PS3 Display glitch / problem?

[tyler]

Just got my US PS3 today (hope it's ok to post here) and there's a line across the top of the screen every so often (when it gets hectic) that looks a bit like a v-sync problem but I know it's not that. It happens in F1, GTHD and Motorstorm (pretty much everything I've tried)

It's perfectly horizontal. I can't take a pic but I've done my best editing this pic to illustrate.



Anyone else had a similar issue?

I'm using HDMI with 720p set as the top res (prefer it to 1080i)

[Hohum]

Tried a different type of connection? Even if it's composite, just to test.

[Mofoman]

Could be a faulty graphics cards, or faulty driver's.Test all other connection's then update the console to it's latest foirmware, or reflash it with the latest firmware again

[tyler]

Cheers for the replies, it seems it's a problem with my TV. I've had a play with the settings and through 'PC mode' it's fine (and the picture is actually sharper) but I can't get sound and in 'Video mode' I get this glitch but the sound comes through fine.

Arrgh.

edit: All fixed, I managed to daisy chain a concoction of phono adapter plugs to get sound from the 360 and PS3 from the one PC audio input (green thing). Problem now is I get sound from neither if both consoles are plugged in!

Oh well it will probably save me some electric to unplug the 360 more often and I turn the PS3 off at the back anyway when I'm not using it.

A victory for Al Gore, he's totally cereal.

[Pallaris]

tyler..I think i've noticed this too. It's like a line of static (like your pic) that appears for a split second either top or bottom. I'm using a Bravia LCD with sound going through my receiver via optical-out.

Sounds like it has something to do with sound output but I just didn't quite follow how you managed to fix it??

[tyler]

It's more to do with the HDMI / DVI display options. In the menu on my TV I can choose between 'PC Mode' and 'Video Mode' for my digital input. The messing I did with the sound cables is purely because TV has an odd way of handling how it wants the audio cables hooked up. By the HDMI / DVI and VGA inpus there's a PC audio in and 2x phonos. The PS3 cables were into the phonos which picked up fine in 'Video mode' but didn't output when I switched to PC mode. As my Xbox was taking up the PC sound input on the TV (through VGA) I had to do some daisy chaining.

Hope you get yours sorted.