PS3 major HDMI handshake issue

[kaskade15]

It all started when I moved my PS3 and connected it to my 50 inch panasonic viera TV,
It was previously connected to my Dell e207wfp via a HDMI - DVI cable. The ps3 was connected to my dell monitor for a quite a long time, I would say two months. My ps3 worked fine with my panasonic TV prior to this, then one day i decided to move my ps3 back to my panasonic tv and all that displayed was a black screen, nothing at all. Then i moved it back to my monitor, and it had a black screen too.

I tried a LOT of things, changing cables, switching TV'S, restoring default settings, power cycle...
i did the 5 second power button reset about god knows how many times.
none of them worked, and after almost two months here I am posting here for help.
Is it possible that somehow my old monitor/dvi - hdmi cable caused this ?
My ps3 says it can detect the hdmi device, but for some reason it just can't handshake with anything anymore via a HDMI signal, ever since i moved my ps3 to my panasonic tv 2 months after being connected to my dell monitor. The last solution I know is to buy a HDMI switch, and here i am searching for another one with the help of this forum

 

[FastGunna]

Have you tried using a different HDMI cable or using Component or Composite video?

 

[kaskade15]

Have you tried using a different HDMI cable or using Component or Composite video?

composite cable works yeah, been playing on that recently, im sure a component cable works too. another hdmi cable doesn't work though, tried my friends one.

 

[FastGunna]

Have you tried cleaning the HDMI port or contacting Sony?

 

[kaskade15]

Have you tried cleaning the HDMI port or contacting Sony?

Well through the many handshake threads i've been through, people say that sony is of no help so i didn't bother. I also can't open up my PS3 or it will void the warranty i think

 

[FastGunna]

You don't need to open it up to clean the port, just clean the part the HDMI cable plugs into.

 

[kaskade15]

You don't need to open it up to clean the port, just clean the part the HDMI cable plugs into.

Guess i'll give it a little clean and ill let you know

 

[kaskade15]

You don't need to open it up to clean the port, just clean the part the HDMI cable plugs into.

Didn't work

 

[kaskade15]

yeah

 

[FastGunna]

yeah

Sorry I don't know any other fixes, I would suggest contacting Sony especially if its still under warranty. Either that or stick with component.

 

[Hawkeye22]

If you plugged the HDMI cable in while either the ps3 or tv was turned on, you may have blown the HDMI port. Static electricity can also sometimes blow a port. If you tried different cables and on different devices (TV's, monitor's,...) and a video rest on the ps3 hasn't helped, then I'd say the port is blown.

I've seen this happen to tivo's and some other DVR's also.