Using a Laptop as a Screen for a PS3 ExpressCard vs USB

Hi everyone,

I'm currently a college student and I have a PS3 and a laptop, but I can't justify shelling out a few hundred dollars for an extra screen for my PS3 so I've been looking into finding a way to use my Laptop Screen to play PS3 games. So far I've narrowed it down to the Adaptec GameBridgeTV, but I'd like to know how it compares to Expresscard options (lag-wise) and if there is anyway to get 720p+ video output to a laptop (Where the only inputs are USB, Expresscard, eSATA, and WiFi/Ethernet).

I've searched through these forums and quite a few others, but I can't find a definitive answer.

 

The performance will be very poor. The lag time from your controller movement to what you see on you screen will be big. It's been asked before, it just doesn't work well enough to be enjoyable. 1080p screens can be bought for $200< nowadays, if you are looking for a 720p, even less.

 

the gamebridge is great it has absolutly no lag, however its old and out of date so it doesnt work well with newer 64bit OS's and also it does not support HD because it uses composite or svideo.

I dont know of any express card alternatives or how well they perform.

There is a 100% perfect solution though, go look up a HAVA you can get one less than $100 if you look. It uses the Ethernet port for connection (gigabit) and supports full HD, does a lot more than that too, lets you stream over internet and network to multiple machines and takes multiple inputs.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I took a look into that HAVA product that you mentioned and this was all I could find. I checked Ebay for more competitive prices but it seems like even a refurbished model is being sold for just over $100 (after S+H). Is there anywhere you recommend buying these, or should I just hope to find a deal on Ebay?

 

All the time they have sales, or atleast used too. Also almost always they used to have a 10 minute servery you can do for like 25% off.

I dont see them now, so ebay may be your best bet. Use a buy it now auction and8% bing cashback.

 

They changed there name to Moonsoon. If you use this weeks promo code oemhp . You get 30 dollars off of the unit you were looking at.

 

What happens if you used the video capture from a tv tuner?

I have an Avermedia Express Mini in my expresscard slot, and it'll work for capturing from component sources (and coaxial). It should work for HD too, but I don't know if the lag will be there.

 

capture cards in general create lag though with a fast computer and a good product it does not have to be the case.

they were designed for capture though not live preview so thats the main reason why.

 

Honestly, your best bet is to get a cheap monitor by Dell. They have a number of monitors in the lower 20" for under $200 (at 1920x1080).

 

I've been looking around, and it seems I just missed a sale on a Monitor that was 2048x1152, 23", and only $159. Considering the best prices I'm finding for the HAVA are hovering around $100, I might as well just shell out and get a monitor since it's bigger and considerably higher res than my laptop screen.

Thanks for the help everyone

 

settle for a older quality monitor. Even if it doesn't have HDMI. Get a dvi to HDMI cable or adapter at monoprice.com for a few bucks and you could end up saving a good 50-100 dollars