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How to Connect a PS3 to a Vizio Plasma HDTV

The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) supports multiple display options for HDTVs. All of the Vizio plasma HDTVs feature either component or HDMI inputs (or both). Component and HDMI are the highest-quality display interfaces available for the PS3 and will look best on an HDTV. A PS3 will work with any standard HDMI cable, but not with standard component cables; to use a component cable, you need one that is specific to the PS3 because of its unique input. The PS3 does not come with an HDMI or component cable included.

Things You'll Need

HDMI or component cable

Instructions

HDMI
- 1
  Turn off the PS3.
- 2
  Connect one end of the HDMI cable into the "HDMI" port on the back of the PS3 and connect the opposite end into any available HDMI slot on your Vizio HDTV.
- 3
  Turn on the HDTV. Set the TV's display mode to "HDMI." Turn on the PS3. The PS3 will detect the HDMI connection. Select "Yes" when asked if you want to output video and audio using HDMI.
- 4
  Select "Yes" when asked if you want to automatically switch to the optimal setting. The PS3 will automatically configure its display settings to best accommodate the HDTV. Select "Yes" when asked if you want to accept the settings.
Component
- 5
  Turn off the PS3.
- 6
  Connect the flat end of the component cable into the "AV MULTI OUT" port on the back of the PS3. Connect the red, blue and green ends of the component cable into the corresponding component inputs on your Vizio HDTV. Connect the separated red and white audio cables (the audio cables are on the component cable, yet split off from the other cables to distinguish them) into the corresponding audio inputs on your HDTV.
- 7
  Turn on the Vizio HDTV. Set the TV's display mode to "Component." Turn on the PS3.

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