hooking up my PS2 to my PC

hey guys im wondering is there a way for me to hook up my PS2 to my PC and then play my PS2 through my PC? im not looking to capture footage of game play i just need it for research and will like to live stream with my project team members when playing the game so they can see as well.

what kind of hard ware will i need to buy to make this happen, if even possible.

thanks guys.

Get this:

http://www.amazon.com/PC-To-TV-Video-Converter/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1329888228&sr=8-12

Get this:

http://www.amazon.com/PC-To-TV-Video-Converter/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1329888228&sr=8-12

mitu123

can i hook that up to my PS2 to it and hook that up to my PC and then look for the signal that the PS2 is in?

You'll still need a capture card of some sort even if you don't intend to record anything.

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

Get this:

http://www.amazon.com/PC-To-TV-Video-Converter/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1329888228&sr=8-12

msfan1289

can i hook that up to my PS2 to it and hook that up to my PC and then look for the signal that the PS2 is in?

http://www.amazon.com/VGA-Adapter-S-Video-Cable-Video/dp/B000Y7T5UU/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_b

well this work?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116057

You'll still need a capture card of some sort even if you don't intend to record anything.

Tezcatlipoca666

recommend anything?

u just need a TV tuner card thats all..i have done it before i sold my PS2gravitygamer

so that TV tuner that i posted will work then?

(this is the link to it)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116057

Get an easycap recorder: Get a s-video splitter but the quality may degrade a bit unless powered splitter. http://www.amazon.com/EasyCAP-DC60-Creator-Capture-High-quality/dp/B002H3BSCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329926229&sr=8-1

Also I would not recommend playing on a monitor, get an old school crt tube and it will look much prettier... or a 480p LCD, I am using one atm, it's very good. Composite looks like crap, but s-video is great.

Also I'd recommend avoiding tv tuners they cause input lag

http://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-Converter-Adapter-Switch-RCA2VGA/dp/B000V58F9M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1329926476&sr=8-4

EDIT: I just realized you want it in a window of some sort, not sure how that will be done as most tv tuners cause input lag.

why not just get a ps2 emulator?

EDIT: I just realized you want it in a window of some sort, not sure how that will be done as most tv tuners cause input lag.

JigglyWiggly_

True. The best solution might be to connect the PS2 to both the capture device and a television. You can then stream the gameplay to your partners without having to experience the input lag.

If I am not mistaken, that is what most Let's Players do.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]

EDIT: I just realized you want it in a window of some sort, not sure how that will be done as most tv tuners cause input lag.

Tezcatlipoca666

True. The best solution might be to connect the PS2 to both the capture device and a television. You can then stream the gameplay to your partners without having to experience the input lag.

If I am not mistaken, that is what most Let's Players do.

why not just get a ps2 emulator?

seercirra

[QUOTE="seercirra"]

why not just get a ps2 emulator?

kraken2109

PS2 emulators suck anyway :P

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="seercirra"]

why not just get a ps2 emulator?

Tezcatlipoca666

PS2 emulators suck anyway :P

They work fine.

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

[QUOTE="kraken2109"] Watch out, gamespot likes to moderate people talking about emulators. It happened to me.Postmortem123

PS2 emulators suck anyway :P

They work fine.

Yeah, if you enjoy unreliable sound, unreliable graphics rendering, unreliable frame rate, and so on.

No emulator yet compares to the real thing.

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

PS2 emulators suck anyway :P

Tezcatlipoca666

They work fine.

Yeah, if you enjoy unreliable sound, unreliable graphics rendering, unreliable frame rate, and so on.

No emulator yet compares to the real thing.

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

They work fine.

kraken2109

Yeah, if you enjoy unreliable sound, unreliable graphics rendering, unreliable frame rate, and so on.

No emulator yet compares to the real thing.

I've never tried emulating GC games because I don't... have any games for it :P

Hmm, I've never had any problems with PCSX2, it runs perfectly.

thanks for the help guys illget the EasyCAP set up.

i tried using a PS2 emulator last night.

