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PS3 hdmi Audio problem Crackling Sounds

When i play games and/or demos theres is a crackling sound periodically especially with explosions or gunfire and on some simple dialogue in the games.However, when i switch to the component cables (red, yellow,white wires)the sound is fine but then the quality of the video is not as good please someone give me a solution! crackle sound on games.i turned on all 2 channels on and all 5.1 channels on and the dolby digital surround button on and the crackle went.this was after changing hdmi leads and 2 days of pissing about and nearly throwing my brand new ps3 out of the window.hope this helps anyone like me who has nearly pulled all my hair out tryimg to figure that very annoying crackle.

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  • Tavm27 Nov 11, 2008

    audio crackles once I start playstion I have hooked up to HDMI Cable. 

  • poz71 Nov 18, 2008

    I took the PS3 back to the retailer who exchanged it for another only to get home and have exactly the same problem!!!!!! I now have the sound through an amp and speakers which sounds better than through the tv.

  • Anonymous Dec 08, 2008

    I have the exact same problem can someone let me know when they find a fix!!!

  • Anonymous Mar 27, 2009

    I have a similar issue, but it only happens in some PS3 games, like Resistance 2 and PixilJunk Monsters, in short some of the new ones, Resistance, Dynasty Warriors Gundam and the earlier launch titles do not do this, I also dont get it with Blue ray dvds or ps2/1 games.

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I CHANGED THE AUDIO SETTING UNDER HDMI FROM AUTO TO MANUAL AND I REMOVED DOLBY 5.1 FROM SELECTIONS.LEFT THE OTHER 2 SELECTIONS THAT WERE ALREADY SELECTED FROM AUTO SET FOR HDMI I HAVE NOT HAD AUDIO PROBLEMS SINCE.

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RUV85 is right, after disabling the dolby 5.2 surround option under the manual hdmi audio settings things are fine. I had crackling in condemned 2 and afro samurai demo, now I dont. Also this was not the unpatched condemned 2 audio problem where it would cut out randomly and crackle.

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Hdmi synthesizer chip is damaged..send to sony...but make sure cable is good

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