PS3 bluray drive broke down 2 days ago. It was making grinding noises, so I disassembled it last night to see what's broken.

It looks like there's flat plastic piece with teeth that's supposed to catch a spinning gear and it looks like it is unable to catch the spinning piece and the sliding unit is stuck and only makes griding noise.

Anyone knows how you can get a replacement PS3 bluray drive cheap? Everything else is fine except the drive so I don't want to get a new PS3 or send it to a repair center and spend 150 bucks to just see what's wrong.

The warranty was over, so returning was out of the question.


Btw, is it true that newer PS3's are not backward compatible? WTF?

 

I just returned mine, it was still under warranty. I don't know where to get a new drive, but I bet you can call Sony direct and they will help.

Yes, the new PS3's are not backward compatible.

 

:ibmovetogaming:

 

360 FTW

 

Rrod Ftl!

 

Send it in anyway. I sent my old PS2 in years after the warranty had expired and they fixed it for free.

 

My wife is mad she can't watch bluray movies and she has to downgrade to DVDs on her netflix account.

 

Maybe. Call Sony and see how much it costs. Explain the damage. Maybe there is something they can do to help you.

 

I called them and they told me they would take a look at it and to ship it off. Not only that it was done in about a week.

 

Will your warranty be voided since you took it apart?

 

yes, there is a seal if you break -> automatic void