PS3 be played on my monitor??

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Thinkin about gettin a ps3 soon, would love to play it on my monitor, but can i??

here's the specs thats on the monitors webby,

Medion 22"

* Visible screen diagonal 55.8cm
* Brightness typ. 300cd/m2
* Multilingual on screen display
* Integrated power supply
* Low radiation accordingly to TCO 03
* Viewing angle: horizontal 178°/vertical 178°
* Maximum Resolution 1680 × 1050
* Response Time typ = 5ms
* DVI-D and VGA Interface with HDCP Encryption and Automatic Signal Detection
* Contrast Ratio = 1000:1
* 2 Built-in Speakers
* Dimensions: 397 (H) × 524 (W) × 224mm (D)

is it just the case od plugging in a cable to the monitor and away i go?? if so how much would i be lookin at payin for one of these cables?

thanks for the help folks!
 
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It should work fine on your monitor as it's HDCP enabled.

Just grab yourself an HDMI to DVI cable and away you go. Or if your monitor accepts HDMI input just a standard HDMI cable will do.
 
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all ya need is a dvi _-> hdmi adapter and you're sorted. If your monitor doesn't have 1:1 pixel mapping it will stretch the image a little, but it'll still be miles better than a CRT television.
 
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Thing with 1:1 pixel mapping is that most games are <720p. So on a screen with a native resolution of 1680 × 1050 the thing is going to be upscaled anyway, unless you want really big black bars. Being a 16:10 aspect ratio will also make it look quite stretched as I had similar issues with my screen but luckily I can run in aspect mode, which changes it to 16:9.
 
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right bought to go the shops to buy this,

am i right in thinking that a HDMI to DVI will work??

dont wanna get it and find out that it HAS to be dvi-d

Quick reply needed :D
 

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I got a Sumnique-PS3 HDMI to DVI cable (PS3) which is dvd-d and it works fine, not certain if it has to be dvi-d but if you can get one that is that'd be your best bet.
 
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Just bought some package that came with the hdmi cable and this optical cable.

Now need some more help :p

Have got the picture coming through fine, but what do i need to buy now to get the sound working through a set of normal speakers??
 
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