Its frustrating, I wish I could do back-ground download while matching the DVDs. It doesn't happen to the videos in my HDD for some reason, only optical disc.

I would think it's because of the method of which the system plays DVDs. I have no doubt in my mind that it boots into a special mode or w/e to do the job (notice you can't access the XMB while playing a DVD/Blu-Ray). Same thing goes for PS2, PS1 games etc. So, PSN goes offline because you're switching off  (or w/e) the PS3 XMB side of things and using system resources mainly for DVD playback (you wouldn't see this with a video file that's on your HDD cuz you're still in the XMB while playing that).

Ha, thats how I see it anyways. Just noticed that every time I boot something other than a PS3 game my TV looses connection (for 1/2 a sec) from my HDMI/PS3 as the system switches something to get the job done. So - my blurb isn't official, just an idea.

I dunno, but it does it while watching Blu-ray discs too.

You can still download things when signed out, but I don't know if it will download when playing a dvd.

I wish it would stay signed in for everything, mostly PS2 games because I play them a lot, but I don't want to see a lot of "blank signed in" messages while I'm watching a movie.

I wish Sony wouldn't overlook such a thing. I mean its neat to have a conversation with a friend in ur PSN while watching the DVD/ Blu-ray (the friend can see my status what video I am watching).

"I wish Sony wouldn't overlook such a thing. I mean its neat to have a conversation with a friend in ur PSN while watching the DVD/ Blu-ray (the friend can see my status what video I am watching)."

I don't mind it.
I often sign out when I go to watch a movie from the HDD.
Constant messages and "--- is now online." messages annoy me.

it doesnt bother me. dont need to be online while watching movies

that is what it is and I have no problem with it .  I think I have watched almost 117  Blu-ray movies with  my PS3
yay  a new record  :P

"it doesnt bother me. dont need to be online while watching movies"

"Unreal_dro said:

"it doesnt bother me. dont need to be online while watching movies"

Well, it bother me, its best to give us a choice to be online while watching DVDs (while downloading stuff in the back ground). If you dont like that, you can always sign out."

It's because it's a better system than XBL.

Its probably the same reason that it signs out while playing PS2 and PS1 games

Well, since I'm going wireless, Whenever I get dropped from the network its only because I lost a signal.

But you can still download while you are signed off, you just won't receive messages and stuff.

Why are you not watching Blu-Rays on your PS3?

"Its frustrating, I wish I could do back-ground download while matching the DVDs. It doesn't happen to the videos in my HDD for some reason, only optical disc."

"Why are you not watching Blu-Rays on your PS3?"

It can't really be called background downloading if it doesn't work while playing disc games, dvds, blu-ray discs and some psn games. Lame!

Constant messages and "--- is now online." messages annoy me."

Downloads happen as long as your PS3 is connected to the internet--you don't have to be signed in.  You can background download while watching DVDs and even while completely signed out or after switching to a User profile that doesn't have a PSN account.

because the PSN sucks balls.

"Downloads happen as long as your PS3 is connected to the internet--you don't have to be signed in.  You can background download while watching DVDs and even while completely signed out or after switching to a User profile that doesn't have a PSN account.

Now as far as certain games stopping background downloads, I have no idea why that happens but it's annoying as hell.

"

I think they do since they use the internet for multiplayer and such, so I would make them stop downloads as well."

Mine disconnects when I watch Blu-ray but I enabled the auto-login in my account so when I finish watching it, it just automatically signs in for me.

"Its frustrating, I wish I could do back-ground download while matching the DVDs. It doesn't happen to the videos in my HDD for some reason, only optical disc."