GT4 on PC screen
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omnis wrote:"search. that's what you need to do right now."
thx, i did a little search before, but found nothing, i dont want to waste time on that, you waste time to answer me you dont want waste time with me...
if you dont want to answer me, just dont reply other than that,
thanks a lot g-man, great tip,
ill try s-video on my tv first, not sure exactly how it work for that dscaler,
it just need a cable SVHS? did it fit behind the PC? or its S-video? or S-video to VGA box? ...finaly im still lost
thx, i did a little search before, but found nothing, i dont want to waste time on that, you waste time to answer me you dont want waste time with me...
if you dont want to answer me, just dont reply other than that,
thanks a lot g-man, great tip,
ill try s-video on my tv first, not sure exactly how it work for that dscaler,
it just need a cable SVHS? did it fit behind the PC? or its S-video? or S-video to VGA box? ...finaly im still lost
I assume you mean "put the playstation output on the PC screen". It is quite easy...mike_gt3
You have to have a video card (or input device) that supports video input. For example the ATI All In Wonder will do it, but one that can also play today's games might cost you $200-300. There are other devices that you install in addition to the video card and that might be cheaper and possibly a better idea.
Basically... go to a place with a large selection of computer stuff and ask a salesperson what they have for "analog video input" from TV, VCR, DVD to your PC.
Good luck.
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zPhoenix
Yeah, good luck finding such a place with people who would actually be able to answer such a question.
Honestly though, if you have S-video or even better, component, there's really no reason to run the thing on a PC monitor. As avid a PC gamer as I am my favorite part of console games is being able to kick back and play them on my nice 27" TV
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i have some rca cable, good quality but it suck, is S-video will be better? if i can see a good difference ill go with that, i have a JVC 27'' flat screen I'art
but i cant play in 1080i, the pc screen will?
and my pc screen is 19"
thx
but i cant play in 1080i, the pc screen will?
and my pc screen is 19"
thx
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don't listen to them dude.
I've been playing GT4 on my computer screen for the last 2 weeks, and its pretty cool.
You probably want to do it because
a. your pc sound system rocks
b. your tv blows
c. you want to record videos of replays, drifts, etc. from your ps2 right on to your PC (this is how all the drift vids on this forum are made)
you need to buy a tv tuner card for your pc. It is a PCI card, so it will likely work with your pc, no matter what videocard you have.
A tv tuner consist of composite-in (yellow cable, found on ps2), svideo-in, audio-in, etc.
It allows you to watch tv, dvds, xbox, ps2, dreamscast, etc on your pc monitor.
I would suggest a MSI TV @nywhere tv tuner.
When I bought mine 1 year ago, it was about 50$ american.
Just search for "tv tuner" on various sites including mysimon, bestbuy, etc.
the tv tuner takes care of the video aspect of playing ps2 on your monitor. Now you need to think about audio.
You need 2 things.
1. A composite audio Y-cable
2. 2 double ended female composite converters
You will plug this setup into the "line in" port on your soundcard so that you can here sounds from your ps2 on your pc's sound system
check out the pic ive included on my site for a SWEET DIAGRAM!!!!!!
http://boyddurdle08.tripod.com/index.htm
I've been playing GT4 on my computer screen for the last 2 weeks, and its pretty cool.
You probably want to do it because
a. your pc sound system rocks
b. your tv blows
c. you want to record videos of replays, drifts, etc. from your ps2 right on to your PC (this is how all the drift vids on this forum are made)
you need to buy a tv tuner card for your pc. It is a PCI card, so it will likely work with your pc, no matter what videocard you have.
A tv tuner consist of composite-in (yellow cable, found on ps2), svideo-in, audio-in, etc.
It allows you to watch tv, dvds, xbox, ps2, dreamscast, etc on your pc monitor.
I would suggest a MSI TV @nywhere tv tuner.
When I bought mine 1 year ago, it was about 50$ american.
Just search for "tv tuner" on various sites including mysimon, bestbuy, etc.
the tv tuner takes care of the video aspect of playing ps2 on your monitor. Now you need to think about audio.
You need 2 things.
1. A composite audio Y-cable
2. 2 double ended female composite converters
You will plug this setup into the "line in" port on your soundcard so that you can here sounds from your ps2 on your pc's sound system
check out the pic ive included on my site for a SWEET DIAGRAM!!!!!!
http://boyddurdle08.tripod.com/index.htm
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My console sound system rocks.
