Cheapest way to replace a broken PS4?

Autopilot

We have a bust PS4 which is well out of warranty. Sony want £125 to repair it. So I thought maybe I would just try to replace the unit; no games, Dual Shocks or cables etc required. Any ideas on the cheapest way to replace it?

TIA.

DAZ UK 74

That is the cheapest way.

Autopilot

Thanks. Thought that probably was the case.

John7

Sell the busted one as "Faulty, spares or repairs only" on Ebay/Shpock/Gumtree etc. Someone will buy it.

Put the money towards a new one.

Autopilot

Yeah, did think about that.

One went on classifieds for £150 with a controller. I could also sell the controller and probably work out cheaper than a repair.

zt1903

Bust how?

If it’s out of warranty have you considered attempting self repair?

mjcairney

Keep your eye open on the forum classifieds for a fellow member perhaps selling one.

Martin.

Autopilot

Won’t play some games.

I thought it was an optical drive issue, but a couple of downloaded games also won’t work. They freeze on the start up screen.

I spoke to PlayStation support who said it has to be sent to them. One guy suggested it might be a known problem with the graphics chips on early models.

The fans are also always on full tilt, so it’s very noisy, despite the fact I have striped it down (the beat I could) and cleaned it out with an air can. Not sure if this problem is related, could be I guess if a GFX chip over heating.

hippo99

Have you tried putting a different hard drive in it? It could just be a faulty hard drive causing the problem.
Don't forget that disc games are installed and played off the hard drive. It doesn't play the game directly off the game disc. After the initial game install, all the disc is there for is just to confirm you own the disc.