Sony PSP Defects Reported

Among many to report on this issue, OneHungLo writes "GamesAreFun.com is reporting that several defective PSP units have been shipped, suffering from problems such as dead pixels, broken UMD drives, air bubbles in the screens, dust in the screens, and the analog "nubs" not working, or actually falling off. They also have a video of a UMD popping out of the PSP as it's running, due to the unit being twisted/turned. I wonder how long it will be until Sony issues an official statement about this?"

Comments

Evidence

[bi11]

(2) Flying Disk System (design error and/or manufacturing defect)
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_004.a vi
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_005.a vi

Re:Isn't it about time

[ack154]

The Gameboy is for all Portables - which the PSP is... so it fits just fine.

More Evidence

[bi11]

(1) Square button's problem
It makes a creaking noise and stucks
because there is a gap between the button and its rubber (and, of course, the board)
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/controller/ka nbotsu_001.jpg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/controller/ka nbotsu_genin_002.jpg

(3) Power failure and/or Chip defect
Power indicator light illuminates, but...
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/system/power_ 001.mpg

Re:Playstation 2

[mordors9]

We had a problem with our PS2. I have to give Sony credit. They had us ship the old one to them and had it repaired and back to us in a matter of weeks. They were very courteous on the phone and made everything easy for us.

Re:Got to be careful with some of these reports...

[dmayle]

DS suffered from these as well, for example

Way to defelect attention. It should be noted that Nintendo has vowed to fix any dead pixel problems that occur within the the warranty period...

Wear and Tear

[Ganondorf Dragmire]

This really scares me, I am to spend 200 dollars on a unit of this magnitude, I wish for it to at least take some wear and tear. My DS so far, has taken a careful beating, and I was hoping that when the PSP releases, it can take the same. The one thing I do like about Nintendo is that they are like Fisher-Price in product design. But with reports like this, I don't know if I should invest in a product that when bought requires replacement. I have been there already with Sony, which not to go there again. (Playstation 2 Game Reading Errors **Oh the Frustration**)

Re:And this is why I won't purchase a PSP.

[diamondsw]

The network adapter is not compatible because now it's built into the unit. As for the hard drive, the only game that used it was Final Fantasy XI, which wasn't exactly a raging success.

Re:Playstation 2

[Phisbut]

That's what apple did when my iPod died. What you describe is barely acceptable support.

I totally agree. I once bought a HP printer from the store, and it went defect about 2 weeks later. When I called HP to tell them, they shipped me a new printer through Purolator right away and asked me to give the broken printer to the delivery guy when I received the new one, which I did about 48 hours later. That is good service.