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Posted by WaRMaN on 05-26-2004 10:03 PM:

VGA Box (video to your PC monitor)

Anyone purchased or looking at a VGA box? I wanna device that lets me play my consoles on my PC monitor. This is mainly for a planned MOD, but need to keep quality in mind as well. I don't want to do this if the display looks like crap. Anyone got a favorite?

Posted by Golgatha on 06-05-2004 08:57 PM:

It does, but with issues.

It outputs only 640x480 resolution so it looks not-so-great on a LCD monitor, and it flickers on a CRT because it is locked at 60Hz. If you can stand the slight flicker on a CRT, the picture itself is really nice compared to a non-HDTV setup. If you have an HDTV, then that is better. I have one if you want to try it and live around the KC area

Posted by Reflex on 06-05-2004 09:06 PM:

My video card came with one, it's nice. You need a video capture program though. It also identifies itself as a webcam, so I can stream video games and television to people.

Posted by Golgatha on 06-05-2004 09:17 PM:

I guess I misunderstood.

My VGA Box hooks up to my Playstation 2 and converts the signal to a 15pin VGA output, which you can hook up to a CRT or LCD (analog only for LCD) computer monitor.

Posted by WaRMaN on 06-05-2004 10:28 PM:

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My VGA Box hooks up to my Playstation 2 and converts the signal to a 15pin VGA output, which you can hook up to a CRT or LCD (analog only for LCD) computer monitor.

That is what I am looking for. I have VGA in on my computer, but it is fuzzy and has a very slight lag to it.

VGA BOX LINKS:
Lik Sang

Viewsonic (pdf)

Viewsonic calls theirs a "video procesor" which opens up alot of other searches.

Still looking for that perfet one. I think Lik Sang will deliver it.

Posted by Golgatha on 06-05-2004 11:14 PM:

That's the one.

Mine has an earlier caseing than their current model, but that is it for sure at Lik Sang. Bought mine on eBay a couple of years ago. Fun toy for LAN parties and much easier to carry than a 20in TV

Posted by Squirre1 on 06-05-2004 11:50 PM:

Re: It does, but with issues.

quote:
Originally posted by Golgatha
It outputs only 640x480 resolution so it looks not-so-great on a LCD monitor, and it flickers on a CRT because it is locked at 60Hz. If you can stand the slight flicker on a CRT, the picture itself is really nice compared to a non-HDTV setup. If you have an HDTV, then that is better. I have one if you want to try it and live around the KC area

I LOVE YOU... You are one of the few people that I know of that can see 60hz on a monitor and also that flicker drives ya crazy... All of my friends think I am crazy...

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Posted by WaRMaN on 06-06-2004 12:24 AM:

I see the flicker at 60 Hz and it stopped me from buying some pretty cheap solutions that are locked in at 60 Hz.

Posted by Golgatha on 06-06-2004 02:08 AM:

Re: Re: It does, but with issues.

quote:
Originally posted by Squirre1
I LOVE YOU... You are one of the few people that I know of that can see 60hz on a monitor and also that flicker drives ya crazy... All of my friends think I am crazy...

60Hz on LCD is great. 60Hz on a CRT is bad for the eyes over a long day in front of the PC. For PS2 games, you don't really notice it much though, as they run 60FPS maximum anyway and the extra resolution of a good monitor helps a lot too as far as picture quality is concerned. Component video connected to my 27in Wega looks pretty darn good to though.

On the subject of refresh rates. I hate 60Hz with a passion. I use a program called refresh force to lock everything I can above 60Hz. One of the first things I did at my new job was to bump that desktop refresh up to 85Hz also

Posted by snooggums on 06-09-2004 01:13 PM:

I can see the tearing @ 60 but I don't normally see the flicker when nothing is moving. Playing games at 60 I can see some flickering I don't see at 85.

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