PS3 won't play extras on Blurays.

[trentsteel]

It's not true of all the Bluray discs I've bought, but on some (The Shining, A Scanner Darkly) when I select one of the extras on the disc, my HD tv turns to a green screen and then nothing. The Playstation is still on but nothing plays on the screen until it says "No Signal" on the TV.

I have to reset the Playstation after this or nothing happens. I've tried multiple times but either the TV or the PS3 crashes. Other discs will let me play the extra material just fine. I was thinking maybe it had something to do with the resolution of the extras? Like when it switches from 1080p to something lower? I don't know.

It has also stopped playing my burnt DVD's with .avi's on them. Some of those discs used to play just fine but now only about half of the same ones will play.

Nothing else appears to be wrong with the PS3 and it has the latest updates.

[fugazied]

I've heard the PS 3 has a REALLY cheap drive in it, prone to failures. I know of 2 friends who have had their drive just die and refuse to read discs.

[Squozen]

Sounds like the display is not accepting the lower resolution to me.

[Luv Blu's]

Originally Posted by Squozen

Sounds like the display is not accepting the lower resolution to me.

I agree.
Make sure you have all the different allowed resolutions checked in you PS3 display option. Sometimes the PS3 resets, and you have to go back into the menu and set it all back up. If it's a major problem with the drive, copy all your files/saves whatever to a memory stick and install a new HDD drive, plus you can up the gb. Good HDD drives are droping in price and worth it even if it's not the problem.

[perfectdark]

either the lower resolutions are not being outputted or accepted by your tv or your using an import disc, maybe a pal... extras would be pal

[trentsteel]

Originally Posted by Luv Blu's

I agree.
Make sure you have all the different allowed resolutions checked in you PS3 display option. Sometimes the PS3 resets, and you have to go back into the menu and set it all back up. If it's a major problem with the drive, copy all your files/saves whatever to a memory stick and install a new HDD drive, plus you can up the gb. Good HDD drives are droping in price and worth it even if it's not the problem.

Thanks guys! I haven't fixed it yet. I can't find where these settings are. I don't see anything in any of the settings menus. I can't find this "PS3 Display Option".

[ni9ht_5ta1k3r]

it's there alright!

[trentsteel]

Originally Posted by ni9ht_5ta1k3r

it's there alright!

I feel like I've gone through every settings menu and I don't see it.

[BettiePage]

if your playing the movie just fine but not the extras... then it is only 2 possible things.

1 your ps3 is not set up right in the video setting/connections. select what type of cable your using and you should have an option to select the video output... 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p etc... sorry i dont recall the exact set up since I use HDMI.

2 your playing a region free/multi region bd disc that has the extras in a display format different from your ps3/tv.

1 you can fix in your settings.

2 your sol nothing you can do about it.

[jakebonz]

Sony's documentation on how to do things on the PS3

http://manuals.playstation.net/docum...deooutput.html

[britevalue]

it works fine for me
maybe there's a different region between your PS3 and your BD movie

[GardenVariety]

LOL. "PS3's have really cheap drives".... I've played probably 1000 BD's so far with not a hitch. Where you get this from???

[gtidriver]

Originally Posted by GardenVariety

LOL. "PS3's have really cheap drives".... I've played probably 1000 BD's so far with not a hitch. Where you get this from???

Same here...plus why would a lousy drive still play the BR but nothing else?

[NateDogg]

PS3 is considered the best Blu-Ray player, how can one state it is built with a cheap drive? Uninformed opinions?

[x400]

as said above it sounds like the extras are most likely in a different format (like PAL) so it won't play on your screen