allanon_1980 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Hi Guys, I just purchased a PS3 and a hdmi cable. However when I went to hook it up to my tv, I found that it has no hdmi connection, which I found strange considering it is a relatively new 42" Philips LCD. It does however have a dvi port. Is there any way I can buy a converter or something to connect hdmi - dvi or is it worth my while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 There are probably cheaper options, but one of these will do the trick. It may not be relevant, but when you convert to DVI you'll lose the audio so you'll need to have another way of getting the audio sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanon_1980 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 So If I wanted to play my games what would I need to do to get picture & sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Does your TV not have the required sockets to use the leads the console came with? http://www.netpcdirect.co.uk/station3_cables.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanon_1980 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Ya but I thought that if I used the HDMI socket the graphics would be HD quality, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 They will but like I said, you need another way of getting the sound. Do you have an external amplifier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanon_1980 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I found this on the net, do you think it might work? http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=2757 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 It'll work for the purpose it's designed for - connecting 2 HDMI signals and splitting an HDMI signal and sending the output to 2 screens. That's not what you want to do though - you said your TV doesn't have an HDMI input so this device would be useless. The options I see are to connect the PS3 to the TV using component cables (3 cables for video and 2 for audio) and use the speakers in the TV (assuming the TV has component input which I'd be very surprised if it didn't). Alternatively connect the PS3 using DVI (either using an HDMI-DVI converter or an HDMI-DVI lead) and deal with the sound by an external amplifier by taking the digital optical output from the PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullett Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 You can also use the PS3 HDMI/DVI for picture and then use the seperate components (the red/white ones) to send the audio signals to the audio input on the TV. Your problem might be getting the TV to accept seperate audio/video signals in which case it's back to using the component inputs on the TV and not getting HD via DVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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