How to Play a Playstation 3 Using My Laptop Screen

The Sony Playstation 3 gaming console has become popular multimedia system. You can use it to play video games as well as to watch Blu-ray movies and surf the Internet. If you want to use your laptop screen as your PS3 monitor, the quickest solution may be using two simple pieces of hardware.

Things You'll Need

• PS3 HDMI component cable
• Laptop video input adapter

Instructions

1. Buy a video input card with an HDMI input and a USB output.

2. Connect your PS3 HDMI cable to the HDMI input on your video input card. Plug the other end of the video input card into the USB port on your laptop.

3. Hold the power button on your PS3 console for approximately five seconds while in the off position. The PS3 will try to recognize the new laptop screen as its main source of video. It will also try to adjust the resolution to best suit your laptop screen.

References

• Sony Playstation 3: User's Guide
• Sony Playstation 3: Overview
• YouTube: Resetting VIdeo Preferences on your PS3