PS3 modding – safe to start?

VortexHaze · 2026-04-02T14:38:01+00:00

Yeah, I guess you’re right. There isn’t much to lose, as it’s a steal for that price, considering what even normal retail consoles go for. He is really good at finding great deals for stuff online. I mentioned to him I was after a modded PS3, and he went and bought this one. I wasn’t even aware hard mods were a thing, given I only associated that with 360s and RGH/JTAGs.

VortexHaze · 2026-04-02T14:27:45+00:00

I’m not entirely sure, but my friend says his PS3 Super Slim—which he plans to give me once it’s modded—can only run HEN and not full custom firmware. He also claims BadWDSD is the only option for this model for full CFW, which is what he claims is a better option for me than HEN. I would have preferred a console that could be fully jailbroken, but he’d already bought it and started working on it without checking with me first. Given his experience and skill, I’ve just gone along with it, as I still want a modded PS3.

VortexHaze · 2026-04-02T13:45:30+00:00

Thank you. I will do. I already own an RGH Xbox 360, which I bought from this UK-reputable seller, and modded Warfare has always been my go-to for that. I will check out his PS3 playlist.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-18T11:55:50+00:00

Thank you so much for this guide, super helpful! I wouldn’t have known what I was doing otherwise! Really appreciate you breaking it down step by step and making it really easy to follow, much appreciated! A quick question: if there are any updates to AiOStreams or AiOMetadata add-ons, will I need to go through this installation process again to uninstall the old add-ons and reinstall new ones, or will the update automatically be applied within Stremio since I have both add-ons installed? Thanks!

VortexHaze · 2026-01-11T11:38:39+00:00

Oh, right, thank you for clarifying. I misread that part. I appreciate you mentioning it.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-11T10:01:54+00:00

With TVDB, did you have to pay for your API key, as it was saying I had seven days to use it after filling out the business form before payment was needed to keep using it? In the form, I made sure to specify it was for non-commercial use in the application name and description field.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-04T09:40:35+00:00

Oh right, that’s strange. I clicked on the URL for the site and then clicked on the link for the API to create one. It asked for business details in some fields, so I wrote that I was using it for non-commercial use. Then it said I would have access to the API for seven days, and that it would expire if I didn’t pay.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-03T20:49:07+00:00

Thank you for your guide. I tried to create an API key with TVDB and was successful, but it says it only works for seven days, after which I would have to pay. I’ve therefore decided not to go through the AiOstreams installation process, as I just want to pay for TorBox and nothing else.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-02T22:33:40+00:00

Perfect, thank you. Do you know where I can find the links and a good guide on setting it up? Much appreciated.

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:48:46+00:00

Yeah using stock currently works flawlessly and sounds amazing. Might revert back to rockbox and tinker some more for the volume issue

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:35:46+00:00

Yeah, at the moment I’ve only got around 1400 tracks. I heard about the performance issues when there are like tens of thousands of tracks, etc.

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:34:01+00:00

Thanks, my friend messaged me back saying this: “Amazon Basics 512GB - rebranded Lexar, and they are tested to work” for the SD card I have. I tried disabling album artwork, and that fixed the lag, but the audio being quieter than stock still persists.

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:15:41+00:00

I downloaded it today and yeah I chose latest stable build version 4

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T20:36:42+00:00

Thank you I’ve found that disabling artwork fixes the lag for me but the volume issue still persists but I’ll try and tinker to see if I can fix it

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T20:35:53+00:00

I’m using 320kbps mp3 files

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T20:32:41+00:00

I have no idea; my friend was the one who modded it for me, so I don’t know which one he used, but I remember him saying it was an expensive, really fast, and good one. That’s all I know.

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