PS component cable

urchin · Post by **urchin** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:40 am

Are Playstation component cables just pass-thru or do they have electronic gubbins in there too?

I made a cable last year for my PS2 which appears to work with RGB but not component. It doesn't work with HD resolutions on my PS3 (my TV says "no sync" and goes into power saving mode)

I'm having no luck finding one locally at the moment, and I don't fancy ordering one just to find it's the same as the one I made and can't return it.

J.F. · Post by **J.F.** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:54 pm

My PS2 component cable is just a passive cable. You need to switch the PS2 into component mode for the display to work right though.

urchin · Post by **urchin** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:54 pm

Got it working!

The G and B were the wrong way round. I'm confused as it worked fine the other way round on my PS2.

Mmmm, 1080i now on my telly :)

urchin · Post by **urchin** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:24 pm

Ah, it's just struck me that it's because it's not RGB - it's Y, Pr, Pb :)

All the AV pinouts I've seen mention only RGB.