How absolutely bloody frustrating
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So here I am with a full head of angst built up, ready to rip someone a new one. Ah I thought cannily I'll try something different I'll try being reasonable before I blow the shit out of them. So I walk up to the counter and politely ask for a refund, flunky politely refuses, excellent this looking promising. Without stepping out of the reasonable character I have adopted I point out that the disk would not play on my machine. He, just as politely, inquired about the machine, and so it went. Having tried the "we don't give refunds" line and failed the flunky retreated behind the skirts of the manager. She being made of sterner stuff scowled at the flunky and repeated the questions to HIM. She then turned around and offered me a cash refund. I begin to suspect she did it just to see my face when she offer the refund, because after handing over the cash she promptly went on to prove the bluray is not faulty by playing it on the store machine. So now I know I have a faulty pissy 3, wheres the number for Sony support...
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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So here I am with a full head of angst built up, ready to rip someone a new one. Ah I thought cannily I'll try something different I'll try being reasonable before I blow the shit out of them. So I walk up to the counter and politely ask for a refund, flunky politely refuses, excellent this looking promising. Without stepping out of the reasonable character I have adopted I point out that the disk would not play on my machine. He, just as politely, inquired about the machine, and so it went. Having tried the "we don't give refunds" line and failed the flunky retreated behind the skirts of the manager. She being made of sterner stuff scowled at the flunky and repeated the questions to HIM. She then turned around and offered me a cash refund. I begin to suspect she did it just to see my face when she offer the refund, because after handing over the cash she promptly went on to prove the bluray is not faulty by playing it on the store machine. So now I know I have a faulty pissy 3, wheres the number for Sony support...
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Don't call Sony. They will Charge you £100 and just send a replacement machine, find a local electronics repair shop and get it done for about £30. That way you save your hard drive! (Here be knowledge, gleaned from experience).
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Don't call Sony. They will Charge you £100 and just send a replacement machine, find a local electronics repair shop and get it done for about £30. That way you save your hard drive! (Here be knowledge, gleaned from experience).
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
The pissy 3 is over 3 years old, still does an excellent job playing downloads so I doubt I will do anything about it. Probably cheaper just to go out and buy a bluray player.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Don't call Sony. They will Charge you £100 and just send a replacement machine, find a local electronics repair shop and get it done for about £30. That way you save your hard drive! (Here be knowledge, gleaned from experience).
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
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Don't call Sony. They will Charge you £100 and just send a replacement machine, find a local electronics repair shop and get it done for about £30. That way you save your hard drive! (Here be knowledge, gleaned from experience).
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
I agree, it likely to be cheaper and quick to get some guy at the top of Sim Li Square to have a go at fixing it.
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So here I am with a full head of angst built up, ready to rip someone a new one. Ah I thought cannily I'll try something different I'll try being reasonable before I blow the shit out of them. So I walk up to the counter and politely ask for a refund, flunky politely refuses, excellent this looking promising. Without stepping out of the reasonable character I have adopted I point out that the disk would not play on my machine. He, just as politely, inquired about the machine, and so it went. Having tried the "we don't give refunds" line and failed the flunky retreated behind the skirts of the manager. She being made of sterner stuff scowled at the flunky and repeated the questions to HIM. She then turned around and offered me a cash refund. I begin to suspect she did it just to see my face when she offer the refund, because after handing over the cash she promptly went on to prove the bluray is not faulty by playing it on the store machine. So now I know I have a faulty pissy 3, wheres the number for Sony support...
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
wheres the number for Sony support...
1-800-PIRATEBAY
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So here I am with a full head of angst built up, ready to rip someone a new one. Ah I thought cannily I'll try something different I'll try being reasonable before I blow the shit out of them. So I walk up to the counter and politely ask for a refund, flunky politely refuses, excellent this looking promising. Without stepping out of the reasonable character I have adopted I point out that the disk would not play on my machine. He, just as politely, inquired about the machine, and so it went. Having tried the "we don't give refunds" line and failed the flunky retreated behind the skirts of the manager. She being made of sterner stuff scowled at the flunky and repeated the questions to HIM. She then turned around and offered me a cash refund. I begin to suspect she did it just to see my face when she offer the refund, because after handing over the cash she promptly went on to prove the bluray is not faulty by playing it on the store machine. So now I know I have a faulty pissy 3, wheres the number for Sony support...
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
This might just be a buildup of dust. Have you tried a CD/DVD/Blueray cleaning kit?
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So here I am with a full head of angst built up, ready to rip someone a new one. Ah I thought cannily I'll try something different I'll try being reasonable before I blow the shit out of them. So I walk up to the counter and politely ask for a refund, flunky politely refuses, excellent this looking promising. Without stepping out of the reasonable character I have adopted I point out that the disk would not play on my machine. He, just as politely, inquired about the machine, and so it went. Having tried the "we don't give refunds" line and failed the flunky retreated behind the skirts of the manager. She being made of sterner stuff scowled at the flunky and repeated the questions to HIM. She then turned around and offered me a cash refund. I begin to suspect she did it just to see my face when she offer the refund, because after handing over the cash she promptly went on to prove the bluray is not faulty by playing it on the store machine. So now I know I have a faulty pissy 3, wheres the number for Sony support...
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Could it be (just a thought) that the PS3 determines its region based on the first disc put into it?
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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This might just be a buildup of dust. Have you tried a CD/DVD/Blueray cleaning kit?
Many years ago I bought a 5 disc DVD player from Sony. The first chamber would not play some discs. No problems in all the other slots, and it was only a very few discs so I never worried about it.
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