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Getting PS3 to play nice with HDMI

DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Purchased a second-hand PS3, hooked it up with an HDMI cable to my Samsung panel, was able to turn it on and start doing stuff... updated the firmware from 2.8 to 3.0, and now when I boot up the PS3 it simply won't output on HDMI. To regain signal I had to connect it to the TV via component cables, and if I try changing the video mode to HDMI I lose the video signal until it reverts to component.

Any ideas on what I should try to get it to function?

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Six pack on a dick Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Dehumanized wrote: »
    Purchased a second-hand PS3, hooked it up with an HDMI cable to my Samsung panel, was able to turn it on and start doing stuff... updated the firmware from 2.8 to 3.0, and now when I boot up the PS3 it simply won't output on HDMI. To regain signal I had to connect it to the TV via component cables, and if I try changing the video mode to HDMI I lose the video signal until it reverts to component.

    Any ideas on what I should try to get it to function?
    Have you tried shutting down, hooking it up via HDMI, then holding the power button (usually for about 5 seconds) until it beeps twice when you power it on? It will boot with the default video settings.

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  • Captain VashCaptain Vash Registered User
    edited September 2009
    it might be defaulting to a resolution your television doesn't support, try connecting both at the same time and doing hdmi - auto and see if that works

    if not, start at the lowest res and work up seeing if those work.

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  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Mine won't work on one of my TVs if I have anything higher than 720p (the TV's resolution selected), you'd think it would automatically detect that, especially since I have all of them selected, but no, nothing.

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I've given it another try, and pinpointed the issue. The HDMI cable that came with the system is bad in some way -- if I use a different cable, the connection is fine, and likewise if I try to hook anything up besides the PS3 to the cable, it has no output.

    So, I guess this thread can be considered as solved, though it looks like I'll have to spend $4 on another HDMI cable.

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