Is it possible to connect a PS2 or Gamecube to a PC monitor?

[Arkitech]

I've always wondered if it was possible to do something like that but I have no idea if they make adapters to fit a console to a monitor

 

[agnitrate]

Inquiring minds want to know! I too want to know if this is possible

-silver

 

[Dacalo]

Yes VGA adapters they call them

 

[minendo]

http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/vga2rgbs.html

 

[Encryptic]

Yes, there's adapters out there that you can use. I've been curious about this myself (I've got a GameCube) but the only ones I can find are made by third-party people and not Nintendo.

 

[cressida]

Originally posted by: Encryptic
Yes, there's adapters out there that you can use. I've been curious about this myself (I've got a GameCube) but the only ones I can find are made by third-party people and not Nintendo.

Yes by 3rd parties my friend has a univeral one but I really never saw it being tested.

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: Encryptic
Yes, there's adapters out there that you can use. I've been curious about this myself (I've got a GameCube) but the only ones I can find are made by third-party people and not Nintendo.

So how does the sound work with those adapters? Do you need seperate speakers in order to get sound? Can you use headphones with a special adapter to connect to the console's sound out?

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: Encryptic
Yes, there's adapters out there that you can use. I've been curious about this myself (I've got a GameCube) but the only ones I can find are made by third-party people and not Nintendo.

So how does the sound work with those adapters? Do you need seperate speakers in order to get sound? Can you use headphones with a special adapter to connect to the console's sound out?

I wish I could answer your questions, but I haven't used one myself. I wanted to buy one, but I can't find one at a B&M like Best Buy so I can try it out and return it easily if it doesn't work out as expected. You can Google for it and find quite a few online stores that sell them, though. Most of them seem to be in the $35-$50 range.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: Encryptic
Yes, there's adapters out there that you can use. I've been curious about this myself (I've got a GameCube) but the only ones I can find are made by third-party people and not Nintendo.

So how does the sound work with those adapters? Do you need seperate speakers in order to get sound? Can you use headphones with a special adapter to connect to the console's sound out?

I don't think you should be posting on a tech forum anymore.
what you could do is go from the RCA connectors you have coming out of your console, the ones you normally connected to your TV, get an RCA to 1/8" headphone jack adapter, plug it into the line in on your computer's sound card, (assuming you are using the monitor for your computer and your game system. OR... just get a stereo that has aux-in and run your sound through that.

 

[theNEOone]

i have one made by AV link. here are the pics of the connections:
pic1
pic2



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[dquan97]

My TV Tuner card has audio and video inputs, which can be connected to a VCR or a gaming system

 

[opticalmace]

hey NEO, is there any loss in quality because of the monitor?
i imagine it wouldn't be perfectly the same as a regular television, and there might be some strange anti-aliasing issues?

thanks

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i have one made by AV link. here are the pics of the connections:
pic1
pic2



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Sweet!!! Thats exactly what I need, how much did it run you and where did you find it? Also how do games look on the monitor? I would imagine they should look a bit better than on a standard television.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i have one made by AV link. here are the pics of the connections:
pic1
pic2



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Sweet!!! Thats exactly what I need, how much did it run you and where did you find it? Also how do games look on the monitor? I would imagine they should look a bit better than on a standard television.

it looks much worse on a computer screen, the conversion is anything but robust. i am running it on an LCD though, so that might cause some quality issues, seeing that the box is made for a crt. i bought it at my school's campus store for about $80.


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