iToast 16 Posted October 7, 2013 I am looking into how to connect my PlayStation 2 to my monitor, as I don't own a television. My monitor supports HDMI, VGA and DVI. I searched and found another topic about this which recommended a scart to VGA cable, but according to many of the reviews on Amazon these cables do not work with modern monitors as the signal needs to be converted. After doing a little more research, I found this. Now this looks like it should be what I need to connect my PS2 to my monitor, but I am a bit apphrehensive to fork out for it, as there aren't any reviews from anyone who has used it with a PS2. Would anyone here who knows more about this be able to shed some light on the matter? Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20000_Posts 519 Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Yes, you need an active converter box like the one you posted a simple cable will not work. What you linked to is known as a Component (YPbPr) to VGA Converter. The reason you need this is because component uses the YPbPr color space while VGA uses RGB. You can read more about YPbPr here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YPbPr If you have a decent enough computer, emulation is often easier. Edited October 7, 2013 by FREEDOM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Egghebrecht 368 Posted October 8, 2013 I Have an elgato eye tv hybrid USB stick which gives cable and scart entrance to your computer works perfectly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iToast 16 Posted October 15, 2013 I ended up buying the converter box, but it doesn't seem to be working. :( When I put the cables in the correct place (green, blue, red) and (red, white), I get "no signal" on my monitor. However, if I put the yellow wire in the green slot I get video but it's just the wrong colour. Any idea what I could be wrong here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20000_Posts 519 Posted October 18, 2013 Hm it should be working out of the box it's not a terribly complicated item, I just watched a walkthrough of that almost exact model on youtube. Might just be a bad one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iToast 16 Posted October 18, 2013 Turned out it was an issue with the PS2 - I had to use the yellow cable to get a display and then change the system settings on the PS2 to output Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr instead of RGB, then switch back to the green, blue and red cables. :P Now I just have to figure out why there's no audio. Interestingly enough, I can get audio my plugging my headset into the converter box, but can't get anything out of my monitor (it's turned up to 100% lol). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20000_Posts 519 Posted October 18, 2013 Are you using VGA to connect to the monitor? That only carries video. Does your monitor have a 3.5mm jack for audio in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iToast 16 Posted October 19, 2013 Yeah, it's VGA. I've connected the audio separately in the 3.5mm jack now and it's working great. Thanks so much for your help! <3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
