PS3 to Projector

AkDoV

I am trying to connect my PS3 to my projector. Does any one know where I could find a VGA to HDMI cable ? and price if possible ?

lellozz28

i think that any computer store should have these and i dont think it will be more than 50 $

J4D

It will cost you "A LOT" you want to convert digital data (HDMI) to Analogue voltage levels(vga) .
if you really really want it go to Katranji electronics . Expect the device to cost you more than 80-100$.

AkDoV

Is there any other way to connect the PS3 to VGA ? I bought a cable VGA to the 3 male outputs (audio, video) and connected it to the regular ps3 cable with the 3 males through female/female connector but it did not work..any other idea ?

J4D

What you got is a VGA to Component video ! which splits the video signal into three components red-green-blue.
not composite video like what you got.
your best option is :

get a PS3 audio/video plug to component video cable.
then connect that to the cable that you bought.

elchebib

AkDoV wroteI am trying to connect my PS3 to my projector. Does any one know where I could find a VGA to HDMI cable ? and price if possible ?

This is not a good idea. Projecting games will burn through the life of the lamps of the projector. You'll end up having to replace the bulb of the projector quite often and you know that these things cost a lot.

Cyril

RadioShack, I got mine at around $40 if I still remember correctly.

J4D

elchebib wroteThis is not a good idea. Projecting games will burn through the life of the lamps of the projector. You'll end up having to replace the bulb of the projector quite often and you know that these things cost a lot.

Huh ?
So, you want to say that projecting games is different than projecting say a movie ? It's got stupid written all over it.

Here, learn:

What you change is a light bulb that as long as the projector is running it needs to be on.
Movies, games, whatever.... All the same. light is separated into colors with prisms and only the wanted colors escape through the electronic filters.

AkDoV

@J4D, it is ok. There are lots of newbies on the forum, don't get hyped up over it, but I prefered if one doesn't know what they are talking about, then spare sharing it.
By the way, J4D what do you mean by "plug to component video cable" because that was exactly what I did the first time isn't it ? (check my earlier post)

J4D

Component cable is different from RCA.

Component has 3 cables : Red,Blue,Green each corresponding to a certain color to be displayed on the screen .
The RCA is only one cable : Video . and 2 other cables connected to it corresponding to left and right stereo sound.

you cannot connect RCA to Component. Different systems that have the same plug type.

elchebib

J4D wrote
elchebib wroteThis is not a good idea. Projecting games will burn through the life of the lamps of the projector. You'll end up having to replace the bulb of the projector quite often and you know that these things cost a lot.
Huh ?
So, you want to say that projecting games is different than projecting say a movie ? It's got stupid written all over it.

Here, learn:
http://preher-tech.com/images/zenith-1200X-projector-3-lcd-projector-diagram.jpg

What you change is a light bulb that as long as the projector is running it needs to be on.
Movies, games, whatever.... All the same. light is separated into colors with prisms and only the wanted colors escape through the electronic filters.

Dude. Chill out....

I know how a projector works. What I meant by my post was that, yes, playing videogames on this thing will "burn" it out faster because you'll be logging and playing games much more than you watch movies in terms of time. Its a matter of how much hours you're gonna put into projecting the game. Gaming sessions (for a hardcore gamer) usually are long and frequent per week. If you're not a hardcore gamer, then, of course, you won't burn through the bulb's life as fast.......