Play video on pc?

Mrs_Bones

Hello
This may be a silly question, but is it possible to connect a video player to my pc monitor? Just wondering if I could get rid of my little tv I hardly use upstairs to make more room, I know I can play my dvd's on the pc, just not sure about video's.

Thanks for reading.

Russel245

Yes it is possible:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=usb+vcr&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=18228084957029131705&ei=d26GTKSlLsGh4QbZ_4nSBA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC4Q8wIwAg#

Sorry, though, it's not a UK website, but that does confirm the existance at least of USB VCRs




Another option may be to find an adaptor with a video input for your computer, or simply to get a screen that can switch between the computer and a VCR

tronator

Mrs_Bones wrote: »

Hello
This may be a silly question, but is it possible to connect a video player to my pc monitor? Just wondering if I could get rid of my little tv I hardly use upstairs to make more room, I know I can play my dvd's on the pc, just not sure about video's.

Thanks for reading.

You need a video card with a composite video input. Can be internal or external (USB). This is the cheapest one I found at Ebuyer.com

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/222836

ddoris

Cheaper USB capture here on ebay uk - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EASYCAP-USB-2-0-Video-TV-VHS-DVD-Capture-Adapter-Vista-/290471857411?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item43a178cd03

Under a tenner.

edit - even cheaper - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EasyCAP-USB-2-0-Video-and-Audio-Capture-Device-/280557262239?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item415284159f