Scandoublers and Playstation2?

[orange]

I'm sure there are some devices that allow connecting PS2 to SVGA monitor, could they be hacked to work with Amiga?

[inewham]

These two were on the first site to come up on google. They look like you could plug the composite video and audio from a miggy straight in without any hacking

I've never used one and have no idea how well they work but I'd love to hear from someone who has.

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/video-vga_adapter.html
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/video-vga_adapter.html

[K7HTH]

I have this model of the VideoView and purchased it for the expressed reason to pump Amiga composite video to a PC monitor. It works in full color when the signal is fed from the A520, but the video is in low resolution as expected since the compsite signal is designed to emit a video signal for television screens. It, in no way can compare to the hi-res screens achieved with a SD/FF. A nice point of this device is that it can convert either an NTSC or PAL composite signal to a 31khz monitor. The price is reasonable but there are compromises, eg. fast, good, cheap... pick two.

[CaptChaos]

hmm, what about an RGB to scart cable with a scart to composite adapter like the one that comes with the xbox connected to one of those things. Would that solve the problem?

[Quixote]

;-) As I see it, since the Amiga's composite video out and the PS2's video out are the same, any external hardware solution that works with one should work with the other....

[PaSha]

CaptChaos wrote:
hmm, what about an RGB to scart cable with a scart to composite adapter like the one that comes with the xbox connected to one of those things. Would that solve the problem?

Sorry, but no. RGB->Composite is not just simply a matter of wiring, but actual signal conversion. I don't have an Xbox myself, but I assume the mentioned 'scart to composite adapter' is the common thingy allowing you to hook three RCA-cables (video, L-audio & R-audio) into a scart socket. This is just a wiring adapter, the scart socket accepts both composite, S-video and RGB inputs, but on different pins (well, some of the 20 pins are shared between the three, have a look at hardwarebook.net for more details)

-Paul

[leirbag28]

 I believe there is a solution..........simply get a Genlock with S-Video OUT and take that S-Video to the VGA convertor box and the signal should look pretty darn good!  with no flicker.

I saw this on a PC with an ATI card with S-Video IN, and it looked good. so it should be the same with this box.

I know I will be getting one..way cheaper than scandoublers for Amiga.

[Zac67]

Feeding S-Video from a genlock to the scandoubler will undoubtedly look much better than using a composite signal, esp. from an A520 - but don't expect the full quality of RGB...

I've been using a genlock for feeding Amy's output to my PC's video card :lol: - it's usable, but I prefer the flickerfixed output on my 2nd 17" CRT quite a bit.

[adolescent]

leirbag28 wrote:


 I believe there is a solution..........simply get a Genlock with S-Video OUT and take that S-Video to the VGA convertor box and the signal should look pretty darn good!  with no flicker.

Why go to all this trouble?  Amiga RGB to S-Video boxes are fairly common and cheap.  Also, some genlocks require software  and won't work with games or other programs that take over the OS.

[Managarm]

I've been after a scandoubler for months but they're mad expensive. This looks like a decent alternative. Before I start bidding away would I be right in thinking that any of these will get my Amiga hooked upto the 17" TFT monitor that's itching to have Gloom on it?

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=ps2+vga

[Ilwrath]

Amiga RGB to S-Video boxes are fairly common and cheap.

Uhm.... link please?  I've been pondering building one for a year or so, but just been too lazy.  If someone's done it for me, I'd gladly buy one.

[_caddy_]

yeah these should work, although they are cheap and nasty fixes

i have a dreamcast specialized one (becaue the dreamcast is little more than pc chips at the end of the day, and can put out native vga mode)

and it works perfectly, but i've heard some of these vga boxes are crappy quality.


they'll work....just make sure you research them a little first.

[Managarm]

Thanks for that. When you say they're crappy quality will it be worse than the fifteen year old TV I'm currently using that has the unique feature of every time you change the volume the picture flickers and goes dark for about ten minutes?

[indigovi]

just wondering if these LCD/Tvs would be any use with a vga adapter?the Tv side of the Lcd/tv combo should be as good as a 15 year Tv,if you just want to use arial only.

[Jope]

Get an X-RGB2, highly recommended. All you need is a converter to convert Japanese scart to European scart and then you're set.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=219&products_id=2875&