PS3 help!! black screen - Blu-ray Forum

grendel59 · 09-02-2008, 03:25 AM

hello all, I have a problem and I'm hoping you chaps can help me. Today I turned on my ps3 (or rather my wife did) to watch a movie and all we got was a black screen. The ps3 will eject the dvd and the on/off button works and is still blue. I'm at a lost. I've unplugged everything and put them back in and still no luck. Any information would be great.

katharsis · 09-02-2008, 03:32 AM

Have you used it before without having this problem?

Did you do any changes to the video output?

What connection are you using? (HDMI, component etc)

grendel59 · 09-02-2008, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katharsis

Have you used it before without having this problem?

Did you do any changes to the video output?

What connection are you using? (HDMI, component etc)

I never had this problem before and I haven't changed any of the ouputs. Using HDMI

brett_day · 09-02-2008, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by grendel59

hello all, I have a problem and I'm hoping you chaps can help me. Today I turned on my ps3 (or rather my wife did) to watch a movie and all we got was a black screen. The ps3 will eject the dvd and the on/off button works and is still blue. I'm at a lost. I've unplugged everything and put them back in and still no luck. Any information would be great.

k try this...hod the power button down until it resets itself like 3-5 secs. the ps3 will reset itself, go ahead and try that then see what happens

PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD · 09-02-2008, 04:20 AM

it happen to my buddy's ps 3. try to reset the ps3 if not than it must be hardware malfunction. most likely the RSX chip the video

grendel59 · 09-02-2008, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by brett_day

k try this...hod the power button down until it resets itself like 3-5 secs. the ps3 will reset itself, go ahead and try that then see what happens

I'm at work so I'll have to wait till I get home, thanks for the suggestions and I will keep you guys informed. In the mean time please keep the info coming.

MOONPHASE · 09-02-2008, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

k try this...hod the power button down until it resets itself like 3-5 secs. the ps3 will reset itself, go ahead and try that then see what happens

yeah thats what i would suggest trying in a situation like this just hold down the power button till it makes a beep noise

FilmmakingFiasco · 09-02-2008, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grendel59

hello all, I have a problem and I'm hoping you chaps can help me. Today I turned on my ps3 (or rather my wife did) to watch a movie and all we got was a black screen. The ps3 will eject the dvd and the on/off button works and is still blue. I'm at a lost. I've unplugged everything and put them back in and still no luck. Any information would be great.

Answer a couple of questions:

Is it DVD and Blu-ray?

Is there the loading icon in the top right corner?

Can you load PS3 games?

grendel59 · 09-03-2008, 03:20 AM

chaps thanks a million, I tried your suggestions and it worked like a charm. You guys are great.

09-02-2008, 03:25 AM	#1
grendel59 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:South Florida	PS3 help!! black screen hello all, I have a problem and I'm hoping you chaps can help me. Today I turned on my ps3 (or rather my wife did) to watch a movie and all we got was a black screen. The ps3 will eject the dvd and the on/off button works and is still blue. I'm at a lost. I've unplugged everything and put them back in and still no luck. Any information would be great.

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09-02-2008, 03:32 AM	#2
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Have you used it before without having this problem? Did you do any changes to the video output? What connection are you using? (HDMI, component etc)

09-02-2008, 04:20 AM	#5
PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA, USA	it happen to my buddy's ps 3. try to reset the ps3 if not than it must be hardware malfunction. most likely the RSX chip the video

09-03-2008, 03:20 AM	#9
grendel59 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:South Florida	chaps thanks a million, I tried your suggestions and it worked like a charm. You guys are great.

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