Connecting PS2 to LCD Monitor

aliEnRIK

I didnt say to use composite cables. I said to use S-VIDEO (Or indeed component if you can get sound out somehow)

Also ~ the LCD screen would convert to progressive and upscale ANYWAYS (Unless its real cheap cr*p). So how do you know the box would do it better?

Lum

I thought this particular LCD screen didn't have any connections available other than VGA, hence the need for an external box.

Given this situation, component is the best to use as I believe that some PS2 games support progressive scan when component is used.

aliEnRIK

Lum ~ yes.
What im saying is I wouldnt be spending 80 dollars on a box to connect a (presumably) cheapy lcd screen

Lum

Depends on the screen really. Some very high end computer monitors only have DVI and VGA connectors, but it's a fair point that VGA-only LCD usually implies a pretty crap (or incredibly old) LCD.

When I went through all this back in the late 90s it was for a slightly different reason. I'd just acquired, for free, a 40" VGA-only CRT monitor with a maximum resolution of 800x600. With a cheapo converter like the one I'm trying to persuade the OP to buy it looked bloody marvelous in comparison to my 20" Toshiba telly.

These days whenever I see a thread asking about connecting games consoles or cable TV to a computer monitor, it's pretty much always a student in halls with no room for a separate TV, so it's still useful to be able to do this.