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Ps2 + Monitor question

MasterBuilderMasterBuilder Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in Games and Technology
Okay I just moved to a new place and my ex roomate took the tv. Now TV less I was wondering what to do with my now useless playstation 2.

I could buy a cheap TV. Not preferable 200-300$ CAN budget limits me to cheap Tv's

Or I have a monitor with S-video and try and jerry rig a way of connecting the PS2 to a monitor

Googling shows options of using a TV tuner with a computer but without a desktop this isn't a viable option.

My question is if I buy a PS2 to S-video cable or a Composite/S-Video Adapter and plug it into the monitor will it work. The response time of the monitor is 5ms and the contrast is great but can you guys think of any problems. Has anyone else tried it and failed or succeeded. Any help will be appreciated.

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You should be able to find a 19"-21" SD tv for like $40 or less. (I got a nice one free. Someone threw it out on junk day I'm guessing he got a new HDTV.)

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  • evilmrhenryevilmrhenry Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    It should work; if you have anything else with a s-video output, you could test the port before spending any money.

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  • Rigor MortisRigor Mortis Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Go with the PS2 S-video cable. The picture should look better than with a composite > s-video adaptor.

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  • Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I've seen a ton of CRT tvs being given away (over here in the UK), might be worth keeping an eye out.

    If your monitor supports s-video though there's no reason it shouldn't work.

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  • IceBurnerIceBurner It's cold and there are penguins.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    As people upgrade to LCD TV's, they are often putting up their TVs in local newspaper and craiglist ads, cheap. Provided you can pick the set up, you spare them having to pay to have it hauled and pay to have it disposed at the dump, and you can get a nice tube.

    I got this for $200: a 30" 16:9 1080i capable Sony Trinitron.

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  • cjeriscjeris Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    If your monitor has an S-video input, you should be set, just get a PS2 S-video cable and plug it in.

    If your monitor does not have an S-video input (sorry, your original post wasn't clear), you can get an NTSC-VGA converter. That's what I gamed with for the four years until I got an LCD TV recently: I had a ViewSonic N5, which cost US$125 in 2004. It was faster than the scalers in most current LCD TVs.

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  • MasterBuilderMasterBuilder Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Thanks for the replies
    I remembered that a friend had one of those adapters so i borrowed it and tried it out.
    Well it works not the greatest quality out there but I can live with it

    Thanks again

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