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Posted: Mar 15 2010 06:58 pm

This is an appeal to all of you... or well, the select few of you that stuck with Sony instead of making the jump to Microsoft.

At first I thought the problem was my TV. Whatever the case, I'd tried two HDMI cables in my PS3 to the TV and neither worked after a fashion. It worked fine but ceased after a couple of months, and well, I chalked it up to buying cheap ass HDMI cables.

Fast forward to today and I have in my house a brand new HDTV and a new pair of HDMI cables. I hook the sucker up and... nothing. No picture, no sound, same problem as the last one. So now I've figured the problem was, all along, with my PS3. Have any of you the same problem? Or some technical know-how? Because I want this fucker fixed before I settle on component cables for good and start crying.

Posted: Mar 15 2010 07:05 pm

Never had a problem with mine. I have the PS3 slim and a Sony Bravia HDTV, not one single problem in 6 months. I use cheap ass cables as well, maybe you could try these...

http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-1080P-HDTV-Playstation-3/dp/B000M51NRM/ref=pd_sim_vg_1

Now cue the topic Nazi's: "Shouldn't this be in video games?"

Posted: Mar 15 2010 07:41 pm

Why don't you try using the AV cords and make sure you have the correct settings. If you still can't get it to work it could possibly be your HDMI port. I use DVI cables because my Plasma lacks the HDMI input. If you have issues with the AV cords working try holding down the power button until the system shuts itself off again, this essentially resets your settings.

Posted: Mar 15 2010 07:53 pm

Yup what Douche said, it just sounds like the system isn't calibrated correctly.

Posted: Mar 15 2010 09:24 pm

the only problem with my yellow-red-white cords is that the yellow has gotten loose. but I can just swap it with my PS2 cords...

Joined: Mar 01 2010 Posts: 126

Sounds to me like somehow your PS3's HDMI port got fried.

Posted: Mar 16 2010 12:39 am

^ possibly.

Never had any problems with my PS3, very reliable thus far.

Posted: Mar 16 2010 02:38 am

when you turn on your PS3 keep the button held down until you hear a second beep to let your system set itself back to stock settings. It's probably trying to use to high of a setting.

Posted: Mar 16 2010 09:48 am

I guess I should clarify:

Once upon a time, the HDMI cables did work. I enjoyed my high-def PS3 immensely... for a couple of months. Then, one day I get up to play it, turn on the system, and...nothing. I'm panicking that my PS3 bricked or something (though I don't homebrew or anything, I've had my old boss tell me his went out) and I looked all over various forums. I found the answer in the "Hold Power Button, Reset Settings" scenario, and I got it working on regular video input. I tried then to switch back to HDMI and... blank screen. I was pissed but figured maybe it was my TV or using cheap ass HDMI cables, so I shrugged and bought component cables, which, while lovely, was high def looking until I bought my new TV yesterday and tried to reconfigure it again. But same deal. I have a new TV, a new HDMI cable, and still nothing when I attempt to run it through HDMI. Again, component cables work fine, but now, I feel like on this TV the gap between component and HDMI would be bigger.

So yeah. I know about the hold power button trick to reset settings, I now know HDMI ports can fry for whatever reason...

Assuming it's anything else, what could it be? Assuming it IS the HDMI port, how does one set about fixing that?

Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

Did someone change the settings on your PS3?

When my mate moved his PS3 from his old house where he had an HDTV to his student house where it wasn't he had to change the cables and the settings on his PS3.

To be honest i don't use a HDTV for mine woopdedoo a few extra pixels on the screen.

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those few extra pixels on the screen really make a difference in games like dead rising, where they're optimized for HD. in fact, you can't read the subtitles in SD.

Posted: Mar 16 2010 12:05 pm

FNJ wrote:

those few extra pixels on the screen really make a difference in games like dead rising, where they're optimized for HD. in fact, you can't read the subtitles in SD.

Ya, text (among other things) is unreadble in alot of games optimized for HD.

