My PlayStation 3 won't recognise my HDMI cable anymore

It started yesterday when it suddenly reset itself randomly after I booted it up. I got the composite cables out and set it back to use my HDMI cable and then I played for a good few hours with no problems. The same thing happened today but I cannot set it back to use my HDMI cable. I plugged the composite cables in, I held the power button down for numerous seconds, I tried the second HDMI port on my HDTV, but nothing. The screen stays blank and then reverts back to composite. It at least detected an HDMI cable to begin with but I don't even get that anymore. I googled around a bit and my problem seems to differ from others in that I have been playing with HDMI enabled for numerous weeks and it has now ceased to work.

Fellow PlayStation 3 owners, please assist me. :(

you just have to reset your ps3 turn it off to the red light mode then while its on red light mode hold the power button until it beep the ps3 will reset to detect what ever video out settings you have currently pluged in

I had this happen to me.

Turns out my first hdmi cable I had was twisting a little near the plug part of it....I think the wires got all messed up inside the cable because I went out and bought a new one for like 10$ and everything started working fine.

I would suggest trying a new HDMI cable on it if you have one laying around the house. If not, go out and buy one. Just remember to keep the bill so that you can return it if the new one still doesn't work.

you just have to reset your ps3 turn it off to the red light mode then while its on red light mode hold the power button until it beep the ps3 will reset to detect what ever video out settings you have currently pluged in

SpidaRockBeats

Like I said, I have tried that before. "No Signal" is what my HDTV tells me.

I bet your HDMI cable is broken.

I had this happen to me.

Turns out my first hdmi cable I had was twisting a little near the plug part of it....I think the wires got all messed up inside the cable because I went out and bought a new one for like 10$ and everything started working fine.

I would suggest trying a new HDMI cable on it if you have one laying around the house. If not, go out and buy one. Just remember to keep the bill so that you can return it if the new one still doesn't work.KapG

I have a friend coming over Monday and he will bring his HDMI cable. I suppose I should be working anyway. Still, I never moved the darn thing so why would it spontaneously screw up?

[QUOTE="KapG"]I had this happen to me.

Turns out my first hdmi cable I had was twisting a little near the plug part of it....I think the wires got all messed up inside the cable because I went out and bought a new one for like 10$ and everything started working fine.

I would suggest trying a new HDMI cable on it if you have one laying around the house. If not, go out and buy one. Just remember to keep the bill so that you can return it if the new one still doesn't work.Hexagon_777

I have a friend coming over Monday and he will bring his HDMI cable. I suppose I should be working anyway. Still, I never moved the darn thing so why would it spontaneously screw up?

I don't know why it would spontaneously screw up lol. Mine was from moving my console from the basement TV to the one in my room a bunch of times.

Hopefully your buddies HDMI cable will work. If it does it will be an easy fix for you. Best of luck.

I just connected my laptop to my HDTV with the HDMI cable. It never looked as good with an HDMI cable as it did with a VGA cable but it never looked this bad.

Looks like a PS3 error of which i have no idea how to fix. Sorry buddy and good luck!

yeah man it looks like there is an issue with your HDMI cable. Hopefully your buddy on monday will bring some magic with him

I just connected my laptop to my HDTV with the HDMI cable. It never looked as good with an HDMI cable as it did with a VGA cable but it never looked this bad.

Hexagon_777

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]I just connected my laptop to my HDTV with the HDMI cable. It never looked as good with an HDMI cable as it did with a VGA cable but it never looked this bad.gamer082009

It started yesterday when it suddenly reset itself randomly after I booted it up. I got the composite cables out and set it back to use my HDMI cable and then I played for a good few hours with no problems. The same thing happened today but I cannot set it back to use my HDMI cable. I plugged the composite cables in, I held the power button down for numerous seconds, I tried the second HDMI port on my HDTV, but nothing. The screen stays blank and then reverts back to composite. It at least detected an HDMI cable to begin with but I don't even get that anymore. I googled around a bit and my problem seems to differ from others in that I have been playing with HDMI enabled for numerous weeks and it has now ceased to work.

Fellow PlayStation 3 owners, please assist me. :(

Hexagon_777

:P

with all the problem i've seen here with hdtv i wonder if it will work fine when i will have me hdtv

i have had this problem a few times, at first i thought my ps3 graphics went belly up and thought that my ps3 was dead, i tried everything suggested on here, but the only thing that worked for me and still works when it does play up, is to remove cable with ps3 still on and then turn tv off. turn tv on and reconnect ps3 to tv. if no luck then turn off ps3 and hold down power button until you hear the bleeps. I did have same problem with my freeview box (bt vision in uk) and did exact same thing and it worked, keep trying mate as it will eventually work. Hopefully you mates cable proves it still works

you just have to reset your ps3 turn it off to the red light mode then while its on red light mode hold the power button until it beep the ps3 will reset to detect what ever video out settings you have currently pluged in

SpidaRockBeats

Same thing happened to me 2 days ago. Im using component at the moment (or whatever it's called). I tried everything, i even bought a new HDMI cable but no luck. I think its my PS3

So my friend came by today with his HDMI cable and we hooked my PlayStation 3 up to my TV again. Worked splendidly. My own HDMI cable must have miraculously gone kaput without being moved or fiddled with. I ordered a new one for £1.63 and hope this one doesn't screw up for no reason.