blu-ray player/PS3 problem ?? - Blu-ray Forum

Armorales102 · 07-04-2013, 03:25 AM

Hello, i recently started having problem with my slim PS3, ive had it for 2 years and have never had problems with it before but just the other day some blu-rays started skipping on it. This started happening a few days ago (with The Office: season 8 and Killers).
The next day i bought a new blu-ray player (LG BP330), The Office: season 8 played flawlessly but Killers continued skipping.
I plugged in my PS3 today to test a few more blu-rays before i got rid of it and all the blu-rays that i tested today played fine from beginning to end (Jackie Brown and Deep Blue Sea)
im a little confused with whats going on, im assuming Killers is just a defected disc but i dont understand why The Office season 8 wont play on my PS3.
Has anyone had trouble with these movies before?
do ps3 maybe struggle playing flipper blu-rays? (The Office season 8 is double sided, blu-ray and dvd)
all the discs are in perfect condition by the way

oh also i forgot to mention that when i bought The Office season 8 originally the first disc wouldnt play on my ps3 so i exchanged for another copy but this time the 2nd disc wouldnt play on my ps3. that's why im thinking ps3s might have trouble reading flippers. this was my first time playing a flipper on a ps3.

chip75 · 07-04-2013, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Armorales102

that's why im thinking ps3s might have trouble reading flippers. this was my first time playing a flipper on a ps3.

I've got The Office Season Eight, I'll try it later on my PS3 (I have the slim version not the new top-loader).

The only problem I've had with the PlayStation is Blade Runner it doesn't always load. It just hangs on the spinning disc.

Armorales102 · 07-04-2013, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chip75

I've got The Office Season Eight, I'll try it later on my PS3 (I have the slim version not the new top-loader).

The only problem I've had with the PlayStation is Blade Runner it doesn't always load. It just hangs on the spinning disc.

thanks i appreciate that.

Petra_Kalbrain · 07-04-2013, 02:20 PM

Is the PS3 firmware up to date?

chip75 · 07-04-2013, 02:21 PM

I forgot to ask, do you have the PlayStation hooked up to the internet? I can't remember if it's season seven or eight with The Office but it has one of those ticker-tape updates on the main-menu, if you have BD-Live enabled and your connection is turned off it might cause problems. I usually have:

Settings > Video Settings > BD - Internet Connection > Confirm

on my PS that way if I play a disc when I'm off-line it will ask me if I want to allow connection (I say no).

KINGDANGER · 07-04-2013, 05:42 PM

My PS3 (60g upgraded to 500g, latest firmware installed) struggles to recognize "transparent" discs. Most recently Tai Chi Hero. Usually after several, even dozens of attempts re-inserting it will load. I've never been able to watch the original Conan the Barbarian in the living room because of this.

chip75 · 07-04-2013, 07:36 PM

I tried The Office Season Eight on my PlayStation and it worked fine. Disc One wouldn't play on the first attempt (an error code came up) but when I allowed Internet access discs 1, 2 and 5 played fine. I disallowed disc 5 access and that worked fine too.

I'm not sure what happened the first time with disc 1.

Armorales102 · 07-04-2013, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Is the PS3 firmware up to date?

yes it is.

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Originally Posted by chip75

I forgot to ask, do you have the PlayStation hooked up to the internet? I can't remember if it's season seven or eight with The Office but it has one of those ticker-tape updates on the main-menu, if you have BD-Live enabled and your connection is turned off it might cause problems. I usually have:

Settings > Video Settings > BD - Internet Connection > Confirm

on my PS that way if I play a disc when I'm off-line it will ask me if I want to allow connection (I say no).

i think you just solved my problem haha

damn BD-Live !!!!

thanks very much for this information

Armorales102 · 07-04-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chip75

I tried The Office Season Eight on my PlayStation and it worked fine. Disc One wouldn't play on the first attempt (an error code came up) but when I allowed Internet access discs 1, 2 and 5 played fine. I disallowed disc 5 access and that worked fine too.

I'm not sure what happened the first time with disc 1.

maybe the error code was because the disc is a flipper?

Nathanmann · 07-05-2013, 03:56 AM

This set Settings > Video Settings > BD - Internet Connection > Confirm is ok?

chip75 · 07-05-2013, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Armorales102

maybe the error code was because the disc is a flipper?

