How do I get a PS3 connected via component cable to an old TV with only AV?

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My TV is an old Hitachi that's at least eight or so years old. I've just bought a component cable to connect a PS3 to the TV, and I believe I have the right connectors in. Red and white audio to red and white, and then the green connection is equivalent to the yellow video I believe?



When turning the system on, however, problems occur. There is no audio coming out, and video is not being displayed. Sometimes when disconnecting the video connection from the TV, there is a blip that occurs on screen, so I know that there is at least something happening.



Is there anything wrong that I have done? Is the TV too old to be connecting with a component cable? I have a Wii, and that works just fine with its AV cables.

you are using the wrong cable. yellow is composite video and red/white is the stereo sound. you cannot connect component video to this at all. if you have a PS3, you should get a newer TV to properly display the very high quality the PS3 is capable for outputting.



component cables are video only and have to be connected to component video connectors that are red, green, and blue. your TV does not have these so you need to get the right cable if you want to keep your old TV.



connecting your cables that way will not work - you need an old composite-type connection. Component cables are meant for newer TVs that can accept the higher-quality connection.



video quality from worse to best:

1. composite (yellow single RCA)

2. S-Video (looks like a PS2 connector on a PC - round with 4 pins on the inside)

3. Component (3 RCA connectors, Red, Green, Blue)

4. HDMI/DVI (Digital connection - HDMI looks like a USB connector, DVI has many pins and is usually white - HDMI and DVI are the same signal, but HDMI carries sound along with it)