HELP!!! PS2 won\'t read CDs. Worst Day of my LIFE!!! :\'-(

check the warranty, bad luck

see..now only if people buy warranties that i/stores sell..i warn them that things will happen..such as this case..but people say "NAH ! dont need it" so i say.."OK either pay $30 for 1 year or $50 for 2 years [EB\'s warranty]..or pay $40-50 for shipping UPS Ground with insurance to SONY and wait 4-6 weeks for it and SONY ONLY covers defects, not human errors"

ONLY if ALL buyers who stopped by my store read about EmperorRob\'s case..then they will understand that warranties is ESSENTIAL !

who here keeps thier ps2 on standby i do all the time, since oct. 26...is their any risks involved?

Sounds like ddayrl has had his on standby since it came out. I have had mine on standby for almost a month straight (ever since I got mine) and no problems. Plus I only play about 1-2 hours per week, so mine is in standby the majority of the time. Theoretically standby should cause no problems. When in standby I believe only a few componets are powered, and those components are simply waiting for the \'reset\' button to be hit and then the system will power up.

Holy SH*T! I just called Sony\'s Tech support and they can repair it for !!!$$$119.00!!! 119, that is insane, i might as well buy a new goddamn console. You think they\'ll fall for it if i say it was bought last month??? I sure as hell hope not. If only PS2 was more well built...

And BTW, i\'m not that stupid i unpluged and re-plugged my PS2 4 seperate times on different TVs.

my condolensces, that really sucks...  did you try the diagnostics mode?  i\'ve had mine on standby since launch and play only a few hours a week, no problems as such...  *knocks on wood*

Originally posted by ddaryl


Electronics take a bigger beating being powered up from a cold start. Standby mode is like sleep mode everything is powered up but not being used.

plus its a pain in the ass reacihing behind the unit to turn it on/off. Obviously Sony did not design the machine to be powered on and off regularly.

You should have your PS2 hooked into a surge protector, and only power down  when your not going to be gaming for a few weeks.

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vertical makes no sense to me. Unless you have to for jam packed reasons

Horizontal seems safer to me