PSP on the HDTV: Component AV Cable
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Pardon me while I watch a movie on my 42″ television… oh, did I mention the movie is actually playing on my PSP, and also on my tv?
I took a DVD that I already own, and ripped it to my PSP. Then, I just grabbed the new Component AV Cable and hooked the PSP to my tv. I can watch movies, read my RSS feeds, or browse the Internet, all using the PSP controls and viewing on my big screen.
There are two main drawbacks to this cable. The first is that while you can browse your PSP full screen, and surf the ‘Net full screen… you cannot play games full screen. Sony dropped the ball with that one. But for only $20.00, that’s not much to complain about! The only other complaint I have is that the cord does not retract back into itself. I LIVE for retractable cords, people!
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Gary (TuxedoJericho)
November 30th, 2007
at 6:11pm
Strange that the games dont go fullscreen. That makes me wonder if there is some sort of hidden option to force that.
Still tho, good tip and great find.
lolchrisisfunny
November 30th, 2007
at 6:30pm
i don’t know if you knew this but you can probably hook that to a portable dvd player with the right dvd player, also you could get ps2 ps3 xbox xbox 360 gamecube wii with it also
ChrisH
November 30th, 2007
at 9:37pm
I didn’t know that this was possible until I saw this video. The only thing I have for my PSP is the FM radio tuner adapter. I think I may look into buying one of these corded adapters to view it on the TV. I wonder if the fullscreen issue is only due to 16:9 widescreen TVs and not the standard 4:3….
Anyways, thanks for the great Idea, its going on the Christmas Wish List….
scott beowulf
December 2nd, 2007
at 7:35am
i just picked one of these up yesterday. mine was $14 on clearance at target (i don’t know why it was on clearance, but hey, i’m not complaining).
i’m guessing that the reason that the games aren’t running full screen is that they’re being output in their native resolution. one of the reasons the psp has decent performance in such a little package is that the games are all rendered at around 480×270 or lower. it looks great on the psp screen because it’s at a 1:1 pixel ratio, but it’s not enough to fill a the tv screen. i found that i can blow it up to full screen with my tv’s zoom function, but it gets fuzzy-looking.
Jesse
February 12th, 2008
at 3:58pm
I can’t wait till i get my psp av compatable cord I so exited
gaming518
April 7th, 2008
at 7:57pm
easy there taco bender
calotono
April 8th, 2008
at 7:04am
I want this person to die. Of AIDS
drowmetal
April 9th, 2008
at 1:12am
This guy got problems
megabeamLW
April 13th, 2008
at 3:40am
Why is everyone dissing people with higher inteligence than them these days. Fucking retards. This guy doesnt have problems, YOU LOT DO. And you tell him to get a life when your sat at the computer searching for nerds on youtube? LOL
This guy accepts himself for who he is, which is why I respect his videos, and don’t leave stupid comments like 10 year old’s.
Get off the face of youtube haters, you’re not needed.
MixedDude8
April 15th, 2008
at 7:47am
just copy a dvd then convert it to psp format….duhhhh!!!!
and does ur tv have a choice to go to full screen zoom??? cause that will fix the small screen when playing games man.
Poim1n
April 17th, 2008
at 10:39am
this dude have seriously problem :D crazy man, take it easy.. lols
ziomstoprocent
April 21st, 2008
at 3:43am
what a dick.
wizkid22
April 22nd, 2008
at 2:24pm
it does not go full screen because the psp runs games at a really low res
ScarfaceVLD
April 23rd, 2008
at 6:33pm
Funny vid,man!:)
EcKoWR
April 26th, 2008
at 8:26am
lol
spazdi
April 28th, 2008
at 10:20am
can u use the old fat psp or do u have to use a psp slim
5068455
April 29th, 2008
at 7:27am
hate to tell you but psp slim only
beanerico
May 2nd, 2008
at 1:13am
yup
marizle
May 3rd, 2008
at 3:43am
NERD!
lulsauce
May 3rd, 2008
at 11:41am
k so when i set my psp to progressive mode and i have my component cables in, I have a problem, it splits the screen in half and pastes the game half and half but when i set it to interlace, its fine, and i can play songs and videos But i cant play games on interlace.
theAyax
May 4th, 2008
at 6:33am
that happens to me too! When i connect my psp to my tv, it looks blue and i can barely see. When i start a game, i see clearly but i see two screens. My tv has 6 holes, and my cable has 5 connectors.
123pumas
May 6th, 2008
at 1:38pm
i just got a component av cable how do i do it to se it at the screen
filipeko1991
May 8th, 2008
at 3:03am
funny xD
andydo2007vietnam
May 9th, 2008
at 10:02am
you look funny!!!!
fsigo
May 10th, 2008
at 10:27pm
ROFL!
ants121
May 11th, 2008
at 11:21pm
yeah ive noticed you xbox 360 on your back but you should have ps3
alec922
May 15th, 2008
at 3:56am
r u gay u sound like it and look like it im not kiddin
akantor1995
May 15th, 2008
at 9:52am
hehehehe this vid was interesting u talk funny hehehe
yzymakinaruto
May 16th, 2008
at 11:09am
the cable is 13$
erukjent2
May 18th, 2008
at 10:06pm
chris is microsoft guy you should know that ;)
beng1234321
May 20th, 2008
at 6:44am
hes scary chris your 35 do u acturally have a girlfriend
merla118
May 23rd, 2008
at 8:20am
hi,can you adjust the volume level using the – + on the psp? Im asking coz I cant adjust the volume using the psp I have to adjust using the tv volume or external speakers volume. thanks
miGsnAp
May 23rd, 2008
at 10:35pm
fuck you haters. anyway do you need a hd tv or plasma for the psp to work?
ClubCrew
May 25th, 2008
at 4:02pm
miGsnAp, you can use it on ANY TV with AV input. You know those three things on the front, side or back of your TV. One is colored yellow (video input), one is red (right audio input), and one is white (left audio input). Hope that helps!
PS: I own on TV that has only the yellow, and a white input, and it works fine. That is because it only has one speaker, so your games will only be in mono, but hopefully you have a stereo TV so you can enjoy the full audio experience!
miGsnAp
May 25th, 2008
at 4:07pm
thanks a lot man!! :D you really helped :)
coolpieman
May 28th, 2008
at 9:54am
when i hook my psp to my tv and play a game the game has a huge tint of green
neilalvin
May 28th, 2008
at 12:50pm
i got the cable for only $10
h0l8
May 31st, 2008
at 6:38am
only works with the white (new) psp? please answer me
Yuligard
May 31st, 2008
at 12:18pm
It has smal screen in the games because its graphic card is not capable to move more pixeles and if it does that, it would see very bad, this is the reason of the small screan on the tv
lipevolcom2
June 2nd, 2008
at 4:50am
the most SUX is I cant use it on my PSP FAT =P i hate $ony
ADRIAN
June 11th, 2008
at 6:49pm
sup everybody. Anyone know why when I try to play a game the screen splits in two??? on my tv set. (plain old tv set with component input, the red,blue, and green) I can play everthing else just fine… Damn those av component cables… :( retarted man…
kryssa
March 6th, 2009
at 12:49am
my tv has only 3 ports..the yellow,white,and red..i have the component cable for the psp and i use the green for the video input but it only shows me black and white..does anybody know what’s the remedy for this?
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