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Main => Consoles => Topic started by: whatzcrackn on September 14, 2006, 04:57:56 pm
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What is the best VGA box on the market?
Dont know the name of this one, look at me (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320028363409&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BID_Stores_IT&refitem=320022731129&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CategoryProximity&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget) , but I know last year this time, they were $79.99.
Or is there one better?
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What are you hooking up? Generally speaking, consoles look better on a vga monitor with an adapter that was designed for that system...
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Well I thought I could kill three birds w/ one stone 8)
A PS2/DC/XBOX.
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XRGB-2 Plus Upscan Converter for ps2 and gamecube since they dont output native vga (some games do).
x2vga for xbox
any vga box from ebay for dreamcast
you can use the upscan converter for all system. component for ps2+xbox and s-video for dreamcast+gamecube is acceptable but I'd still recomend native vga box for xbox and dreamcast. xrgb2plus is really hard to find though..good luck !
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For better quality you can use a component transcoder or an rgb upscaler, but that depends on what kind of signals you are starting with. The one you linked is better for saving space if you only have a couple of signals and you want switchbox functionality (looks as though that is something it does.) It all depends on what you intend by "best." I added this (http://www.pluggedin.tv/site/sweetspot/specs/index.html) (http://www.pluggedin.tv/site/sweetspot/images/specs/head_card.gif)
to my computer when all other options failed to deliver a clean centered image from my XBOX to my older LCD projector. This option was best for me because almost all my consoles sync to it, and even my jamma games (with some effort.)
Your best solution, if image quality is a major concern, may also depend the type(s) of display(s) you are going to use.
First I tried a standalone option for PS2 and XBOX to a VGA setup similar to this (http://cgi.ebay.com/Component-to-VGA-Transcoder-for-X-Box-Key-Digital-KD-XB_W0QQitemZ190030199242QQihZ009QQcategoryZ294QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
I payed $40 for mine, though. It looks almost as good as my sweetspot on my CRT and my newer projector but the image was off center on my older LCD projector no matter what end-user adjustments I tried on each of the three devices.
BTW, I know these options are technically not considered VGA-boxes.
The DC outputs a beautiful VGA with the official box or the official vga wire or equivalents.
For an all always connected setup( you could get the transcoder, a component switch, and the dreamcast VGA cable, and a KVM. Or alternatively you could get three 15khz RGB cables, a three input switch, and an upscan converter. You can get Pure VGA out of the XBOX if you have the right version and you are very hacky.