Refurbished PS3 Opinion

[cdiddy71323]

For those of you who have bought one or received one from Sony, how has yours worked? The lack of new PS3s out there is making me nervous that I won't have one in time for the Show and I want to buy Heavy Rain.

[Blzer]

So far mine seems okay. It's a bit louder than my other PS3, especially when loading and ejecting discs.

But the biggest issue I've had is that it doesn't auto shut-off with the "after three hours" setting on. It seems to with one hour (I have tested the option with two or five hours), but it doesn't with the three hour option, which is strange. I might go to Sony about this.

[Lordcledus]

I bought a 20gb refurb from Gamestop back in February of 2008 that is still going strong today. Before that, I had previously bought a refurb that died in 2 weeks. To be honest for what refurbs are selling for now, you are better off price wise and better protected by buying new.

[bkfount]

i bought one off ebay, and it's fine.

if it dies, it dies. Wouldn't be anything new to me this gen anyways.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lordcledus

I bought a 20gb refurb from Gamestop back in February of 2008 that is still going strong today. Before that, I had previously bought a refurb that died in 2 weeks. To be honest for what refurbs are selling for now, you are better off price wise and better protected by buying new.

I agree I would buy a new one but if you cant find any new ones there is nothing wrong with buying a refubrished one.

I bought my refurbished PS3 a year and a half ago and it is still going great. I've not had one issue with it. It works like any other PS3. A freeze or 2 occasionally but nothing alarming. When I bought it, it pretty much came like new. I couldn't tell the difference.

[Lordcledus]

Quote: Originally Posted by lilbently

I agree I would buy a new one but if you cant find any new ones there is nothing wrong with buying a refubrished one. I bought my refurbished PS3 a year and a half ago and it is still going great. I've not had one issue with it. It works like any other PS3. A freeze or 2 occasionally but nothing alarming. When I bought it, it pretty much came like new. I couldn't tell the difference.

I never said there was anything wrong with buying a refurbed PS3. I've bought 2, I was just unfortunate to have the first one die on me within 2 weeks.

[bcruise]

Aside from this latest SNAFU that's affecting just about all the old consoles, I really haven't had one problem with my refurb PS3. I think it's been 2 years, but maybe just one.

[cdiddy71323]

I feel a little better that even if I had a PS3 I still wouldn't be able to play The Show tomorrow, but I still need one and after calling 10 Gamestops, 4 Best Buys, 3 Targets, 3 Wal-Marts, 3 Toys R Us and 2 Fry's within the area I came up empty on the new PS3 front, so a refurbished may have to be bought. I like what I'm hearing about them so far on here