Topic: Connecting To A Laptop (Read 148 times)

a2002adam · « **Reply #45 on:** April 02, 2005, 06:33:00 PM »

Hi, I was wondering if there's any way i can play my xbox (with the aid of any special converters/cables etc) through my laptop on my laptop lcd screen - the problem being that there doesn't appear to be a video-in port on the laptop. It's a got a external CRT port and a S-Video port, but that seems to be it... (It's a "Radeon IGP 320M" graphics card)

If there isn't any way of doing this, how would I go about playing my xbox through a desktop pc with a standard CRT monitor?

Thanks

a2002adam · « **Reply #46 on:** April 02, 2005, 07:06:00 PM »

Cool, thanks!

a2002adam · « **Reply #47 on:** April 02, 2005, 07:51:00 PM »

I've been looking at the various usb/pcmcia tv tuner options and lag seems to be a problem when trying to play console games on a laptop screen (due to video compression by the tv tuner) - can anybody suggest a laptop-compatible tv tuner that is good for using with the xbox? One that doesn't use video compression? Thanks

Mr Ed · « **Reply #48 on:** April 02, 2005, 08:14:00 PM »

QUOTE(a2002adam @ Apr 2 2005, 06:57 PM)

One that doesn't use video compression? Thanks

michaelb · « **Reply #49 on:** April 02, 2005, 10:29:00 PM »

TVCards.com

RocafellaSqualie · « **Reply #50 on:** April 02, 2005, 10:38:00 PM »

I've tried playing my Xbox on my computer screen but it's too damn laggy to play on it (about 1 second of lag)

Capture card I have is an ATI TV Wonder Pro. Are all TV Cards laggy when playing video games through it or does it depend on what card you use?

Mr Ed · « **Reply #51 on:** April 02, 2005, 11:54:00 PM »

But since he's on a laptop, he can't change the video card.

Basically there is no way to do that without a video capture card that will digitize and compress the image. Laptops simply aren't designed to be display devices. I'm not aware of any laptop that has a VGA or DVI input.

Sord_Fish · « **Reply #52 on:** April 03, 2005, 11:03:00 AM »

i've used a pal wintv usb and the lag was unoticeable to me.
its a stretched 320x240 thou so the picture isnt perfect

jujupinto85 · « **Reply #53 on:** June 01, 2005, 09:11:00 AM »

hey guys just wondering, if i were to buy a vga adapter, could i just plug it into the back of my labtop where the adapter would go? and just run the xbox off the screen?

thanks for any help

thecowsays · « **Reply #54 on:** June 01, 2005, 10:34:00 AM »

sorry to kill the fun

Smartiepants · « **Reply #55 on:** July 22, 2005, 10:13:00 AM »

I'm a student, yeah it means I live in a tight space. No space for a tv really, and not much of a budget.

Is there any way to use my laptop screen as an output? I know you can watch tv, so would I just need something like a desktop equivalent of an all in wonder card?

Would a video capture card do the trick? I have yet to find anything with the 3 plugs though

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Nick

Jameson42 · « **Reply #56 on:** July 22, 2005, 11:26:00 AM »

You'll have to find a PCMCIA video capture card. USB video capture isn't fast enough to not have video lag... It takes about 1 second or so before you see anything on the screen.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #57 on:** July 22, 2005, 11:50:00 AM »

Masterkizz · « **Reply #58 on:** August 07, 2005, 12:44:00 PM »

Unless your laptop has a video input , or you purchase some video capture equipment this can not be done.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #59 on:** August 07, 2005, 02:02:00 PM »

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