ps3 goes. From what > I've been able to find, some ps3's have already experienced problems. > Dating back all the way to the first ps1 released (made out of plastic > that overheated very easily) to now, sony's build quality has > decreased a lot. Even my stario might be needing to be repaired after > only 4 years of light use. > > Electronics aren't being built like they used to. People buy cameras > and monitors and look at numbers, not reliability, and don't do > research. I have a set of surround sound speakers that would be worth > 1000 dollars or more now, but back in 1995 when my brother had them > they were only worth a few hundrid. They still work. > > Take the sega cd, for example. Very few have experienced lens failure. > Its a fuse in there that can be replaced easily that usually ends up > being the culprit. Even the dreamcasts is hard to kill. Mind you > they'll go eventually, but not as quick as sony. > > I don't mean to be insulting sony here but its a fact. Look up disc > read errors for ps2 or ps1 and you'll find most likely hundrids of > discussions on the subject. > > contact details: > > email: tcwoo...@shaw.ca > > and others > msn: the_conman...@hotmail.com > skype: the_conman283 > > system details: > Hp pavillion dv5220CA notebook pc > AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-37 2.0 GHZ, 1024 mb DDR ram, > Fujitsu 100 gb 4500 RPM Hard Drive, connecsant AC-link audio > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shadow Dragon" <elementalult...@hotmail.com> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 5:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] PS3 Controllers was Blood money Online > fighting > > >> Wow, you guys must be really hard on controllers. I've had my ps3 for >> going on a year now, both my brother and I play it, and we've never >> had any problems with the controllers. I did notice they were a bit >> smaller than the ps2 controllers but that's about it. >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:30 PM >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] PS3 Controllers was Blood money Online >> fighting >> >>> Hi, >>> Yeah, have to agree with you on this. I played a little with a PS3 >>> at the store and i also thought the PS3 controllers were cheaply >>> made and flimsy. I much prefer the XBox controllers to the PS3 >>> controllers, and even my PS2 controllers are better. >>> >>> Constantine wrote: >>>> In my experience, the PS3 aka dualshock controllers have gone into >>>> the dust. I played a ps3 a while ago with a dualshock controller. >>>> The thing is flimzier. It seems with every generation of consoles >>>> the controllers and things get flimzier. The xbox controller might >>>> be big, but its sturdy and doesn't feel like it could break. Same with the wii mote. >>>> The wii mote, in fact, is quite interesting since you can do funky >>>> things with it. >>>> >>>> >>>> contact details: >>>> >>>> email: tcwoo...@shaw.ca >>>> >>>> and others >>>> msn: the_conman...@hotmail.com >>>> skype: the_conman283 >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the >>> list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >>> the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the >> list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the > list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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