You boot up your Xbox, ready to game. TV says: No Signal. Rage levels rising? You’re not alone. Busted HDMI ports are the #1 reason Xbox consoles show no picture — and we fix them daily at OneUpFix Barrie. Whether you’ve got an Xbox Series X, Series S, or One, when that HDMI port breaks, […]
Your PS5 is not supposed to be a $700 doorstop. But when your HDMI port is busted, it’s basically just an expensive white noise machine.No signal. No picture. No game night. Just you, your blank TV, and your slowly dying soul. But don’t worry — you’re not alone. We’ve fixed a lot of PS5s right […]
Your PS5 Sounds Like It’s About to Take Off? Let’s Talk. Look, we love the PS5. It’s sleek, it’s powerful, and it’s the only reason half of us survived 2020. But when your PS5 sounds like a Boeing 747 is prepping for takeoff in your living room, you’ve got a problem. If your console’s fan […]
We’ve seen a lot at OneUpFix. PS5s soaked in cola. Switches sticky with mystery juice. Xboxes that smelled like burnt hair and despair. But the one that still gets talked about around here? The PS5 that survived a house fire. Yes, it happened. Yes, we fixed it. No, it didn’t smell great. The Call It […]
There’s a special place in controller hell for Joy-Con drift. You’re trying to play Zelda and Link decides to moonwalk off a cliff.You’re sneaking in Mario Kart on your lunch break, and the car veers left like it owes money. You didn’t choose chaos — your Joy-Cons did. Welcome to the most annoying (and common) […]
Picture this: You plug your Xbox into your TV like always.You sit down with snacks, vibes, and at least two unopened energy drinks.You press power. …Nothing.Black screen.TV says “No signal.”You try another cable. Another port. Another TV.Still nothing. If this sounds familiar, congrats: you’ve just met the most common Xbox hardware failure in Barrie — […]
So your PS5 controller’s acting possessed. You nudge right… it darts left. You barely touch the stick… your character spins in circles like they just drank four Red Bulls and saw a ghost. Or maybe it doesn’t turn on at all. No lights, no love, no sign of life. Like your ex after the breakup. […]
Some Switches get dropped.Some get chewed on.Some get “repaired” with Super Glue, duct tape, and hope. We’ve seen it all here at OneUpFix, and while we never name names, we do quietly shake our heads when things go off the rails. So today, let’s break down the top 5 Nintendo Switch fails we’ve actually repaired […]
Your Xbox Series X used to be the king of your living room. Now it’s… moody. You hit power and nothing happens.Or it boots, but your TV says, “No signal, bud.”Or it sounds like it’s trying to launch a rocket every time you load Warzone. Congratulations: you’re officially in Xbox repair territory.The good news? OneUpFix […]
You go to dock your Nintendo Switch and… nothing.Black screen. No light. No juice. No joy. You try plugging it in directly. It blinks, then dies.You switch chargers. You swear a little.You Google “is my Switch dead or just dramatic?” And here you are. Welcome. You’ve found Barrie’s go-to Nintendo Switch repair nerds. The OneUpFix […]