icestrok Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Hello guys, I'm new here, I am planning to buy a ps3 this month, not sure wether to go for old or new. I found a guy in my city selling a 4 month old ps3. Will be checking it out over the weekend. Can you tell me what to look for?? I'm new to consoles, any help will be appreciated. Thanks kid ps: mods, im not sure if this is the right place to post such a query, pls move it if its not the appropriate location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestrok Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 some info on the device. he purchased from bangkok, 3 months old. 250 gb capacity with box and all that... is there any region restriction on games or accesories or online gaming or WARRANTY???? will region restriction affect anything? his quoted price 16k ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender487 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 there is no international warranty yeah there is region restriction on codes not on the games online gaming 512 netspeed to work swiftly without any lagging . better to buy from indian retail store nearby u same price no difference plus u r getting warranty with it incase anything goes wrong plus a hdmi cable,u need to buy while purchasing the console . games take them from the forum fyi 1st introduce urself in the thread then ask for help n all hope this helps u anyways welcome to ivg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdulah Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 That seller is asking too much , try to get ps3 from here at good price , probably 9k-10k for 160gb model . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestrok Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 there is no international warranty yeah there is region restriction on codes not on the games online gaming 512 netspeed to work swiftly without any lagging . better to buy from indian retail store nearby u same price no difference plus u r getting warranty with it incase anything goes wrong plus a hdmi cable,u need to buy while purchasing the console . games take them from the forum fyi 1st introduce urself in the thread then ask for help n all hope this helps u anyways welcome to ivg already introduced myself, in another thread for new comers anyways, thanks for the info. I'll look for something that was bought in india, any chance I can get it checked out at sony centre before purchase? do they do like general servicing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestrok Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 will do abdulah. thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestrok Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I found another good offer, even better actually. 250 gb slim under warranty for 12k .. but .. he bought it from uk :-( . I just want to clear this up, If i buy this ps3 from uk.. 1) I can play games that i download from psn india, purchasing disks from flipkart/grabbit etc? YES / NO ? 2) I can play these games online ? YES/NO ? 3) I get warranty ? YES/NO? Please explain to me what codes are? i'm lost there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kushalrocks Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I found another good offer, even better actually. 250 gb slim under warranty for 12k .. but .. he bought it from uk :-( . I just want to clear this up, If i buy this ps3 from uk.. 1) I can play games that i download from psn india, purchasing disks from flipkart/grabbit etc? YES 2) I can play these games online ? YES 3) I get warranty ? /NO Please explain to me what codes are? i'm lost there Answer in bold in quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestrok Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Answer in bold in quote Thank you So much The warranty will be an issue and im quiet paranoid about electronics ... maybe buy a new one .. lets see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestrok Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 got the ps3 and a monitor... things working fine, but i notice a screen flicker ... thats not normal is it, i googled and found that such a problem exists.. any tips on how to fix it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender487 Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Try a new hdmi cord or dth hdmi if u use hd set top box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icestrok Posted September 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 defender, yea i got a new hdmi cable which fixed the issue.. now enjoyin 1080p goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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