Cuts out for a second when watching dvd's and then resumes

ps3 plays dvds, bluray and cds but not hd dvds(this is for xbox 360's)

DVDs have reigon codes. A PS3 sold in the US will only play DVDs and Blu-Rays that have a region code of 1. DVDs sold in Brazil have the region code of 4, so they will not work.

Well this sounds like a few possible things.

--Bad Bluray drive (95% sure)
and
--Video settings are messed up (55%not as sure about)

Generally if your system won't play Dvds but it will play games then your drive has gone bad unless you don't mind not watching dvds. To fix this it is pretty easy I myself do it frequently with my little biz. The part cost about $80 at consolezombie.com I would gladly replace your drive for you and not charge you an arm and a leg!

As for the screen issue, it may be that your plugs arent in correctly, they could have gone bad, or your video settings aren't correct.

If your using the usual component cables (yellow red white) then you may want to look into getting an HDMI cord if your tv supports it. Better picture and sound quality from an already amazing system.

What has happend to me with my settings is that in the Main settings menu go under display and they should be an option about video output (or something similar) and you can change it to which ever you want. But if you can't get to it because the screen is blank then I'd say get an HDMI cable or a somposite cable (red blue green) to replace your component cable.

An easy way to reset your display settings on your system is to push the power button and hold for 5sec(while in standby mode) or until you hear 2 beeps (after the initial one from pushing the button) and then it should be reset.

A bad laser could affect the sound cause it can't read all the information from the disc. Try games as well and see if it does the same thing, sounds like a new drive is in order. There is one laser in those drives and require different strengths to read different discs. Also try a music disc that you know is good. If your still getting the same issue then get the drive replaced or just replace the laser if you have some technical knowledge.

it sounds like your lazer is gone

The dvd portion of the blu-ray laser has gone out.

Can you still play PS3 games?

it sounds there is a lose connection inside the ps3 somewhere not sure though hope this is any help to you.

You may need to format the entire system and then update if you really need to watch the DVD that badly

you can move gamesaves to a memorystick before hand so you dont lost anything apart from demos and pics

pls rate.

At this time the region lock on ps3 only includes DVD and ps1-2 titles. Although some games will have the 80028F10 error. Most ps3 and blue ray will play without problems, my only suggestion being that if you are in the US, make sure you get a US ps3.

hope this helps.

How many times per second does the POWER led blink? (dont worry about the OPC).

1x per second (constant, steady blink) = bad inverter/lamps
2x per second = bad power supply
3x per second = bad main board

There isnt really anything you can do to fix it yourself, you can order the part over EBay, not hard to install just unscrew/unplug --- plug/screw..