PSPgo Component AV Cable

by Sony

Product Features

• Compatible with PSP Go

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002LH4UB0
• Item Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: October 1, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,860 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #17 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Hardware > Cables & Adapters > Cables
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Use video-out to enjoy all of the games, movies and video thrills stored on your 16GB flash memory on the big screen!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Play PSP on your TV, January 28, 2010

By 

Dirjel Junshin - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PSPgo Component AV Cable (Accessory)

This cable will let you hook up your PSPgo to your TV for games, videos, or whatever else you have saved onto your system. Note that playing games on your TV requires an EDTV (at least 480p) set. Everything else can be done on an SDTV set, but if that's what you have, you should just buy the composite cable.

The downsides of this cable are:
1. There is significant screen cropping (overscan) when you are on the XMB. A large portion of the screen is obscured at all times while you are using the basic functions of the PSPgo system.
2. When playing games, the opposite is true. The video feed is a third the size of your TV, but this may be because I have a 1080p set. I do not own a 480p set to try it on, so it may fill the screen on a lower resolution display.

Still, this is the best way to play PSP games. If you own a PS3 also, I definitely recommend you pick up the PSPgo dock station along with this cable, as it allows you to charge your PSPgo while you are playing it on your TV. You can use your PS3 controller to control the action in your game, which makes the PSPgo no different from any other home console. It's a classy way to play your games while you are at home.

3.0 out of 5 stars PSPgo Component Cable Review, July 1, 2011

By 

Grant - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: PSPgo Component AV Cable (Accessory)

This is going to be brief and to the point.

This cable has awesome build quality and does a good job at what it's advertised to do. When playing PSP games on an external display, the games are still in a 480x272 pixel window, but the window is about 3 times larger than the PSPgo's screen (window size depends on the size and resolution of your TV, mine is 23" and 1920x1080). The size increase isn't much, but it does help. When playing original PlayStation titles that you've downloaded from the PSN, the games can be set to display "full screen" which will fill up the entire external display so it's just like your playing a PlayStation. Playing original PS1 titles is where this cable really shines.

This cable works as described, but has one major drawback. It's designed to be used with a PSPgo cradle and a wireless PS3 controller (must have a PS3 for this to work). It's a bit uncomfortable to use the PSP as a controller (the cord is 8'. Unless you have a PS3 to connect your PSP to (so you can use the wireless controller), then this isn't really the product for you.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great cables, October 19, 2010

By 

Alex Malinovich (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: PSPgo Component AV Cable (Accessory)

If you want to connect your PSP to the TV, these cables will do just that. They plug into your PSP and a component in port on your TV, and off you go. After you plug them in, you just need to push and hold the TV button on top of the PSP. After a few seconds, the screen of the PSP will turn off and it will suddenly appear on your TV. Pair that with a PS3 controller and you now have another home console!