PS3 Impressions Yes Another One....

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:04 pm

i am happy i got a PS3.

I miss the way the xbox dashboard is set up, but it works so much better.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:22 pm

Well, suddenly, my PS3 doesn't work with HDMI.

It turns on normally but I get no signal con my tv. When I hook it via RCA cables it works fine.

Better yet, Sony warranty ran out June 27.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:26 pm

I had to replace my first one because of a bad Blu Ray but after the Xbox fiasco I went the Best Buy route.

Sucks to hear your having an issue, what does Sony want to charge you for a repair?

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:32 pm

Danimal wrote:I had to replace my first one because of a bad Blu Ray but after the Xbox fiasco I went the Best Buy route.

Sucks to hear your having an issue, what does Sony want to charge you for a repair?

It's a $150 for an exchanged refurb with a 90 day warranty.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:57 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Well, suddenly, my PS3 doesn't work with HDMI.

It turns on normally but I get no signal con my tv. When I hook it via RCA cables it works fine.

Better yet, Sony warranty ran out June 27.

I presume you've tried reconfiguring the display options et al. already?

I know I sometimes have had problems when I switch between TVs/cables and must reset the display options (hold down power on startup for ~5 seconds). Sorry to hear of the problems, hope it works out.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:17 pm

GameSeven wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Well, suddenly, my PS3 doesn't work with HDMI.

It turns on normally but I get no signal con my tv. When I hook it via RCA cables it works fine.

Better yet, Sony warranty ran out June 27.
I presume you've tried reconfiguring the display options et al. already?

I know I sometimes have had problems when I switch between TVs/cables and must reset the display options (hold down power on startup for ~5 seconds). Sorry to hear of the problems, hope it works out.

I bet you money that's the problem. Power it up holding the button for 5 seconds, it'll get you back to default, then you can configure from there. Mine does that occasionally when I switch from my LCD w/ HDMI to my CRT with components.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:16 am

Yeah, I've had trouble too when I switch between HDTVs.

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:02 am

System update 2.40 is now available.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:16 am

grtwhtsk wrote:System update 2.40 is now available.

When you say "now" do you mean something that has occurred today? If so, I'm going to be pissed since I just updated last night because I wanted to try the NCAA demo on PS3 to compare to X360.

The number of system updates on the PS3 is absolutely ridiculous. I swear, I've updated my system almost as much as I've played it. They should do quarterly updates at most IMO.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:28 am

grtwhtsk wrote:System update 2.40 is now available.

Not sure if it's trolls, but there are many who are saying their system has crashed or gets hung up after downloading the update. Might want to wait a day or two before updating.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:38 am

No problems here, and yes too many DL lately.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:20 pm

sportdan30 wrote:
grtwhtsk wrote:System update 2.40 is now available.
Not sure if it's trolls, but there are many who are saying their system has crashed or gets hung up after downloading the update. Might want to wait a day or two before updating.

It could be trolls as there are usually tons of those threads right after a firmware release on the Playstation.com forums. I updated this morning and no problems. I like the new features like the power off button on the XMB and the clock. I have no interest in trophies just as I have no interest in game achievements. I never understood the attaboy mentality.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:33 pm

I don't mind the updates -- I'd rather have too much support than too little -- but they need to fix the process. Let you accept the legal and see the changes BEFORE you download, then just download and install. I hate when I start downloading and leave it for a while, only to come back to having to tell the update to install, then waiting for that to run.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:38 pm

The only problem I have with the updates is the speed of the downloads, but that goes for anything on PSN or from the store. I feel like the have 3 little dudes peddling bikes for their download speeds.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:54 pm

I had my PS3 on about 10 minutes ago and checked for an update ...nothing there. Maybe Sony pulled it?

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:58 pm

Diablo25 wrote:I had my PS3 on about 10 minutes ago and checked for an update ...nothing there. Maybe Sony pulled it?

Woot? That would be really weird.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:02 pm

They did in fact pull it because some people's PS3s were being bricked when they were told to reset after installing 2.40

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:39 pm

Any news on this? I've been in the Smokies without internet for the past week. I'm trying to catch up on things at a hotel in Kentucky right now. Those who downloaded it is it any good? Is it back up yet?

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:45 pm

I installed it Scoop and have zero issues with it. In game XMB works albeit a little slow i.e. lag "while the icons load". I have not experienced any lockups either.

And I checked yesterday and the update is still not available. The Playstation forum seem to indicate that Sony will release another update as soon as 2-3 days, once they figured out what went wrong.

The other thing about the so called bricked systems. It appears something was written to the hard drive that got corrupted because many have formatted the drives via a PC with a SATA cable and once the drive was formatted their PS3's booted fine. The downside is that you would lose your game saves.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:55 pm

Rodster wrote:The other thing about the so called bricked systems.

Not sure I understand your sarcasm.

Lets see update was released, people were unable to boot their ps3's and Sony pulled it. Just because a few people were savvy enough to reformat their HD with a PC doesn't make the rest of the systems in working condition.

I certainly hope Sony is going to do the right thing and fix the rest of the systems for free and help the people who can't do the above.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:45 am

GameSeven wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Well, suddenly, my PS3 doesn't work with HDMI.

It turns on normally but I get no signal con my tv. When I hook it via RCA cables it works fine.

Better yet, Sony warranty ran out June 27.
I presume you've tried reconfiguring the display options et al. already?

I know I sometimes have had problems when I switch between TVs/cables and must reset the display options (hold down power on startup for ~5 seconds). Sorry to hear of the problems, hope it works out.

It's the HDMI port in my TV.

If I jiggle the hdmi cable I can get a signal eventually.

I tried the PS3 on another HDTV with the same cable and it worked fine.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:59 am

Danimal wrote:
Rodster wrote:The other thing about the so called bricked systems.
Not sure I understand your sarcasm.

Lets see update was released, people were unable to boot their ps3's and Sony pulled it. Just because a few people were savvy enough to reformat their HD with a PC doesn't make the rest of the systems in working condition.

I certainly hope Sony is going to do the right thing and fix the rest of the systems for free and help the people who can't do the above.

I don't quite understand your negativity?

As there was no sarcasm intended. There was no such thing as bricked system. It boiled down to corrupted data on the hard drive which someone could re format on a PC. After formatting the drive you put it back in the PS3 and viola the PS3 boots and ask to format the drive once again.

The only harm or foul is you lose your games saves and content which you can re download.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:44 pm

Lets just say our definitions vary. If someone can't reformat their drive on a PC can they use their PS3? According to what I read they can't.

Not being able to use their PS3 may not equate to bricked for you, but I think some people would have a different opinion.

It doesn't matter to me either way this is a very over rated update in my opinion so I'm in no rush to update and hope my PS3 continues to work.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:02 pm

Supposedly you can connect any USB 2.0 hard drive and you can back up the PS3 HDD to it.

Then format the drive if the 2.40 firmware messed it up and then restore the backup.

Probably a good idea to back up the HDD anyways, if you have an external drive handy.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:07 pm

Anyone come up with a way to use a 360 controller with the PS3 yet?

Or is there a 3rd party one out there made for man hands with some weight and better analog triggers for racing?