Official PS3 FAQ Master Thread - Page 56

Originally Posted by Jim Gilliland

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Here's another very similar ts file that plays perfectly on the PS3:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~gilliland/24.ts

The only difference I can see between this file and the one I posted earlier is the data rate.

Originally Posted by lchiu7

Now this is weird. When I put this on my PS3 it said unsupported format but pressing Play and it proceeded to play. I doubt if it's a data rate issue as others have already commented - must be something about how Fox encodes its broadcasts versus ABC?

I guess this easily checked - have you seen any consistency in behaviour between broadcasters and their content?

Originally Posted by Jim Gilliland;15751461..


By the way, in my last post I neglected to say thanks. So let me do so now. Thanks to you and WhatHappened for taking the time to investigate this issue with me.

Originally Posted by petrovy

Finally got to utilize the SACD capability of my (older) 80GB PS3, playing the multi-channel SACD version of PF's 'Dark Side of the Moon', and, it is...............sweeeeeeet!

Originally Posted by mcdon283

That know a lot about the PS3.

I have owned it for over a month now and today, when i turned it on and started it up, I got the message " An HDMI input put has been detected" and then after saying yes to it, the question " would you like the optical settings" and then answering that and it went to my home screen. The background was back to black when I originally had it blue. Why did it do this? My messages are saved from friends and I still have firmware 2.60 ( latest version ) but for some reason it sort of reloaded. I always had HDMI connected to it and did not unplug the cord or anything. Anyone?

Originally Posted by jlaavenger

Help, PS3 will no longer recognize pictures & music on my usb stick. I thought the update sounded cool, that I could store pictures and music on my PS3 but now I insert the USB stick into the PS3 it doesn't find anything. It did before the update and it still does on my PC so what gives? Any ideas?

Originally Posted by Chem

I have an issue, so I am glad this thread is available, perhaps someone could assist me.

I have a Sony Playstation 3 which is connected via HDMI to my Pioneer VSX-92TXH Receiver which is connected via HDMI to my Pioneer PRO-111FD TV.

For some reason my PS3 won't allow me to go into 1080P, the highest I can get it to go is 1080I.

In addition, I also a a TIVX M6500-A media player and if I put it in 1080P, and load up anything with a black screen, I see "sparkles". If I put it in 1080I it works fine.

My Pioneer Blu-Ray BDP-05FD player works perfectly in 1080P and has no issues, it is also connected via HDMI to the receiver.

Any ideas on why this could be and how I could remedy the situation?

Originally Posted by JChin

illinois9er, check/try and select a 2 channel track from the dvd, or set the sound options to 2 speakers on the ps3.

Originally Posted by illinois9er

Another thing i forgot to mention is that i tried playing Call of Duty on it and the voicing all worked good. The weirdest thing is that the previews on the movie Eagle Eye worked where i could hear them but then the main feature didnt.

Originally Posted by Pugnax555

When you started it up, you probably held your finger on the power button for too long. Holding the power button for a second or two (instead of a quick tap) triggers an audio/video setting reset. As far as I know, the only things it changes are your audio and video settings (which only take a few seconds to put back) and your theme. I've accidentally done this a few times, which is why I now turn it on either from the remote or by putting a disc in.

Originally Posted by Nosferax

Many trailer are in DD 2.0 while the movie maybe in 5.1.
If you are listenening to your movie via the TV speaker you may via the ps3 xbmc limit the audio output to stereo.

Originally Posted by Bronco70

Yea the SACD ain't bad.

Nothing to compare to a dorm room in '73 with KLH 6 speakers an AR TT and and an all tube Dynaco front end. Those were the days.

You can't go home again....

Joe

Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm

That's what comes on my screen once I get past the coming attractions on my Narnia blu ray

Originally Posted by WhatHappend

Did you press the triangle button on the remote while you are on the device (USB thumb drive) and select display all?

Originally Posted by StarrsMill Tiger

I've had my 40gb model for just under 1 year and NO issues at all until this past week.

My son was playing COD World at War online with the disc inserted and all of a sudden the screen went blank and a disc read error message came on.

As soon as that happened, the PS3 now won't read ANY discs including SD DVD's, CDs, PS3 games, and BDs that have all worked before.

I tried powering it off, disconnecting it from any power supply for an hour, etc. and still won't read any discs.

When the main PS3 menu is up, under the media menu, no disc content will even show up as it should - its like the entire disc drive has ceased to exist.

Every other feature is still working (PS3 store, wifi, downloaded content, etc.)

Any suggestions or am I in D.S.?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by illinois9er

I recently bought a 40 inch Sony LCD Z Series Bravia and hooked up my PS3 today to watch a Blu-Ray movie. I couldnt get the audio of the movie to work besides the background music.

I tried switching between a few different HDMI cables and nothing seemed to fix it. Any ideas on what could be the issue here? Thanks.

Originally Posted by westgate

what's a 'narnia'?

Originally Posted by Ron Jones

What kind of HDMI cables are you using and how long are the cables? The PS3 converts the BD video to deep color (12-bit per color instead of the usual 8-bit per color) and when outputting in 1080p if the TV indicates it can support deep color (during the HDMI handshake). I'm fairly certain your Kuro plasma supports deep color so when the PS3 attempts to output 1080p it would use deep color and there is no way to turn this off within the PS3's setup. The use of deep color results in a 50% additional bandwidth requirement on the HDMI cables as compared to a typical BD player's 1080p output and about 3 times the bandwidth required for regular 1080i video. You really should consider getting HDMI cables certified as HDMI Version 1.3a - Category 2, especially if any are relatively long. They don't have to be expensive cables since AVS Forum sponsor monoprice.com sells such HDMI cables are low cost.

Also as suggested by an earlier poster, you could try bypassing the AVR and connecting the PS3 directly to your Pio Plasma, but if that works the issue could be either with the AVR or still an issue with the cables.