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Watchmen BD problem
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantMarEll
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Has anyone else experienced any problems with the 2 disc + digital copy version (5051368211336) of Watchmen?  I bought a copy yesterday just went to play it and there was a horrendous vibration noise coming from the PS3.  Went straight back to Blockbuster got a new copy and that one's doing the same! 

No other BDs or DVDs have done this in the past, just tried a few now and they are still fine.  I was really looking forward to watching the Watchmen tonight too 
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Maybe an obvious question, but are you running the latest firmware on the PS3?
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I have the collector's edition and had no problems watching it.
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I also have the 3disc US edition and played it on my PS3 (Japanese, 60GB launch model).
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No problems here.  Played fine on my PS3.
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I probably should have mentioned that my player is a PS3 as well.
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Never that problem with my PS3. To me though it sounds like the exhaust fan is working hard, which I have had with mine when it gets hot and humid in my apartment. Does the disc play?
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Chris-
Updated to 3.01 and still get the same problem.  Thanks for the suggestion though.

Mike-
It's definitely not the exhaust fan, it's like the disc is off-center and the resulting wobble is causing the vibration.  I compared the movie disc to the special features disc (which plays fine) and there is no obvious damage.

I've just re-tried a few of my other BDs and there is a very slight vibration with those, although nothing like what I'm experiencing with Watchmen.  It's barely audible, you can just about feel it.  DVDs have no vibration at all.  Can anyone confirm this? 

I'm going to try this copy on a friends PS3 then get another copy from Blockbuster.  If it works fine on his and not on mine again, I may send the PS3 in for repair...if its still in warranty. 
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It's been a long time since I rented anything from Blockbuster, but do they still sometimes put stickers on their discs? If so, that might be what's causing the imbalance in the drive.
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..and don't bluray spin twice as fast as reguilar dvd's ?? The stickers shopuld be balanced , as they would definatley cause a wobble. There seems to be a problem with this disc on other sites as well..
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Tried the second copy in a friends PS3 and witnessed the same problem.  So I took it back and as they were out of stock I got a refund.  A week later I ended up getting a pre-owned copy from Blockbuster and it works perfectly! 
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Sometimes things just work themselves out beautifully. 

I had no problems with my Watchmen Collectors Edition on my PAL PS3.
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