(*NOTICE TO MODS* i have purchase the games myself, this is perfectly legal for me to do because i own a copy of the game.)

and the frame rate is really bad. when i ran SOCOM 1, i can load up the the mission menu but when it tires to load the level up i just get a black screen, and Ace Combat 5 is really slow as heck, and Xeno Saga gets de-synic with the sound and what is going on in the scene as well as the frame rate drops really bad.

im using the pcxs ps2 emulator

thanks for the help guys illget the EasyCAP set up.

i tried using a PS2 emulator last night.

(*NOTICE TO MODS* i have purchase the games myself, this is perfectly legal for me to do because i own a copy of the game.)

and the frame rate is really bad. when i ran SOCOM 1, i can load up the the mission menu but when it tires to load the level up i just get a black screen, and Ace Combat 5 is really slow as heck, and Xeno Saga gets de-synic with the sound and what is going on in the scene as well as the frame rate drops really bad.

im using the pcxs ps2 emulator

msfan1289

You need a pretty decent system to run emulators well - what are your specs?

[QUOTE="seercirra"]

why not just get a ps2 emulator?

kraken2109

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="seercirra"]

why not just get a ps2 emulator?

lucky_star

[QUOTE="msfan1289"]

thanks for the help guys illget the EasyCAP set up.

i tried using a PS2 emulator last night.

(*NOTICE TO MODS* i have purchase the games myself, this is perfectly legal for me to do because i own a copy of the game.)

and the frame rate is really bad. when i ran SOCOM 1, i can load up the the mission menu but when it tires to load the level up i just get a black screen, and Ace Combat 5 is really slow as heck, and Xeno Saga gets de-synic with the sound and what is going on in the scene as well as the frame rate drops really bad.

im using the pcxs ps2 emulator

Postmortem123

You need a pretty decent system to run emulators well - what are your specs?

this is my system set up.

Phenmon II x4 955 @ 3.2GHz

8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 RAM 1600MHz

GTX 570 GPU (stock clocks)

and yes i do have a PS2 and i do have the games other wise i wouldnt be asking how to hook up my PS2 to my PC.

but i dont like using emulators becuase the games just crashes or suffers really bad frame rate.

i wonder if running the emulator from my HDD that was made into a UBS 3.0 external HDD has anything to do with it?

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

[QUOTE="msfan1289"]

thanks for the help guys illget the EasyCAP set up.

i tried using a PS2 emulator last night.

(*NOTICE TO MODS* i have purchase the games myself, this is perfectly legal for me to do because i own a copy of the game.)

and the frame rate is really bad. when i ran SOCOM 1, i can load up the the mission menu but when it tires to load the level up i just get a black screen, and Ace Combat 5 is really slow as heck, and Xeno Saga gets de-synic with the sound and what is going on in the scene as well as the frame rate drops really bad.

im using the pcxs ps2 emulator

msfan1289

You need a pretty decent system to run emulators well - what are your specs?

this is my system set up.

Phenmon II x4 955 @ 3.2GHz

8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 RAM 1600MHz

GTX 570 GPU (stock clocks)

and yes i do have a PS2 and i do have the games other wise i wouldnt be asking how to hook up my PS2 to my PC.

but i dont like using emulators becuase the games just crashes or suffers really bad frame rate.

i wonder if running the emulator from my HDD that was made into a UBS 3.0 external HDD has anything to do with it?

EDIT: not to mention usually you cant just load PCSX2 and have it work you need to tweak it for better performance. you can play a game that you own like socom 1 for example and be getting like 10FPS but after tweaking you will be getting 60FPS Steady. Also if you didnt know all PS2 games run at 60FPS.

[QUOTE="lucky_star"]

[QUOTE="kraken2109"] Watch out, gamespot likes to moderate people talking about emulators. It happened to me.Lox_Cropek

Yeah. You basically have to download the rom/bios thing from your own PS2 and load it into the emulator. You also need to own the games.

