any one ever used this vga adapter for the 64?

Post by **raztat** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:22 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gamecube-SNES-N64-V ... dZViewItem

Is it worth getting?

Post by **ubelaffe** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:29 pm

I wouldn't fool with anything other than the standard cable since it doesn't have a super high resolution output...just my two cents.

Post by **raztat** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:31 pm

hmm i was thinking of getting it because my tv is starting to get real blurry to the point its really hard to read text, I have an old monitor that i keep next to the tv to play my 360, and soon to be dreamcast once i get a vga box for it. Is there like an all in one vga box?

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:03 pm

It won't look any better than S-Video (best case scenario)
It just converts the signal -- only useful if you only have a VGA monitor to play it on.

The Dreamcast (and I think the 360) are the only consoles to support native VGA.

Post by **vlame** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:44 pm

i would rather get one of these.

Post by **fastbilly1** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:47 pm

If it is anything like the ones Ive used in the past, the brands elude me, only certain games are supported. I know on the cube that mostly the progressive scan ones work, and even those are spotty sometimes.

Post by **cloudrat7** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:14 pm

vlame wrote:
i would rather get one of these.

I have this, it's not that good, everything on it looks fuzzy, a/v cables give out the worst clarity.

Post by **raztat** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:22 pm

ive never used s-video, i dont think, what excatly is it? and is it better then av cables?

o wait i just seen that theres a page about it on this site, i havent seen a tv with s-video or am i not looking hard enough?

Post by **Niode** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:24 am

Signal converters suck ass. I have one that will take any s-video input and convert it to vga. The quality is dreadful. There just isn't enough data in the signal to do a decent job without upscaling. You would be better off getting a stand-alone a/v upscaler. At least then when/if you upgrade to a HDTV you can then upscale everything on the TV. (btw if you're going to get one, make sure it has vga out. or see if your monitor can handle DVI)

Post by **raztat** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:41 am

I was thinking of getting this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824155054

think it would work for a poor mans hdtv? how you i go about watching tv on it? just a tv tuner card on a pc? then what about satellite?