PS3 Query!

pioneer2000 · 26 Aug 2008 at 20:32

Does anyones PS3 make an occasional "clunking / clicking" (like a hard drive stopping)?? Just got a new 80gb PS3 and it's working fine, but just worried this may not be normal!

Also, what setting do you use for ripping music cd's to the hard drive? aac? mp3? what bit rate?

Cheers!

antonusklesk · 26 Aug 2008 at 20:35

Mine's made a quiet but audible clicking noise since I got it too, it's the disc-drive.

Does it do it without a disc in?

jkmoogle · 26 Aug 2008 at 20:42

pioneer2000 said:
Does anyones PS3 make an occasional "clunking / clicking" (like a hard drive stopping)?? Just got a new 80gb PS3 and it's working fine, but just worried this may not be normal!

That doesn't sound immensely normal. Unless as previously mentioned that it's the optical drive spinning up / down. But clunk/click doesn't sound very healthy. Could be a problem with hard disk parking. Are you up to date with your firmware?

Also, what setting do you use for ripping music cd's to the hard drive? aac? mp3? what bit rate?

MP3 - 320Kbps - But I very rarely use it for ripping, just wirelessly stream from my PC most of the time

pioneer2000 · 26 Aug 2008 at 20:44

I don't think it's the disc drive- It does it even when no disc is inserted.

I should add it is not a very loud noise- and only lasts for half a second or so (so just a little click type noise- hard to describe!!), and i've had a 40gb PS3 which I do not think made that noise... :confused:

Thought it might be due to the difference in hard drives.

Why mp3 over aac?

jkmoogle · 26 Aug 2008 at 20:46

I've used mp3 for years. I even rip to mp3 with iTunes. I think the quality is on a par with AAC, can't tell the difference too much. Wouldn't mind FLAC ripping though, that'd just make my day!

TheStig1 · 26 Aug 2008 at 20:47

yeah mine makes a funny noise at times
hard to describe it as well
i thought it might be the fans slowing or speeding not sure though

pioneer2000 · 26 Aug 2008 at 21:14

Anyone have any problems with using PS3 with Z5500's via optical? For some reason when on the XMB the speakers show "no digital data" - like it takes a few seconds to pick up any sound. e.g. for the first few seconds of moving around on the XMB the speakers will make no noise but then the speakers will pick up the fact that there is a digital stream present.

pioneer2000 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:14

Anyone- on either of my questions?