ps3 lost 1080p only 1080i now

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hi everyone i hope someone can help me with this my ps3 will not do 1080p any more only 1080i and 720p its a 120gb slim does any one know why. Its not the cable ive tried 3 its not my tv it works at 1080p with hd recorder and laptop and pc tower and phone. Please help
 
Try going into the screen settings and see if 1080p is unchecked. If it isn't, you should be able to uncheck 1080i.
 
Dean
Try going into the screen settings and see if 1080p is unchecked. If it isn't, you should be able to uncheck 1080i.
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Ive tried all settings at first it wouldnt work in hd at all only through standard lead i did a complete system restore and now will only give strange sound and no picture for 30 seconds then nothing on 1080p it was working fine last night now will only do 1080i and 720p im totaly lost never had this problem before THANKS for the reply
 
Turn the PS3 in stand-by, hold the power button down for 10 seconds.
This resets the video settings, maybe it works.
 
G.T.Ace
Turn the PS3 in stand-by, hold the power button down for 10 seconds.
This resets the video settings, maybe it works.
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Ill try this as soon as ive redownloaded gt6 from psn and let you know THANKS dude


I just tried the 10 second power button video reset i get some picture and sounds now but it looks like a heavy snow storm and keeps flicking on and off
 
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Have you tried switching the HDMI port on the TV?
You wrote you tried three cables and other devices work, but not if you tried a different port.
 
G.T.Ace
Have you tried switching the HDMI port on the TV?
You wrote you tried three cables and other devices work, but not if you tried a different port.
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yeah man tried all 4 ports same thing with each one. the really weird thing is on 1080p the tv is telling me input is 1080p and 61hz i didnt think ps3 went above 60hz
 
Hm, strange. Were there any thunderstorms or something? I have no idea how your PS3 could "break" like this, where only one resolution stops working.
 
G.T.Ace
Hm, strange. Were there any thunderstorms or something? I have no idea how your PS3 could "break" like this, where only one resolution stops working.
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no man no thunder its totally weird had a ps3 since day one never had any thing like this before i thought gt6 might have fried it but it cant be because the other resolutions are still working. wich would you recomnd 1080i or 720p

just a thought could hot swapping cables do this i thought it was cool with hdmi
 
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HDMI is completely hot-pluggable, no problem there. Unless I missed it you don't seem to have mentioned trying another TV with the same cable and PS3 or another PS3 with the same cable and TV. Until you do those you won't know for sure that it's the PS3 at fault, so try and test those before you do anything drastic like buy a replacement console.
 
neema_t
HDMI is completely hot-pluggable, no problem there. Unless I missed it you don't seem to have mentioned trying another TV with the same cable and PS3 or another PS3 with the same cable and TV. Until you do those you won't know for sure that it's the PS3 at fault, so try and test those before you do anything drastic like buy a replacement console.
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Hi there i only have the one tv and ps3 but all the hdmi ports on my tv are ok tried them and all my hdmi cables with my laptop, hd recorder,pc tower and phone and all are working fine in 1080p
 
mobilet727
Hi there i only have the one tv and ps3 but all the hdmi ports on my tv are ok tried them and all my hdmi cables with my laptop, hd recorder,pc tower and phone and all are working fine in 1080p
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Well, in that case I guess all you can try is buying a replacement PS3. It sounds like you've exhausted all the other options. Surely you know someone with either an HDTV or PS3 you could trouble to help you figure out the fault, though? If I had to bet, however, I'd put my money on your PS3.
 
neema_t
Well, in that case I guess all you can try is buying a replacement PS3. It sounds like you've exhausted all the other options. Surely you know someone with either an HDTV or PS3 you could trouble to help you figure out the fault, though? If I had to bet, however, I'd put my money on your PS3.
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Thank you for your time and help looks like ill be playing in 1080i for awhile

do you know is it best to go for slim or super slim
 
way hey ps3 is back had to un plug everything else from tv now ps3 is back in full effect i dont understand why but thank you so much for every ones help see you on the track
 
mobilet727
way hey ps3 is back had to un plug everything else from tv now ps3 is back in full effect i dont understand why but thank you so much for every ones help see you on the track
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Huh, weird. What make and model is your TV, out of interest? Glad you sorted it out, though.
 
