Connectors

External Connectors

The PS3 uses several types of common/standard connectors, with one proprietary connector for backwards compatibility (MultiAV).

Power

Multirange AC power input
See: Power Supply

Audio/Video connectors

Note: Not all output connectors support the same resolutions

Supported Resolutions

Vid.Res.	AV Multi Composite	AV Multi Svideo	AV Multi RGB	AV Multi Scart	AV Multi D-terminal	AV Multi Component	AV Multi VGA	HDMI	Notes
NTSC M/J
Standard (NTSC) 480i	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	720x480
480P	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	720x480
1080i	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	1920x1080 / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200
720P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1280x720 / 1280x720 on VESA 1280x768 or VESA 1280x1024
1080P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1920x1080 / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200
PAL M/B/D/G/H/I/N/NC
Standard (PAL) 576i	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	720x576
576P	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	720x576
1080i	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	1920x1080 / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200
720P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1280x720 / 1280x720 on VESA 1280x768 or VESA 1280x1024
1080P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1920x1080 / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200

Note: 480i/480p is not supported on PAL, just as 576i/576p isn't on NTSC.

2D Supported Resolutions

2D Vid.Res.	2D method	Output res.	Notes
720x480	-	720x480	NTSC only
720x576	-	720x576	PAL only
1280x720	-	1280x720
1920x1080	-	1920x1080
960x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080
1280x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080
1440x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080
1600x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080

3D Supported Resolutions

3D Vid.Res.	3D method	Output Res.	Notes
720	3D frame packing	1280x1470
1024x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	1024x1470
960x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	960x1470
800x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	800x1470
640x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	640x1470

Note: supported since 3.50 and not available on SDTV (480i/P & 576i/P) resolutions / output connectors.

HDMI Out

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.3

Pin	Signal	Description
1	TMDS Data2+	TMDS Data2+
2	TMDS Data2 Shield	TMDS Data2 Shield
3	TMDS Data2-	TMDS Data2-
4	TMDS Data1+	TMDS Data1+
5	TMDS Data1 Shield	TMDS Data1 Shield
6	TMDS Data1-	TMDS Data1-
7	TMDS Data0+	TMDS Data0+
8	TMDS Data0 Shield	TMDS Data0 Shield
9	TMDS Data0-	TMDS Data0-
10	TMDS Clock+	TMDS Clock+
11	TMDS Clock Shield	TMDS Clock Shield
12	TMDS Clock-	TMDS Clock-
13	CEC	Consumer Electronics Control (CEC)
14	NC	Reserved (N.C. on device)
15	SCL	SCL (I²C Serial Clock for DDC)
16	SDA	SDA (I²C Serial Data Line for DDC)
17	DDC/CEC Ground	DDC/CEC Ground
18	VCC	+5V Power EDID/DDC (max 50mA)
19	Detect	Hotplug detect

AV Multi Out

• Composite video
• S-Video
• Component video: RGB(-scart/dsub)
• Component video: PrPbY
• Stereo analoge audio

CN2401 12P:

Pin	Signal	Description	Composite	S-Video	RGB	PrPbY	VGA
1	Y/Green	Green	NC	NC	Green	NC	Green (with CSync when SoG:sync on green)
2	Cr/Pr/Red	Red	NC	NC	Red	Pr	Red
3	DCOUT +5V	+5 VDC	NC	NC	only with SCART	NC	NC
4	Cb/Pb/Blue	Blue	NC	NC	Blue	Pb	Blue
5	YCGND	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground	Video Ground
6	C (Y/C)	S-Video C (Chroma)	NC	C (Chroma)	NC	NC	NC
7	CVIDEO/SYNC	Composite Video/Sync	Composite Video	NC	Composite Sync	NC	NC when SoG:sync on green (RGsB mode) Composite Sync when seperate sync (RGBS mode)
8	Y (Y/C)	S-Video Y (Luma)	NC	Y (Luma)	NC	NC	NC
9	AUR	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio	Right Audio
10	VIGND	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground
11	AUL	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio	Left Audio
12	AUGND	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground	Ground

Audio Digital Out (optical)

Toslink

Gigabit LAN

Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-T (IEEE 802.3ab) 8P8C connector following TIA/EIA-568 wiring standards with support for Auto MDI-X, which means Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables can be used without the need for special crosscables.
See: GbLAN

USB

See: USB