PS3: Lay it down, or stand it up?

[noiseredux]

Thoughts? Any benefit to one way or the other?

[Opa Opa]

Well you lessen the chances of tipping the system over when you have the console oriented horizontally.

Isn't there a thread where someone measured the amount of heat on a vertical PS3 versus a horizontal PS3?

[Hazerd]

i like to lay it down and play with it.

[CRTGAMER]

Here is the Thread: PS3 Fat vs Slim and Tower vs Desktop YLOD durability

Now in regards to the PS3 when it is laid down (not upright), the air is pulled in from the little slots on the left hand side of the console (with the blu-ray drive slot facing you). If you stand it up, you are closing the air-intake off and therefore restricting the amount of cool air that can enter the machine, therefore driving temperatures up.

The PS3 should be laid down at all times with clear access for air intake on both sides of the machine. It must be allowed to ventilate.

Niode you are one smart cookie! Thankyou! Maybe should engrave your notes on the Sony website. I bet even now, some readers are laying those PS3's flat.

Lookey, there are slots on the left side hiding towards the base below the Hard Drive. It is completely covered when sitting like a tumbling tower of bricks or should I say BRICK. No airflow from left side causing heat to rise inside like the rising of my blood pressure when I saw that ugly Yellow Light.

To Sony, a Raspberry for misleading information. The replacement when it arrives will have PS Logo permanently set to Desktop mode!

Looks like my third "does it matter" question after Niode's answer really does matter!

[BurningDoom]

I finally get to use a Ratt reference on Racketboy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk2YNouT9UA

[noiseredux]

Here is the Thread:

PS3 Fat vs Slim and Tower vs Desktop YLOD durability

Now in regards to the PS3 when it is laid down (not upright), the air is pulled in from the little slots on the left hand side of the console (with the blu-ray drive slot facing you). If you stand it up, you are closing the air-intake off and therefore restricting the amount of cool air that can enter the machine, therefore driving temperatures up.

The PS3 should be laid down at all times with clear access for air intake on both sides of the machine. It must be allowed to ventilate.

Niode you are one smart cookie! Thankyou! Maybe should engrave your notes on the Sony website. I bet even now, some readers are laying those PS3's flat.

Lookey, there are slots on the left side hiding towards the base below the Hard Drive. It is completely covered when sitting like a tumbling tower of bricks or should I say BRICK. No airflow from left side causing heat to rise inside like the rising of my blood pressure when I saw that ugly Yellow Light.

To Sony, a Raspberry for misleading information. The replacement when it arrives will have PS Logo permanently set to Desktop mode!

Looks like my third "does it matter" question after Niode's answer really does matter!

awesome! I've always laid mine down, mostly because I think it looks better that way. Haha.

[Hobie-wan]

i like to lay it down and play with it.

We don't need to know about your sexy time between you and your PS3.

[Bradtemple87]

I always lay all of my systems down

[SwooshBear]

I always lay all of my systems down

Same here, except when space is an issue. I have limited space with my current set up so I have to put my Ps2 upright so the other consoles can fit. The systems in my living room however, are always laying horizontally.

[wootcube]

I stood mine on its end for a bit just to see if I liked it better and the little red light made it look angry and ominous, plus the fact that it was sitting above eye level made it seem like it was staring down at everybody. So I put it on its side again, because its less creepy like that.