StarTech.com COMP2VGA Composite and S-Video to VGA Video Converter for Computer Monitors
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Customer Review: Game Jockey
Summary: 3 Stars
The Jockey is somewhat "cheap" in that it feels like it will break any moment. Besides this, it works well, although my computer monitar has lines that run down it because of the Jockey.Customer Review: Junk
Summary: 2 Stars
Frankly, the adapter does what it says. I connected my PS2 to my 17 inch LCD monitor. The graphics felt ok .. nothing gr8 but I had to adjust my monitor settings. I don't have any problem with that (although I was disappointed since it meant changing the settings everytime you toggle between PC and PS2). Additionally, I would have liked longer cables. Thats fine too. The thing which really [ticked] me off is that when I connected my PC and monitor to the adapter, I was not able to get input from PS2. I tried but my monitor kept saying "no signal". Now this can be a problem with my monitor settings but it worked fine when I connected my PS2 separately. And the box said its just plug and play. Well I plugged and it didn't play. So its going back. I will have to pay restocking fee for this junk but atleast I will save 40 odd dollars. Also I was not too happy with the display quality.Customer Review: StarTech Game Jockey
Summary: 2 Stars
Was really easy to install and use. The Big Problem is that the sound does not WORK. This is the second one and they both have the same problem. There is no help with instructions, like troubleshooting. This is the last one that I will return.Customer Review: Not so fast my friend!
Summary: 2 Stars
We purchased this box to help transfer video and it didn't work like we thought...and asked about! Okay for what they said it would do after we called back, but not for what we needed.Customer Review: Working is better than broken.
Summary: 1 Stars
(first review)
Simply put, this item was DOA, straight out of the box. I attempted all of the following as input devices:
* Wii console
* VCR
* DVD player
and both of the following as displays:
* 17" ViewSonic CRT monitor
* 20" Samsung LCD monitor
and regardless of the configuration I got the exact same result -- NO SIGNAL. I will attempt one exchange. If that one is DOA as well, I will get a refund.
(after getting the replacement)
I would like to amend a prior review where I gave 1 star, saying I would give 0 if I could, because it just didn't work. Well, the replacement does work, and I have successfully run the Wii through the analog port on my 20" LCD monitor. That's the good news.
The bad news:
* Piping sound through it is bad. Really bad. Tin cans and a string bad. Fortunately, you don't have to, and I don't any more. You just have to be inventive with your cabling.
* The video quality isn't great, but this may be as good as it gets with composite. Results might be better with S-video, but I don't have anything that delivers that. I blame outdated standards here.
* It doesn't drive 1024x768 like you may see in the specs, it drives 640x480. This makes the next point all the more confusing...
* It doesn't work with my 17" CRT monitor, which I had intended to turn into a TV with this, a VCR, and a pair of amplified speakers. The monitor works fine on the analog port of the video card, so there's nothing wrong with it. It just doesn't get along with the Video Game Jockey.
Also of note is that it sends an output signal even when there is no input signal. This means that if your monitor auto-detects source, it will lock onto the blank-screen analog signal if you try to connect the analog to the Jockey and the DVI to your computer. I can force-switch it, but occasionally it still flips back over to analog (and is guaranteed to if the machine is rebooted), and it won't go to sleep because it's always getting a signal. This can be dealt with by switching the Jockey to use the VGA input, even though I haven't connected anything to it. It does not attempt to drive a blank signal this way. I just have to remember to switch it back before I can use the Wii.
In short, it does what it says (other than the 1024x768 part) but it has crappy sound quality and doesn't work with all monitors. 3 stars.