Do I need a HDTV if I get a PS3?

peter212693 · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:30

Hi all,

As the title really, just I have a quite old tele so I dont want to get a ps3 and it not be compatable or not get the best from it. Its got the red, yellow and white connectors (which I use for my PS2) on the side but thats about it.

Can you help guys?

Thanks

hitmanuk · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:58

the cable ya get with the ps3 --2 connect 2 ya tv is the same as the ps2 cable -- with the red, yellow and white connectors --

Picture quailty on it sucks balls but on it -- really need a hdtv 2 get the max quailty -- but if u say u can connect a ps2 -- the ps3 will work dude

peter212693 · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:59

cheers mate will look at investing in both then

Alrik · 24 Mar 2007 at 19:00

You dont *need* a HDTV to play it, but it does vastly improve the picture quality. Your TV looks like it has composite so it will play no problem.

Joebob · 24 Mar 2007 at 19:16

you will still enjoy much better graphics than the PS2 using your old TV, but you wont be making the most of the console or anywhere near it in SD.

chris_87 · 24 Mar 2007 at 23:03

Joebob said:
you will still enjoy much better graphics than the PS2 using your old TV, but you wont be making the most of the console or anywhere near it in SD.

Definitely. Whilst I was waiting for my HDMI cable to be delivered I played through the supplied cable and it still looked much better than the PS2, obviously when my HDMI cable arrived it was even better.

Tony Williams · 25 Mar 2007 at 00:06

You really do need HDTV to take advantage of the PS3's graphics, you can however use the dredded composite cable.