Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7743 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: 4Gamers
• Released on: 2007-03-23
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Manufacturer's Description
Setting up your HDMI cable on your PS3 games console

1: Turn on your TV and set its input to HDMI.

2: Make sure your PS3 is connected via a HDMI cable.

3: Power on your PS3 and press and hold the power button for approx. 5 seconds, you will hear the PS3 start to beep, release the power button after the second beep.

4: Your PS3 should automatically configure itself for HDMI video and Audio output.

If you require any further information or help please refer to your PS3 instruction booklet or contact Sony customer services who will guide you through the setup of your console.

HDMI 1.3 Specification.

Higher speed: HDMI 1.3 supports the demands of future HD display devices, such as higher resolutions & Deep colour.

Deep colour: HDMI 1.3 supports 30-bit, 36-bit and 48-bit colour depths. It lets HDTVs go from millions of colours to billions of colours giving unprecedented vividness and accuracy of colour. It eliminates on-screen colour banding, for smooth tonal transitions and gradations between colours, increased contrast ratio, and more shades of gray between black and white.

Broader colour space: HDMI 1.3 adds support for xvYCC (Extended YCC colourimetry for Video Applications) colour standard, which enables the display of any colour viewable by the human eye. It gives 1.8 times more colours than existing HDTV signals and displays colours more accurately, providing more natural & vivid colours.

Lip Sync: HDMI 1.3 incorporates automatic audio synching that allows devices to perform video and audio synchronization automatically with total accuracy in cases that would normally require complex end-user adjustments.

New HD lossless audio formats: Supports all currently-available formats such as Dolby Digital and DTS. It also adds support for new lossless compressed digital audio formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio

Customer Reviews

HDMI Cable V1.3 (PS3) from 4Gamers
Bought a PS3, 4Gamers HDMI cable .etc.from Amazon, and plugged into a Sony Bravia TV and it got no signal on the TV's HDMI channel.

It was OK if you reverted to the AV/SCART cable supplied with PS3.

Suspected cable so arranged for Amazon to replace it, which they did with admirable efficiency. Unfortunately this did not cure the problem either and started to suspect either the PS3 or the TV.

Contacted Playstation helpline and they talked me through various startup sequences and holding standby button until 2nd beep etc. for soft reboot, but still no fix, they then suggested trying to get access to another HDMI TV, but that was not an easy option.

On a whim noticed another manufacturers HDMI cable whilst out shopping and bought that and plugged it in and that worked fine. So returned this 2nd cable to Amazon and asked for a refund.

Have now read the Amazon customer reviews on this product and now understand why it does not work. The plastic moulding around the cable connectors is too bulky and prevents the cable being pushed fully home into the TV HDMI port which is in a recess. Others have got around this by trimming off the plastic moulding around the cable, but it is thought that this is a case of poor design and should not be necessary. Judging by other reviewers this issue seems to occur not just with Sony Bravia TV's, but also with Bush TV's as well.

My recommendation is that before buying this cable check your TV's HDMI port. If it is mounted in a recess do not buy this cable or be prepared to trim off the plastic around the cable's connector.

If you've got a Sony Bravia Panel run away from this item
I ordered this lead when i ordered my PS3 console from Amazon I have attempted to fit this lead in place on my Sony Bravia 40" LCD panel and lo and behold due to the Brunel scale of engineering present on the connector ends and the recessed HDMI ports on the TV it doesn't seat properly thus is no good!

I'm sure that this is a great cable if you are using it on a system without recessed HDMI ports but forget it if you have a Bravia! or equipment with recessed HDMI ports.

Great product
Used this cable to connect my PS3 to my 26" Samsung LCD TV.
Had to do with the cables supplied with the PS for a couple of days while waiting for the HDMI cable to be delivered, but when it arrived the difference it made was unbelievable !
The Playstation 3 is a powerful machine, and really needs the HDMI connection to show what it is truly capable of. Whilst not noticing a massive difference in sound quality, the picture quality shows remarkable improvement. Not only is the picture sharper, but the colour is improved and really takes advantage of the Samsung's potential 12.8 billion colour pallette.
If you have a PS3 and a good HD TV, then I strongly recommend this product.

Note:
Whilst this product works really well with my TV, earlier reviews mention compatibility problems with other models. If unsure, visit the '4gamers' website where phone and email contact details are listed for any queries you might have.