You’re fired up for a gaming session. The controller’s charged, snacks are stacked, and you’ve told the kids to please not breathe near you for the next 3 hours.

You hit the power button. White light = good.
TV? Nothing.
You jiggle the HDMI cable like a dad checking if the BBQ tank still has gas. Still nothing.

Must be the TV.
Or the cable.
Or the gods punishing you for skipping that system update.

But nope. It’s your HDMI port. And it’s throwing a silent tantrum.

“But it was working fine yesterday!”

Sure. And so was your car until the starter died. PS5 HDMI ports are notorious for fizzling out without warning. Here’s how you know you’re in deep:

• PS5 powers on (solid white light), but zero image on screen
• Flickering, snow, or momentary signal before it cuts out
• No sound, no picture, but DualSense still vibrates
• Port feels loose or your cable leans like it’s had one too many

You didn’t break it. (Maybe your kid did.) But this is what failing looks like.

It’s one of the most common issues we see in PlayStation repairs around Barrie. You’re not alone, and yes—it can be fixed.

Here’s why it happens (and no, your HDMI cable isn’t a serial killer)

• The port is soldered directly to the main board. No bracket, no flex. Just raw exposure to yanks, jerks, and accidental kicks.
• Console gets dropped / pulled / sneezed at wrong. It only takes once.
• You unplug it a lot. Those tight ports were not meant for frequent in-and-outs. (Insert inappropriate joke here.)
• The chip inside (MN864739 for nerds) can fry due to power spikes or cheap knockoff docks.

Basically: The PS5 HDMI port is the diva of the console world. One wrong move, and it stops performing.

Can you fix it yourself? Of course! (If you’re Tony Stark.)

What you’ll need:

• Hot air rework station
• Microscope
• Perfect soldering hands
• Courage
• Luck
• A backup console when it all goes horribly wrong
• $5000+ for all the highly specialized equipment

This isn’t a “bobby pin and YouTube” situation. This is micro-soldering, pad-level stuff. People try to bend pins back and end up melting their board. Then they call us whispering, “Soooo I might’ve… uh…”

If you weren’t soldering microchips in high school, don’t start here.

Instead, skip the drama and check out our full PS5 HDMI port repair service for all the gory details (minus the solder burns).

What we do (and why you’ll like us better than that sketchy guy on Facebook)

At Barrie Screen Repair, we:

• Replace the HDMI port with a fresh, properly aligned one
• Clean the board and inspect for hidden damage
• Test the console across multiple displays
• Do it fast. Like 1–2 business days fast. Sometimes same-day.

Price: Usually $199 depending on how badly it was toasted.
And no, we won’t laugh if you say “my kid tripped on the cable.” It’s happened. To us.

Real Barrie gamer drama (happy ending version)

“I thought I needed a new PS5. Was about to spend $700. These guys fixed it for $199, same day. I almost hugged them. Almost.”
— You after the repair

“My son’s friend pulled it off the shelf playing Fortnite. We heard the crash from upstairs. I cried. You fixed it. I cried again.”
— You also after the repair, maybe without the crying part

Final word before you throw that controller

👉 If your PS5 powers on, but your screen is as dead as your will to fold laundry — don’t panic.
Just bring it in. We’ve fixed hundreds.

📍 Located in Barrie. Fast turnaround. Real techs. No greasy counter guys selling screen protectors “on the side.”

Ready to get your screen (and your sanity) back?
Schedule your HDMI repair or just drop by. Bonus points if you don’t bring it in a shopping bag.