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    Using T60p as a monitor

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by lobbleton, Jan 28, 2010.

  1. lobbleton

    lobbleton Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it possible to display an external video game system on the t60p screen?
     
    lobbleton, Jan 28, 2010
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    As far as I know, the laptop display is directly connected to the motherboard, so I think we can safely rule out the hardware based solutions.

    As for software-based solutions, I think you can do it, but I am not sure about the performance...
     
    mujtaba, Jan 28, 2010
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  3. t30power

    t30power Notebook Deity

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    Yes you can, google for the EasyCap USB 2.0 device.
    It lets you capture from RCA leads or S-Video, it works fine also for recording audio.
    Quality is average, I've gamed on my T61 connected with my PS2 slim, sometimes when playing there is a little delay (like if the image freezes for like 1-2 seconds) but it's no biggie.

    Although after a while I got tired and started gaming on a standard CRT 15" TV.
     
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    cvec7 Notebook Evangelist

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    It's been a while since I used a capture-card solution, but last time I did, the lag made gaming unplayable. However, this was on a AMD Athlon XP+ notebook with usb 1.1, lol.
    I know this isn't what you're looking for, but it may be of some interest: There's a piece of software out there called MaxiVista which lets your computer act as a secondary display for another computer using your network connection.
     
    cvec7, Jan 28, 2010
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