mazingo Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 [Does anyone know if it's possible to connect your ps2 to your computer monitor?...do you have to do it through your PC tv in or is the some kind of adapter that could work? :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 A. Why woudl you want to. B. You need a TV to AGP convertor. Sony offers a VGA adaptor with the $200 Linux kit but it doesn't work for games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazingo Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 A. Why woudl you want to. why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flae_qui Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 i hooked mine up via my ATI AIW but it looked like crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 if you had one of thsoe special lcd tv's that doubled as a computer monitor, it would be easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyWeisser Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 You can get this device by Viewsonic that costs abt $100 which lets you connect cable, dvd/vcr/xbox/ps2. I forgot what it is called but I am sure it is on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairon Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Nextvision N4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazingo Posted January 31, 2004 Author Share Posted January 31, 2004 it looked like crap so nobody would recommend hooking it up a computer LCD monitor? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DsnBehind Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 When I had a TV card, I plugged the video input cable into it, then just used the card's viewing program to watch it. I can't remember what I did with the sound cables, but I remember that there was sound! :punk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanman Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I've got a WinFast TV2000XP Expert, it comes with video and audio input cables, and that's what I used to plug into the TV card and PS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_canada Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 u get better graphic on a monitor. right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanman Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Well, it looks better on TV to be honest. On the monitor, it looks very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 yeah... it's much better on a TV than a monitor, unless your monitor doubles as a TV. I plugged in my GC (don't flame) to my ATI AIW card when I first got it, and the screen was blurred, and had the shakes. It will seriously damage your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuddha Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I hooked up a ps2 to my PC via a Winfast TV200XP PCI card and found the games quite playable. I read that the reason the image quality is not as good as when viewed on a TV is due to the fact that the PS2 gains a bit of antialiasing and motion-blur on the TV while not on the PC. This is because PC monitors are needed to view small text whereas TV's are not. I could however be talking out of my (not in-talkative) arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron901 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 u get better graphic on a monitor.right? no you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gates Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 why not? you can buy a TV for the same price as one of those converters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyTwenty Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I usually use TV-out on my video card to watch videos on my TV instead of PCs. Why do I do this? Because the TV looks much better. I think its because its set at a low resolution, which is good for looking at movies. Higher resolution is better for games and video designed for high resolution (I think that's how it works :)); stuff like high-resolution DVDs and PC games are designed for the high resolution PC monitors. A VCD (its VHS quality) looked like utter crap on my PC monitor, but when I used the TV-out to the TV, it looked perfect. Since most PS2 games are designed for low resolutions iirc (there are exceptions, like that Terminator game which supports high resolutions), it should look better on TV than PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masereth Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I ran my xbox into my PC (and am planning on doing it this year at Uni as I won't have a TV). Just ran it into a TV tuner card and made some adapters for the audio so i could plug it into my soundcard. It didn't look as good as the TV (though I was used to a 86cm widescreen) but you could make it look better by playing with monitor resolution/refresh rate/interlacing etc etc. Though I'm not sure how PS2 video out works, might be TOTALLY different to xbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazingo Posted February 7, 2004 Author Share Posted February 7, 2004 it just seems whenever u enter a Toys R US or compUSA .......the console systems are connected to a pc monitor (LCD) of some kind. When u ask an employee what kind of monitor it is, you always get the standard answer.....DUH I DONT KNOW.......*sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 I'm reading a whole bunch of toss posted here. Look at this: http://www.lik-sang.com/list.php?category=219& My mate uses a PC monitor for his PS2 (not through a PC, connected directly). The picture quality is far superior to that of a TV. It looks crisper, the colours are more vivid, the contrast is a lot better. Ok it's a smaller picture, but no big deal. And no. He does not have a shoddy TV, it's just that monitors are better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guol Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 yeh. much betta on tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 you buy a VD-Z3 from http://www.vdigi.com/ for $50. VGA Transcoder Progressive Scan 480p, 720p, 540p / 1080i 2 In 1 Out (YrPrPb In & VGA In; VGA Out) with switching XBOX, GAMECUBE, PS2 Progressive Output Supported High compatibility for CRT, LCD monitors Easy configuration Brightness adjustment VD-Z3 Specification: Input Component In (Y, Pr, Pb) VGA In (Black colour, DSUB 15 PIN VGA FEMALE) DC Power Jack (Input voltage range: 7 ? 9V; Input current range: 350mA ? 600mAOutput VGA Out (Blue colour, DSUB 15 PIN VGA FEMALEVideo Bandwidth 145MHz@-3dB *Highest Supported VGA in Signal 1280 x 1024@60HSupported Component In Video Modes 480i**, 480p, 720p, 1080i / 540p @60Hz Automatic format, output the highest resolution available Input and Output at same scanning formaSupported Sync. Modes Separate RGBHV sync Composite RGB sync (RGBsSupported Consoles (Progressive Output) XBOX, GAMECUBE, PInput Source LED Indicator Power / VGA ByPass LED (Orange when on) Component In (Blue when on) *For the best performance of VGA ByPass, the recommended resolution is 1024 x 768 @ 75 Hz, and VGA cable with ferrite core filter is highly recommend. (Distortion may occur if you use normal VGA cable with no filter.) **480i Setup mode only workable under RGBHV sync mode, you can use it or not depends on your monitor, not all monitor support this simplified 480i setup mode, this simplified 480i setup mode can display a incomplete screen, so that you can set the XBOX dashboard on your monitor directly. (XBOX dashboard is in 480i). It is not guaranteed that you can use this feature. ***Support NTSC version of XBOX, not Pal. version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 I was reading this thread thinking that SOMEONE had to come up with the component video solution. Looks like Blizzard got the award :). Seriosuly, unless you're hooking up DIRECTLY to the monitor with component video and a component->VGA converter, don't bother. It'll look like crap. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 "Looks like Blizzard got the award :)." ohhhh... :blush: thank you! thank you! thank you! :woot: I want to thank my mom, my dad my dog and of course my manager and all my fans... God knows how hard I'd worked to get this award... :p upppsss... grammy weekend fever... ;) well, at least i didn't have the need to show my boobs to get this award ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I heard about the VD-Z3 a couple days ago and it has good reviews :), shame we dont get progressive scan in Europe :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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