No video when playing a disc?

[fLoOn34]

I have a BRAND NEW 60gb PS3 from Circuit City going out of business. Apparently they had a few in the back they never sold, then found them when they liquidated.
I can't find the receipt, and thus there is no proof that I just bought the damn thing. So SONY would want the $125 service fee.

Anyway, I turn the system on with the switch in the back. Then I press the power button. The system starts up normal, and goes to the dash board. Everything works fine, and I can even use the Internet. But as soon as I try to play a disc, the screen goes blank (like normal) but it never comes back on. It just stays black.
Then, if I turn the unit off and right back on, I continue to have a blank screen. I found that if I turn it off with the power switch, let it sit for 5 minutes or more, then turn it all back on, I can get back to the dash board.
But as soon as I try to play a disc, same issue.

Sony tech support had me turn the unit off, then when I turn it back on, hold the power button for 5 seconds and wait for a second beep. This makes the unit reset the resolution settings. This works about 50% of the time and gets me back to the dash board w/o having to completely turn it off for the 5 minute wait. The other 50% of the time it doesn't do anything and I do have to turn the whole thing off for 5 minutes.

I'm really hoping to find a quick setting fix to resolve this, but nothing seems to help. I really don't want to have to send it to Sony or try to find another one.

Any help on a setting fix?

[tonzie]

I really don't know what to tell you man. If I were in your shoes, I would have just bought an 80gb :P
The 60gbs are the only model known to do stuff like this. I say send er in to Sony if you're really that keen on keeping the 60gb, that or buy a ps2 for $99 lol, they're gonna cost about the same price anyways (the fix and the ps2)

[Sauberbmw]

I suggest that you try replacing the wires that connect the ps3 to the tv. then take a kleenex and was your discs with water and dry them and blow inside the disc tray of the ps3. try that and see how it works out

[Antonie]

I think if you just bought the system you might be able to use it's serial number for warranty issues. Not sure, but maybe.

[Ps3-Reviewer3]

The 60gbs are the only model known to do stuff like this. Send an email in to Sony if you're really that keen on keeping the 60gb, they're gonna cost about the same price anyways