PS3 and background color/image. - Blu-ray Forum

MozartMan · 02-11-2007, 05:25 PM

Hi everybody,

I got my PS3(60GB) and BD remote yesterday from BestBuy. They had only one box locked in the cage.

On the other hand they had a bunch of Xbox 360 and HD-DVD add-on boxes stacked on the top shelf by the wall.

Anyway, it had firmware version 1.0. The background color/image was kind of yellowish/greenish. I had to update firmware to 1.51 in order to use BD remote. After updating and rebooting background color/image changed to very dark blue color.

This morning when I turned PS3 on I got that yellowish/greenish background back.

Did anybody have the same issue?

eli1277 · 02-11-2007, 05:37 PM

that is normal, the color of the background changes color depending on the time of the day. daytime is yellow, night time is dark blue or black.

bluearth · 02-11-2007, 05:37 PM

The background color changes depending on the time of day

I hope wallpaper is available in a future update though

edit: beat me to it lol

theknub · 02-11-2007, 05:37 PM

it's not an issue so to speak. it is a feature as far as i know. it just rotates colors and all that.

MozartMan · 02-11-2007, 05:49 PM

Thanks all. That's cool.

NovaBomb · 02-11-2007, 07:43 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Media_Bar

Slackr89 · 02-11-2007, 09:03 PM

just a note that color changes by the month to. All the colors are listed at the above link

MozartMan · 02-11-2007, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaBomb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Media_Bar

Thanks NovaBomb, was very helpful.

Jodi · 02-11-2007, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eli1277

that is normal, the color of the background changes color depending on the time of the day. daytime is yellow, night time is dark blue or black.

Why isn't that the coolest thing!!!!!!!

Sony ROCKS!!

Jodi

Blackraven · 02-12-2007, 01:57 PM

I was playing it in a public store a while ago.

Date was February 12th, 2007 and that was 6-7 pm (GMT +8)

The background was in "purple/violet" which is actually cool to look at

It's different from the PSP. In the PSP, the color is dependent on what you pick on system settings but for the PS3, it's time-based.

Although....

Do months *really* affect color?

This DOES NOT apply to the PS3 (only for PSP). I only saw "purple/violet" and I'm sure that the machine was set to February 12th and when I played the unit in the store, it was around 6-7 pm at night (and accrdg. to the chart, it corresponds to "light yellow"). And be aware that the unit at the store was a Hong Kong PS3 (which is the same time as in the Philippines) so there is NO date/time offset there. The XMB background was only showing "PURPLE/VIOLET" but ZERO traces of "YELLOW" or any derivative.

And guess what, I DIDN'T see any yellow whatsoever so that monthly color chart DOES NOT apply for the PS3. The color rotation is dependent then on the TIME of day and NOT ON MONTH.

Unless someone can prove to me otherwise (and perhaps show me where it can be seen on the XMB menu)....

NovaBomb · 02-12-2007, 02:24 PM

I don't know about anyone else, but mine's yellow for this month, the store probably didn't have the right time and date set on the machine

MozartMan · 02-12-2007, 02:31 PM

Yesterday when I was playing with PS3 during the day background was yellow.

When I turned it on around 10pm background was dark blue.

So, it changes background depending on the time of the day.

WriteSimply · 02-12-2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackraven

I was playing it in a public store a while ago.

Date was February 12th, 2007 and that was 6-7 pm (GMT +8)

The background was in "purple/violet" which is actually cool to look at

It's different from the PSP. In the PSP, the color is dependent on what you pick on system settings but for the PS3, it's time-based.

Although....

Do months *really* affect color?

Yes. This has been noticed in thousands of PS3.

A possible explanation of why you saw purple/violet is simple: The date. Not the date that you saw it at. The date that is SET on the PS3 itself. Out of the box, you have to set the date.

fuad

The Big Blue · 02-12-2007, 03:43 PM

I got my PS3 on a Tuesday evening and started playing with it that night. I played with it every night when I got home and it was always black. Sat. morning I turned it on and the color was yellow. However, the battery for the controller was finally draining down at that point so I thought the color change was a visual warning about the charge level of the controller.

