Do you play your console on your PC monitor?

[meltdown75]

If you play on your monitor, do you use a VGA box or TV card?

What have you found to be the best for hooking up to a monitor? Cheapest / best deal for the quality?

I searched and am looking at this X2VGA box and some others on eBay but am unsure which way to go. Console in question is a PS2.

 

[purbeast0]

i play all my consoles on my DLP.

 

[Bowsky]

I have a Dell UltraSharp and am blessed with having component and if need composite jacks.

As far as what to use to hook a PS2 up to your monitor, I would vote to use a VGA box. Many TV cards I have used put a lot of emphasis on making the signal looking as good as possible. While this may sound like a good thing, it results in a very noticeable lag between receiving the signal and displaying it.

 

[tatteredpotato]

I play my 360 on my monitor and it works perfectly, I'm not sure about the PS2 though. My TV cards inputs have about a half second lag, so that puts them out of the question for consoles.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

360 to dell 2005FPW via VGA... works like a champ

 

[XZeroII]

360 to 22" widescreen monitor via VGA. Sweet

 

[TanisHalfElven]

on my monitor. vga ftw.

don't bother with cheapo x2vgas. get the MS vga cable. i don't mean to market it but before buying it (i am poor college student so 50 bucks for a wire is a big deal for me) i researched i lot of alternatives. none came out cheaper.

 

[meltdown75]

cool what boxes do you guys use?

tanishalfelven: that specific MS VGA cable only works with an Xbox though right?

 

[Dacalo]

I sometimes play PS3 on my 24" via HDMI, but mostly it stays with Sammy 50".

 

[deepred98]

360 hooked up via vga to my 19" monitor

it would probably look better on the 42" lcd downstairs but i like being able to switch between my comp and 360 instantly

 

[Cabages]

I use my 360 on my monitor. It works perfectly, and looks a lot better than it did on my POS TV.

My reccomendation would be to go here if your looking for one. I got mine for ~$15 shipped.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Cabages
I use my 360 on my monitor. It works perfectly, and looks a lot better than it did on my POS TV.

My reccomendation would be to go here if your looking for one. I got mine for ~$15 shipped.

Dang... I got all excited to click that link, but it's for a 360... not a PS2

 

[Oyeve]

I play my GC via S-video, my PS2 via S-video, my Wii via S-video but my Xbox 360 play via HD VGA cable all on my 2007fpw