How to Connect an LCD Monitor From an Old Laptop to a Video Game Console

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Jari Malinen | permalink
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Detailed information, history, pictures and reviews of the classic, new and obscure video gaming consoles.
Tags: connecting your game system,hooking up a 2600,video converters,video game HDMI,video game Composite,video game component,video game S-Video,video game VGA

For further reading: http://videogameconsolelibrary.com/art-video.htm ^[1]

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How to Use a Laptop As a Monitor for a Video Game Console | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Debra Garcia | permalink
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If you are on the go and want to play your video game console but don't have a television nearby, it is possible to hook up the console directly to a laptop computer. This does require the additional installment of a TV tuner card (available at most electronic stores), but once installed it only takes a few cable connections to attach your video...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_6822422_use-monitor-video-game-console.html ^[2]

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Amazon.com: StarTech.com COMP2VGA Composite and S-Video to VGA Video Converter for Computer Monitors: Electronics More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Marck Vonhoff | permalink
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Amazon.com: StarTech.com COMP2VGA Composite and S-Video to VGA Video Converter for Computer Monitors: Electronics
Tags: StarTech.com COMP2VGA Composite and S-Video to VGA Video Converter for Computer Monitors,UNKNOWN,COMP2VGA
For further reading: http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-COMP2VGA-Composite-Converter-Computer/dp/B00006B8EI ^[3]

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Use an LCD Monitor as a TV Without a Computer More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Michael - Renee | permalink
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LCD TVs have come down in price, but not enough. If you have a cable box, than your tv tuner is in the that box, not in the tv, so then why buy a tv w...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-an-LCD-Monitor-as-a-TV-without-a-Computer/ ^[4]

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Using a laptop as the monitor for a console More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Tanya Butoryak | permalink
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this but here goes: How can you use the laptop monitor as the visuals for a console? I only have a Wii to test it with. I'm not very good with hardwa...

For further reading: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37227/using-a-laptop-as-the-monitor-for-a-console ^[5]

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PS3 connection to a Laptop display. More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Cheryl Irvine | permalink
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I've wanted to hook up my PS3 to my laptop and I've been doing a lot of research and seems obvious that I can't just do it with an HDMI cable because the laptops HDMI is only output and won't receive

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/118972-13-connection-laptop-display ^[6]

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1. http://videogameconsolelibrary.com/art-video.htm

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_6822422_use-monitor-video-game-console.html

3. http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-COMP2VGA-Composite-Converter-Computer/dp/B00006B8EI

4. http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-an-LCD-Monitor-as-a-TV-without-a-Computer/

5. http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37227/using-a-laptop-as-the-monitor-for-a-console

6. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/118972-13-connection-laptop-display