neema_t
Huh, weird. What make and model is your TV, out of interest? Glad you sorted it out, though.
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I can't remember the model but it's a 2 year old lg led 39inch

Even weirder i've now plugged everything back in the same as before to check and it's still fine
 
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I wonder if it was an issue with power distribution, did you have a bunch of controllers and such plugged in or in use with the console? I only ask because I have a 120Gb and I remember having issues a while back when I tried to use a USB keyboard in the second USB port, it didn't seem to be able to power it fully (gave some error message onscreen IIRC). I know that's USB but I do wonder if some consoles don't route their power so effectively.
 
Tyger
I wonder if it was an issue with power distribution, did you have a bunch of controllers and such plugged in or in use with the console? I only ask because I have a 120Gb and I remember having issues a while back when I tried to use a USB keyboard in the second USB port, it didn't seem to be able to power it fully (gave some error message onscreen IIRC). I know that's USB but I do wonder if some consoles don't route their power so effectively.
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No man just one ds3
 
Tyger
I wonder if it was an issue with power distribution, did you have a bunch of controllers and such plugged in or in use with the console? I only ask because I have a 120Gb and I remember having issues a while back when I tried to use a USB keyboard in the second USB port, it didn't seem to be able to power it fully (gave some error message onscreen IIRC). I know that's USB but I do wonder if some consoles don't route their power so effectively.
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(Standard) USB 2.0 (or lower) data ports are limited to supply only 500mA of current, anything that tries to draw more than that will 'blow' a self-resetting fuse to prevent damaging the console, computer or whatever which comes with an accompanying message saying something is drawing too much current or power (which is almost certainly what you saw). I think the PS3 might be supplying slightly under 500mA at max draw because I've heard a lot about ports shutting down when used with devices that should be fine with standard ports. So basically the console can't give too much power to one device in such a way that it would interfere with HDMI.

As for this instance, I wonder if something plugged into the TV was 'reserving' the 1080p resolution somehow. It's impossible to say without knowing everything there is to know about the TV, the other devices and their firmware, but HDMI CEC (a control data line within HDMI, this is how the PS3 'knows' which resolutions are available if you leave it on 'auto') is a bit of a murky standard anyway.

Not that it matters now, of course.
 
Interesting info but at the time all i was using was a DS3 (which must have been plugged in for charging) then tried a regular USB keyboard in port 2 for typing messages in GT5 online lobbies, and my PS3 no likey, which seems odd as a PC would handle that with ease. Thinking about it, perhaps it uses all of that output to charge the controller as quickly as possible. Anyway at risk of threadjacking, will try it again some time, not sure why I didn't try it again with the controller fully charged and not plugged in to be honest!
 
Tyger
Interesting info but at the time all i was using was a DS3 (which must have been plugged in for charging) then tried a regular USB keyboard in port 2 for typing messages in GT5 online lobbies, and my PS3 no likey, which seems odd as a PC would handle that with ease. Thinking about it, perhaps it uses all of that output to charge the controller as quickly as possible. Anyway at risk of threadjacking, will try it again some time, not sure why I didn't try it again with the controller fully charged and not plugged in to be honest!
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Yeah, that's what I mean, I think the PS3 ports supply less than the standard current because I've seen a lot of people say that things their PC can deal with have made the PS3's ports switch off. It's a bit of a mystery, but you can get around it by using an externally powered USB hub if it's a big problem. I've read (on Wikipedia) that later revisions of the DualShock 3 charge at 500mA, so they should only max out one USB port, the other port should still be able to supply up to 500mA regardless of what the other port is supplying. It could be that this isn't the case, though, I've not tried to test my PS3's USB ports for that sort of thing so I wouldn't know. But standard USB 2.0 ports should each be able to supply the full 500mA regardless of anything else the system is doing.
 

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