console system to pc lcd monitor??

[hkboy87]

Hi,
I have a 19inch LCD monitor for a computer and an wondering how I can connect my PS2 to it.

My room is very small so there is no space for a regular tv and a LCD TV is priced up the whazoo.

[iaacp]

I believe you will need to get a VGA adapter. That way, your red, white, and yellow plug in, and on the other side, a VGA chord comes out and will plug into your monitor.

Pretty sure thats how it works :)

[iaacp]

Also, I think there is a way to get your desktop speakers working with the adapter if you want to do that too, but I'm not sure exactly how that works. I'll ask a friend.

[hkboy87]

isnt the red and white for audio?? can someone link me a vga to the yellow wire or s-video adapter please

[iaacp]

isnt the red and white for audio?? can someone link me a vga to the yellow wire or s-video adapter please

yeah, you would only use the red and white for your speakers, if you wanted to do that.

[Goshawk]

I've seen folks use video capture cards for things like this, for instance the UltraTV 1500 PCI has RCA composite video with audio, as well as a RF and SVHS input... should work out nicely.


~ Gos

[Mobious]

I bought an ATi TV Wonder Pro to run my Xbox 360 the same way Goshawk explained. Personally, I'd just directly connect to the monitor and get a REGULAR TV Tuner for just TV. Theres a good half second to a full second of lag on the video with mine and it makes it insanely difficult to play games with that much lagg. Heres what you should do: get a VGA converter for S-Video (better than RCA Video, but you can still do RCA if you don't want to spend the extra $$$; note that RCA is referring to the Yellow cable :P) and connect the VGA converted video cable into the monitor. As for the audio, go to radioshack or some other electronics place and pick up a cord that has the red and white FEMALE RCA connectors which merge into a regular speaker jack (1/8 I think, I forget off hand) and just plug that into your Line In port on your computer. When you want to play: just enable the Line In port and switch the monitor over.

-Mobious-