Faulty PS4 fix
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The HDMI problems seem to be stemming from a piece of metal in the HDMI port which isn't sitting flush
http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2013/11/15/ps4-hdmi-issue-traced-back-to-upright-metal-in-port
Best check your one before you set it all up
http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2013/11/15/ps4-hdmi-issue-traced-back-to-upright-metal-in-port
Best check your one before you set it all up
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Sure analogue video is pretty old hat but at least it provided a fall back if your HDMI failed for whatever reason.
Still at least Sony saved a whopping 50p (guesstimate) by not including it. :rolleyes:
The analogue audio outputs allowed the PS3 to be connected to some hifi's too ridiculous they got rid of it.
Times that 50p over the lifetime sales of the console, say 60 million units, then yes it saved them loads of money. You can't just look at it being 50p.
Time will tell, I just hope it doesn't cost sony dearly. And I think it's also unfair regarding the delay time in repairs of 2-3 weeks without any sort of apology. Should be at the very least a free launch game, year of ps+ or controller on its return. I could understand if it was a swap in store situation, but that doesn't seem to be the case....
Interesting few days on the ps4 front me thinks
Just read the rumour of sabotage on IGN forums. It would explain how there is more than just 1 or 2 faults with the systems as well. Not sure if it is at all true though.
I got it from the us playstation community forums, which linked to there. Something tells me it's not true, however with all the issues etc it could easily be!
Typical, I've always had an Xbox and now I jump ship it looks like there's a few duffers out there.
Loads of issues
1. HDMI problems
2. Overheating after 5 minutes (Red line of death)
3. Disc read errors
4. White line of death (whether or not this is HDMI related I am not sure)
5. Some not even starting out of the box.
This is bad craic!
When I got my Wii U last year the optical disc drive was completely dead. The whole console had to be replaced, however I have never given the Wii U a bad review because of this as I have been very pleased with the replacement.
And again, why does this need repeating so much. Hundreds of thousands of these have been sold. Hundreds of thousands are online, right now.
What you are seeing is a very small percentage with issues.
Issues that can happen right now with any console you buy new or old.
The only reason it looks bad is because they sold so many of them, so naturally whilst the percentage is low - you're going to have lots of people with dead units.
I can't remember if it was this thread or the other, but the average consumer electronic failure rate on arrival is 2-3%, Sony's conservative estimates are 3 million sold in 2013 (Wii U did that much), that means 90,000 units will have something wrong with them based on industry average figures.
I said to another poster look at hard drive reviews and forum posts, they're often full of people going oh it turned up and was broken - and that will be for any brand. Because a small percentage will likely turn up dud.
The only reason people panic is because they have this notion of the red ring of death or the yellow light of death.
At least I have two coming!
Same here my WiiU wouldn't connect to the gamepad, i had a go at game, but i never gave the WiiU a bad review or told people not to get one
I'm taking the same line, i'm not going to spend the next two weeks getting worrying this or that 'could' go wrong
The fact is this is the internet, most people won't bother to give positive feedback, they just complain when something goes wrong
People will make a big deal about how their console doesn't work online, when in reality if they just went back to the shop and exchanged it they would be gaming a lot quicker
And if HDMIs are unreliable, just remember that the Xbone will have two of them..
I don't think anyone will give a damn how many HDMI ports the Xbox One has if they receive a faulty console, so i have no idea why you brought this up.
This looks to be nothing to worry about to me, the HDMI faults seem to be very few, we'll see in the future if more consoles become faulty after plenty of use, but at the moment the chances of getting a console DOA is very very slim.
I'm not picking my ps4 up until Summer next year so we should have a rough figure by then.
(Gotta admit tho this talk of knackered consoles has killed my excitement!!!
Yeah, I had a problem with my Vita, I charged it, then when I tried to go through the setup , I found that the touchscreen had huge dead areas. I exchanged it with Amazon and had a new one before I'd even sent mine back. I love the system and would give it a great review. I never thought to go on Amazon and give a poor review because mine was a dud. I understand the dissapointment with PS4 especially with the longer wait for a replacement due to low stock, but I don't get why people are giving it bad reviews because of it. They haven't played the thing to give any review.
I wonder if some phonecalls have been made. It seemed a bit odd for EA to come out and say anyway, but they wouldn't have made the statement without knowing the firmware was the issue would they? It's certainly one of the first things to investigate.