 Is it possible to hook up a PS2 to a laptop?, Or a Wii or Gamecube |
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 Aug 5 2010, 11:45 AM
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 Formerly known as Amadeus Windfall Group: Citizen Posts: 2,271 Joined: 19-September 04 From: England Member No.: 5,050 Faction: Maximal  |
I'm (hopefully) going away to university soon, and I'd like to take a home console with me but I don't want to have to pay for a TV license on top of everything else. I'm going to get a laptop, because I'll need a computer - is there any way that I could play my PS2 (or a Wii or Gamecube) using one instead of a TV?
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Aug 5 2010, 11:48 AM
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Not good at Empathy, how about some sarcasm? Group: Citizen Posts: 5,022 Joined: 26-September 06 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Member No.: 9,020 Faction: Unicron's Spawn |
Laptops do not accept video input, but are capable of video output. IF a TV is not an option there are external computer monitors that can be used for both a ps2 and a laptop.
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Aug 5 2010, 06:17 PM
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 Condemented  Group: Supporter Posts: 4,718 Joined: 31-March 08 From: Some trashpile in Germany Member No.: 11,484 Faction: Decepticon |
Could one not use a cheap USB video capture dongle ?
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Aug 5 2010, 07:08 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 7,323 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Toccoa Ga. Member No.: 2,358 Faction: Maximal |
Something similar to this is what I use: http://www.frys.com/product/6104349?site=s...CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
Not that exact model though. Make sure it's an ATI or your going to have lag to hell and back. --------------------    |
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Aug 5 2010, 07:55 PM
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 Oh dear lord I am bored... Group: Citizen Posts: 27,854 Joined: 11-January 02 From: Canada, thats why stuff costs so much! Member No.: 200 Faction: Free Agent |
You need to pay a liscence for a TV?
Christ, I thought canada was bad. At least I can score TV's in the trash... -------------------- |
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Aug 5 2010, 10:57 PM
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The Audacity of Chop Group: Citizen Posts: 12,066 Joined: 28-May 04 Member No.: 4,587 |
Your best bet is a computer monitor, possibly with an adapter box that can convert composite cables to VGA.
You *could* use a tuner card to play on a laptop, but the input lag would make anything more complex than a turn-based strategy game unplayable. |
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Aug 5 2010, 11:24 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,323 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Toccoa Ga. Member No.: 2,358 Faction: Maximal |
And you are wrong.. I use one similar to what I posted all the time.
But of course... no one ever listens to me... so why should I expect this time to be any different. -------------------- |
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Aug 6 2010, 01:03 AM
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The Audacity of Chop Group: Citizen Posts: 12,066 Joined: 28-May 04 Member No.: 4,587 |
QUOTE(Tm_Silverclaw @ Aug 6 2010, 12:24 AM)  And you are wrong.. I use one similar to what I posted all the time. But of course... no one ever listens to me... so why should I expect this time to be any different. *shrug* I'm just going based on my own personal experiences with the matter--I had an PCI ATI tuner card in a desktop system for a while, and the lag was too bad to be able to play Tony Hawk on. I figured that even a modern USB device wouldn't be an improvement from that, considering USB 2.0 is still slower than PCI, but if the bottleneck causing the input lag was video processing time (slow processor) rather than data transfer speed, I suppose it could work. I guess I'll take your word for it, but I'm still skeptical. |
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Aug 6 2010, 03:55 AM
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Formerly known as Amadeus Windfall Group: Citizen Posts: 2,271 Joined: 19-September 04 From: England Member No.: 5,050 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(wonko the sane? @ Aug 6 2010, 01:55 AM) You need to pay a liscence for a TV? Christ, I thought canada was bad. At least I can score TV's in the trash... Yeah, but we get good public service TV out of it. I don't watch much that isn't on the BBC, so it'll worth paying to support it when I do get a TV license. QUOTE(Tm_Silverclaw @ Aug 6 2010, 01:08 AM) Something similar to this is what I use: http://www.frys.com/product/6104349?site=s...CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Not that exact model though. Make sure it's an ATI or your going to have lag to hell and back. After having a glance around, these things tend to be fairly expensive, as are Scart to VGA adaptors - on top of a laptop and probably an external hard drive, it'll probably be too much for me. Oh well, I'll have my DS and emulation. |
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Aug 6 2010, 05:27 AM
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 I prayed for a friend, and he came. His name is Timmy! Group: Supporter Posts: 2,680 Joined: 11-October 06 From: I live in a Lake Member No.: 9,132 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
Various companies used to make small LCD screens that you could mount on your PS2, to make them semi-portable. Maybe you can find something like that cheap?
