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    Component in to DVI adapter

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by niemassacre, Aug 26, 2007.

  1. niemassacre

    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,

    Anyone know of a good product to let me plug my PS2 into my MBP to play on the screen? I've seen some female component to DVI adapters around - would any generic one work? Any suggestions? Thanks!
     
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm not sure about the ports on the Macbook Pro but majority, if not all are output and not input.
     
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    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    Ah - would that mean there's no solution available? Not even for, say, USB?
     
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There are USB/ExpressCard TV tuner solutions available, I'm pretty sure those works.
     
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    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    Are there any that have component input on the other end, instead of one of those coaxial cable inputs?
     
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    I've never found a tuner with anything higher than s-video input. You'd think someone would have released a component or hdmi input tuner by now because I was also looking for one awhile ago.
     
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    Most inputs don't have enough bandwidth for HD video input. But I believe Greg here on the forums has an HP HDTV tuner that works with ExpressCard. You can search for it.
     
    Paul, Aug 26, 2007
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