PS3 on 2 TVs

dave22 · 19 Apr 2009 at 22:22

I have my PS3 connected to an HDTV using the HDMI output. I wanted to use an AV Sender so I can use the PS3 in another room as well. Due to the lack of wireless HD senders and how expensive they are I realise I would have to settle for SD on the second TV but that is fine.

Just wondered how I could do this? I thought about an HDMI splitter from the PS3, one output going to the main display and the other to the AV Sender via some sort of HDMI-to-Scart/Composite converter.

Any thoughts?

Dave

thecremeegg · 19 Apr 2009 at 22:34

How big is your house? You'll need to bear in mind the reception for the wireless controllers

dave22 · 19 Apr 2009 at 23:20

lol. did test that. the second tv is in the room right above where the PS3 is so its well within the 10m range or whatever the handsets have.

Buffman · 20 Apr 2009 at 10:05

dave22 said:
lol. did test that. the second tv is in the room right above where the PS3 is so its well within the 10m range or whatever the handsets have.

I'd check first because some walls in my house don't get great reception due to the main steel structures inside IIRC.

Dutch Guy · 20 Apr 2009 at 13:19

Why not connect the main LCD with HDMI and the other one with the default composite connectors?

And the controllers work very good in my house, I had one connected to my PC in the loft and it would regulary turn on the PS3 on the ground floor.

dave22 · 20 Apr 2009 at 15:11

I didn't think you could have the HDMI and Composite outputs of the PS3 running simultaniously? Is there a way of doing this then?

Dutch Guy · 20 Apr 2009 at 15:57

dave22 said:
I didn't think you could have the HDMI and Composite outputs of the PS3 running simultaniously? Is there a way of doing this then?

I wasn't aware that you needed to use both at the same time

I don't think that is possible with two outputs.

The problem you have is that to go from HDMI > SCART/Composite means you have to go from digital > analogue and AFAIK you need more than a cable convertor to get that.

What distance is there between the PS3 and the other TV?
Can't you use a very long Composite cable?

dave22 · 23 Apr 2009 at 17:22

Dutch Guy said:
I wasn't aware that you needed to use both at the same time I don't think that is possible with two outputs.

Ideally I wanted the PS3 to be outputting to both TVs simultaniously. I could use HDMI for one and composite for the other but this would mean going to the PS3 and changing the settings each time. I was just after a way around this.

A long cable would work, but it would mean drilling through the ceiling, which I'd rather not.