I think my PS3 is going back to BB...humming noise has me worried long term.

Originally Posted by carguy84

I'm using an HDMI cable connected to my receiver, I've tried 2 different cables and both exhibit the same noise.

Originally Posted by gooki

Presuming they get hiss on other sources i would agree.

But if the PS3 is giving you hiss and your other devices don't something is wrong, especially if you're using a digital connection as hiss should not be able to be induced into the signal pior to the DAC.

I would try a CD on your curent CD player, check for hiss, then pop the same CD into your PS3 and check for hiss again. If you're getting more via the PS3 and you don't like it, send it back.

The PS3 uses a three-prong grounded plug. If the other audio gear is not using the same common ground by only using a two-prong plug, then the ground loop is possible. An easy way to check would be to use a cheater plug on the PS3 to see if that solves the hiss.

Originally Posted by gooki

How do you get ground loop induced humming via a digital audio connection such as HDMI? As you are the first person i've every heard promote the idea that it's possible.

Originally Posted by Mikazaru

If you manually set the output format, a warning would have appeared: "If the device in use does not support the frequency selected, the speakers may become damaged." Hopefully, you did not race through and ignore this. I wasn't sure what formats my receiver supported either, so I just set it to auto. If this is not the case, you should probably return/exchange your ps3.

Originally Posted by Markwap

I concur - This may be the source of your problem as I had similar audio defects coming from my Denon 3806 connected to the PS3 via HDMI when I manually selected all the output options on the HDMI audio output page. Once I changed the setting to Auto, all the distortion and noises (hum, pops, cracks, hissing, beeps) went away! Another way to test this is if you aren't getting audio artefacts through the optical connection but are via HDMI then you probably have an incompatibility with your output frequency settings on the PS3.

Originally Posted by carguy84

I just picked up the PS3 this week from BB when they got their latest shipment in(60GB model) and also picked up a few BD discs as well. While I'm not one to really buy a component that doubles as something else, the low price point was really hard to resist for a BD player. I own the Toshiba A1 and have had it since the summer, and while I thoroughly enjoy the picture and sound, having it limited to 1080i and the slooooooooooooow boot really gets to me sometimes. Instead of selling it and trying a newer HD DVD player, I figured I'd give BD a try.

Picture wise in case anyone cares, I can't tell the difference between BD & HDDVD, and my eyes are pretty well trained. Even with one outputing 1080i and one outputting 1080p(I'm projecting it using the Sony Pearl). Neither could I tell if one sounded better than the other, although the A1 was a LOT easier to setup. I have no idea about the different sound options on the PS3, lots of decimal numbers and Hz, but I have no idea what my receiver can handle or what the PS3 should be set to(Pioneer Elite 84TXSi in case some one knows and wants to share which I should have selected?).

Anyway, back on topic, my PS3 makes my speakers hum or hiss noticably, especially during quiet scenes. I have worked painstakenly to avoid any hum/hiss in my setup, so this probably bothers more than it might most. But it is noticable even to my half deaf friend. I'm using an HDMI cable connected to my receiver, I've tried 2 different cables and both exhibit the same noise. Has anyone found a solution to this, or has it just become something people live with? I really like some of the movies that are only on BD, so I would like to stick with it, but I can't forsee me keeping this unit. I think the next thing I have my eye on is the Pioneer BD player, but I can't seem to find much info on it, other than it doesn't use a Bluetooth remote! (WTF Sony???).

Anyway, I just wanted to relay my experience in case others have found any sort of solutions to this.

Thanks,

Chip-

Originally Posted by LAGOSIAN

I think PS3 outputs at 720P not 1080i, if I'm not mistaken.

Originally Posted by xbdestroya

Well, you are mistaken.

(Maybe you should actually learn about the product you spend all day knocking Lagosian)

Originally Posted by LAGOSIAN

(Maybe you should grow up and act your age Xbox Destroyer, you are the one who goes about trying to knock down the competetion).

I am not a mindless biased follower of either format because I own both, so I am not constrained to bash one, or close my eyes when one is not performing as well.

Originally Posted by LAGOSIAN

When it was first released couldn't it only output at 720P? If it is doing higher than that please post a link please.

Originally Posted by xbdestroya

Question: when did you buy into Blu-ray? I'm honestly curious.

This XBox Destroya thing is getting real old too. I haven't bashed the XBox once on this forum, not even once.

As for the PS3 thing, then if you honestly did not know that it outputs video streams in *only* 1080i, 1080p, or 480p, you are simply uneducated on the matter, and shouldn't be lending advice on it.

Originally Posted by LAGOSIAN

And you are right I know nothing about the PS3 because I have absolutely ZERO interest in it, that is why my statement was worded in question form.

Originally Posted by xbdestroya

Everything else you typed, I don't care about. This is the only thing.

So here it is - if you have no interest in the PS3, if you have no knowledge of the PS3, and you couldn't care less about the PS3... do those who do own it, who are interested, and who do care a favor, and leave technical questions regarding the unit to people who actually know something, rather than spreading misinformation.

PS - It is indeed ironic that you highlight my own preference for BD, and seemingly allege(?) that I and others are single format owners; I think that's obvious. The irony though comes from the fact that I have no desire to troll the HD DVD forums - and don't - and yet you, the dual format owner, are here nearly every day trolling the BD forums.