All my consoles plug directly into my home theater A/V receiver, mmm surround sound.
I mean if you wana do it go for it, but for me nothing beats having a nice big eyeful of track and being able to feel my subwoofer rattling the floor under my feet as the wind blows by my car at 200 mph.
All my consoles plug directly into my home theater A/V receiver, mmm surround sound.
I mean if you wana do it go for it, but for me nothing beats having a nice big eyeful of track and being able to feel my subwoofer rattling the floor under my feet as the wind blows by my car at 200 mph.
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jasonhoward64
Great ideals there, never thought about the possibility of recording replays or even live races by means of computer tv video card. I do not have a tv card but have allways thought about getting one. Wonder if the cheap ones are any good. Would a person be able to directly save the photo pics to computer via tv card, if so would they be of same quality as doing it the way most have to ?
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When people say they tried to search before posting, how about giving them some tips? Don't give them the answer, but tell them some things to look for and how to restrict the search.Omnis
Reserve the shouts for people who obviously haven't even tried to help themselves.
I thought that USB devices were faster than the PCI interface ?
Usb devices transfer data at 400+ mbps ?
Firewire is also faster than USB isnt it ?
I have an old cheap USB capture device that does better than a tv tuner card I have, they are both old and not pricey but ...
Is there an interface card or device for the PC that can be used w\ the optical output on the PS2 ? I really dont know anything about it other than its said to offer better quality ..
Usb devices transfer data at 400+ mbps ?
Firewire is also faster than USB isnt it ?
I have an old cheap USB capture device that does better than a tv tuner card I have, they are both old and not pricey but ...
Is there an interface card or device for the PC that can be used w\ the optical output on the PS2 ? I really dont know anything about it other than its said to offer better quality ..
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dont know, im lost too, what is that usb device you talk about? what it is and how it work? 
thx
i just bought the s-video cable (for tv) from madcatz, its better but im sure on a PC screen it should be a lot more, and i want to do video
thx
i just bought the s-video cable (for tv) from madcatz, its better but im sure on a PC screen it should be a lot more, and i want to do video
I'm running my PS2 signal to a DVD recorder's analog input with everything running out the DVD's S-Video. It works better than analog-in straight to the TV and I can record races to DVD and rip them onto my PC as MPG files. Pretty complicated, but that's what I have laying around.
I had hooked the PS2's analog to a PC LCD monitor. Looked alot worse than my tube TV.
I had hooked the PS2's analog to a PC LCD monitor. Looked alot worse than my tube TV.
If you want high definition quality on your monitor then you could buy those expensive transcoders like the VD~Z3 Enhanced, but then your monitor would need to support it. So it might be better to get a capture card, and plus, you can record the video as well.
I would stick to PCI capture cards as they have better transfer rates at 133MB/s as opposed to USB2s 60MB/s (480Mb/s), and you would also get lag with the USB which isnt ideal for playing a game.
Ive been searching around for good TV tuners for a while, and Ive narrowed it down to these two. They both offer significantly high picture quality, performance and features at a good price.
This Hauppauge PVR has been a very popular choice for a long time, unlike the Pinnacle, it features hardware encoding which takes the strain off the CPU. However the software is not as good as the Pinnacle but it does its job fine (personally I find it quite good). Plus it has a remote!
The Pinnacle PCTV Pro is also a very good buy, especially as people say it has better picture quality than the Hauppauge, but it does not feature hardware encoding meaning that the CPU has to work at 100%. On the other hand it comes with better software.
I would stick to PCI capture cards as they have better transfer rates at 133MB/s as opposed to USB2s 60MB/s (480Mb/s), and you would also get lag with the USB which isnt ideal for playing a game.
Ive been searching around for good TV tuners for a while, and Ive narrowed it down to these two. They both offer significantly high picture quality, performance and features at a good price.
This Hauppauge PVR has been a very popular choice for a long time, unlike the Pinnacle, it features hardware encoding which takes the strain off the CPU. However the software is not as good as the Pinnacle but it does its job fine (personally I find it quite good). Plus it has a remote!
The Pinnacle PCTV Pro is also a very good buy, especially as people say it has better picture quality than the Hauppauge, but it does not feature hardware encoding meaning that the CPU has to work at 100%. On the other hand it comes with better software.
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thevtec
good luck playing games with a PCI video card. good luck
