Yellow Dog Linux

billb wrote:I'll be interested in hearing what Geoff on cbe-oss-dev has to say about this issue. Here's the thread if anyone wants to follow:

http://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/cbe-o ... 07210.html

Heh - that thread references our thread! How meta!

Cheers,
Paul

ydl looks perfect using hdmi on my mums 42 inch toshibia 1080p .but not my panasonic 26 inch .my mums tv is new ,mine is 2 years old

Added a link to this topic in this forums "PS3 Video Guide for YDL 6".

Thank you, that will be helpful for other users.

CECHC08 + Samsung le26r81bx + HDMI = Same problem!

Sorry not sure where exactly in the thread it shows the fixes for this.

1. WHy has this happened?
2. Will Sony release a firmware update which will fix this??
3. What can I do now to make the screen look clear??

vesh wrote:Sorry not sure where exactly in the thread it shows the fixes for this.

1. WHy has this happened?
2. Will Sony release a firmware update which will fix this??
3. What can I do now to make the screen look clear??

The quick summary:

1. We're guessing that Sony probably included a newer version of the video drivers for the RSX from nVidia. This nVidia driver apparently asks for extended HDMI information from displays. Unfortunately, these displays - generally 1st generation HDMI - appear to have bad extended data. Garbage In - Garbage Out.

2. Unclear.

3. Use a newer display or switch to component video.

Cheers,
Paul

by newer display do you mean a new hdmi cable?? Does changing the screen resolution make any difference with the old hdmi cables???

Thanks for replying

vesh wrote:by newer display do you mean a new hdmi cable??

No - I mean a new display. A new TV. A whole new monitor. As in - throw out your old one.

For some reason, this is not a popular option.

vesh wrote:Does changing the screen resolution make any difference with the old hdmi cables???

Doesn't appear to, no. And - the cables have nothing to do with it. It's the HDMI chips in the sets themselves, unfortunately.

Cheers,
Paul

damn ok. Anyone want to give me a new tv by any chance???? thanks for the help pp

vesh wrote:damn ok. Anyone want to give me a new tv by any chance???? thanks for the help pp

Is component video an option? Not composite, S-video or SCART - but component. That's generally a 5 Wire - 3 video (Y, Cr, Cb) & 2 audio (L, R) cable.

That works very well for most folks.

Cheers,
Paul

Don't have one and I think they cost a fair bit??

vesh wrote:Don't have one and I think they cost a fair bit??

If your TV has HDMI, chances are it has Component as well. It's only the HDMI computer monitors that don't.

As for the cables - I bought the PS3 Sony cables - $19.99 US from Sony Style:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 1665061579

These seem to be capable of 1080p.

Cheers,
Paul

thanks for the reply

ppietro wrote:As for the cables - I bought the PS3 Sony cables - $19.99 US from Sony Style:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 1665061579

These seem to be capable of 1080p.

Cheers,
Paul

It's the same cable as the PS2 component cable so if you have one of those, you're good to go as well.

Ron Rogers Jr. (CronoCloud)

CronoCloud wrote:It's the same cable as the PS2 component cable so if you have one of those, you're good to go as well.

Just make sure it's a high-quality PS2 component cable. I had a cheap one that, although it worked with the PS3, looked terrible at anything much higher than 480p.

Cheers,
Paul