I can't find any information on error codes relating to flippers, I think it was an internet related error (I should have written it down !).

Mobe1969 · 07-27-2013, 10:14 PM

I'm having problems with my Office S8 as well. I have internet connection off. I tried it on two different PS3 slims and same error. I eventually got it to play by hitting triangle and then play from beginning. But I couldn't get the deleted scenes to work at all. The error code is 80029940. I just tried it with internet on and same error. I can only get it to play by play from beginning. I was just able to get deleted scenes to play though.

I an so sick of bd Java and online crap with discs. Dexter is unwatchable with internet on.

And I'd just like to add f### flippers and any studio that releases them.

Mobe1969 · 07-27-2013, 10:38 PM

Ah stuff it. The disc is faulty... I managed to watch three episodes then the fourth refused to play until the 10 minute mark. And play from beginning no longer works.

Frigging flippers.

RyanPom · 07-27-2013, 10:42 PM

Even my old DVD player had problems with flippers. I could never watch that Buck Rogers set cause it was a flipper set.

pghflyer · 04-12-2014, 11:59 PM

Ugh, tried every trick on this thread and on referenced sites and still can't get my Office Season 8 to load.....80029940.....DVD loads and gets menu but won't play.....BLU won't even load.

chip75 · 04-13-2014, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pghflyer

Ugh, tried every trick on this thread and on referenced sites and still can't get my Office Season 8 to load.....80029940.....DVD loads and gets menu but won't play.....BLU won't even load.

The only suggestions I can offer are:

Try turning Super White Off / On in the Video Settings.
Restore Default Settings of the player.
Allow or Disallow Internet Access for the BD.
Try playing the disc with the PS3 on it's side!

pghflyer · 04-13-2014, 08:08 PM

Thanks much for your response - unfortunately tried them all...except restoring default settings (too much of a pain to reconfigure)......and still won't play.

pghflyer · 04-14-2014, 12:25 AM

Well, did go ahead and restore the settings, and it made no difference at all. Definitely a PS3 thing - I can see the little white "sonar" running in the top right, but it will never load regardless of Internet connectivity. DVD won't play either.

Can play the DVD on my laptop, but I will have to buy a cheap blu-ray to handle discs that the PS3 can't do I guess.....

pghflyer · 04-23-2014, 11:59 PM

I picked up a cheap Samsung blu-ray player used from Amazon Warehouse ($30 shipped, BD-F5100) and the discs immediately played with no problem. Definitely PS3 issue.

tilallr1 · 04-24-2014, 12:34 AM

Does the PS3 have the latest firmware on it? Cause I think this behavior is the same I have experienced on 2 of my PS3's.

But disc's are fine on my Seiki $50 player where the firmware hadn't had an update yet.

I know the latest update did update the firmware on the drives and there are thousands of people claiming all sorts of issues with this update. Sony is typically ignoring their concerns as usual.

07-04-2013, 03:25 AM	#1
Armorales102 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Anaheim, CA 4K collection:951 Blu-ray collection:4993 DVD collection:234 Blu-ray reviews:32 Trading Score:3	blu-ray player/PS3 problem ?? Hello, i recently started having problem with my slim PS3, ive had it for 2 years and have never had problems with it before but just the other day some blu-rays started skipping on it. This started happening a few days ago (with The Office: season 8 and Killers). The next day i bought a new blu-ray player (LG BP330), The Office: season 8 played flawlessly but Killers continued skipping. I plugged in my PS3 today to test a few more blu-rays before i got rid of it and all the blu-rays that i tested today played fine from beginning to end (Jackie Brown and Deep Blue Sea) im a little confused with whats going on, im assuming Killers is just a defected disc but i dont understand why The Office season 8 wont play on my PS3. Has anyone had trouble with these movies before? do ps3 maybe struggle playing flipper blu-rays? (The Office season 8 is double sided, blu-ray and dvd) all the discs are in perfect condition by the way oh also i forgot to mention that when i bought The Office season 8 originally the first disc wouldnt play on my ps3 so i exchanged for another copy but this time the 2nd disc wouldnt play on my ps3. that's why im thinking ps3s might have trouble reading flippers. this was my first time playing a flipper on a ps3. Last edited by Armorales102; 07-04-2013 at 03:43 AM.

