You want a cable like this: http://www.amazon.com/Female-Double-Shielded-Component-Adaptor-Computer/dp/B000I21Y9G . The VGA end connects to the projector, and the female RCA ends would connect to the male RCA ends of a PS3 component output cable.

By the way, the PS3 component cable is the same as the component cable for the PS2, so if you see a PS2 component cable in a store or already have one, then you can use that.

Your projector can accept up to 1080i, but I would recommend you set the PS3 to output 720p. It is close to the native resolution of the projector anyway, and avoids a deinterlacing step.

I have DSL service here and it stays constant all the time (maybe because it's on a dedicated line and not shared with my home phone)jimm895

The speed is constant because DSL is not a shared network connection like cable broadband service is, so you are not affected by the traffic of other internet users in your neighborhood like you would be with cable.

But back to the question, the bar rating in COD is most likely a measure of ping speed or latency, which is not the same thing as bandwidth or download speed. It has more to do with how efficiently and quickly your ISP can handle traffic in two directions (both the upload and download of data). So even though you may feel your internet is quick when using a web browser, you aren't really using two-way communication as much as you would with an online game.

If you want to investigate how to possibly improve ping speeds, there is plenty of info on the web, such as this: http://www.epinions.com/content_7536807556 .

Make sure your TV is set to use the correct input source (your TV remote should have an input or source button). There may be more than one HDMI input to choose from in the TV input source menu. If there is more than one, then each input on the back of the TV should be labeled with a number (HDMI 1, HDMI 2, etc.) so that you know which one to choose from the TV input source menu.

You do not need to have any other AV cable connected, connect only the HDMI cable to avoid confusion.

Turn on the PS3 with the power button held down until it beeps an second time, and the TV should go into 480i mode to show the first video confirmation screen. Choose "Yes" to auto detect the video modes supported by your TV. It will switch to the highest supported video mode and ask you to confirm it.

That's strange that the config menu would be grayed out. I searched the web for information on how to reset the console, but found nothing.

I did find a post where someone mentioned that the PS2 auto detects the cable in use, so that it will output in component mode whenever that type of cable is connected: http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psx2&thread.id=1383570 .

I also remember that if you want to use progressive scan output (480p), you have to choose that option within each game's menu (for games that support it), it's not a PS2 setting.

When you turn on the PS2, make sure that there is no game or DVD disc in the drive. Do you see the configuration menu then?

Also, the manual is available online, maybe you can figure out what the issue is: http://www.playstation.com/manual/pdf/SCPH-70011CB_70012CB.pdf .

Well it lets me use 1080i on the PS3!

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A display with a native resolution of 720p is still capable of accepting 1080i, or even 1080p. The TV processor can scale a higher resolution image back down to the TV's native resolution. I would recommend you leave your PS output set to 720p, it will reduce the chance of the TV introducing lag during the downsampling.

It's not just a simple matter of the game developer opening up the viewing area. The game engines contain code for virtual cameras, cameras with the same properties and limits as physical ones. And the games have sets just like in film production, sets with a limited viewing area. They would have to recreate the game to allow it to use a widescreen area instead of just stretching it horizontally. Even a simple game like GALAGA would suffer from the this. By changing the aspect ratio, you have changed the entire dynamic of the game (wider formations of bugs, different flight and attack patterns).

If you find the black area on the sides that distracting, get some black fabric (velvet works well) and drape it on the sides of your widescreen TV when you watch 4:3 media.

External drives can be used for video, music, and pictures, but not games.

You use the TV remote to change the input to HDMI.

my receiver doesn't have surround sound on blu-ray if the audio is on pcm (or bitstream, i do not remember at the time), where i can only hear stereo from the optical outMondasM

Edited post - I edited this because I looked at the audio settings and discovered that you can set audio output for HDMI one way and optical the other, regardless of which cable is the currently connected one.

Set the "BD Audio Output Format (Optical Digital)" to Bitstream. The reason is that an optical cable only has enough bandwidth to support these types of sound formats:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 (a compressed bitstream signal)
• DTS 5.1 (a compressed bitstream signal)
• PCM 2.0 (uncompressed stereo)

If the audio output is set to PCM with an optical cable, then the PS3 will have to convert any 5.1 surround signals from a movie or game down to PCM 2.0, because the cable can't carry PCM 5.1 (it's not compressed). Your receiver may be able to matrix a 2.0 signal into a simulated surround signal for all of the speakers to play, but it is not really surround at all, it is only enhanced stereo.

By setting the output to bitstream with an optical cable instead, your receiver will be able to receive true 5.1 surround signals (DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1). With this setting, the PS3 can also pull out the 5.1 compressed core signals found in the new uncompressed 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 soundtracks used on Blu-ray discs (Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD Master Audio), so you will get true 5.1 surround from all of those tracks, too. It will not be the original uncompressed soundtrack, but it will still be a huge improvement over matrixed stereo.

Then for "BD/DVD Audio Output Format (HDMI)", set it to Linear PCM. This is because the PS3 is not capable of outputting the new HD sound formats in bitstream format. By setting the output to PCM, the PS3 will instead decode the bitstream formats itself to uncompressed PCM for your receiver, with no loss in the number of channels or sound quality. Some people do get disappointed that their receiver does not show the proper name for the sound format on it's panel display (Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD Master Audio), because it is really getting PCM, but that is a minor quibble.