51" Hitachi issue? Or not? - Blu-ray Forum

PS34EVER · 10-28-2007, 05:14 AM

My buddy just bought a 60 gig PS3. He has it hooked up to a Hitachi 51f59 51 inch 1080i Rear Projection TV with a Belkin HDMI cable. Shortly after he bought it, he started to have picture problems. Sometimes the screen gets very bright, sometimes it get very dull. Sometimes it has a terrible picture quality where you can hardly recognize what's on the screen. He thought it was something wrong with the PS3, so he brought it back and exchanged it. When we got it hooked up, it started doing the same thing again. I HIGHLY doubt it is two bad PS3's. What are the odds of that? I think I have a better chance at getting struck by lightning.

I am wondering, maybe it's his connection from his TV where the HDMI plugs in, or maybe it's a bad cable. Does anyone know what might be up? Thanks!

stewiems · 10-28-2007, 05:21 AM

Never had any problems with the screen brightness but sometimes the picture freezes on my PS3 while playing blu-ray movies...then unfreezes and skips part of the movie. I have a 60 GB system with the latest firmware update. I have noticed it more on Fantastic Four 2 and Basic Instinct...it can be quite annoying. I have the system adequately ventilated but notice this is occurring when I have played a couple movies already and the system fan is on and running....any suggestions anyone????????

PS34EVER · 10-28-2007, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by stewiems

Never had any problems with the screen brightness but sometimes the picture freezes on my PS3 while playing blu-ray movies...then unfreezes and skips part of the movie. I have a 60 GB system with the latest firmware update. I have noticed it more on Fantastic Four 2 and Basic Instinct...it can be quite annoying. I have the system adequately ventilated but notice this is occurring when I have played a couple movies already and the system fan is on and running....any suggestions anyone????????

Well, the thing is, the picture does go back to normal after a minute or two, but it last happened when we were playing NHL 08 and the ice got so bright, you could really only see the Players sticks and the puck. Everything was way too bright. I'm not sure what is wrong, but he was quite skeptical of the system when the first one did it, and now that this one is doing pretty much the same thing, he isn't too happy. I wouldn't be either, but I don't want him thinking that it's his system. What is the failure/faulty rate of these PS3 systems? Less than .1 percent is what I heard. I wonder if it is his cable, or what?

Zyclone · 10-28-2007, 05:39 AM

im guessing its his cables or setups , two faulty ps3's from the same store sounds unlikely but who knows they might have got a bad batch.

devils3023 · 10-28-2007, 05:44 AM

Highly doubt its the ps3's. My guess is its either the hdmi cable or the tv. Easy way to find out is to connect a different dvd player using the same hdmi cable. If it happens again you know its the cable or the tv and not the ps3. Does it happen when watching any other sources like cable/satellite or only using the ps3? It could be the hdmi input on the tv too. Play around with a few scenarios and post back.

PS34EVER · 10-28-2007, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by devils3023

Highly doubt its the ps3's. My guess is its either the hdmi cable or the tv. Easy way to find out is to connect a different dvd player using the same hdmi cable. If it happens again you know its the cable or the tv and not the ps3. Does it happen when watching any other sources like cable/satellite or only using the ps3? It could be the hdmi input on the tv too. Play around with a few scenarios and post back.

No, it's never happened when he is watching satellite. We are also watching Pearl Harbor on Blu-ray on his PS3, and it is 50 minutes in, and it hasn't happened. Sending data through the cable is the same, is it not as a PS3 game? It only happens when we are playing our PS3 games. Like I said, I've owned my system since January and I have had ZERO problems, so I really am baffled at what would be the issue here.

He doesn't have any other unit here with an HDMI connector, so trying that is out of the question. Any other ideas?

PS34EVER · 10-28-2007, 06:06 AM

How about this. Does his TV not correctly convert the picture being output. When he starts up a game, such as NHL 08 or R:FOM, the TV says it switched the output to 720p. But I thought that some TV's (especially earlier HDTV's) had problems converting to a different picture quality.

