02-15-2013, 10:57 PM | #1 |
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Using laptop monitor to play Wii
Hello FFR community. I've been looking for ways to use my laptop monitor as a screen for a Wii. The reason is that as a college student, it's quite a lot of hassle transporting and setting up a TV. Do you have any suggestions?
Keep in mind that I'm not very tech-oriented, so if you have any detailed explanations, I'd be grateful if you would keep the vocabulary at a level that the average technology user could understand. I have done a bit of Googling. I believe what I might be looking for is a Wii VGA cable or a component to VGA cable. I have also heard of other methods involving capture cards (whatever those may be). The main thing I'm looking for is reliability. I'm okay if the picture quality is a little fuzzy. However, every product I have found so far has had quite a number of negative reviews, with the exception of one product (the VDIGI VD-W2 Wii VGA cable), which unfortunately seems to be discontinued. Any help would be much appreciated.
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02-16-2013, 02:09 AM | #2 |
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Re: Using laptop monitor to play Wii
The only real way to use your laptop monitor like a TV is to use a capture card, since these monitors only offer output, not input.
Capture cards tend to have a 0.5-5 second delay, which is unfavourable for gaming. You're better off buying a small TV instead of dealing with something that might not work. |
02-16-2013, 09:41 AM | #3 | |
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Here are some HDMI ready LCD's with built in speakers. Pretty cheap compared to TV's Some have VGA puts so you can use it with the laptop as well. I do not own any consoles so you might NEED a tv instead. Do research before buying! |
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02-17-2013, 12:24 AM | #4 |
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Re: Using laptop monitor to play Wii
I once played Megaman X2 from a Super Nintendo connected up through a multimedia-capable computer using the computer's monitor to output the screen output in a tiny resizable window within Windows using the component cables (the particular multimedia computer had inputs for component video cables builtin and you can use component video cables with the SNES). I don't remember there being any lag.
Since your laptop likely isn't made to be a multimedia machine, you could buy something like a video capture cable or device to do the trick. I see several component video and S-Video -to-USB type devices on tigerdirect, the cheapest being around $20. There may be lag introduced with any specific such device, I don't know. |
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