One-and-Only PS3 as Blu-Ray Player Thread - Page 57

Originally Posted by hphase

Turn off Dynamic Range Control in the PS3. (I don't have one yet, so I can't tell you how to do it, but check the audio options.)

Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet

I called Sony today to complain about the bug of my player freezing after the 1.3 update.

Originally Posted by home_theatre_man

FWIW, I have had no freezes or lock-ups with BD playback since loading V1.31. However, I haven't had any FOX BDs on hand to try. Paramount and Warner BD-25s are playing fine.

Chase

Originally Posted by RickPas

oK So with the 60g and wireless, can you download the upgrades without using the Ethernet port, just the wireless connection?
Rick

Originally Posted by wlm94

I have now watched Ice Age and Kingdom of Heaven with Firmware 1.31 update and had lockup with both these movies. Called sony and reset to factory condition and no lockups with these 2 movies. It must be the firmware 1.31 update is causing this problem. Sony needs to get its s*** together.

Originally Posted by randman

Yes, if you have a wireless network and the 60GB Sony, you can use its built-in wireless capability. Or, as I mentioned earlier, you can download the firmware upgrade to your PC, copy it to a flash card and upgrade via the flash card. In this case, no network connection (wired or wireless) is needed.

Originally Posted by RickPas

And if I'm hooked up to my computer via Ethernet connection, I assume I can download any upgrades from that connection too.....I'm just trying to know as much as I can before I get one of these baby's....
Also I was checking around today at Best Buy for the Component Video chords for the PS3, none on the shelf where they have a spot for them, the component video chords they are selling for the PS2 are going for $62 does that sound right?
I don't have an HDMI input, I will have to use Component....
Thanks
Rick

Originally Posted by watsonusn

How do you know if your display supports Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr? I have my PS3 hooked up to a Samsung HLS-5688, & while it seems that Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr looks better than RGB overall, dark scenes are darker with less detail than RGB.
So um yeah im confused & would appreciate some advice.

Originally Posted by HeadRusch

You can download from ethernet, wireless, whatever and upgrade that way.

Component Video Cables are $19.99 from Sony...if they are $50 or more I'm guessing they are probably Monster Cable brand, vastly overpriced, with no increase in visual quality over the $19.99 sony branded ones.

Originally Posted by DeathStalker2

Hello,

Can someone help me out? I only have two movies "Underworld" and "X-men". Now I'm not sure if this is normal or not. When watching X-men last night the scene where Mystique decides to tell the military dudes where Magnetos hideout is and the old dude says "Hell hath no fury like a women scorned" the screen turns black and a little disc logo appears (it's like 2 seconds). and the movie continues to play normally. Is this a layer change? Does anyone elses copy do this? I'm running the latest firmware.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Kid Red

I watched MI3 over the weekend, sweet flick, and it froze half way thru the movie. Controls came on screen but did not function. I had to hard reboot. The movie played fine the rest of the way. I hope this is a one time thing.

Originally Posted by Dr Fuzz

Mine did the same thing on 2 different movies! I played BOTH movies before I upgraded to 1.31 and had no problems. I called Sony and asked if the 1.31 upgrade had given others the same "Freeze" problem and was told he didn't know.

I then asked if another upgrade would correct the freeze and was told my unit was defective and that Sony would be sending me a box to use to send back my complete system and after they received it, they would send me a brand new unit and start the warranty from the day I receive the new unit.

Originally Posted by wco81

Sony has a multi-AV out on the back of their Playstation consoles. It's a proprietary connector which can be used to output S-Video, Composite or Component cables along with stereo audio.

The PS3 also has a standard HDMI connector. For all other types of connections, you have to get a set of cables with this multi AV out connector on one end. You can go to games stores or somewhere like Toys R Us and find Playstation cables from brands like Mad Catz. I got my Playstation component video cables for less than $10. Only complaint is it's short but now with wireless controllers you can put the console close to the TV.

Originally Posted by randman

I've watched two Blu-Ray DVDs (Talladega Nights and the Devil Wears Prada) so far on my 60GB PS3. The PS3 "froze" once while watching each of these movies. By "froze", I mean that the PS3 was behaving as if it was paused. You can still see the DVD's picture. However, selecting any of the transport commands (e.g. play, stop,
forward, reverse) had no effect. The PS3 wasn't totally frozen. I can still bring up the PS3's onscreen menu (not the DVD's menu), and traverse the menu with the cursor keys, but the PS3 did not responsed to any of the transport commands on the on-screen menu. I can also bring up the main PS3 menu by pressing the Playstation button. Then, I can turn it off, and turn it back on. No need to eject the disk. No need to completely turn off the PS3 using the main switch in the back. I just need to turn put it in standby mode and then turn it back on.

To summarize the PS3 acts as if it is frozen/paused, and doesn't respond to any transport commands. However, it isn't completely frozen, since I can still bring up the on-screen menu (not the DVD's menu, but the PS3's menu).

I am running the latest firmware (1.31). My PS3 is in a well ventilated area, so heat shouldn't be the problem. Is anyone else having this issue?

Originally Posted by randman

Are the multi-out cables for the PS2 compatible with the PS3's multi-AV out?

Originally Posted by wlm94

I have now watched Ice Age and Kingdom of Heaven with Firmware 1.31 update and had lockup with both these movies. Called sony and reset to factory condition and no lockups with these 2 movies. It must be the firmware 1.31 update is causing this problem. Sony needs to get its s*** together.

Mine did the same thing on 2 different movies! I played BOTH movies before I upgraded to 1.31 and had no problems. I called Sony and asked if the 1.31 upgrade had given others the same "Freeze" problem and was told he didn't know.

I then asked if another upgrade would correct the freeze and was told my unit was defective and that Sony would be sending me a box to use to send back my complete system and after they received it, they would send me a brand new unit and start the warranty from the day I receive the new unit.