Help needed with gaming cables (complicated)
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Help needed with gaming cables (complicated)
Ok, here is my dilema.
I just recently picked up a Plasma TV. It doesnt have RGB in on the back, it has that RGBPY thing with the 5 connectors and it has VGA in. Right now i have the PC hooked up strait to it and playing games on it via TV-In on my ATI All In Wonder. However, im going to be getting a Xbox 360 soon, and id like my current systems (PS2/GC) to look better on this amazing plasma display.
So what i am looking for is a converter that i can plug in a RCA signal/HDTV cable and have it upscale whatever it is to 1080i through a VGA cable into the plasma. Is there anything of this sort available that you guys know of? I wish the TV had RGB on the back of it, id be done, but it just has that 5-cable thing and VGA. Let me know what you guys think is the best plot of action.
p.s. - I know there is a VGA cord for the Xbox 360, however, i also want my ps3 and ps2 and GC to go through the same connections (unless you can point me to VGA cables for the GC and PS2, then id be a much happier camper!). Thanks for any help.
I just recently picked up a Plasma TV. It doesnt have RGB in on the back, it has that RGBPY thing with the 5 connectors and it has VGA in. Right now i have the PC hooked up strait to it and playing games on it via TV-In on my ATI All In Wonder. However, im going to be getting a Xbox 360 soon, and id like my current systems (PS2/GC) to look better on this amazing plasma display.
So what i am looking for is a converter that i can plug in a RCA signal/HDTV cable and have it upscale whatever it is to 1080i through a VGA cable into the plasma. Is there anything of this sort available that you guys know of? I wish the TV had RGB on the back of it, id be done, but it just has that 5-cable thing and VGA. Let me know what you guys think is the best plot of action.
p.s. - I know there is a VGA cord for the Xbox 360, however, i also want my ps3 and ps2 and GC to go through the same connections (unless you can point me to VGA cables for the GC and PS2, then id be a much happier camper!). Thanks for any help.
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Try going to ebay and do a search for "vga switch". That will allow you to toggle
between 4 different vga components. Then search for "ps2 vga" or "gamecube vga" to get the cables you will need. There is also a multi function box that came up with the gamecube search that allows you to plug one component in at a time via rca and has a vga output. Hope that helps.
between 4 different vga components. Then search for "ps2 vga" or "gamecube vga" to get the cables you will need. There is also a multi function box that came up with the gamecube search that allows you to plug one component in at a time via rca and has a vga output. Hope that helps.
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Yes, there are component to VGA converters, but they are very expensive. That's part of the reason that some of those plasma TVs are so inexpensive. You actually have a commercial series plasma, not produced for home use.
Is it a Panasonic from Sam's? Those usually don't have component.
Is it a Panasonic from Sam's? Those usually don't have component.