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LISMDK said:
superchunk said:

2) The secret video reset

One of the most annoying aspects of the PS3 are its video settings. Take it up to the bedroom portable or round to a friend's house and there's a good chance that you won't be able to see anything on screen because your 'new' TV is running at a different resolution or using a different cable connection. And - because you can't see anything - you can't change it.

Until now. Shut down your PS3 then restart by pressing and holding the power button.This will reset your PS3 to its most basic 480p graphics mode so you'll be able to see enough to choose RGB SCART, component, HDMI or whatever from here.


Wow thats going to make life easier for me since I'm constantly moving my PS3 to a tv with a different video imput.


Yep, found this out at some point because I kept having to switch tvs. When I switch to a CRT I use this method, and when you switch back to HDMI it will bring up a message during the load and allow you to switch automatically so you don't have to do that in the menus either. I already knew 1-11 but these are good tips. I agree with someone above that Linux installation is another nice feature.