How to display PS3 on MBP Retina Display

Hello Guys,
i wanna use my MBP with Retina display as Screen for my Sony PS3.
Can i connect the PS3 with HDMI on the MBP and it works instandly fine?
Greetings

Sorry you can't do that, the HDMI on the Mac is output only.
You could spend money and buy a external device that converts the component video of the PS3 and stream it into the Mac via the Thunderbolt or USB ports combined with their software that will display it on the Mac's screen, but your dropping the quality as component can't handle the higher HD formats, can't watch HDCP protected content and there will be a delay playing games as the conversion process is going on.
Also even if you could stream 1080i HDCP based content into the Retina, 1080 content is 1920 x 1080 pixels max, the Retina has a even higher pixel display quality so the 1080 HD content will look like garbage on the Retina's higher pixel screen as the content pixels and the display pixels won't match and produce jaggies at full screen. So one would have to use a smaller window to match the 1920 x 1800 pixels of the 1080i content.
The best use of the PS3 is with HDTV, that way when it burns out it's only $200-$500 or so to replace, unlike placing all the wear and tear on the Mac which is $1500-$4000 to replace.

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