I wanted to play Okami on my PlayStation 2 again. My old monitor had an S-Video input, but newer ones do not.
There are little adapters and adapter-cables, but those will not work on most monitors. They are a sort of "straight through" adapter which rely on the monitor understanding the signal a certain way. I bought a "HDV-G3000 PS2 to HDMI Video Audio Converter Adapter 1080P" which did not work.
Solution: Most people have RCA connectors, but what you really want is to have the highest-quality output from the PS2 and convert it using a device. So you take the high-quality cable for a PS2, which gives you S-Video output, and plug that into a converter box. The plus side is you can do upscaling and probably video switchboxing.
I ended up getting:
An two-source audio mixer, so I can use one set of speakers for my computer and the PS2 is another project I only briefly looked at and haven't started yet.
Some terms to know:
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- How to Connect a Playstation 2 (PS2) to a Computer Monitor (LCD)
- PS2 in HD? Yes!
- There are Component video YPbPr VGA To HDMI Converters.
- You could probably use a video capture device, like the Hauppauge HD-PVR
- S Video Composite RCA TO Hdmi Converter AV Adapter R L Audio 1080P Scaler