07-27-2013, 10:14 PM	#12
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	I'm having problems with my Office S8 as well. I have internet connection off. I tried it on two different PS3 slims and same error. I eventually got it to play by hitting triangle and then play from beginning. But I couldn't get the deleted scenes to work at all. The error code is 80029940. I just tried it with internet on and same error. I can only get it to play by play from beginning. I was just able to get deleted scenes to play though. I an so sick of bd Java and online crap with discs. Dexter is unwatchable with internet on. And I'd just like to add f### flippers and any studio that releases them. Last edited by Mobe1969; 07-27-2013 at 10:18 PM.

07-04-2013, 02:20 PM	#4
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	Is the PS3 firmware up to date?

07-04-2013, 02:21 PM	#5
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3099 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:229 Trading Score:9	I forgot to ask, do you have the PlayStation hooked up to the internet? I can't remember if it's season seven or eight with The Office but it has one of those ticker-tape updates on the main-menu, if you have BD-Live enabled and your connection is turned off it might cause problems. I usually have: Settings > Video Settings > BD - Internet Connection > Confirm on my PS that way if I play a disc when I'm off-line it will ask me if I want to allow connection (I say no).

07-04-2013, 05:42 PM	#6
KINGDANGER Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Home Theater Gallery:21 4K collection:686 Blu-ray collection:3281 DVD collection:515 Digital collection:539 Trading Score:6	My PS3 (60g upgraded to 500g, latest firmware installed) struggles to recognize "transparent" discs. Most recently Tai Chi Hero. Usually after several, even dozens of attempts re-inserting it will load. I've never been able to watch the original Conan the Barbarian in the living room because of this.

07-04-2013, 07:36 PM	#7
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3099 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:229 Trading Score:9	I tried The Office Season Eight on my PlayStation and it worked fine. Disc One wouldn't play on the first attempt (an error code came up) but when I allowed Internet access discs 1, 2 and 5 played fine. I disallowed disc 5 access and that worked fine too. I'm not sure what happened the first time with disc 1.

07-05-2013, 03:56 AM	#10
Nathanmann Banned Member since:Jul 2013	This set Settings > Video Settings > BD - Internet Connection > Confirm is ok?

07-27-2013, 10:38 PM	#13
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	Ah stuff it. The disc is faulty... I managed to watch three episodes then the fourth refused to play until the 10 minute mark. And play from beginning no longer works. Frigging flippers.

07-27-2013, 10:42 PM	#14
RyanPom Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2013 4K collection:391 Blu-ray collection:1626 Prime collection:1	Even my old DVD player had problems with flippers. I could never watch that Buck Rogers set cause it was a flipper set.

04-12-2014, 11:59 PM	#15
pghflyer Senior Member Member since:May 2013 Trading Score:307	Ugh, tried every trick on this thread and on referenced sites and still can't get my Office Season 8 to load.....80029940.....DVD loads and gets menu but won't play.....BLU won't even load.

04-13-2014, 08:08 PM	#17
pghflyer Senior Member Member since:May 2013 Trading Score:307	Thanks much for your response - unfortunately tried them all...except restoring default settings (too much of a pain to reconfigure)......and still won't play.

04-14-2014, 12:25 AM	#18
pghflyer Senior Member Member since:May 2013 Trading Score:307	Well, did go ahead and restore the settings, and it made no difference at all. Definitely a PS3 thing - I can see the little white "sonar" running in the top right, but it will never load regardless of Internet connectivity. DVD won't play either. Can play the DVD on my laptop, but I will have to buy a cheap blu-ray to handle discs that the PS3 can't do I guess.....

04-23-2014, 11:59 PM	#19
pghflyer Senior Member Member since:May 2013 Trading Score:307	I picked up a cheap Samsung blu-ray player used from Amazon Warehouse ($30 shipped, BD-F5100) and the discs immediately played with no problem. Definitely PS3 issue.

04-24-2014, 12:34 AM	#20
tilallr1 Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Great White North Home Theater Gallery:410 4K collection:78 Blu-ray collection:2009 DVD collection:2598 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:248	Does the PS3 have the latest firmware on it? Cause I think this behavior is the same I have experienced on 2 of my PS3's. But disc's are fine on my Seiki $50 player where the firmware hadn't had an update yet. I know the latest update did update the firmware on the drives and there are thousands of people claiming all sorts of issues with this update. Sony is typically ignoring their concerns as usual.

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