Connecting a PS2 to a laptop

Steoob · 08-07-2005 6:58pm #1

hi all
is there any way to connect a ps2 to a laptop so that i can play games and watch dvds on the laptop screen? i dont have a tv card so i cant plug the aerial in... is there any other option???

thanks

J-blk · 08-07-2005 7:01pm

Unless the lappy has a video input (composite would work best), there is no way - having a video input though would be VERY unlikely, unless of course you had a TV card and you'd use that, not the aerial input on it anyway (better quality).

Steoob · 08-07-2005 7:05pm

well is there any other in port that would be standard on a laptop? and i suppose usb would be no joy would it?

optiplexgx270 · 08-07-2005 7:09pm

i think ive seen usb video capture devices before do a google search

J-blk · 08-07-2005 7:11pm

Nope. You need some kind of video input on the laptop - the only standard port you're likely to have is a VGA D-SUB - which is an output only. There are PS2 to VGA adapters out there, but these are for connecting to a monitor... not the output on a laptop (also for connecting to a monitor). And the USB ports on the PS2 can most definitely not be used for video output..

J-blk · 08-07-2005 7:13pm

optiplexgx270 wrote:

i think ive seen usb video capture devices

You're right, but they usually cost more than a PCMCIA TV tuner and offer less...

optiplexgx270 · 08-07-2005 7:14pm

good point :rolleyes:

fiachs · 09-07-2005 3:10pm

you can connect it to your laptop if you're willing to part with the cash for either a usb tv tuner or a PCMCIA tv tuner I think there are other ones you can get as well other then what komplett have but just posted these as an example!

Connecting a PS2 to a laptop

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