Connecting PSP to HDTV

Hi, Greetings and Salutations. On a lighter note, I would like to share my experience with owning and playing a Sony Play Station Portable, i.e. Sony PSP.

I must admit that I am left out way behind compared to the avid hardcore gamer. People are now playing Sony PSP Vita (portable), or (stationary) Sony Playstation 4, Wii Nintendo or Xbox 360. Only in December 2013, I purchased my very own PSP 3006. My decision was based on the fact that the unit must be portable, hence, my kids can play with it wherever we go and it should not be limited to only one game. All I needed to do was purchase multiple UMD games to keep all of us entertained.

The added bonus was that the PSP 3006 has wifi functions, hence, I am able to surf the internet.

But the drawback is that the LCD screen is rather small at 4.3 inches.After some time you will get bored and wish for more action. Lets not forget, being a portable game console, the size of its speakers are also rather small, therefore, forget about state of the art sound system or solid bass.  The solution was getting a Component AV Cable to connect the PSP to the TV. With this, I would be able to use my PSP and view the games on the TV and get solid sound as well.     

Below is the Sony Component AV Cable

The Cables out of the box. You will notice that it has multiple color points which will need to be connected to the sockets in the TV. The other end will be connected to the PSP

Ensure that you connect all wires accordingly to the color code. Failure to do this will result in your picture quality being compromised

Adjust the setting in the TV to accept Component

Go to Connect Display Settings

Click Switch video output

The system will then ask, "do you want to display video output on a connected devise?" Click Yes

Scroll to UMD Game and connect

Wah-lah connected

Notice the greenish hew. The result of connecting the cables wrongly to the TV. Always check to ensure that your cables are correctly connected according to the right color codes. If your TV has for example 3 red color sockets keep changing your red color points on your AV cable until you get it right. The same goes for the other color points

After ensuring that all cables are properly connected according to the correct color codes