seeking Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 ive got a flat panel computer monitor that i want to run a playstation through (it's gonna be in a car)...anybody know what i need to do this? ive found adapters on ebay for like $5 that split a vga cable into rca , but it seems like that's too simple to be true. anybody done this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Yeah, that's basically what you need I think. You could pick one up at Radioshack. I don't know for sure because I've never tried, but if it doesn't work then you can just sell the adaptor for 5 bucks on e-bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 in the description on ebay, they made it sound like it was some extra special shit... that only certain games could be played on them because they're so high-res, blah blah. also, i googled up a piece of hardware built for this exact purpose and it was like $60 bucks. seemed ridiculous to me, but i havent even owned a video game system since genesis, so what do i know about the shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Well, I found this: http://ps2modchip.com/search.php?page=dvdx I don't know how reputable the dealer is, but you could try searching for that on google to see if there's another dealer that sells it. Apparently, you can't just buy a cable, you need an actual converter box that deciphers the signals. The ones for 200 something dollars either can handle a whole bunch of different devices or they're a rip-off or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 does the monitor have an s-video connection on it? also fermentor is right.. they do carry those at radio shack and probably computer stores. the whole "some games are too hi res" sounds like total bs to me. i did car audio/video/security for the past 2 years and never heard anything like that. with an s-video connection you could easily do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 seeking. if you can holler at me on aim.. ill be able to help out alot more. aim: dephyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 no s video. do playstations have svideo out? what i was worried about is that there might be some wacky encoading issue or something, since you (or atleast i) never hear of people running them in their cars, even though they're generaly way more quality than the shitty monitors people use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 why are you trying to use a computer monitor? And what kind of car are you trying to put this in, so many images come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 ihave one for my dreamcast. It is true, you an only play certain games on it, but you can force all games to play on them, just takes some fiddling.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 DH, using computer monitors cause i got two 15" HP's for $35 bucks. why not? they're going into a van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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casekonly Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 sounds a bit silly to me, but yeah, you can go to the playstation site and find the cables. i would post a link, but i'm lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Originally posted by seeking@Jun 13 2005, 12:59 PM DH, using computer monitors cause i got two 15" HP's for $35 bucks. why not? they're going into a van. Quoted post a van down by the river???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtorder Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 hahahaha, casek, i just saw that mad tv the other day, shit is too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Originally posted by seeking@Jun 12 2005, 11:25 PM split a vga cable into rca , Quoted post thats all you need right there, u can get them cheap in any electronic store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Seeking click the picture I posted above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nozaki Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 a more productive past time hobby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_b0b Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I want to nerd out and get the Linux kit for the PS2. Think Sony were getting jealous of the hackers loving the Xbox. linkage here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+++*HEKTOFARI*+++ Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Originally posted by courtorder@Jun 13 2005, 07:16 PM hahahaha, casek, i just saw that mad tv the other day, shit is too funny! Quoted post SNL yo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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