HDMI > DVi Cable on PS3

Rebelius · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:25

is there any way of getting PS3 -> VGA? or non-HDCP DVI?

Like PS3 component cable -> fem-fem component -> component to VGA ???

or is that gonna cost as much as a new monitor anyway? or just look rubbish?

Energize · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:33

Rebelius said:
is there any way of getting PS3 -> VGA? or non-HDCP DVI?

Like PS3 component cable -> fem-fem component -> component to VGA ???

or is that gonna cost as much as a new monitor anyway? or just look rubbish?

Component hd to vga boxes cost about £30. You can get hdmi to vga/dvi hdcp removers but they cost over £200.

matt100 · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:34

Energize said:
It's composite with a scart adaptor. You will need to buy a component cable.

It will work 100% though, component doesn't use hdcp. However you won't get 1080p through component with the ps3 because sony dont know how to make consoles properly.

so if its not 1080p what will I get?

Bonjour · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:35

matt100 said:
so if its not 1080p what will I get?

720p ?

Energize · 24 Mar 2007 at 18:36

matt100 said:
so if its not 1080p what will I get?

1080i

Since you get 1920x540 it's a little bit better than 1280x720, but only half the resolution of 1080p.

Rebelius · 25 Mar 2007 at 02:05

Energize said:
Component hd to vga boxes cost about £30. You can get hdmi to vga/dvi hdcp removers but they cost over £200.

pfft. at £200 I think I'd rather just spend a bit more and get a monitor with HDCP.

djay · 25 Mar 2007 at 12:11

I'm using a HDMI>DVI adapter on my Samsung SM-226BW 22" works lovely.

chaparral · 25 Mar 2007 at 15:09

So you can't play games on a PS3 by using a HDMI to DVI cable on a monitor without HDCP support :eek:

....

If this is true,,then sony messed up big time with this....As most people still have PC monitors without HDCP support...

RobertN · 25 Mar 2007 at 15:23

they are aiming more at the home theatre crowd but with blue ray using hdcp for films as a anti piracy measure

sunlitsix · 25 Mar 2007 at 16:00

plus sony designed the PS3 for use on HDTV's, not PC monitors

chaparral · 25 Mar 2007 at 16:07

sunlitsix said:
plus sony designed the PS3 for use on HDTV's, not PC monitors

Then sony designed it to lose out on a big share of the console gaming market.....

This take a look in the xbox360 setup photo thread on here to see how many people are using there PC monitors for there game console...

Meatball · 25 Mar 2007 at 17:27

Why do games consoles require HDCP over a digital connection? Are games companies scared of game movies and screenshots being put on the net

sunlitsix · 25 Mar 2007 at 17:37

blu-ray discs use HDCP on movies

Energize · 25 Mar 2007 at 17:59

chaparral said:
So you can't play games on a PS3 by using a HDMI to DVI cable on a monitor without HDCP support ....

If this is true,,then sony messed up big time with this....As most people still have PC monitors without HDCP support...

It wasn't sonys choice, all hdmi devices must have hdcp enabled otherwise they won't be given a key to decrypt aacs and bd+ encryption on blu-ray films.

chaparral · 25 Mar 2007 at 18:19

Energize said:
It wasn't sonys choice, all hdmi devices must have hdcp enabled otherwise they won't be given a key to decrypt aacs and bd+ encryption on blu-ray films.

But they couldn't made it so the games would work over the HDMI cable same as a PC video card with HDCP support does.....

Surely the rules for a video card with HDCP support would be the same as the rules sony had to go by...

RobertN · 25 Mar 2007 at 18:56

dont think they want people with monitors playing there games they want people to buy lcd tvs as i said before the console makers are not aiming at the pc market

similar to the 360 where your aspect ratio is wrong unless you have a 1.1 lcd mionitor not very many do this so you are stuck with either a tiny screen with big black borders or a stretched picture not exactly ideal

Energize · 25 Mar 2007 at 19:04

chaparral said:
But they couldn't made it so the games would work over the HDMI cable same as a PC video card with HDCP support does.....

No they are not allowed to do that otherwise they wouldn't be given a license. Graphics cards are different because on a pc it's handled differently.

<Dubz> · 31 Mar 2007 at 01:07

i'n guessing i wont get any luck trying this on a Viewsonic VX2025?

Rebelius · 31 Mar 2007 at 01:13

<De@thW!sh> said:
i'n guessing i wont get any luck trying this on a Viewsonic VX2025?

nope - unless you have an hdcp stripper. fantastic monitors, I have one, it's just a shame it's not got HDCP. I think I'm going to have to replace it with a 2407WFP when I have the money.