[BTBuck1]

Many of you may have read that since firmware v 1.5 and 1.51 that the ps3 freezes, or pauses momentarily (about 10 seconds) during movie playback, be it DVD or Blu-Ray. Many rumors have circulated that it's firmware glitch, etc. And some have claimed that by disabling the network that, that fixes the problem. Last night I decided to try it out. I have had several of these "freezes" since the latest firmware, on open season, FLyboys & Courage under fire. So I popped in The Departed last night and went in and disabled the network for the course of the movie. Well, to my surprise that seemed to be it. I didn't have one single problem, and that was a relatively long flick. So while this is a minor burden (turning it on/off) between gaming/watching movies I think it's worth it until Sony fixes this issue once and for all.

I'll keep an update going forward if I encounter any problems after turning the networking off, or If I leave it on and have more issues, or if firmware updates fix this.

I think if you're having these problems, try this out...it seems like this is the ticket.

Feel free to post your theories, experiences, testimonials etc. here.

Thanks,
Brian