Playing older consoles on a computer monitor (not emulation)

DoctorArch

I would like to know if there is a good way to hookup an older console (Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, Gamecube) to a computer monitor. From what I understand, I am better off hooking up the consoles directly, instead of through the computer via a tv-capture device due to lag issues (if I am wrong, please correct me). My current monitor is an LCD with DVI and VGA input, and the consoles would be hooking up ideally through S-Video.

Is something like this VGA Box on Amazon my best bet?

Bartholamue

Something like that would most likely do the job, yeah.

Shadowfire

There were also VGA boxes made specifically for the Dreamcast that hook into the multi-AV on the back. The image quality is much improved.

SmokeStacks

Shadowfire wrote: »

There were also VGA boxes made specifically for the Dreamcast that hook into the multi-AV on the back. The image quality is much improved.

You're looking at a native 640x480 signal being output directly to VGA versus composite or S-Video being fed through a VGA converter. Image quality will be much better.

The only downside is the VGA box (or VGA cable, depending on which one you buy) may only have a minijack for sound output. This is fine if you have regular old PC speakers, but if you're using anything with the standard red/white RCA audio you'll have to get another converter.

Fubear

Neoya X2VGA 2 High Definition VGA Transcoder is all I found.

No expert advice here.