# I could use some PS3 help **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 26, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-ps3-help/446982 "2008-04-26T18:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-ps3-help/446982/1 "2008-04-26T18:56:02Z")
I’ve had a PS3 for a while now and I like it. I use it mainly as a Blu-Ray player but I do have a few games for it. The problem I am having is connecting it to a second TV. I initially had it connected to a 1080p TV with a HDMI cable and no problems. That TV is in my living room now and I want to hook up the PS3 to my Samsung DLP in my bedroom so I can watch movies before I go to bed. I went out and got the component cable for the PS3 but I can only get it to work with the 480i/480p input. Nothing I try can get the signal to work when the PS3 is hooked into the 720p input. I have tried what Sony suggests and held the power button to reset the video output, but that doesn’t help. What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![JayRx1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-ps3-help/446982/2 "2008-04-26T19:51:48Z")
[QUOTE=adam yax] I’ve had a PS3 for a while now and I like it. I use it mainly as a Blu-Ray player but I do have a few games for it. The problem I am having is connecting it to a second TV. I initially had it connected to a 1080p TV with a HDMI cable and no problems. That TV is in my living room now and I want to hook up the PS3 to my Samsung DLP in my bedroom so I can watch movies before I go to bed. I went out and got the component cable for the PS3 but I can only get it to work with the 480i/480p input. Nothing I try can get the signal to work when the PS3 is hooked into the 720p input. I have tried what Sony suggests and held the power button to reset the video output, but that doesn’t help. What am I doing wrong? [/QUOTE] From what I understand, DVD Forum (and Blu-Ray group) rules both prohibit sending high-resolution (720p or higher, original or upconverted) over component cables, since component cables are analog and unencrypted (meaning easy to rip the video signal from). To get a higher resolution with the PS3, you have to use either DVI (with an HDMI-to-DVI converter) or HDMI supporting HDCP. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-ps3-help/446982/3 "2008-04-26T20:12:08Z")
Essentially, what JayRx said. Sony have decided to not allow full-scale transmissions through component cables, allegedly because the manufactorers are afraid of piracy. ---
**Author:** ![JayRx1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-ps3-help/446982/4 "2008-04-26T20:30:09Z")
[QUOTE=Gukumatz] Essentially, what JayRx said. Sony have decided to not allow full-scale transmissions through component cables, allegedly because the manufactorers are afraid of piracy. [/QUOTE] Ironically, it’s already easy to pirate Blu-Ray films using a few simple Windows programs. It’s not foolproof, but it’s not hard either. HDCP and it’s “content-control” are mostly just smoke-screens to force a great many people to buy new TV’s/AV systems.