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Reset your PS3 video settings

If you have a Sony PS3 that you move from place to place, you may run into the issue where you connect it to a new TV or monitor and you can't see anything because the video settings are different than what your PS3 is configured for. When this happens, you can't even get to the screen that allows you to set the video settings, so you are basically screwed. If this happens to you, there is a fix. Turn off the power to your PS3 and then turn it back on again. But when you turn it on, hold down the power button until you see something on the screen. When you hold down the power button of the PS3 when you are turning it on, it completely resets the video settings to the most basic settings (480p I think) so that it'll work on any TV or monitor. Once you can then get something on the screen, you can configure the video settings to match the TV you are hooking up to. You'll probably have to do the same thing when you take it back to your original location. But at least with this trick you can now move your PS3 around if you want.
Rating: 100% positive, 24 total Votes
Categories: video games Sony PS3
Added: on Nov 16, 2007 at 10:08 am
Added By: mrpie

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Dude thanks for the tip it really saved me money from buying different cords to match the settings
– Added by an anonymous user on Nov 19, 2007 at 2:00 pm
i love you men , you save me alot of time! money! not going into the cold to a house with an hdtv, petrol..... my life!!! this works by the way people
– Added by an anonymous user on Dec 15, 2007 at 3:20 pm
thnx alot for the tip your the best
– Added by an anonymous user on Dec 26, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Thank you so much! You have restored happiness in my home! My son took his PS3 to a friends house, got it home and didn't work. Easy two second fix!!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Jan 05, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Great job!!! Totally works....
– Added by an anonymous user on Jan 12, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Thanks for the tip, you turned my boyfriend's frown upside down :)
– Added by an anonymous user on Feb 12, 2008 at 10:06 pm
THANK YOU! NO SERIOUSLY. I LOVE YOU. THANKS FOR POSTING
– Added by an anonymous user on Feb 22, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Thanks Man!!! You saved out late night game fest!!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Feb 22, 2008 at 11:25 pm
dOOd!!! Thank you so much for that imput. I just brought my PS3 back from my friend's house and he, unlike I, has and HDTV and I thought that I was -explitive deleted-! Thank you, so much man! You should get a job at Sony!
– Added by an anonymous user on Feb 24, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Thanks - Great Post! On holiday with a normal TV and was setup at home to a 1080p.
– Added by an anonymous user on Mar 23, 2008 at 4:56 am
oh man tthanks alot ^^
– Added by an anonymous user on Apr 04, 2008 at 7:56 pm
This worked for me as well, Thank you I thought I got swindled when I purchased mine used.
– Added by an anonymous user on Apr 22, 2008 at 2:36 pm
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