How to connect ps3 to pc screen with sound?

Question

i know how to connect ps3 to screen but my dell 20in E207 doesnt have HDMI but it has DVI but the screen doesn't have built in speakers I only have rubbish dell ones ,they only have a usb cable and a green ended cable ? so can i connect them to ps3

Answer 1

there must be a wire to connect it inside the ps3 and think it's a usb

Answer 2

you need to set up sound with cables that came with PS3. Get RCA Y-adapter (2 female RCAs on one end and a female minijack 3,5mm on the other). Than configure the sound in PS3's menu.

Answer 3

    * 1. Be sure that your particular model is HDCP compliant (it actually needs to state this ;)) if it’s not then the PS3 will not show up on your screen simply because it uses Blu-ray disks which are HDCP enabled.

    * 2. Pick up an HDMI to DVI cable for no more than $10 or less because anything above isn’t necessary to get your gaming on, especially since you won’t be setting up your PS3 across the room.

    * 3. You will need your original PS3 cables (yes they have some use) for audio along side with y-adapter or cable to convert from RCA red and white to a 3.5mm female input. You might have a tough time finding that particular adapter/cable around so you will need to purchase one with a 3.5mm male plug which can be purchased from any electronics retailer such as Radio Shack/The Source for no more that $7 or less. (You may also need a female coupler to plug in your headphones or PC speakers which I’ve done and that will cost around $3)

    * 4. Once you’re setup and ready to go, plug your composite yellow video cable into a standard television and your HDMI to DVI cable from your PS3 to your monitor.

    * 5. Browse to display settings from you PS3 xmb (cross media bar) and choose HDMI as your output.

    * 6. Click right on your controller once and your SDTV should go blank

    * 7. Immediately unplug your yellow composite cable and switch your monitor’s source to digital output if it wasn’t already, you should now see the PS3 xmb on your monitor yay!

    * 8. Choose the resolution your monitor supports, which is usually up to 720p (1280×720) for 20” or less monitors. If you have a monitor that supports resolutions up to 1920×1080 then you can select 1080i/1080p as well. If your monitor doesn’t support this resolution you will receive an “out of range” error if applied. If that happens wait for 30secs and your PS3 will revert back to the last working display.

    * 9. Now since HDMI carries sound and DVI does not, you’ll need to switch your audio source back to A/V multi in your sound settings>audio output settings as it was switched to HDMI by default

    * 10. You can now plug your headphones or speakers into the y-cable setup you assembled earlier and you should now be sound enabled. You can also avoid the previous step if you use an optical output, but you will need an audio receiver around.

That’s basically all that needs to be done, it take a few minutes providing you have everything you need and it’s worth the effort since it will save you hundreds of dollars on purchasing a new HDTV. And between you and me, the monitor is still superior to many expensive television sets out there ;)