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How to Connect Your PS3 to an Old TV

You can connect Sony's PlayStation 3 to an older TV --- it just won't display at the same high-quality resolution as a newer TV is capable of providing. The PS3 has multiple connectors that can be purchased in addition to the unit's AV component cable, so it's likely you will find a solution that works.

Things You'll Need

Supplied AV cable or upgraded AV cable with S-Video

Instructions

- 1
  Identify the available jacks on the back of the television. You can use the supplied AV cable with red, white and yellow plugs to connect a PS3 if the television has corresponding color-coded red, white and yellow jacks. If the television has a jack labeled "S-Video," it will provide slightly superior video if you upgrade the cable to an S-Video cable. The PS3 version of this cable substitutes an S-Video plug for the yellow video plug that you see on the cable.
- 2
  Plug one end of the cable into the television following the color coding. Next, plug the other end of the cable into the jack labeled "AV Multi-Out" on the PS3. It's next to the power input connector.
- 3
  Turn the television on and toggle through the "Input" settings by pressing the "Input" or "Source" button on the remote control until the PS3 image appears on the screen.
- 4
  Turn the PS3 off and then on again if the image doesn't appear on the screen, then repeat the Step 3 and the image will appear on the television screen.

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