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Young Guru Snifit                    Since: 11-18-05 From: Notre Dame, IN Last post: 6319 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| Hey, is there anything out there that can turn a computer monitor into a useable screen for a GCN or PS2. I don't really feel like buying a TV right now and was wondering if there were any cables or connectors that could be plugged into my monitor or into a graphics card in a computer. Thanks for the help, and I have a nVidia GeForce 6600 if that matters. | |||
neotransotaku Sledge Brother Liberated from school...until MLK day   Since: 11-17-05 From: In Hearst Field Annex... Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6312 days |
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What you are looking for is a TV-to-VGA or Video-to-VGA converter. They run between $50 (on ebay) to $100+ depending on the store you go to. Alternatively, you can get a TV capture card; but it requires your computer to run. But my guess is you just want to use your monitor as a TV without having your computer on. |
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Metal Man88 Gold axe It appears we have been transported to a time in which everything is on fire! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| See the following:
ClearVideo 3 (Component Video to Monitor, used on early model GCNs, don't know about Xboxes. Costs a ton. Kworld XPert TV Thingamabob (Cheap, uses regular inputs, but may not be as nice as possible Viewsonic Viewbox VB50HRTV: The best in non-Component converters I've used. There's plenty more if you look hard enough. |
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Young Guru Snifit Since: 11-18-05 From: Notre Dame, IN Last post: 6319 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| With the Kworld XPert TV, what exactly do you mean "it may not be as nice as possible." Is that about it actually doing it's function of connecting a GCN or PS2 to display it on the monitor, or that the picture quality isn't as good as the others. | |||
HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| You can get a cable for the Gamecube for component video out, and with some hacking it can be made into an RGB out. You need a monitor that supports it, though. I think games will still display on it in normal resolution if they don't support it. PS2 I'm sure has the same feature but I don't know how you'd use it, since I just use an ordinary TV. | |||
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Metal Man88 Gold axe It appears we have been transported to a time in which everything is on fire! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| Picture quality. Generally cheaper things use cheaper components, which can mean more signal loss, which means you lose some of the high-def sheen.
However, it rocks to see in such high quality, Ganondorf's chin looks pixellated. |
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firemaker Cheep-cheep Since: 12-13-05 From: Somewhere in a place called Berkshire Last post: 6390 days Last view: 6390 days |
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| I'm using a samsung monitor that has inbuilt TV and scart, 3 RGBs and also does VGA at 1600 x 1200. It's £100 in england which isn't too bad. |
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