Hi, I have a PS4 Slim connected to a Sony LCD TV and projector via a Yamaha AVR (RXV477). The output from the AVR is split via an HDMI signal splitter so I can either play on the projector or on the TV.
Everything has been working fine for the two years since I got the PS4 until today, when I turned it on and got a black screen that every few seconds briefly changed to a flickering snowstorm. I took a slow motion video on my phone of the screen and it looked like the PS4 startup screen was showing briefly then it would go black again and keep cycling.
The cycling black-snowstorm screen persisted even when I booted up the PS4 into safe mode. However I discovered that if I plugged the PS4 directly into the TV HDMI socket, it boots both into safe mode and normal mode just fine, including audio.
I have tried adjusting the PS4 output to every resolution option - 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and Auto - but even on 480, which the AVR can detect, the same black-snowstorm happens. Also, if I turn the PS4 on when connected directly to the TV so that the home screen and theme music is playing, then I connect the PS4 cable to the AVR, there is no picture and no sound, and if I conntect back to the TV directly again, there is sound and picture.
As far as I know everything is working on latest firmware/software. All cables are good (I've tried several), and all AVR ports are good (I've tried them all with a laptop). So why has the PS4 suddenly stopped sending a proper HDMI signal to the AVR, yet continues to working with the TV? If it won't go through the AVR any more it's a bummer as I use the PS4 for watching movies on the projector.
Everything has been working fine for the two years since I got the PS4 until today, when I turned it on and got a black screen that every few seconds briefly changed to a flickering snowstorm. I took a slow motion video on my phone of the screen and it looked like the PS4 startup screen was showing briefly then it would go black again and keep cycling.
The cycling black-snowstorm screen persisted even when I booted up the PS4 into safe mode. However I discovered that if I plugged the PS4 directly into the TV HDMI socket, it boots both into safe mode and normal mode just fine, including audio.
I have tried adjusting the PS4 output to every resolution option - 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and Auto - but even on 480, which the AVR can detect, the same black-snowstorm happens. Also, if I turn the PS4 on when connected directly to the TV so that the home screen and theme music is playing, then I connect the PS4 cable to the AVR, there is no picture and no sound, and if I conntect back to the TV directly again, there is sound and picture.
As far as I know everything is working on latest firmware/software. All cables are good (I've tried several), and all AVR ports are good (I've tried them all with a laptop). So why has the PS4 suddenly stopped sending a proper HDMI signal to the AVR, yet continues to working with the TV? If it won't go through the AVR any more it's a bummer as I use the PS4 for watching movies on the projector.