PS3 flickering on BD Movies

[PS3_Kiwi]

I have a PS3 60GB, and I think that it is a fantastic machine. I have one slight problem though, and I wonder if anyone else has noticed it.

When I play Blu-ray movies they flicker 2 or 3 times throughout the movie. Similar to VHS tracking not aligned. As I say it is only 2 or 3 times, but it annoys me. It is okay on upscaled SD DVD's.

My question is. Do I need to take it back to the store for repair, or is this normal.

Cheers

[Teazle]

Check your cables. I had this problem a few mo. back and eventually traced it to a bad (cheap!) component video cable. Replaced it and presto.

[PS3_Kiwi]

Thanks Teazle. I'll try that.

[alansaysstop]

ive had that problem with mine also when I'm playing games, never when im watching a BD though. I 'm pretty positive its because of the cheap HDMI cable i got off ebay.

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by alansaysstop

ive had that problem with mine also when I'm playing games, never when im watching a BD though. I 'm pretty positive its because of the cheap HDMI cable i got off ebay.

The same thing happened to me, then when I took another look at the HDMI cable. The official HDMI logo wasn't on it which meant it was a knockoff. THen I got HDMI 1.2a then 1.3a for my projector. Perfect, no problems with flickering or anything.

I'm highly satisfied with what I have now.

[PS3_Kiwi]

I hate to pay the asking price for Monster Cable, but maybe I will have to bite the bullet and buy one of their HDMI cables

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

I hate to pay the asking price for Monster Cable, but maybe I will have to bite the bullet and buy one of their HDMI cables

Don't. Monster Cable products are way, way overpriced.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

This is the one I use. Works great. it's 1.3a but if your HDTV's HDMI input is 1.2a instead of 1.3a, you can buy 1.2a instead because they're much, much cheaper on Monoprice.com

[davidPS3]

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

I hate to pay the asking price for Monster Cable, but maybe I will have to bite the bullet and buy one of their HDMI cables

I had the same issue, made the switch over to Monster and well worth it. Yes, they are not cheap, but the quality is there to see.

[monkyman]

Check to see if you have it set to 24fps or 60 output, I believe switching this has helped some PS3 owners.

[PS3_Kiwi]

Originally Posted by monkyman

Check to see if you have it set to 24fps or 60 output, I believe switching this has helped some PS3 owners.

I have switched to 60. Will watch a movie at the weekend and see if this helps

[aygie]

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

I have a PS3 60GB, and I think that it is a fantastic machine. I have one slight problem though, and I wonder if anyone else has noticed it.

When I play Blu-ray movies they flicker 2 or 3 times throughout the movie. Similar to VHS tracking not aligned. As I say it is only 2 or 3 times, but it annoys me. It is okay on upscaled SD DVD's.

My question is. Do I need to take it back to the store for repair, or is this normal.

Cheers

Hey dude, is your TV 1080i? If so its the handshake issue i had also (so fricken annoying) but a few weeks later i bought a 1080p set and the issues gone.