Repairing Your Play station 3 Console
Has your Play station 3 console developed a fault? Would you like to know how you can fix your console? There are a number of faults that the Play station 3 is known to inherent, such as the yellow light of death (YLOD), sound issues and network connection problems. Most people will advise you to send your console in to Sony’s Repair Centre and have them fix it for $150 depending on whether or not you have a valid warranty. But is sending your console back to the manufacturers the only viable option you have?
Sending your console in to Sony
If you decide to send your console into Sony’s repair centre, then you’ll more than likely be charged $150, however, if your consoles warranty is still valid, it is possible for you to have it replaced by the store you purchased it from or by Sony themselves; essentially eliminating any need for a repair. If you do send it back to Sony, then another thing that you’ll have to consider is the well drawn out waiting times. It’s not uncommon for an end user to wait up to 6 weeks to receive his/her console back in the mail. Depending on your circumstances, sending it to Sony could be the longest and most expensive option available to you. For that reason you may want to consider avoiding this route.
Fixing your Play station 3 yourself
If you’re looking for a fast and cheap method of repairing your console, then you can’t go wrong here. This is probably the easiest, but likely most inefficient method you have available to you. The viability of this avenue depends greatly on your ability to repair the console. There are a number of PS3 repair guides available online, so it’s always best to start there.
Most of these repair guides are constructed in a user friendly format that’s easy to comprehend with detailed photos and video footage to supplement it. However, the quality of the guide depends greatly on how much you paid for it. There are a number of inefficient repair methods plastered all over the net, so it’s very important that you verify the credibility of the information before you use it.
While using a PS3 guide, you’ll have all the information that you need to credibility repair your console, removing any guess work that would otherwise exist if you were doing it off head.
