Remember that viral video of the guy rage-quitting Call of Duty by hurling his controller through his TV?

Now imagine the controller survives, the TV gets replaced, but… the PS5?
Won’t connect. No signal. Black screen of doom.

Welcome to the heartbreak of a busted HDMI port — one of the most painfully common repairs we do in Barrie, and ironically, one of the most avoidable (if people stopped treating their HDMI cables like they’re trying to hotwire a car).

But if you’re here, it’s probably already too late. So let’s fix it.

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🕳️ How Your PS5 HDMI Port Gets Wrecked in the First Place

There’s no polite way to say this:
Your HDMI port is not a pull-up bar.

Common ways it gets damaged:

• Forcing the cable in at a weird angle
• Tripping over the cable mid-game (yes, we’ve all done it)
• Yanking the PS5 off the shelf during an intense “Elden Ring” moment
• Constant plugging/unplugging because your TV has “only one damn HDMI slot”

That shiny little port has 19 fragile pins inside.
You bend or break just one? No signal. No gaming. No fun.

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👀 What a Broken HDMI Port Looks Like

Pop quiz:

🔌 When you plug your PS5 in, does the TV say “No Signal”?
📺 Does the screen flicker or go black intermittently?
🧠 Do you feel deep rage when the PS5 sounds like it’s on, but your screen is as empty as your weekend plans?

Then yeah — it’s probably the HDMI port.

You can check it visually (use a flashlight):

• Are the pins bent or pushed in?
• Is the port itself wiggly or loose?
• Does it look like something tried to escape from inside?

If yes: Don’t jam it again. Book a repair before you make it worse.

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🔧 What We Do (And Why You Shouldn’t Try This at Home)

Replacing a PS5 HDMI port is not like changing a lightbulb.

You need:

• Micro-soldering tools worth thousands (the real kind, not that $29 kit from Amazon)
• Magnification gear
• A large work bench, not your kitchen table with toast crumbs
• A steady hand and years of doing this so you don’t fry the motherboard

We’ve repaired more fried PlayStations than Sony probably wants to admit exists.

At our Barrie console repair shop, we fix HDMI ports, not just swap consoles like it’s a trade-in deal at EB Games.

You get your exact console back — same saves, same settings, same fortnite stickers. Just… working again.

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🧠 Bonus Nerd Alert: Why Your Console Port Breaks More Than Others

Unlike your TV or Blu-ray player (remember those?), your PS5 gets constant movement. Plugging in accessories. Cleaning. Moving it between rooms. Dusting (okay, maybe not dusting).

Over time, wear and tear does what it does best — breaks stuff.

Same goes for Switch USB-C ports (more on that chaos in another post).

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📍 Located in Barrie? You’re in Luck

We repair PS5 HDMI ports locally, usually within a day or two.
No shipping it off. No waiting three weeks. No weird corporate hold music.

You get:

• Fast diagnosis
• Honest pricing
• Clean solder work that actually lasts
• Zero lectures about how it broke (we’ve seen worse, promise)

📆 Switch or PS5 busted? Book a repair today →

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💡 What to Do Before Booking a Repair

Just in case it’s not the HDMI port, do this:

✅ Try another HDMI cable
✅ Try another HDMI slot on your TV
✅ Try a different TV (yes, really — smart TVs can be dumb)
✅ Check if safe mode works (Google “PS5 safe mode”)

If it still won’t display?
You’ve got yourself a classic HDMI port casualty.

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🎁 Want to Avoid This Next Time?

• Always plug/unplug gently
• Don’t leave the cable dangling where pets or feet can snag it
• Invest in a short HDMI extension cord — if it wears out, you replace that, not the port
• Don’t let toddlers “help” with setup (learned the hard way)

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🎮 HDMI port toast? We’ve got the micro-soldering magic.

Book your PS5 repair now

Or just call. We answer like humans — not bots.