“New” old PS3 and my PS3 revival

After a couple years of my PS3 sitting due to no picture from HDMI or composite. I decided to buy one from the classifieds. I actually had the parts for an HDMI fix because I’m pretty sure I know what’s wrong with it. Right now the composite shows up briefly but it’s like the HDMI keeps trying to engage.

Anyway I just wanted to have a working ps3. So I saw a blue one in the classifieds for $60. It came with a controller and three games. Plus a blue PS3 is kind of rare, so extra bonus. Or so I thought.

example of factory blue PS3 -NOT the one I bought!
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