I found this controller screen thing on eBay, selling as a Buy-it-Now for $40. $43 for a Buy-It-Now 5" portable screen here. Kevin -------------------- My FlickR folder...
And yes, I was too lazy to come up with a decent TF related forum name, and just *GASP* used my own. |
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Aug 6 2010, 10:35 AM
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 Mirrors are more fun than television. Group: Supporter Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2-June 08 Member No.: 11,683 Faction: Free Agent |
QUOTE(Kevin S @ Aug 6 2010, 06:27 AM) Various companies used to make small LCD screens that you could mount on your PS2, to make them semi-portable. Maybe you can find something like that cheap? I found this controller screen thing on eBay, selling as a Buy-it-Now for $40. $43 for a Buy-It-Now 5" portable screen here. Kevin This is exactly what I was gonna say. Get one of these and have a ball. |
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Aug 6 2010, 11:13 AM
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Not good at Empathy, how about some sarcasm? Group: Citizen Posts: 5,022 Joined: 26-September 06 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Member No.: 9,020 Faction: Unicron's Spawn |
QUOTE(Amadeus Windfall @ Aug 6 2010, 04:55 AM) QUOTE(wonko the sane? @ Aug 6 2010, 01:55 AM) You need to pay a liscence for a TV? Christ, I thought canada was bad. At least I can score TV's in the trash... Yeah, but we get good public service TV out of it. I don't watch much that isn't on the BBC, so it'll worth paying to support it when I do get a TV license. QUOTE(Tm_Silverclaw @ Aug 6 2010, 01:08 AM) Something similar to this is what I use: http://www.frys.com/product/6104349?site=s...CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Not that exact model though. Make sure it's an ATI or your going to have lag to hell and back. After having a glance around, these things tend to be fairly expensive, as are Scart to VGA adaptors - on top of a laptop and probably an external hard drive, it'll probably be too much for me. Oh well, I'll have my DS and emulation. It's been a while since I've done research on it, but I don't think emulation for ps2 on pc works all that great yet. |
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Aug 6 2010, 11:41 AM
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Formerly known as Amadeus Windfall Group: Citizen Posts: 2,271 Joined: 19-September 04 From: England Member No.: 5,050 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(Glenn @ Aug 6 2010, 05:13 PM) It's been a while since I've done research on it, but I don't think emulation for ps2 on pc works all that great yet. Yeah, I was thinking older consoles - I'm not spending the huge amount of money it would take to get a laptop that could emulate the PS2 well. QUOTE(Kevin S @ Aug 6 2010, 11:27 AM) Various companies used to make small LCD screens that you could mount on your PS2, to make them semi-portable. Maybe you can find something like that cheap? I found this controller screen thing on eBay, selling as a Buy-it-Now for $40. $43 for a Buy-It-Now 5" portable screen here. Kevin Oh, good idea! I'll have to keep an eye out for one at a good price. |
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Aug 10 2010, 12:52 PM
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Do you really think I'm always serious? Group: Citizen Posts: 3,341 Joined: 3-February 05 From: Henderson, KY Member No.: 5,929 |
...I thought you only had to pay for a TV license if you hooked it up to an antenna or cable in Great Britain. I'd read about people arguing that before.
Edit: Of course, I've also read about people trying to get out of paying US taxes and obeying US laws by claiming they're Sovereign Citizens before, too. This post has been edited by kizudarake: Aug 10 2010, 12:53 PM -------------------- .mlh z vezs bizN bwzO wmz vS .ozrxvkS hznghrisX 2102 csg tmrifw pxfig z tmrwrlez gmvwrxxz izx z mr hvrw bvodziX dvsggzN
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Aug 10 2010, 05:50 PM
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Bipolar? Cynical to a fault? Or just plain insane? You decide Group: Retired Staff Posts: 6,220 Joined: 22-December 01 Member No.: 95 |
I knew germany had the retarded TV tax, didnt know it was in other countries as well. hugged up.
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Aug 10 2010, 06:01 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 261 Joined: 3-April 05 From: Scotland Member No.: 6,348 |
I bought a TV tuner for my PC from amazon, within a week of receiving it TV Licencing wrote to me asking to either get a Licence (which i already had for my house) or to purchase one. So a TV tuner for your laptop will be no good if youre looking to save on that cost.
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Aug 10 2010, 09:53 PM
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 GIGA DRILL RIDER KICK! Group: Supporter Posts: 4,246 Joined: 30-April 05 From: Providence RI (Formerly Pittsburgh PA & Wales UK) Member No.: 6,443 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
Just remove the aerial and you'll be fine.
I did this in uni (just used my tv for dvds and games) and I never had any trouble. -------------------- |
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