Blu ray on PS3 - Please help... - Blu-ray Forum

Northern-Blu · 02-14-2009, 11:14 AM

I have a PS3 and a 40inch 1080p Samsung LE40A55. It's connected via HDMI. All games run as smooth as you like and any game HD looks stunning. However, when I play a blu ray disc there is a slight flicker, as if it's missing 1 frame consistently every second. I got a replacement PS3 from sony and it's still doing the same. My friend recently got the same setup and I can notice it on his. So that suggests a TV problem. But any games at 1080p run fine (same as 1080p xbox games). The flicker is very minute, some people don't notice it, but as a film lover and an aspiring film maker it's all I can notice now I know it's there. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this might happen?? It's ruining my viewing experience.

Its most evident on tracking type shots, when the camera is stationary it's almost impossible to detect.

I can change the setting on the PS3 to force 24hz off, which makes it smooth, but also seems to lower the visual quality, giving it a slight ghosting effect.

Any insight to why this flicker may be happening would be greatly appreciated! Cheers guys..

krylonman · 02-14-2009, 11:48 AM

I googled the model number and one of the first things to pop up was a thread on AV Forums where someone says it has a judder problem with 1080p/24 material. Looks like you may be stuck with 1080p/60, ghosting and all. (But why would it be doing that, I wonder.)

Northern-Blu · 02-14-2009, 11:57 AM

I know, it's bizzare.. I'd read alot of user reviews before I purchased all saying the Blu Ray was fantastic.. Only complaints was sound (I bought a 5.1 to go with..). So its beyond me!! Thanks for looking though

krylonman · 02-15-2009, 03:16 PM

Sorry you got stuck with this problem. I drove myself to the point of gibbering lunacy trying to find a decent HDTV that didn't cost a zillion dollars, and I actually like investigating technical stuff like this. In the end, naturally, by not spending a zillion dollars I ended up with one that has its share of glitches. You learn to live with them, especially when you think of what the same movie would have looked like on the TV you owned, say, ten years ago.

02-14-2009, 11:14 AM	#1
Northern-Blu Junior Member Member since:Feb 2009	Blu ray on PS3 - Please help... I have a PS3 and a 40inch 1080p Samsung LE40A55. It's connected via HDMI. All games run as smooth as you like and any game HD looks stunning. However, when I play a blu ray disc there is a slight flicker, as if it's missing 1 frame consistently every second. I got a replacement PS3 from sony and it's still doing the same. My friend recently got the same setup and I can notice it on his. So that suggests a TV problem. But any games at 1080p run fine (same as 1080p xbox games). The flicker is very minute, some people don't notice it, but as a film lover and an aspiring film maker it's all I can notice now I know it's there. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this might happen?? It's ruining my viewing experience. Its most evident on tracking type shots, when the camera is stationary it's almost impossible to detect. I can change the setting on the PS3 to force 24hz off, which makes it smooth, but also seems to lower the visual quality, giving it a slight ghosting effect. Any insight to why this flicker may be happening would be greatly appreciated! Cheers guys..

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02-14-2009, 11:48 AM	#2
krylonman Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 15	I googled the model number and one of the first things to pop up was a thread on AV Forums where someone says it has a judder problem with 1080p/24 material. Looks like you may be stuck with 1080p/60, ghosting and all. (But why would it be doing that, I wonder.)

02-14-2009, 11:57 AM	#3
Northern-Blu Junior Member Member since:Feb 2009	I know, it's bizzare.. I'd read alot of user reviews before I purchased all saying the Blu Ray was fantastic.. Only complaints was sound (I bought a 5.1 to go with..). So its beyond me!! Thanks for looking though

02-15-2009, 03:16 PM	#4
krylonman Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Sorry you got stuck with this problem. I drove myself to the point of gibbering lunacy trying to find a decent HDTV that didn't cost a zillion dollars, and I actually like investigating technical stuff like this. In the end, naturally, by not spending a zillion dollars I ended up with one that has its share of glitches. You learn to live with them, especially when you think of what the same movie would have looked like on the TV you owned, say, ten years ago.

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