What is the cable that is one notch down from the HDMI cable called?

Question

I have an HD tv, but it is an older one. It has an HD input on the back, but it looks different than the HDMI cables I've seen pictures of. What is this cable called, and do they make one for the PS3?

Answer 1

IT should be labeled or look for it in your tv manual. It might be HDMI but just an older cable version.

Answer 2

component cables, they are red, blue, and green some tv's refer to it as ypbpr to

Answer 3

component is the next best after HDMI.

Answer 4

going from oldest to newest there will be component (yellow, red, white) s-video (circular with 4 to 7 prongs) composite (sorry don't remember but it is 5 connecting wires) and then hdmi