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

Common Video Resolutions - PAL, NTSC (SDTV), HD and FullHD

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	D1 480i (525i)： 720 × 480 interlaced / 720x480i
480P	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	D2 480p (525p)： 720 × 480 progressive / 720x480P
1080i	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	D3 1080i (1125i)： 1920 × 1080 interlaced / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200
720P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	D4 720p (750p)： 1280 × 720 progressive / 1280x720 on VESA 1280x768 or VESA 1280x1024
1080P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	D5 1080p (1125p)： 1920 × 1080 progressive / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200
PAL M/B/D/G/H/I/N/NC
Standard (PAL) 576i	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	720x576i
576P	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	720x576P
1080i	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	D3 1080i (1125i)： 1920 × 1080 interlaced / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200
720P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	D4 720p (750p)： 1280 × 720 progressive / 1280x720 on VESA 1280x768 or VESA 1280x1024
1080P	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	D5 1080p (1125p)： 1920 × 1080 progressive / 1920x1080 on VESA 1920x1200

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

2D Supported Resolutions

Name	2D Vid.Res.	2D method	Output res.	Mode	Notes
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_480	720x480	-	720x480	4	NTSC M/J only
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_576	720x576	-	720x576	5	PAL M/B/D/G/H/I/N/NC only
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_720	1280x720	-	1280x720	2
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1080	1920x1080	-	1920x1080	1
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_UNDEFINED	-	-	-	0
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_960x1080	960x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080	13
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1280x1080	1280x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080	12
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1440x1080	1440x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080	11
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1600x1080	1600x1080	hor. HW scaling	1920x1080	10

3D Supported Resolutions

Name	3D Vid.Res.	3D method	Output Res.	Mode	Notes
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_720_3D_FRAME_PACKING	720	3D frame packing	1280x1470	0x81
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1024x720_3D_FRAME_PACKING	1024x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	1024x1470	0x88
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_960x720_3D_FRAME_PACKING	960x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	960x1470	0x89
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_800x720_3D_FRAME_PACKING	800x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	800x1470	0x8A
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_640x720_3D_FRAME_PACKING	640x720	3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling	640x1470	0x8B

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

DualView/SimulView Supported Resolutions

Name	SimulView Vid.Res.	method	Output Res.	Mode	Notes
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_720_DUALVIEW_FRAME_PACKING CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_720_SIMULVIEW_FRAME_PACKING	720	frame packing	1280x1470	0x91
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1024x720_DUALVIEW_FRAME_PACKING CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1024x720_SIMULVIEW_FRAME_PACKING	?1024x720?	?3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling?	?1024x1470?	0x98
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_960x720_DUALVIEW_FRAME_PACKING CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_960x720_SIMULVIEW_FRAME_PACKING	?960x720?	?3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling?	960x1470	0x99
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_800x720_DUALVIEW_FRAME_PACKING CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_800x720_SIMULVIEW_FRAME_PACKING	?800x720?	?3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling?	?800x1470?	0x9a
CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_640x720_DUALVIEW_FRAME_PACKING CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_640x720_SIMULVIEW_FRAME_PACKING	?640x720?	?3D frame packing + hor. HW scaling?	?640x1470?	0x9b

Screenshot Resolutions

Video Output	Image Size	Notes
480p (p/i) 4:3	640x480	NTSC M/J only
576 (p/i) (4:3)	768x576	PAL M/B/D/G/H/I/N/NC only
480p (p/i) 16:9	854x480	NTSC M/J only
576 (p/i) 16:9	1024x576	PAL M/B/D/G/H/I/N/NC only
720 (p/i)	1280x720
1080 (p/i)	1920x1080

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
20	Dummy	connected internally via 51 +/- 0.5% resistor to ground

AV Multi Out

Proprietary audio/video connector used by Sony on many devices, e.g. Sony TVs, Sony consoles Playstation 1/Psone, Playstation 2/PStwo, PlayStation X/PSX, Playstation 3/PS3.

Contains the following signal standards:

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

AV Multi Out pinout - CN2401 12P

Pin	Signal	Description	Composite	S-Video	RGB Scart	PrPbY Component	VGA 3 row DE15	D-terminal
1	Y/Green	Green	NC	NC	Green (SCART-11)	Y (V: Green Cinch Centerpin)	Green (with CSync when SoG:sync on green) (DE15-2)	Green (Dsub-3)
2	Cr/Pr/Red	Red	NC	NC	Red (SCART-15)	Pr (V: Red Cinch Centerpin)	Red (DE15-1)	Red (Dsub-1)
3	DCOUT +5V	+5 VDC	NC	NC	via R=100 Ohm to SCART-16 (Composite / RGB mode select)	NC	NC (DE15-9 if used, but mostly NC and used as key)	?
4	Cb/Pb/Blue	Blue	NC	NC	Blue (SCART-7)	Pb (V: Blue Cinch Centerpin)	Blue (DE15-3)	Blue (Dsub-5)
5	YCGND	Video Ground	Video Ground (Yellow Cinch Mantle)	Video Ground (miniDIN-1, miniDIN-2)	Video Ground (SCART-5, SCART-9, SCART-13, SCART-18)	Video Ground (V: Green Cinch + Red Cinch + Blue Cinch + Yellow Cinch Mantle)	Video Ground (DE15-5, DE15-6, DE15-7, DE15-8, DE15-10)	Video Ground (Dsub-2, Dsub-4, Dsub-6)
6	C (Y/C)	S-Video C (Chroma)	NC	C (miniDIN-4)	NC	NC	NC	NC
7	CVIDEO/SYNC	Composite Video/Sync	Composite Video (Yellow Cinch Centerpin)	NC	Composite Sync (SCART-20)	Composite Video (Yellow Cinch Centerpin if cinch present, otherwise omitted)	NC when SoG:sync on green (RGsB mode) Composite Sync when seperate sync (RGBS mode)	NC
8	Y (Y/C)	S-Video Y (Luma)	NC	Y (miniDIN-3)	NC	NC	NC	NC
9	AUR	Right Audio (Red Cinch Centerpin)	Right Audio (Red Cinch Centerpin)	Right Audio (Red Cinch Centerpin)	Right Audio (SCART-2)	Right Audio (A: Red Cinch Centerpin)	Right Audio (Red Cinch Centerpin)	Right Audio (Red Cinch Centerpin)
10	VIGND	Video Ground	Video Ground (Yellow Cinch Mantle)	Video Ground (miniDIN-1, miniDIN-2)	Video Ground (SCART-5, SCART-9, SCART-13, SCART-18)	Video Ground (V: Green Cinch + Red Cinch + Blue Cinch + Yellow Cinch Mantle)	Video Ground (DE15-5, DE15-6, DE15-7, DE15-8, DE15-10)	Video Ground (Dsub-2, Dsub-4, Dsub-6)
11	AUL	Left Audio (White Cinch Centerpin)	Left Audio (White Cinch Centerpin)	Left Audio (White Cinch Centerpin)	Left Audio (SCART-6)	Left Audio (A: White Cinch Centerpin)	Left Audio (White Cinch Centerpin)	Left Audio (White Cinch Centerpin)
12	AUGND	Audio Ground (Red Cinch + White Cinch Mantle)	Audio Ground (Red Cinch + White Cinch Mantle)	Audio Ground (Red Cinch + White Cinch Mantle)	Audio Ground (SCART-4)	Audio Ground (A: Red Cinch + White Cinch Mantle)	Audio Ground (Red Cinch + White Cinch Mantle)	Audio Ground (Red Cinch + White Cinch Mantle)

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