Version: 2008
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Digital Home DIYStep-by-step guides that make home tech projects easy

Connect your console to your HDTV

You have an HDTV, but your video-game console uses a composite-video connection. Your games can look better with a simple upgrade: connecting your PS2 or Xbox with component video--separate red, green, and blue cables--will improve the picture greatly.

Connect your console to your HDTV

Watch, then try it yourself. Follow these easy steps to learn what it takes to complete this project.

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