Have Problem and seeking Advice Round 2 (bad HDMI cable)

[bhampton]

Hi,

I have a launch date 60Gb Ps3 that I bought Nov 27, 2006 (I came away from camping with a raincheck so it took a few days.)

Since the latest FW update I get noise from the audio. I don't know if the PS3 is messed up or my AVR is messed up because I've only had the AVR for a week.

Both are covered by warranty (I bought extended warranty for the PS3.)

I just talked to Walmart via the phone and they said I could bring it in for a refund. This would allow me to buy a 40Gb and have $200 left over for Blu Rays. This sounds fun,.. even if the PS3 isn't the cause of the problem.

My other option is to wait for a new FW to come out and try updating the PS3 again. I can't re-apply the existing FW because the PS3 says it's already up to date.

I can send out the AVR but I'm not sure I trust the people I bought it from and I'm not sure the AVR is at fault since this didn't happen till I did the latest FW update. And,.. I can use the AVR for other sources without trouble and if I use it with the PS3 via HDMI in STEREO mode it works.. just not any of the other modes.

I don't know what to do. .... Going back and getting the 40 sounds fun because it leaves me with extra cash for Blu Rays or maybe a couple of DualShock controllers but I'm not sure if I would miss the 60GB system.

-Brian

[un4gvn94538]

what kind of noise are you getting?

[bhampton]

Unbearable loud noise like the signal being sent out isn't recognized correctly or it corrupted.

I wish I could substitute some other HDMI Audio device into the system and determine if the PS3 or the AVR is at fault.

The AVR seems perfectly fine and I was enjoy-ing the heck out of DTS MA titles all last week but since the FW update I only can use the HDMI with "STEREO" mode. Seems strange that DIRECT would not work but STEREO is fine.

Anyway... The AVR works with Toslink even from the PS3 or other devices. And it works in all modes from analog inputs too. I have a feeling the AVR is not the problem.

I thought about getting a cheap upconverting DVD player that I could return just to test with but I don't think those output audio from the HDMI connection just video.

I bought the AVR Refurbished and was thrilled when it showed up because I think it was actually new and it performed great. I've read about people having to wait months to get thier AVR serviced and I would rather avoid that if possible esp if the AVR isn't at fault.

-Brian

[bhampton]

I think the place I bought my AVR from is sending my a shipping label on Monday and will pay for return shipping which is not usual but since I've only had the unit a week they consider it DOA.

If I were to exchange the PS3 I could or would be able to have confidence that the AVR is truely at fault. Knowing that I would feel 1000% better about sending it away for repair. If it's broke I'll gladly put it in the process of getting a replacement or having it fixed. However,.. if it's not I don't want to go through with that.

I have a couple of Ps2 games,.. Tomb Raider Anniversary, Soul Calibur 2 and NFL 2k3 but I don't think I would miss being able to play them if it meant having a little store credit for buying Blu Rays with or maybe a extra controller or 2.

-Brian

[yagami]

try restoring the system in the system settings on your PS3, I think this will reformat the drive and you can take it from there. I think you'll loose everything stored on your drive so save your files if you can.

[bhampton]

I did that.

And I restored from a backup that I made sometime long ago. (didn't have game saves on it,... I'm not too concerned about that my PS3 is normally 99.9546% of the time used for Blu Ray and I don't care much for video games.)

No matter what settings you restore you can go backwords with the FW. For all I know the FW isn't at fault but may have not installed correctly.

-Brian