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Originally Posted by sjconstable  I've been playing Blu-rays for 7 years with no problems, I think '2-3 years' is a massive exaggeration, and surely any kind of laser will fail at some point. |
It's more the dual-layer Blu disc itself, the PS3 is a good 'canary down the mine' test as most units will get much heavier use with games/films than a stand alone player, my Philips Blu-Ray will read a single layer Blu in mere seconds but finds all dual-layer Blu an 'unknown disc' after just 2 1/2 years(of heavy use) so the laser is fine in itself, perhaps Dual-layer Blu is just too hard to read after the lens/laser is only a few years old.
The 2-3 years is with regards to Dual-layer Blu playback not the overall life of the player.