Connecting a PS2 to a 7+ Year Old TV: Almost Certainly Yes

Virtually any TV manufactured in the last 15+ years has at least one compatible input for PS2.

PS2 Video Outputs

• Composite (RCA): Yellow (video) + Red/White (audio) – universal.
• S-Video: Better chroma separation; 4-pin mini-DIN.
• Component (YPbPr): Red/Green/Blue + Red/White audio – best analog quality (480p support).

Check Your TV

Inspect rear/side panels for:

• Yellow RCA jack (composite video) – nearly guaranteed.
• S-Video (round 4-pin) – common on 2000s-2010s sets.
• Component (3 RCA video + 2 audio) – on mid/high-end 2005+ TVs.

Quality Hierarchy

Component (480p) > S-Video > Composite. Use the best your TV + cables support. PS2 component cables are cheap used.