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You’re killing your PS5 by using it vertically, according to hardware experts

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43 pointsjakobdabo21 comments

Disappointing. I guess this weekend I'll be rearranging and trying to find two feet next to the TV to store the thing on its side.

Just flip it over, once a week.

Like the saint on the grill, "Turn me over, I'm done on this side."

I have both consoles from this generation and I wish the PS5 went the same design route as my Xbox series X.

for me the series x is the ugliest console in decades. the button placement, the connections placement, the weird dimensions, the colors. it looks like it has no taste, no finesse, truly a microsoft product. for this reason it stays out of sight. and then you boot it up and realise that the same lack of taste is evident in the os as well.

the ps5 on the other hand is just too big and heavy, otherwise it looks interesting, might not be at the same level of design finesse as the ps4. but to me it looks a bit more like a next gen console, more polished than the series x and this definitely holds true when you boot it up. and practicality wise i can open up the ps5 to clean, which is a major advantage. unfortunately it’s definitely a showcase device, and lots of folk don’t have the space for these kinds of devices. they do have space for boxy devices thou.

As someone who had to rule out several tv units for their ability to fit a series X, I wish Microsoft had went for a more traditional aspect ratio

It’s just harder for the electricity to run up than sideways.

well electricity flows like water so that makes perfect sense.

Yep! If you’re not careful all the electrons will fall out the bottom!

ha! I just remembered a anecdote of a friend, many years ago, telling me that he suspected that his internet was not working properly because perhaps the ethernet cable to his computer was to tight in a part of the installation. I remember I teased him by saying: Ah, sure, in fact, if you press well enough the cable the kilobytes are gonna start accumulating and the cable will might eventually explode! (like a hose)

Without numbers this article isn’t as helpful - if it’s 1/100,000 I’ll leave mine how it is; if it’s 1/100 I guess I should move it…

Well, there's insufficient data to extrapolate numbers, isn't there? We have the owner of a repair shop reporting that he sees this issue frequently. It has to be common enough for him to see it, but nobody whose PlayStation works fine is coming to the repair shop.

Duh, just wrap a towel around it to re-flow it

(For the youngins, this is a reference to the RRoD back in the days https://www.wikihow.com/Do-the-Xbox-360-Towel-Trick)

Just blow the dust out like a NES cartridge.

PS1, ironically could be fixed with this trick.

Wasn't the trick to completely flip the ps1? I'd assumed the cause was issues with the cd drive alignment and the fix was to let gravity help

Optimal angle once it started skipping was clockwise about 100 degrees, 90 would eventually rub too. My old PS1 still works at that particular angle.

Should have just used cheap thermal paste

I think by "liquid metal" they mean low-temp solder.

Nope, they use a liquid at room temperature metal alloy instead of thermal compound as it’s supposed to work better.

Yea, imagine flowing mercury - it's a bit like that. Typically made of tin, gallium, and indium

(and probably some proprietary-fu)

Supposedly better thermal conductivity; downside is... that applies electrically too

It sounds like Sony (or Foxconn/whoever) is putting too much on there. A surprisingly low amount will last/suffice

Players are on PS5

Wololo

Players on are Xbox

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