ps3...on a standard tv

racerdude

hi i have my ps3 on a hdtv and when my friends come over for a laugh with the playstation they get a bit giddy and start to hit my tv so i wanted to move it to my standard tv ......the tv is about 10years old(13 inches)............ will it work on the standard tv or do i have to keep it on the hdtv



thanks for any advice

Zatman

How old are your friends? 5

I move by PS3 to a small tv and it works ok just once you have the scart cable you will be grand

racerdude

i tried it once and it didnt work.. no sound or vision with a scart cable

AlmightyCushion

Just don't let 4 year old kids who are high on fanta and smarties near your ps3.

donmeister

racerdude wrote: »

hi i have my ps3 on a hdtv and when my friends come over for a laugh with the playstation they get a bit giddy and start to hit my tv so i wanted to move it to my standard tv ......the tv is about 10years old(13 inches)............ will it work on the standard tv or do i have to keep it on the hdtv ,thanks for any advice

Yes it will,no problem! Just use the standard component AV Cable rather than a HDMI cable....

Penis Eye

racerdude wrote: »

i tried it once and it didnt work.. no sound or vision with a scart cable

rd u just need to hold the on/off button for a few seconds till u hear a few bleeps more than the normal on/off bleep. this resets the visual output on the ps3!!!. always do this if goin from a hdtv to a standard tv but u dont need to if going from standard def to hd!

Daemos

My PS3 has been plugged into a very-normal 15 inch TV (pre-LCD) since I got it, no problems.

JohnMc1

racerdude wrote: »

hi i have my ps3 on a hdtv and when my friends come over for a laugh with the playstation they get a bit giddy and start to hit my tv

You're friends are assholes. Tell them that if they do it again they will not be allowed over to play PS3 again. Other than that get some decent friends that will respect your property.

racerdude

my tv has no av output so i have to connect the av cables into the scart lead and then plug it in the back of the tv (and my friends are pretty stupid)

Unregistered.

Zatman wrote: »

How old are your friends? 5

Seriously, I'd love to know too.

racerdude wrote: »

my tv has no av output so i have to connect the av cables into the scart lead and then plug it in the back of the tv (and my friends are pretty stupid)

I take it you're using one of these...


They come with the console.
Make sure it's Red->Red, White->White and Yellow->Yellow. And as somebody already mentioned, hold the start/reset button on the PS3 and it automatically detects settings.

ShaneU

racerdude wrote: »

hi i have my ps3 on a hdtv and when my friends come over for a laugh with the playstation they get a bit giddy and start to hit my tv

Solution: Get new friends.

giggsy664

racerdude wrote: »

hi i have my ps3 on a hdtv and when my friends come over for a laugh with the playstation they get a bit giddy and start to hit my tv so i wanted to move it to my standard tv ......the tv is about 10years old(13 inches)............ will it work on the standard tv or do i have to keep it on the hdtv



thanks for any advice

Heard of google? Its your friend.

grimm2005

you could do that but it'd probably look like crap on an old 13' CRT. you could just tell your friends to stop hitting your f*cking tv. I certainly wouldn't let stupid people degrade my gaming experience (although sometimes thats unavoidable when playing online )

CiDeRmAn

Where did you pick up such a bunch of losers as friends?
Why do you let them come over to play at all?
Not sure what would be sadder, if they, and you were in your teens, or if they were "grown up".
Tell them to F**K OFF!

Don't think we need to bother Dr. Phil on this dilema!

Playing your PS3 games on a SD telly will suck, full stop, no questions.

The PS3 is heavy and moving it from room to room, or TV to TV will, eventually, cause a misha costing you the console, maybe.

Worst case scenario I know, but do you want to risk it over a bunch of windowlicking morons?
Fellas that sound as thick as pigsh!t and twice as lumpy!

tman

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Fellas that sound as thick as pigsh!t and twice as lumpy!

Haha, I must make a note of that one:p

As has been said already, you need to hold the power button in if moving between a HDTV and SD, but new friends sounds like a more sensible solution.

donmeister

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Playing your PS3 games on a SD telly will suck, full stop, no questions.

No,it doesnt?

Rev. Kitchen

You just have to either reset the ps3 using the on off button or turn the tv/audio output to standard pal tv before you move it as its set to HDTV and the old telly cant pick it up.

racerdude

i got the ps3 workin and took your great advice to get new friends

JohnMc1

racerdude wrote: »

i got the ps3 workin and took your great advice to get new friends

Your tv and PS3 will thank you.

JohnMc1

I'm getting a PS3 next week so I can play Street fighter 4. Thanks for this info because i will be playing it on a standard tv for awhile.

Borneo Fnctn

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Just don't let 4 year old kids who are high on fanta and smarties near your ps3.

I'm in a library and I just busted my chops laughing at that. Getting some funny looks now.