Does anyone have a specific brand that they think is the best? I was looking to get one for my computer setup, as I have a certain large ps2 box hooked up next to it now. Kevin:typin:
yeah i though the cable for linux only diplayed linux due to optimization. Stupied question, but arent there monitor out there that accept component input like there are ones that accept composite. As for the vga boxes, there is one that does component converting for xbox, but even though it done through using component cables that are given with it for xbox, im not sure how good its compaitbily it with cube or ps2.
I don't know if it's the best, but I am very happy with my setup. I connect my PS2 to a XRGB2-Plus upscan converter using the original SCPH-10330 D-Terminal cable. http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=2982 As you might have read in the Everything Japan forum I picked up the XRGB2-Plus in Akihabara If you use this setup, and have a modchip, you might want to turn off any "DVD green fix". That tricked me for 10 minutes... I have connected the XRGB2-Plus to a standard KVM switch. This KVM switch is also hooked up to an Amiga 4000 (with CyberVision3D+scan doubler), a PC server and a development PC. You probably know this, but some of the cheapest VGA converters requires that the games use progressive scan. The converter that comes with the PS2 Linux kit also requires that the monitor supports "sync on green" (sadly not too many do). Cheers! CF
unless you get high end LCD/PDP you will need to use YUV->VGA transcoder the only problem is it will only works with prog-scan games and as you know there aren't that many on PS2... probably XRGB2-Plus or others similar would be the way to go though personally never used one.
At least PS2 Linux looks fantastic on my 17". I don't have a larger monitor, or I would have done a test for you real quick. However, before I got my N64 RGB modified, I tried to hook it up to the XRGB2-Plus using s-video. That was blocky as hell. But, that have not been the case with my SCPH-15000 PS2 using a D-Terminal cable I think it looks great. CF
I am very happy with the XRGB2-Plus. It has D-Terminal, JAP RGB-SCART, s-video and composite video input - as well as VGA pass-through. It does also (!) come with two converter cables, which lets you connect any equipment with a YUV-component output to eighter the D-Terminal or JAP RGB-SCART input. Since the XRGB2-Plus does upscan the video signals if it has too, you don't have to depend on progressive scan anymore. The only problem with the XRGB2-Plus is that I have read that it breaks real easy. I have not had mine for long, but I have not had any problems yet. I really like it a lot! CF
A t.v tuner with composite input will do fine. Just make sure it will cost more than 50 bucks or else you wont be pleased. yup my scientific method for figuring out if things are worth it to buy: price
For $50 you can get this, Assembler, but you'll need PS2's component cables first.. http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=compvgabox&Category_code=PS2 http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=ps2component&Category_code=PS2 Or this.. http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=magicvgabox&Category_code=PSX
I have been VERY happy with my Viewsonic NextVision N6: http://www.viewsonic.com/products/accessories/tvvideoprocessors/nextvisionn6/#specs It has S-Video, component and composite input as well as RGB pass through. The reason that I chose it over the others, including the XRGB2, is that it can handle both progressive and interlaced formats (480i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i). It also comes with a remote so that you can choose what output resolution you want to run at. Right now, I have my Xbox Debug connected via component and my GC/PS2 connected via an S-Video switchbox. Everything has looked great on the LCD that I have hooked it up to, though the PS2 did require me to up the brightness more that the others. The HD resolution demo for the Xbox (dolphins) looks great in all modes on it.
It will only work with games that support progressive scan. Some games do. Some games don't. PS2 Linux supports it. San Andreas don't. For DVD movie playback, PS2 models later than SCPH-50000 supports progressive scan. CF
This looks just fantastic. I understand now that I need to do more research in this field. It support progressive scan as well as upscan any interlaced inputs (?). If so, with western style input jacks, it looks like a winner to me. CF
The XRGB-2 Plus is a very good unit, though it's much harder to turn the 21-pin socket into the SCART pinout than with the XRGB-2 (on the non-Plus version they had jumpers you could switch over to make it SCART, these were removed in the later version). I stopped using mine when I got a Dell 2001FP TFT display - they have composite and S-video inputs which work extremely well (no lag, and the later models support strange formats like PAL60 and NTSC50) so I just use those. Stone
Eww, composite makes me die. However, I've done the same thing with s-video and DScaler and it doesn't look half bad (as long as you put the display refresh rate at a multiple of the input, say 60 or 120Hz for NTSC and 100Hz for PAL) - not to mention you can record the video if you want to ^_^
