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    Playing games consoles on a laptop screen.

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by gsgs54728, Mar 21, 2009.

  1. gsgs54728

    gsgs54728 Newbie

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    I have a Wii and a PS2, but I don't have room for a TV and my laptop.

    Is there a way of connecting my consoles to my laptop, and playing them off of that screen?

    There used to be a product called GameBridge 1400, but the product was dicontinued (for some crazy reason), and they now cost a bomb to buy second hand.

    I'm not bothered about HD (the Wii and PS2 aren't HD compatible anyway), but I don't want there to be any lag. I'm not interested in any capturing images and videos, just playing my games on my laptop.

    I can't believe how difficult it is to find a solution to this problem, I thought people would be crying out for a device like this (and judging by the price of the GameBridge they are).

    Many Thanks in advance.
     
    gsgs54728, Mar 21, 2009
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  2. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    a usb tv tuner with composite or s-video inputs works well
     
    crazycanuk, Mar 21, 2009
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  3. j-dogg

    j-dogg Notebook Evangelist

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    you have to be careful, i have a tv tuner in my pc with composite imputs. I've connected my consoles to it and i see pictue, but there is a 2 second delay so it makes the games unplayable.
     
    j-dogg, Mar 22, 2009
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    FoxTrot1337 Notebook Deity

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    FoxTrot1337, Mar 22, 2009
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    I've got one of those stuck away somewhere i think, but it was the tv-tuner version (1410), the tv was choppy on it, but i'll see if i can hook it up and make it work and let you know how it goes.
     
    CrazyChinaman12, Mar 22, 2009
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    arlab Notebook Evangelist

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    I remember my Dreamcast had a VGA box that made it possible to connect to any monitor (images had far more quality than when connected to a TV).

    Maybe there's a similar product for the other consoles.
     
    arlab, Mar 23, 2009
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