If ur system hangs, dun ever ever ever ever shut it down by turning the power from the back. Force restart it by pressing the power button for 5 seconds.

Just got back from Midvalley's Northpoint Sony Service Centre HQ..They took my ps3 away ..They said they need to inspect it..She said will take up to 5 working days ..So this weekend no gaming for me...

@aiyish - I tried everything already(press the power button for more than a minute,the green light just keep blinking)..No response whatsoever from the ps3 system.

So now ill just have to wait till next week la to find out..

Btw,i even ask then for the 1 to 1 exchange,she said that only occurs if we have problem on the system within 3 days of purchase only..

So thats basically the update from me for now

For the past few days,my ps3 slim(bought it @ launch in 1U) had started to give me problems..Here r the problem than i had encounter:-

1)It takes a verrrrrryyyy long time to load up the game

2)It takes a very long time to start-up the XMB(sometimes no icons at all,so i need to switch off and on the power switch cause no choice)

3)It often hangs

4)Then just now after i force switch off the ps3(cause hang),then when i turned it ON back,it went into recovery mode,it ask me to install back the FW3.01..SO after i install back,still no difference..All the problems r still there

**All this happen just recently only

I really dun understand la why its is like this,its only been what about 2 weeks only ..My last phat PS3 kaput because of YLOD.. ..

So im planning to go and claim the warranty tomoro..Any recommendations?I live in Ampang btw..KlCC's Sony Style ok?

I just got mine a month ago (HK set). It work alrite, but i did experience a cracking sound about 10 seconds after i turn on the system and about 10 seconds after i turn it off. I think its a normal thing, coz i heard the same sound from my standard tv. I guess its fine. Anyway bout ur case, is it a firmware problem? There's a big fuss bout this 3.00/3.01 updates. Perhaps the latest released 3.10 will fix that.

OMG i know that cracking sound..But its more like a pop+crack sound though...I also heard from my ps3 quite a number of time

i also got my during the launch, no 13 in the line but my prob is differrent...

i get snow and flickering whenever i set it to run at 1080p, other resolutions is ok... first i thought is the cable, but even with a monster cable still same thing, can see the video here:


the weirdiest thing is that using my older ps3 phat, this problem does not occur no matter which cable i use, it works fine in 1080p

now only can run on 1080i and im like half hearted to get unchartered 2 since i can enjoy full hd gaming

yupe.. been using 1080p on my older phat for almost 2 yrs now no problem...

another weird thing is using the slim to play bluray at 1080p, the flickering and snow goes away..

i thought uncharted 2 is running at 1080p?

anyway thinking of sending it back... but then have to backup everything and also de-activate all the accounts since who knows what sony will do with it and whether or not i will be receiving the same unit back... :/

yupe.. been using 1080p on my older phat for almost 2 yrs now no problem...

another weird thing is using the slim to play bluray at 1080p, the flickering and snow goes away..

i thought uncharted 2 is running at 1080p?

anyway thinking of sending it back... but then have to backup everything and also de-activate all the accounts since who knows what sony will do with it and whether or not i will be receiving the same unit back... :/

have u ensure both PS3 settings are identical?

Oh, I'm only using 720p so i cant give much help on that. Perhaps the firmware could help? I notice many ppl have problems with this snow/flickering thing.

So my guess is the PHAT still is better than the SLIM? 

yupe... what other settings is there other than the resolution setting? 

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Added on November 20, 2009, 12:55 pm

will try to update the 3.10 which came out today but i doubt it will be of any help
im beginning to think so too...

such as HDMI color range, and try to turn off Control over HDMI (unique in Slim)