PS3 home repair guides are popping up everywhere these days, mostly on the internet. The Sony PS3 (short for PlayStation 3) has always been a popular game console. This is largely due to its many uses as a game console, computer, and DVD player. However, like anything man-made, the PS3 has its drawbacks and bugs that, I’m sure, sometimes drive gamers crazy when they occur.
Here we will examine two of the available guides to repair the PS3 at home. We’ll look at factors like cost, simplicity, and general authority on the subject. A good PS3 self-help guide should be relatively affordable, should be simple enough for non-technical users to understand, and should project a certain air of authority on how to fix most problems a user will encounter while using the PS3. .
The YLOD Repair Wizard Guide – This guide has a name that suggests that it is just a guide to fix one of the problems encountered with the PS3. Could not be farther from the truth. The reason this title was chosen is because YLOD is probably the most common issue with the PS3. Actually, this guide goes over just about every conceivable malfunction on the PS3. It also comes with text enhancing videos for ease of use. It boasts that you don’t have to be a techie to understand it. The cost of this guide is $34, so it meets that criteria as well.
The PS3 Light Fix Guide – This is also a comprehensive guide that covers just about every problem you might encounter with the PS3. It also has step-by-step instructions that it says are easy for non-techies to follow and it also comes in a PDF format. The PS3 Lights Fix guide comes with a video that enhances the text. This guide, however, goes one step further than others by offering after-sales service and that is very important. For this reason alone, this is probably the best guide available to fix your PS3 yourself. The cost of the guide is $54, but it’s worth it when you consider that it will cost Sony at least $150 to repair the drive, not to mention the weeks it will take to get it back. All in all, I’d rank this as the number one DIY guide for the PS3.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind when deciding if a home repair guide is for you: If your PS3 is still under factory warranty, it’s probably best to send the drive in to Sony for repair. Second, there are plenty of guides out there that are just plain rubbish, so you should use your due diligence when choosing a guide for home repairs.