Didn't know that the month effects the color also.

HD4me · 02-12-2007, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MozartMan

On the other hand they had a bunch of Xbox 360 and HD-DVD add-on boxes stacked on the top shelf by the wall.

Well congrats Captain Obvious, such was not the case in Feb. '06.

02-11-2007, 05:25 PM	#1
MozartMan Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:HockeyTown	PS3 and background color/image. Hi everybody, I got my PS3(60GB) and BD remote yesterday from BestBuy. They had only one box locked in the cage. On the other hand they had a bunch of Xbox 360 and HD-DVD add-on boxes stacked on the top shelf by the wall. Anyway, it had firmware version 1.0. The background color/image was kind of yellowish/greenish. I had to update firmware to 1.51 in order to use BD remote. After updating and rebooting background color/image changed to very dark blue color. This morning when I turned PS3 on I got that yellowish/greenish background back. Did anybody have the same issue?

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02-11-2007, 05:37 PM	#2
eli1277 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:217	that is normal, the color of the background changes color depending on the time of the day. daytime is yellow, night time is dark blue or black.

02-11-2007, 05:37 PM	#3
bluearth Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:2	The background color changes depending on the time of day I hope wallpaper is available in a future update though edit: beat me to it lol

02-11-2007, 05:37 PM	#4
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	it's not an issue so to speak. it is a feature as far as i know. it just rotates colors and all that.

02-11-2007, 05:49 PM	#5
MozartMan Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:HockeyTown	Thanks all. That's cool.

02-11-2007, 07:43 PM	#6
NovaBomb Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:48	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Media_Bar

02-11-2007, 09:03 PM	#7
Slackr89 Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Edmonton, Alberta PSN: Slackr Blu-ray collection:116 Trading Score:2	just a note that color changes by the month to. All the colors are listed at the above link

02-12-2007, 01:57 PM	#10
Blackraven Expert Member Member since:Jan 2005 Location:Makati, Philippines	I was playing it in a public store a while ago. Date was February 12th, 2007 and that was 6-7 pm (GMT +8) The background was in "purple/violet" which is actually cool to look at It's different from the PSP. In the PSP, the color is dependent on what you pick on system settings but for the PS3, it's time-based. Although.... Do months really affect color? This DOES NOT apply to the PS3 (only for PSP). I only saw "purple/violet" and I'm sure that the machine was set to February 12th and when I played the unit in the store, it was around 6-7 pm at night (and accrdg. to the chart, it corresponds to "light yellow"). And be aware that the unit at the store was a Hong Kong PS3 (which is the same time as in the Philippines) so there is NO date/time offset there. The XMB background was only showing "PURPLE/VIOLET" but ZERO traces of "YELLOW" or any derivative. And guess what, I DIDN'T see any yellow whatsoever so that monthly color chart DOES NOT apply for the PS3. The color rotation is dependent then on the TIME of day and NOT ON MONTH. Unless someone can prove to me otherwise (and perhaps show me where it can be seen on the XMB menu)....

02-12-2007, 02:24 PM	#11
NovaBomb Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:48	I don't know about anyone else, but mine's yellow for this month, the store probably didn't have the right time and date set on the machine

02-12-2007, 02:31 PM	#12
MozartMan Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:HockeyTown	Yesterday when I was playing with PS3 during the day background was yellow. When I turned it on around 10pm background was dark blue. So, it changes background depending on the time of the day.

02-12-2007, 03:43 PM	#14
The Big Blue Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:1	I got my PS3 on a Tuesday evening and started playing with it that night. I played with it every night when I got home and it was always black. Sat. morning I turned it on and the color was yellow. However, the battery for the controller was finally draining down at that point so I thought the color change was a visual warning about the charge level of the controller. Didn't know that the month effects the color also.

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