Don't get me wrong, I am not someone who has to play the prettiest games, I sitll love my retro consoles. However, I really feel if you are gonna play HD games (PS3 and 360), unless you are playing on an HD enabled TV, you are really hindering the experience and almost wasting your time (IMO).

Posted: Mar 16 2010 12:18 pm

I'm glad you posted this because this happened to me too. I thought I was a complete fucking retard because I worked at it for an excessively long time(I was under the impression that cords never malfunctioned) . I eventually ended up buying the universal component and AV cords which is kind of a bummer. Hopefully we can get some kind of closure to this.

Posted: Mar 16 2010 12:24 pm

Yea, having to use componenent cables in lieu of HDMI sucks, HDMI is so neat and efficient.

Posted: Mar 16 2010 01:12 pm

Well...I don't think it will make a difference but buy a monster cable HDMI see if it works, if not return that expensive fucker. The only reason I say try that is it may be a shielding issue with the HDMI but I doubt it and if that doesn't work nothing will. If all else fail contact Sony and see what they can do, if you are still under warranty send it in, if not I guess it's up to you what to do, buy another or whatever. It's really kinda stupid how unreliable this generation of systems are, hopefully the next wave will have the longevity of the snes /genesis gen,

Joined: Mar 01 2010 Posts: 126

If it actually is the HDMI port that broke, then the only thing you can really do is have your console repaired. And if your warranty has expired, then this becomes a real pain.

Posted: Mar 16 2010 02:16 pm

This is the dumbest fix I think I've ever seen but I've read people on a few sites saying that unplugging the tv for about 10 minutes while leaving the HDMI hooked up works. I can't see how this would do anything but make you stare impatiently at a clock though. You could always get it repaired through sony or buy a new one (But both options being a pain in the ass).

Posted: Mar 21 2010 04:13 am

So uh, ...Did you figure out the problem?

Joined: Feb 16 2010 Posts: 130

Component is every bit as HD as HDMI, so I would just stick to that.
The only big difference between the two is one output vs. 5.

Posted: Mar 24 2010 03:24 pm

NotEnoughGolds wrote:

Component is every bit as HD as HDMI, so I would just stick to that.
The only big difference between the two is one output vs. 5.

And 1080i (component) vs 1080p (HDMI).

Joined: Feb 16 2010 Posts: 130

Knyte wrote:

NotEnoughGolds wrote:

Component is every bit as HD as HDMI, so I would just stick to that.
The only big difference between the two is one output vs. 5.

And 1080i (component) vs 1080p (HDMI).

Component cables can also output in 1080p.

Posted: Mar 24 2010 05:34 pm

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2344698,00.asp

Excerpt: "Component cables are capable of carrying a full bandwidth 1080p signal, so with all things being ideal, a component cable and a HDMI cable can bring you the same level of quality.

However, things are not ideal because support for that signal is unofficial: the CEA did not approve it as part of the standard.

Sony's own site says that their component cables only go up to 1080i, and I think they may have even constrained it in the settings menu. So, with a 1080p T.V it should be possible for you to get a theoretically better picture if you connect it to the PS3 via HDMI.

As others have pointed out, you can't beat the convenience of HDMI: One cable carries both the audio and video.

Some Blu-ray titles have encrypted/HDCP content that is not viewable in hi-video resolution except through HDMI. So HDMI instead of component frees you from that possible incompatibility."

Joined: Feb 16 2010 Posts: 130

I'm almost certain I was able to select 1080p on my (roommate's) PS3, and I'm almost certain Star Trek was playing in 1080p.
Also, there's this excerpt from Wikipedia (not sure if it's sourced or not):
Current generation video game consoles such as Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 are able to display games and video content in 1080p. Both consoles do this through component cable connections. Additionally, the Xbox 360 VGA connection, the Playstation 3 HDMI 1.3a connection and on specific models of the Xbox 360 (manufactured after June 2007) HDMI 1.2 connection also provide 1080p output.

Posted: Mar 24 2010 08:49 pm

The article or whatever it is just says that "Some" titles would lack the support as they have HDCP encryption. So I'm sure it is possible.