console to PC connection

kioga · 11-03-2005, 08:23 PM

I would like to connect my PS2 and gamecube to my computer so that i can view them on my computer screen. My computer screenis much better than my tv and im going to get a TV tuner soon so my computer will be my tv. The problem im having is that everyone ive asked at stores tells me i need an RGB box and other things to connect all this stuff to my PC because it is COAX or somthing of the sort and as much as i hate to say it i dont know much about this. I have found several devises that are cheap and are used for video capturing from the tv or from a camera or something but i just need the red white and yellow plugs to connect the consoles to the PC. These devises can be pretty expensive and i want to be able to view the game in a whole screen and i dont need video editing stuff. So after all that i would like to know if any of you out there could help me with this. Thank you and hopefull you can understand what i need.

ebackhus · 11-04-2005, 10:05 AM

You'll need some sort of tuner card for this, obviously. ATi and nVidia both make cards that have excellent VIVO capability and can be used to display on a TV as well as watch TV/play games on your monitor. One thing to keep in mind is taht it still won't look that great because you're using a console on a monitor. The monitor's sharpness will actually make it look worse! Especially considering that most games on consoles run at 640x480...

Russkie17 · 12-27-2005, 05:25 PM

I got an adapter from vDigi that allows you to hook up anything directly to the monitor, or through the computer. It's just a small black adapter, and it works excellent for my Xbox.

http://vdigi.com/index.php?option=co...id=4&Itemid=27

11-03-2005, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
kioga Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saburbia Posts: 7 OS: Windows ME	console to PC connection I would like to connect my PS2 and gamecube to my computer so that i can view them on my computer screen. My computer screenis much better than my tv and im going to get a TV tuner soon so my computer will be my tv. The problem im having is that everyone ive asked at stores tells me i need an RGB box and other things to connect all this stuff to my PC because it is COAX or somthing of the sort and as much as i hate to say it i dont know much about this. I have found several devises that are cheap and are used for video capturing from the tv or from a camera or something but i just need the red white and yellow plugs to connect the consoles to the PC. These devises can be pretty expensive and i want to be able to view the game in a whole screen and i dont need video editing stuff. So after all that i would like to know if any of you out there could help me with this. Thank you and hopefull you can understand what i need.

11-04-2005, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
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12-27-2005, 05:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Russkie17 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 OS: XP SP2	I got an adapter from vDigi that allows you to hook up anything directly to the monitor, or through the computer. It's just a small black adapter, and it works excellent for my Xbox. http://vdigi.com/index.php?option=co...id=4&Itemid=27