i came across this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815100147

KWORLD TV1680R VGA Interface Video Device


i can't find detailed reviews and i'm iffy on kworld..

i'm trying to get GT4 to look better (but don't have an HDTV yet), so i considered a device like above.

the game just looks sooo shitty on composite.. :hs:

it's hard to play a racing simulator at this poor quality after having played "HD" on the PC for over a decade.

 

get it and if you don't like it, return it and take the restocking fee hit :dunno:

 

^ yeah, maybe.

another option: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815122007

Leadtek WinFast PVR3000 Deluxe PCI Interface Video Device


the few reviews aren't so good.. :hs:

 

update: the leadtek pvr3000 doesn't do anything HD.. it takes component in, but displays at 480i max.

i've come to learn that the key to getting a PC monitor to work as an HDTV is through something like a component to VGA transcoder. problem is these things have trouble doing 480i, unless you're ready to pay big bucks, as far as i can tell.

thanks for nothing, HAN. :fawk:

 

Was just going to tell you only way is if you have HDMI Input, VGA INPUT/OUTPUT or composite input on your LCD. Most new LCD's now a days come with all of the above h:

 

I was just about to post what you just posted hahahhaa.....I was gonna use my xbox 360 as an example...I have the 360 to vga conversion cable so I can play on my LCD at school, it max's out at 720p.

 

my monitors have DVI and VGA inputs only, but i'm not aware of component to DVI (HDMI minus audio, right?) though...

 

not worth the cost and effort.

 

if you can find a transcoder that happens to support 480i (they seem to go for around $60 for the ones that don't), and then another $20 for component cables, and then suddenly you can play your console at HD resolutions on your PC monitor for more or less $100 -- instead of shelling out several hundred to a thousand plus for an HDTV -- how is that not worth the cost and effort?

 

http://www.ps2modchip.com/search.php?page=dvdx

Dunno if that'll work for you though