Recommendations on how to connect the PS3 to the monitor

Video games today are very popular not only among children, but also among adults. This is due to the fact that progress does not stand still, and new technologies allow you to play no longer in primitive games, as it was some twenty years ago, but rather powerful and interesting. Moreover, for this it is no longer necessary to be tied to a bulky home computer, through which it is not so easy to manage a character in vigorous plots.

Console and TV

If you decide to purchase Play Station 3 or have already purchased, you will be faced with the issue of connecting this device to the image output device. The ideal solution for this task will be to connect to a widescreen TV, which has a large diagonal. After all, modern technology supports a variety of connection methods and allows you to display an excellent image from this game console.

The monitor comes to the rescue

But how to be to those people who do not yet have the opportunity to purchase a plasma panel or LCD? The solution is obvious. The computer, as a rule, is at all. Therefore, you can use his monitor. And now at this stage the question arises, how to connect the PS3 to the monitor? This I want to tell you now, so that those who do not have modern TVs, do not deny themselves the pleasure of plunging into the world of wonderful games of this company.

HDMI in modern devices

Just say that you can connect the PS3 to the monitor. In this console, the standard video output is the HDMI connector. The corresponding cable is able to transmit sound simultaneously with the image, and it comes complete with a game console. As you know, it's very convenient. Modern monitors have HDMI ports. If you own such a device, you now know how to connect the PS3 to the monitor, namely, one end of the cord is inserted into the display port, and the other - into the slot of the game console.

If you still do not know if there is such a socket in your monitor, let's find out right now. Turn it so that you can see the back wall, because it is on it, as a rule, are all the ports and connectors. Here, among them, there should be a connector of interest to us, having an HDMI mark, into which it is necessary to insert a cable coming from the console. Do this, then connect the monitor to the network, as well as the PS3. Connection to the monitor was successful, if you see on it a corporate boot screen.

Computer separately, console separately

You should be warned against connecting the computer and the console at the same time, since the vast majority of displays are programmed to automatically connect to the active source, which means that when the computer sends a video signal to the monitor, the Windows desktop will be displayed.

Also worth noting is that some output devices are equipped with a button called "Source". With it, you can select the source to output the image yourself. If you do, then you need to press this button several times until the HDMI logo appears on the display.

DVI

Now let's talk about how to connect the PS3 to the monitor, if you do not have the above-described connector. Each monitor is equipped with a white socket, in which there are a large number of holes for the corresponding contacts. It has the name DVI. Here with his help we will connect the game console with the monitor. To do this, you need to prepare a program that checks the output device for HDCP support (the protocol responsible for protecting high-definition video, without which the output of the image from your console will not be possible).

We continue to understand how to connect the PS3 to the monitor. Download the software, which is called "CyberLink BD & 3D Advisor" from the official site. Run the application and start testing the Blue Ray Drive. Be sure to pay attention to the bottom line, which is called "Video Connection Type". Look at what is written in the column opposite it. If you see "No", this indicates that your monitor does not support HDCP. If you see "Yes", the function is supported, and you will need to purchase an adapter for connection.

We go to the radio market or a similar store, where we purchase a special adapter from HDMI to DVI-D. It will also be necessary to buy an audio-video cord for the console with connectors in the form of tulips (its ends are painted in yellow, white and red colors).

Next, connect the adapter to the DVI connector in the monitor, then insert the HDMI cable into it, and the other end into the game console. Now you need to plug the tulip connectors into the speaker connectors on one side, and on the other - into the console. Audio output with the resolution must be configured in the console control panel.

For those who do not have an HDMI connector, as well as HDCP support, only one output. You need to buy a VGA Box adapter. It connects the HDMI cord from the game console on one side, and the connectors from the speakers and monitor on the other. Now you know how to connect the PS3 to the monitor. True, the last described method has one drawback - the cost of the adapter, which is about eighty US dollars.