How To: Hook Up the PlayStation 2 to Your PC
Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:17AM EDT
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Reader Julienne has a question: "I'm moving into a smaller dorm this year for college and would like to save some space by using my LCD desktop monitor to play my PS2 games instead of lugging a TV. Is it possible? I heard something of an S-Video jack, but I don't think my computer or monitor has something like that. Is there anything else that I can do?"
Julienne, that's a great idea! The less clutter, the better. You do need a composite or S-Video jack to connect your PlayStation 2 directly to your computer, but if you don't think your monitor or computer have these connections, try using a VGA converter box.
These VGA adapters will provide you all the necessary connections so that you can plug in your PS2 to your LCD monitor. It might get a little messy with all the cables, since you will also need to run a VGA (monitor) cable from your computer's video card to the VGA adapter and another cable from the VGA adapter to your monitor.
Another idea is to use a TV tuner card, but this needs to be installed inside your desktop computer. Laptop owners will need a PCMCIA TV tuner card, but only if they have a PCMCIA slot for it (most laptops do).
The easiest, least complicated alternative is simply buying a PS2 LCD. These monitors attach to your PlayStation 2, so you don't have wires running all over the place, and they have built-in speakers. They're a bit expensive, considering they're so small, but this makes them great for road trips.
Gamers, do you have any other alternatives for Julienne? Please share them with us in the comments section below.
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2 Posted by david_e_warren on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:38PM EDT Report Abuse
Be careful with the TV Tuner card. I thought I could do this with my PS2 but it did not work so well. There was a significant delay from when I would move my character with the joystick to when the character actually moved on screen. I would easily say it was .5 seconds to .70 seconds; which is a HUGE delay expecially if you play something like Grand Turismo 4. I eventually took back the tuner card b/c it was unplayable. I would say I payed $70 for my tuner card. I have heard you get no delay if you buy a top of the line TV Tuner card ($200 plus dollars).
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3 Posted by bigwahl55 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:07PM EDT Report Abuse
I recently bought a TV Tuner off of Ebay. It is plug and play and actually works great. I have a 20" LCD screen, so it now is used as my TV and my monitor. I bought it for only $50 plus shipping. It has plug ins for PS2 and everything.
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4 Posted by frbadillo@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:03PM EDT Report Abuse
Well I don't really know how to. But I think you should just get a PSP instead.
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5 Posted by jazzjeff9 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:30PM EDT Report Abuse
I got a 25$ tv tuner off the internet- newegg.com- and it workes great for my n64. I think it was called something hardcore like "global tv terminator" or something. Mine can also record tv, and came with software to convert what i record into avi files. So basically i don't need a tv, get to have t-bo and play smash bros all the time.
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1 Posted by slugie3 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:28PM EDT Report Abuse
If you have a game controller connected to your computer, check out www.triggerfingersoftware.com to download the software that lets you use the controller as a complete keyboard and mouse. This eliminates the need for the keyboard/mouse when you surf the net, send emails or other navigation type stuff.