Component signal to RCA conversion

[bharat_brt]

Hi All,

I have a Sony PSP 2004. I also have a LG Flatron 21" 1200watts TV with subwoofer that i bought 3 months back. Yesterday i purchased the component cable for my PSP so that i can play games on my TV screen. I was such a fool that i didn't had a look onto which all input sockets my tv has(as i thought my that i bought the costliest one in 21" segment). Anyways i found out later when i tried to connect my PSP to the TV. I found that it doesn't have component input sockets. Only three standard input sockets, ie. Video, Audio-L and Audio-R.

Is there any way to get the game images onto my TV?? (i mean is there any converter which can convert component video signal to such a signal which can be carried by standard Video,Audio-L and Audio-R cable) :-(

[MrBoylan]

Hi All,

I have a Sony PSP 2004. I also have a LG Flatron 21" 1200watts TV with subwoofer that i bought 3 months back. Yesterday i purchased the component cable for my PSP so that i can play games on my TV screen. I was such a fool that i didn't had a look onto which all input sockets my tv has(as i thought my that i bought the costliest one in 21" segment). Anyways i found out later when i tried to connect my PSP to the TV. I found that it doesn't have component input sockets. Only three standard input sockets, ie. Video, Audio-L and Audio-R.

Is there any way to get the game images onto my TV?? (i mean is there any converter which can convert component video signal to such a signal which can be carried by standard Video,Audio-L and Audio-R cable) :-(

Component video cannot be converted to to composite video via a simple adapter unfortunately. But you should be able to buy a composite video cable for the PSP-2004 with white/red/yellow cables - sounds like this is the one you need. The other option is to buy a TV with component video inputs but that might be a little expensive.

Good luck,

-Chris

[bharat_brt]

Hi,

Thanks for the clarification.
But just one more question please. If i buy a composite cable, will i be able to play games on my TV?(keeping into mind that gaming video signal uses progressive scan technique)...

[chiarella]

Hi there, Editor at Large (and PSP fan) Chris Chiarella weighing in here.

Assuming that your PSP has been updated to the latest firmware, your next stop should be the Settings Menu, specifically "Connected Display Settings." There you will see the option for "Component/D-Terminal Output," with a choice of Progressive or Interlace. This should do you right for your particular display.

Hope this helps,
Chris C.

[bharat_brt]

Thanks for the reply...

But somebody told me that in interlace mode, we can only watch videos and listen to music but not play games on TV. Is that true??

[chiarella]

Hmm... the PSP I have here now is the 3000 model. It has the A/V output and the choice between progressive and interlaced. All of my comments have been based on that.

I'd say buy the composite video cable and try it out, although you might want to contact Sony Computer Entertainment Customer Service directly for such a specific product/compatibility question.

[chiarella]

Hang on a sec, I found this in my old PSP-2000 review from back when that was the current model, and it looks like you might be right:

"Chief among the enhancements to the PSP-2000 is, finally, a dedicated audio/video output which shares the familiar jacks for the headphone/remote control. Sony is selling optional two-and-a-half-meter composite and component video cables ($20 each) terminated in an A/V mini-plug that should be recognizable to anyone who has ever patched a portable DVD player into a TV. Physical hookup is child’s play and from there we navigate to the Connected Display Setting sub-menu to redirect the signal and, for the first time, PSP’s Xross Media Bar (XMB) interface graces the home theater. Interestingly, more of the XMB image was displayed on my Samsung DLP than on the PSP screen, and yet movies were cropped slightly when viewed on the big TV. For games, Connected Display must be set to progressive scan, so your television must support 480p or better for large screen fragging. Owing to the maximum available 480-by-272 resolution of PSP games, they are displayed in a floating four-corner windowbox, surrounded by a fairly thick black border on all sides, so you might want to experiment with your TV’s Zoom function, if it has one."

Hope this helps.

[MrBoylan]

Thanks for the reply...

But somebody told me that in interlace mode, we can only watch videos and listen to music but not play games on TV. Is that true??

Based on Chris' comments and review, it sounds like you will need a new TV if you want to hook up your PSP to the bigger TV screen. The component video output can carry 480i or 480p output but the composite video output will be 480i (interlaced) only.

-CB

[bharat_brt]

Thanks a lot for your replies, i really appreciate this...
Right now i can't go in for a new TV but ya, i'll try this connectivity atleast once on my friend's TV.. Thx a lot and yes, if any other tach or anything comes which would solve remove this limitation then plz plz plz let me know once.. Thx once again..