Also, since his TV is a 1080i and we are watching a 1080p movie (Pearl Harbor on Blu-ray), what is the picture outputting? 1080i? 720p? Cause it can't be 1080p. His tv doesn't support it.

PS34EVER · 10-28-2007, 06:14 AM

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=686661

That link is where seemingly everyone else that has this tv is having the same problems. This is EXACTLY what is going on wiht my buddies.

devils3023 · 10-29-2007, 05:45 AM

Definitely seems to be a tv issue and not a ps3 issue. Something wrong with the hdmi input and hitachi seems to be aware of it. Keep on top of them and look out for a firmware upgrade or recall that'll address this problem. Good luck!!

MOONPHASE · 10-29-2007, 05:59 AM

i dont know if its just me but i think Hitachi might be having some problems with some of their tvs

10-28-2007, 05:14 AM	#1
PS34EVER Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Minnesota PSNetwork ID: Sic_Wild_Child Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:24	51" Hitachi issue? Or not? My buddy just bought a 60 gig PS3. He has it hooked up to a Hitachi 51f59 51 inch 1080i Rear Projection TV with a Belkin HDMI cable. Shortly after he bought it, he started to have picture problems. Sometimes the screen gets very bright, sometimes it get very dull. Sometimes it has a terrible picture quality where you can hardly recognize what's on the screen. He thought it was something wrong with the PS3, so he brought it back and exchanged it. When we got it hooked up, it started doing the same thing again. I HIGHLY doubt it is two bad PS3's. What are the odds of that? I think I have a better chance at getting struck by lightning. I am wondering, maybe it's his connection from his TV where the HDMI plugs in, or maybe it's a bad cable. Does anyone know what might be up? Thanks!

10-28-2007, 05:21 AM	#2
stewiems Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Dallas, TX	Picture freezes occasionally Never had any problems with the screen brightness but sometimes the picture freezes on my PS3 while playing blu-ray movies...then unfreezes and skips part of the movie. I have a 60 GB system with the latest firmware update. I have noticed it more on Fantastic Four 2 and Basic Instinct...it can be quite annoying. I have the system adequately ventilated but notice this is occurring when I have played a couple movies already and the system fan is on and running....any suggestions anyone????????

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10-28-2007, 05:39 AM	#4
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	im guessing its his cables or setups , two faulty ps3's from the same store sounds unlikely but who knows they might have got a bad batch.

10-28-2007, 05:44 AM	#5
devils3023 Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:wayne, nj	Highly doubt its the ps3's. My guess is its either the hdmi cable or the tv. Easy way to find out is to connect a different dvd player using the same hdmi cable. If it happens again you know its the cable or the tv and not the ps3. Does it happen when watching any other sources like cable/satellite or only using the ps3? It could be the hdmi input on the tv too. Play around with a few scenarios and post back.

10-28-2007, 06:06 AM	#7
PS34EVER Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Minnesota PSNetwork ID: Sic_Wild_Child Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:24	How about this. Does his TV not correctly convert the picture being output. When he starts up a game, such as NHL 08 or R:FOM, the TV says it switched the output to 720p. But I thought that some TV's (especially earlier HDTV's) had problems converting to a different picture quality. Also, since his TV is a 1080i and we are watching a 1080p movie (Pearl Harbor on Blu-ray), what is the picture outputting? 1080i? 720p? Cause it can't be 1080p. His tv doesn't support it.

10-28-2007, 06:14 AM	#8
PS34EVER Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Minnesota PSNetwork ID: Sic_Wild_Child Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:24	http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=686661 That link is where seemingly everyone else that has this tv is having the same problems. This is EXACTLY what is going on wiht my buddies.

10-29-2007, 05:45 AM	#9
devils3023 Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:wayne, nj	Definitely seems to be a tv issue and not a ps3 issue. Something wrong with the hdmi input and hitachi seems to be aware of it. Keep on top of them and look out for a firmware upgrade or recall that'll address this problem. Good luck!!

10-29-2007, 05:59 AM	#10
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	i dont know if its just me but i think Hitachi might be having some problems with some of their tvs

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