and the lcd also need to support HDCP right?

you need vga box. av component cable( red green blue + audio(red white) )

where can i get the vga box? how much does it cost?

come shah alam. local shop said that they will get another latest vga box for ps3. they also gonna exchange for me free( I bought it yesterday) price around 150.

I've got another external HDD but its not fat32. There's a shop in amcorp willing to clone my ps3 hdd for 80bucks but will take the whole day. plus it will cost me 280 for the WD 250gb hdd and 70 for the casing. Damn expensive place la.

Can anyone advice a cheaper place to do this?

^ there is a way (cheaper but takes longer)

1. buy new HDD and casing
2. format it to FAT32
3. backup your PS3 into your this HDD (it will be a couple of huge files)
4. now transfer the backup files from this HDD to your PC
5. insert new HDD into PS3
6. use the casing for the old HDD and format it into FAT32
7. copy the backup files from PC into a directory called PS3/BACKUP on your old HDD
8. use the Restore Utility on the XMB

Guys,i bought a VGA box (unknown brand-magic box) and tried to hook it up to my PS3 with my samsung 943NWX and i couldnt get a picture. The samsung light was blinking blue but when i changed the box setting to PC,it shows my computer being on. When i switch it to monitor (meaning PS3,nothing happens-light blinks).

Any idea whats wrong..? Is there a better way to connect my PS3 to my monitor? My monitor only has the VGA function btw.I connected the PS3 with the component cable and the component cable into the VGA box,then from VGA box to the monitor... What am i doing wrong?

Any good brands I could try for the VGA box? Any other cables im missing out? Is there something i must do to the PS3 before trying? Must i change PS3 settings before connecting?

Thanks in advance.

u must change ur ps3 display setting first before hook it up with vga box

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Added on October 30, 2008, 12:13 amI'll be exchange another vga box. dunno what brand, but the shop owner said its the latest for ps3. tmrrw night I'll update

u must change the display setting---display--choose component

This post has been edited by kazasho: Oct 30 2008, 12:13 AM

Uh-oh...already left the PS3 in my condo...No TV to change with...

But if i remember correctly,the setting was already the lowest. However,i think it was : composite/standard NTSJ...

in my case, I hook and the display doesnt show anything, after check with the manual (surprise a cap ayam brand manual is useful), have to change the display setting first as in used to use my HDTV with HDMI cable. thats why it didnt detect. so I change it with my HDTV , ps3 display setting to use component cable, then my lcd monitor detect it

Yours makes sense because you are reducing from a higher resolution. But mine upgrading from the lowest ,shouldnt be a problem

But thanks for the reply,hope you'll update with your VGA box brand tomorrow

heh
welcome. sure. if everything goes nice, I'll update with pics and some notes

Yes, the monitor needs to have HDCP support or else most likely nothing will be displayed

If you want to reset resolution to default.. just hold on button for 5 sec until beep sound..

I dont think that cloned hdd will work.

it need to transfer the file from your ps3.its a drm thing. i maybe wrong tho.

How bout if i partition my old external drive so that half of it is fat32. I should be able to back up my files there right? screw the amcorp thingey la.... too expensive for my taste.

any news for M'sia PSN....?

edit: emm.. i mean the store

This post has been edited by colt_508: Oct 30 2008, 10:49 AM

hi,i got some 1 question here.currently i play midnight club los angles , after a while my ps3 fan sound loud like fan turn very fast and non stop.is this ok or it will effect my ps3 spoil ? pls help

This post has been edited by wah chai: Oct 30 2008, 10:55 AM

its normal....... very normal... u want which one? the fan to make noise? or yr CPU GPU to overheat?? atleast u know yr fan is working right?

our taste are expensive expensive , the issue here can we afford it or not

anyways here is what I did when upgrading to a 160 giger.

1. I have a 40 giger IDE lying around, I formatted it to fat32.

2. I plugged the thing, using a USB-IDE cable to PS3;s USB port. I select back up.

3. I put the new hdd insde the ps3, format the ting.

4. I plugged the ide hdd, select restore if not mistaken.

5. Play!