Got a PS3...Questions/concern

**Hdale85** · 26 February 2007, 12:44 Monday

sounds like something with the disc...Is it always in the same spot? If so I would take that movie back and exchange it for another copy.

**DeepEndX** · 26 February 2007, 13:26 Monday

I never had the same problem unless I have a faulty DVD. The thing that drives me crazy is PS3 is zone restricted on DVD's.

RH

**Pez** · 26 February 2007, 17:56 Monday

I have only watched 2 movies with my PS3. The first movie, Talegeda Nights, I bought and it played fine. The other, Crank, was a rental and stopped a couple of times during playback. The nice thing was I was able to make it play by just rewinding a little, that never worked on my regular DVD player. The other weird thing was the PS3 couldnt read Crank at first, had to eject and re-insert. I would like to say this was due to it being a rental but no one seems to be renting the BR and HD DVD's from my local Blockbuster, they are always in stock.

Maybe the PS3 was trying to tell me something as Crank was pretty bad. I knew what to expect going in (have seen both transporter movies) but man, how does this stuff get green lit?

**RebelMan** · 26 February 2007, 19:47 Monday

I am hearing that the 1.51 firmware is buggy and some people have been reporting the very issue you described on the Sony forum. I am running 1.32 but I downloaded 1.50. I am reluctant to install the update for fear that my PS3 will catch the bug.

**Brandon B** · 26 February 2007, 19:48 Monday

There is a huge thread at AVS on using the PS3 as a BD player, and this has come up dozens of times over there. There are varying reasons suspected, from firmware glitches, to the network connection causing timeouts (with the suggested fix of disconnecting the network or turning off wifi while watching movies), to just cleaning the discs.

Everyone else has described the same issue as you, non-repeatable hangs that don't re-occur in the same place on the disc.

So, yes, a lot of people are experiencing the same thing (although not a majority).

Sony has received complaints about it and is looking into. You could add your voice to the complaint list by calling customer service as it probably helps if greater numbers of people report it.

BB

**RebelMan** · 26 February 2007, 19:53 Monday

BB, do you know if anyone has tried to reinstall an older firmware to see if that fixes the problem?

**Chris D** · 27 February 2007, 04:15 Tuesday

Todd- A few people have reported experiencing some "lockups" with the PS3 after upgrading to 1.41, 1.42, or 1.51. This likely will be fixed with the large update that has been rumored to be coming in March that would be at the same time as the European PS3 release. However, it sounds like you're having more lockups than others. I've had about 2 myself. See if it's the disc, and then if not, we may or may not need to look further for you.

**Brandon B** · 27 February 2007, 18:29 Tuesday

I am pretty sure I read in the thread that there is no means to down rev your firmware.

I don't actually have a PS3 yet, I am getting one in a few weeks when I return home from Japan. With a Blu-ray copy of Innocence (Ghost in the Shell II) which will look muy cool in HD.

BB

**ToddAnisman** · 27 February 2007, 20:31 Tuesday

Originally posted by Chris D

Todd- A few people have reported experiencing some "lockups" with the PS3 after upgrading to 1.41, 1.42, or 1.51. This likely will be fixed with the large update that has been rumored to be coming in March that would be at the same time as the European PS3 release. However, it sounds like you're having more lockups than others. I've had about 2 myself. See if it's the disc, and then if not, we may or may not need to look further for you.

Hi Chris/Everyone else...

After reading a large thread on the AVS forum, Im inclined to believe that the firmware is the issue here; however it seems that wireless networking is part of the blame here. I *think* I know why- the PS3 is logging the connection out for some reason. I also think that I can force the connection to stay open at my router. Many people are stating that turning off networking inthe PS3 is a workaround. i will investiate and see what I comeup with. I'm more relieved that it's somewhat of a common problem as opposed to an isolated one. Will be interesting to see how deep I can get into this sytemm he eh he...the tweaker emerges....

-Todd

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