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="seercirra"]

why not just get a ps2 emulator?

lucky_star

[QUOTE="Lox_Cropek"]

[QUOTE="lucky_star"] AFAIK emulators are not illegal, its the downloaded roms that are. So he should be able to play the original ps2 discs with an emulator?

Tezcatlipoca666

Yeah. You basically have to download the rom/bios thing from your own PS2 and load it into the emulator. You also need to own the games.

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

PS2 emulators suck anyway :P

Tezcatlipoca666

They work fine.

Yeah, if you enjoy unreliable sound, unreliable graphics rendering, unreliable frame rate, and so on.

No emulator yet compares to the real thing.

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

[QUOTE="msfan1289"]

thanks for the help guys illget the EasyCAP set up.

i tried using a PS2 emulator last night.

(*NOTICE TO MODS* i have purchase the games myself, this is perfectly legal for me to do because i own a copy of the game.)

and the frame rate is really bad. when i ran SOCOM 1, i can load up the the mission menu but when it tires to load the level up i just get a black screen, and Ace Combat 5 is really slow as heck, and Xeno Saga gets de-synic with the sound and what is going on in the scene as well as the frame rate drops really bad.

im using the pcxs ps2 emulator

msfan1289

You need a pretty decent system to run emulators well - what are your specs?

this is my system set up.

Phenmon II x4 955 @ 3.2GHz

8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 RAM 1600MHz

GTX 570 GPU (stock clocks)

and yes i do have a PS2 and i do have the games other wise i wouldnt be asking how to hook up my PS2 to my PC.

but i dont like using emulators becuase the games just crashes or suffers really bad frame rate.

i wonder if running the emulator from my HDD that was made into a UBS 3.0 external HDD has anything to do with it?

[QUOTE="msfan1289"]

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

You need a pretty decent system to run emulators well - what are your specs?

kraken2109

this is my system set up.

Phenmon II x4 955 @ 3.2GHz

8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 RAM 1600MHz

GTX 570 GPU (stock clocks)

and yes i do have a PS2 and i do have the games other wise i wouldnt be asking how to hook up my PS2 to my PC.

but i dont like using emulators becuase the games just crashes or suffers really bad frame rate.

i wonder if running the emulator from my HDD that was made into a UBS 3.0 external HDD has anything to do with it?

is the N64 version? i can run N64 games very fine too...

If you ever plan on doing this for PS3 two things you want to keep in mind, the PS3 usesHDCP which chances are you wont be able to record or capture video with HDMI. So you will want to do it through composite or AV cables.

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="msfan1289"]

this is my system set up.

Phenmon II x4 955 @ 3.2GHz

8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 RAM 1600MHz

GTX 570 GPU (stock clocks)

and yes i do have a PS2 and i do have the games other wise i wouldnt be asking how to hook up my PS2 to my PC.

but i dont like using emulators becuase the games just crashes or suffers really bad frame rate.

i wonder if running the emulator from my HDD that was made into a UBS 3.0 external HDD has anything to do with it?

msfan1289

is the N64 version? i can run N64 games very fine too...

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="msfan1289"]

this is my system set up.

Phenmon II x4 955 @ 3.2GHz

8GB (4GBx2) DDR3 RAM 1600MHz

GTX 570 GPU (stock clocks)

and yes i do have a PS2 and i do have the games other wise i wouldnt be asking how to hook up my PS2 to my PC.

but i dont like using emulators becuase the games just crashes or suffers really bad frame rate.

i wonder if running the emulator from my HDD that was made into a UBS 3.0 external HDD has anything to do with it?

msfan1289

is the N64 version? i can run N64 games very fine too...

[QUOTE="msfan1289"]

[QUOTE="kraken2109"] My 955 gets a workout on dolphine but it ran super smash bros fineJigglyWiggly_

is the N64 version? i can run N64 games very fine too...

no lol try running sonic generatiors, sonic colors, or skyward sword, runs like ass. Games you guys mentioned are easy to run.

I just wish I could oc my laptop's cpu, but I dun want a 17in laptop... or have another 1500$ to spend ;p