StarTech.com COMP2VGA Composite and S-Video to VGA Video Converter for Computer Monitors
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Customer Review: Converts Composite to VGA ! ("Comp 2 VGA" )
Summary: 5 Stars
"Comp 2 VGA" is a way to display composite (the single yellow RCA-jack input)to the 15 pin "D-sub" VGA input on your monitor. This is in case you don't have a "composite in" available on your monitor, but you do have an extra VGA. Composite video is the worst - and this thing takes it and converts it, so the picture's going to be even worse than if you could plug right into a composite input... but you don't have a composite-in available, or you wouldn't be looking for this thing.
Just to make things more interesting, there is a VGA to DVI adaptor made that costs just a few more dollars (5 or so) in case you only have a DVI input available and you want to display your device's composite video on your DVI monitor. I have an old computer that plugs into a new monitor's second DVI input that way (the first DVI input has a modern computer on it.) So you could use this thing with the VGA-into-DVI adaptor to show composite video on a monitor's available DVI-in port.
Customer Review: Excellent solution for playing Xbox on PC monitor
Summary: 5 Stars
This product does exactly what I anticipated. It allows me to play the Xbox using my PC monitor and speakers. The device is an all hardware solution, that once connected has a button to toggle the monitor/speakers between the Xbox and PC. Note that this device will also work with any other game console (Nintendo, Playstation) that outputs NTSC video.I use the device on a 19" Trinitron monitor and the video displayed from the Xbox is not quite as crisp and clear as when the Xbox is connected to my 27" TV. But I found the quality to be very good and many people may not notice that a regular TV provided a better image if the two are not directly compared. The bottom line is that a purist may be bothered by the difference in image quality, but it provides me a great alternative for playing the Xbox when my TV is being used by others, or when a TV is not available, e.g. playing Xbox System Link games (like Halo) at a friends house.
Customer Review: True to its Name
Summary: 5 Stars
I dont know why people say this product is bad. This product is really great. I got it yesterday and hooked it up to my 24 inch windows vista lcd screen. The instructions are easy to follow and you should do it in no time. I played my ps2 on it and it is great. It works fine and you can adjust the brightness and screen to your game experience. I would use a s video ps2 cable though, but the composite video cable is still good. People probably misjudged this item because their computer could'nt handle the game jockey. Your computer should be windows and have all the vga slots nessessary. The graphics depend on your computer and if your computer has a graphic card, it should work great. This item is the best vga converter and it is truly a video game jockey. You can get it for a very good bargain at amazon. GREAT ITEMCustomer Review: Great product !
Summary: 5 Stars
This product is great! I hooked up the video / audio in in the right spots, yet the screen was flickering and wasn't clear. I think this is what may have happened to the previous reviewers and their bad responses.ANYWAYS, i went and bought a connector for the PS2, that had the same connections EXCEPT it had an S-video input instead of the video plugs. Once I hooked it up this way, everything was great and I have never had a problem.
Customer Review: Easy to Use and Works Great
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for a way to use my Monitor with wii. (Mainly for space issues)
This works great - also, I didn't have any trouble with monitor when switching between game and computer.