Sony Playstation game console has been one of the most desired consoles as avid gamers, and just lovers relax after the working day. The name is two joysticks and any TV you get the opportunity to have fun with friends or alone. Sometimes the configuration and connection of Sony Playstation becomes a real test for inexperienced users. This article will make useful instructions in this business for you.
How to connect Sony PlayStation to modern TVs
For the past few years, all TVs have one common connector called HDMI. This cable conducts a digital signal and sound, and images, is one of the fastest and qualitative to date. His permeability will easily allow you to watch the image as a 2K, which is more than enough to play in Sony PlayStation.
The Sony PlayStation consoles from the second version have an HDMI connector, as recommended for connection, so if you have such an input on your TV - you are big lucky.
Check the instructions for the TV to make sure that such an input can sometimes find it on your own on the back or side panels. Looks like as presented in the picture below.
- Insert the plug from Sony Playstation into the outlet;
- One end of the HDMI cable is connected to the TV, and the second to the console on the rear panel;
- Most often, this cable with the correct placement of it in the connector makes a characteristic click. This means that HDMI is securely fixed.
Turn on the console and enjoy the game.
Connecting Sony PlayStation via AV Cable
Such a type of connectors and cables were previously called "tulip". They are old enough, but used to this day.
Inputs in the TV may look like round holes with another small connector inside. They are always located pair, not one. Each hole can have its color and markings from above, they are quite difficult to confuse with other types of cable.
This cable type can be considered the second quality after HDMI, but you can notice the difference in definition and colors. Connection is also quite simple:
- The side of the cable that has several round and oblong plugs insert into the TV;
- The other flat end is in the console.
Now enable the technique and check the connection.
Connecting Sony Playstation via S-Video
Outdated cable format, but if you have an old TV, you will have to use it. These are two cables similar to the "tulip", but with a third plug of bigger and without a rod in the middle.
The other end looks different and inserted into the console. You may notice that the image is quite scanty and can fall behind the sound or vice versa.
Such a cable must be found in the stores of your city, since it never goes with the prefix.
Connecting Sony PlayStation in RCA
The oldest, but at the same time the most universal RCA cable is almost in all TVs: from modern to kinescopes. This connector can also be attributed to "tulips", since at one end three plugs with oblong rods, and on the other - a long and flat entrance.
If you do not have options left, you will have to use this cable and content with what is. Do not forget that sound quality can also be somewhat worse.
As a rule, all inputs and outputs on the console and TV are signed, so your task becomes easier.