Does the PS3 come with a HD component cable?

Hunders · 3 Jun 2008 at 11:59

As above.

I am planning on buying a PS3 in preparation for MGS4 and need to know weather or not I will have to buy a separate component cable as I don't know weather it comes with one in the box.

Cheers.

Wyrdo · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:16

It doesn't, you'll have to buy one.

Hunders · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:32

Damn it. Ok, cheers mate.

Wyrdo · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:32

You can get them for a few quid though and the PS2 ones work fine as well.

NokkonWud · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:51

£15 for the official one, it looks classy, but you can get cheap PS2 ones.

Hunders · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:52

Won't the cheaper ones have bad picture quality? Thats the feeling I am getting after reading user reviews of the cheaper ones on competitor's websites.

Streeteh · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:53

I tend to lean towards official cables if it's an analogue signal like component, if you decide to opt for HDMI just get one for a fiver.

NokkonWud · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:57

Hunders said:
Won't the cheaper ones have bad picture quality? Thats the feeling I am getting after reading user reviews of the cheaper ones on competitor's websites.

That's why I got the official one.

Hunders · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:59

Ok, I will buy the official one. I can't find a retailer that has any in stock at the minute, though.

I can't get HDMI as my TV doesn't have a HDMI port.

-BA- · 3 Jun 2008 at 14:55

Does it not come with an HDMI cable then? What cable is actually included?

Nismo · 3 Jun 2008 at 14:55

-BA- said:
Does it not come with an HDMI cable then? What cable is actually included?

Composite with scart adaptor IIRC. Pretty poor to not even include a cheap HDMI lead, guess they think suckers who don't know any better will buy their official one.

-BA- · 3 Jun 2008 at 14:59

Agreed. Well they won't be getting me to buy one. Just unplug the cheapo HDMI dvd player I never use

NokkonWud · 3 Jun 2008 at 14:59

-BA- said:
Does it not come with an HDMI cable then? What cable is actually included?

SCART/Composite.
It doesn't come with any HD cables at all.

wannabedamned · 3 Jun 2008 at 15:01

Nismo said:
Composite with scart adaptor IIRC. Pretty poor to not even include a cheap HDMI lead, guess they think suckers who don't know any better will buy their official one.

Indeed,

"Yeah our console has a HDMI port as standard, we are awesome!"

"You gotta go buy a cable seperately to actually use it though"

rp2000 · 3 Jun 2008 at 15:11

Hunders said:
Won't the cheaper ones have bad picture quality? Thats the feeling I am getting after reading user reviews of the cheaper ones on competitor's websites.

If you can still find the, official PS2 component cables will be cheaper than official ps3 component cables (Both systems use the same multi A/V out port for analogue video).

rp2000

iv-tecman · 3 Jun 2008 at 15:41

Yes, its rather cheap of Sony to not include any HD cables at all. A HDMI lead would have been nice, still you don't get any, so you have to buy one...

When it comes to HDMI, a simple £5 cable is good enough, its only a digital signal, it either gets there or it doesn't... simple.

Component, hmmm.... Don't go overboard, but don't get a really cheap and nasty cable either... £15 perhaps?