PS3 Advice

Captain-Fungi · 10 Feb 2008 at 13:30

I have a bit of spare cash this month so thought i would treat myself to another console. I have a Wii and 360 but quite fancy a bluray player and figured I could kill two birds with one stone and get a PS3.

I have a 27" Samsung HD TV but unfortunately it does not have HDMI. It does have a component connection (which I use with Wii).

So what is my best option to connect the PS3 to the TV? I am fully prepared to keep disconnecting the Wii, is the Sony Component cable the best to get or will the third party cable be ok?

I also have a spare DVI connection on the back of the TV, could I use this?

Thanks

CapnF

Type_R · 10 Feb 2008 at 13:38

Use an HDMI --> DVI cable (like I do no my Dell display). Wont have to swap anything then :-)

Nymins · 10 Feb 2008 at 13:40

Component would be best for the PS3. I dont think you can connect it directly via DVI or VGA yet.

However, the best connection possible for the PS3 is HDMI, but component should be fine. If your getting the 40Gb PS3, remember that it doesn't come with a component cable, just a composite one.

Captain-Fungi · 10 Feb 2008 at 13:41

Type_R said:
Use an HDMI --> DVI cable (like I do no my Dell display). Wont have to swap anything then

IS there a problem watching videos over HDMI --> DVI? I read something about some sort of lock in when watching films?

Type_R · 10 Feb 2008 at 13:44

Captain-Fungi said:
IS there a problem watching videos over HDMI --> DVI? I read something about some sort of lock in when watching films?

No problems as long as the samsung is hdcp compliant, which I assume it will be.

Read about it here

Captain-Fungi · 10 Feb 2008 at 13:59

I forgot to ask about sound? DVI doesn't carry audio does it? I do have an amp but have no digital audio input, what are my options?

Type_R · 10 Feb 2008 at 14:19

DVI does not carry sound. I use an optical connection to my Logi 5500s. You can use the composite cable provided for sound and use the HDMI --> DVI for video.