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How to Connect a PS3 to a VGA Monitor

A VGA computer monitor is a type of monitor that connects to a PC using a VGA cable. The Sony PlayStation 3 does not natively support connection to this type of monitor. However, you can purchase a VGA adapter and connect your PS3 to your monitor using either of the two types of video cables that particular console supports. Those cable types are HDMI cables and component video cables.

Things You'll Need

VGA cable adapter

Instructions

- 1
  Look at the back of your PlayStation 3 to determine what kind of video cables you used to hook it up. If only a single cable is used, you use HDMI and will need an HDMI-to-VGA adapter. If three cables are used (red, blue and green), you use component cables and will need a Component-to-VGA adapter.
- 2
  Unplug your video cable from your television set (if applicable). Only unplug the end connected to your TV, not the end connected to your PlayStation 3.
- 3
  Connect your PlayStation 3's video cable(s) to the input end of the VGA adapter. If you're using a HDMI-to-VGA adapter, there will only be one plug on the input end of the adapter for the HDMI cable to go. If you're using a Composite-to-VGA adapter, match up the colors on the cables with the appropriate plugs on the input end of the adapter.
- 4
  Connect the other end of your VGA adapter to the VGA input on your monitor. Your PlayStation 3 will now be hooked up to your computer monitor.

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