Must be the way you set up the HDMI control. The HDTV should come on when you turn the PS3 if the TV is off. You might look at what you are turning on the HDTV with. I use my cable remote and it turns on the cable box Home Theater and HDTV. I could set it up to also turn on the PS3 if I wanted too.
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Plug cable into your ps3 then into your tv (your tv must have a hd channel) then just change to the hd channel and turn it on
Plug it into your TV with the cable that came with it or if you have a HDTV buy a HDMI cable and plug that into your HDTV and PS3.. Plug the power in and turn it on. You should see it on your TV screen and if not turn your TV to the same input you plugged the PS3 into. Owners of the 720P HDTVs or those without HDMI can buy PS3 component cables with 5 color coded connections that use RCA plugs for the HDTV inputs. Both the HDTV 1080p and 720 HDTV owners can connect with the A/V cable that came with the PS3, but then it will be standard 480i from your PS3
A controller, an A/V cable for standard TV, PlayStation membership, the PS3 console includes WiFi connection capability & power cord
PS3 requires certain conditions for 1080P. Connection to a HDTV with 1080P capability with a HDMI cable and HDMI compatible TV set see related links
no u cant but u can just mute the tv when a cause word comes up