I was home for Easter and my cousin told me his PS3 (along with his mates as well) had both died. I asked him about warranty and he explained that it was a few months past its 12 months. Before I thought that's that, but having come here I understand how to advise him now, only hope he has a receipt or bought it on card.
The reason I found out about it was because on April 1st his mate with the other broken PS3 had rang him and said he had gotten a part in to fix his PS3, but tested it on his as well and that it worked great... kept it up for a good 10 mins before unleashing the April fools. heh