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" Contrary to their earlier statements, Westinghouse now claims that their 1080p televisions are not the cause of the Sony PlayStation 3 blinking phenomenon. The company had indicated earlier that a problem with the firmware installed in certain Westinghouse TVs caused the anomoly in which images from the PS3 blink without sound. Rey Roque, Westinghouse&amp;#039;s vice president of marketing, now denies any problem with the firmware. &amp;quot;It turns out that the problem was in the source box,&amp;quot; says Roque, referring to the Sony PS3. Popular Mechanics discovered the problem when we first tested the PS3 and noticed that occasionally the image on the screen of our Westinghouse 1080p test set would blink intermittently and play no sound. After a lengthy investigation last week, we learned that the problem occurred because, for reasons now unknown, the devices were unable to exchange their HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) key, an encryption code which prevents unauthorized recording of an HDTV signal.  Although Roque originally suggested that Westinghouse customers experiencing the problem should contact the company to arrange an in-house firmware update, he now says he was mistakenly referring to another firmware upgrade for the television that does not address the PS3 blinking issue. He adds, &amp;quot;Westinghouse products are fully compliant with the HDMI and HDCP specs.&amp;quot;  Sony&amp;#039;s Patrick Seybold, who had earlier told Popular Mechanics that the PS3 was not the cause of the blinking problem, was unavailable to comment. According to Roque, Westinghouse and Sony are planning to meet tomorrow to discuss the blinking PS3 issue. &amp;quot;It may turn out that something needs to be done by both companies,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s premature to say that service from Westinghouse is required.&amp;quot; He did, however, have one suggestion for PS3 owners with blinking Westinghouse televisions: Purchasing an HDMI to DVI adapter to bypass HDCP. Average cost of an adapter: $30. As we reported last week, Popular Mechanics has found an even easier solution: Unplugging the HDMI cable, and then plugging it back in. -Emily Masamitsu Watch the quick fix: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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