PS3 and HDMI/DVI?

Pawnless Endgame · 24 Oct 2016 at 17:46

I'm looking to get a 2nd hand PS3 (yes previous-gen console) and hooking it up to my Dell U2412M. This takes DVI only. My PC with HDMI-out works fine with the Dell using a DVI-to-HDML converter.

Will the Playstation work with this setup? Can it auto detect the Dell's resolution of 1920x1200 or will it letter-box itself to 1080p? What about sound?

Alternatively, there is video game streaming, where you can output the console's graphics wirelessy to a PC. I've heard lots of accounts of people doing it, but how do they do it?

Cheers guys

Pawnless Endgame · 24 Oct 2016 at 17:50

P.S. was meant to add that I don't have a TV!

TheVoice · 24 Oct 2016 at 18:39

Should do, I used an HDMI-to-DVI cable when I first got mine. The PS3 will output a 1920x1080 image and your monitor will upscale it slightly.

Pawnless Endgame · 24 Oct 2016 at 20:32

Ahh great, thanks TheVoice. The 1080p bit doesn't bother me. The main thing for me is that it would be able to convert to DVI.

andshrew · 24 Oct 2016 at 21:54

For the audio you can either use the bundled RCA cable to connect to speakers, use the optical port, or get a HDMI-DVI adapter which lets you extract the audio.

The PS3 will be outputting a 720P signal the majority of the time and not 1080P, so you've got a low resolution combined with differing aspect ratios it may look a bit of a mess. Try setting your PC to output 720P to give you an idea of what it will be like.