# Playstation3 shows no video

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 9, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013 "2011-12-09T17:19:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![sonson\_jdmvtek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sonson_jdmvtek/32/5269_2.png) [@sonson\_jdmvtek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sonson_jdmvtek)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/1 "2011-12-09T17:19:16Z")

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I turn the playstation on and all i see is black.what can it be? And how can i fix it

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**Author:** ![donkeyballs69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/2 "2011-12-09T17:51:05Z")

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Did you just buy it and is it hooked up right?

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**Author:** ![sonson\_jdmvtek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sonson_jdmvtek/32/5269_2.png) [@sonson\_jdmvtek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sonson_jdmvtek)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/3 "2011-12-09T18:10:32Z")

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I been had it…i got it to show video now but now its freezing

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/4 "2011-12-09T19:33:48Z")

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heck the vents and see if theyre clogged up with dust, unhook it from power and let it sit for an hour or two and try again.

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/5 "2011-12-09T20:01:04Z")

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Hdmi or component?

Do you have another tv to try?

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**Author:** ![sonson\_jdmvtek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sonson_jdmvtek/32/5269_2.png) [@sonson\_jdmvtek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sonson_jdmvtek)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/6 "2011-12-09T22:21:08Z")

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I let it sit for two hours.it seems like its working now how do i clean the vents

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**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/7 "2011-12-09T23:19:19Z")

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I been had it…

English mother fucker. Do you speak it?

Use a can of compressed air to clean out the vents.

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/8 "2011-12-10T19:35:22Z")

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this /  
do NOT use a vacuum.

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**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/playstation3-shows-no-video/219013/9 "2011-12-10T21:14:47Z")

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Press and hold the power button to reset the system. Sometimes that resolves issues.

[http://www.portfolioofpb.com/blog/ps3-blank-screen-switch-inputs-hdmi-to-composite-to-hdmi](http://www.portfolioofpb.com/blog/ps3-blank-screen-switch-inputs-hdmi-to-composite-to-hdmi)