AVS › AVS Forum › Gaming & Content Streaming › Home Theater Gaming › PlayStation Area › PS3 - Color Spots HDMI
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

PS3 - Color Spots HDMI

post #1 of 5
4/27/07 at 7:52pm
Thread Starter 
My PS3 plays BD's fine, no problems whatsoever on my Sony 60" rear-projection LCD (KDS60A2000) via HDMI at 1080p but with the two games I've tested so far (MLB 2K7,Resistance:Fall of Man and I realize they output at 720p) I get these bluish/purple spots on the TV. They appear on darker backgrounds more predominantly but also appear on light backgrounds (players faces have blue lesions etc). It seems worst when there is motion in the game. I haven' t tried component cables because I don't feel like forking over the $$. Is this a calibration issue? I've tried. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Reply
Reply

AVS Top Picks

post #2 of 5
4/27/07 at 8:37pm
It sounds like it could be the dreaded HDMI "sparklies". Does this only show up when the PS3 is set to 1080p? Try different resolutions and see if you see the same artifacts. I hadn't heard of this showing up on a Sony TV...but who knows...
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 5
4/27/07 at 9:20pm
Thread Starter 
It exhibits this behavior when the PS3 is set to 720p also. If it were an HDMI specific issue, wouldn't you think I'd see this when viewing Blu-Ray discs? (Which I never have).
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 5
4/27/07 at 10:12pm
Could be the graphics chip or memory getting too hot, do you have the console in a nice open area where it can get lots of airflow?
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 5
4/27/07 at 10:54pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelineau View Post

My PS3 plays BD's fine, no problems whatsoever on my Sony 60" rear-projection LCD (KDS60A2000) via HDMI at 1080p but with the two games I've tested so far (MLB 2K7,Resistance:Fall of Man and I realize they output at 720p) I get these bluish/purple spots on the TV. They appear on darker backgrounds more predominantly but also appear on light backgrounds (players faces have blue lesions etc). It seems worst when there is motion in the game. I haven' t tried component cables because I don't feel like forking over the $$. Is this a calibration issue? I've tried. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I would also try playing with the TV setting. However, if you play around for a while and nothing works, I would take this up w/ customer support and consider taking advantage of the warranty. This sounds like a serious issue.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: PlayStation Area

AVS Top Picks

AVS › AVS Forum › Gaming & Content Streaming › Home Theater Gaming › PlayStation Area › PS3 - Color Spots HDMI