Connecting a PS3 to a 22" LCD monitor w/ 1 DVI port and 2 VGA ports?

Well, I really want to get a PS3 and I'll probably end up getting the 40GB PS3. The only problem I'm seeing right now is that I have my 8800GTS [640mb] graphics card (PC) connected to my only DVI port on my monitor. As for the other two VGA ports, I have my Xbox 360 connected to one of the VGA ports, so I would have to connect my PS3 to one of those VGA ports or switch out between DVI ports with my PC. Any solutions?

i have a 24" widescreen monitor. i use VGA for PC and HDMI->DVI for PS3

how is the picture quality on your monitor i just got a lg 22" monitor with 3000:1 contrast ratio so i'm hoping it will look decent

HDMI-DVI cable in is the mail

To connect your PS3 to your monitor, the monitor in question will need to be HDCP compliant, and not that many monitors older than 2 years are.

I have a 24 inch monitor that isnt, so no 1080p for me, however it does have component which allows me 1080i, which isnt so bad.

Sorry i should have rephrased that statement, Your monitor will need to be HDCP Compliant if you plan to use HDMI - DVI.

Im not sure if you can get PS3 VGA cables.

To connect your PS3 to your monitor, the monitor in question will need to be HDCP compliant, and not that many monitors older than 2 years are.

I have a 24 inch monitor that isnt, so no 1080p for me, however it does have component which allows me 1080i, which isnt so bad.

iamsickofspam

There's something called Gameswitch produced by Databay.

That helps me get a 1080P picture on my Dell2405, which doesn not have HDCP support

I have that exact same monitor, do you have any more information on that product?

Thanks.

:D

I have that exact same monitor, do you have any more information on that product?

Thanks.

:D

iamsickofspam

I got it around this summer

manufacturer website info: http://www.green-box.com.tw/products/view/id/104

but guess they've changed a distributor since then though: http://www.ariontechnologies.com/

still it ain't cheap, but to serve my Dell 2405 better, this is not a bad investment for me. Cuz 2405 is really a sweet machine I believe

i have a 24" widescreen monitor. i use VGA for PC and HDMI->DVI for PS3

jhch49

That'll make my PC gaming look bad.

If your monitor supports HDCP, buy a DVI switch so don't you don't need to play pull-and-plug. Then use HDMI-DVI cable to output PS3's video. If your monitor doesn't support HDCP, I don't think there's some very low-budget solution out there using DVI port.lhbchen

I have no idea if my monitor is HDCP compliant. As for the switch you are using, $235 is not worth it AT ALL to just play my PS3.

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

lhbchen

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

[QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

ATLReppa770

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

if you want to use a monitor and have a VGA port available check this out, I use this device and it works very well...

Link

[QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

ATLReppa770

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

pimperjones

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

pimperjones

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

They do infact support 1080p, sure its 1050p, however on both the 360 and PS3 when connected via HDMI and connected through VGA with the adapter I linked above you can view 1080p content, of course you loose 30 pixels but really I dont miss them.

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

jwat4

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

if you want to use a monitor and have a VGA port available check this out, I use this device and it works very well...

Link

Also, how much does this cost? Where can I purchase it? How would I get sound?

[QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

ATLReppa770

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

if you want to use a monitor and have a VGA port available check this out, I use this device and it works very well...

Link

Also, how much does this cost? Where can I purchase it? How would I get sound?

Its $149, you can get it off of AVS Forum I can link you to that if your interested, Sound I actually use a 4 port HDMI and Optical Audio switch and through a digital to analog converter...but If you have some PC speakers that use a 1/8" plug you can get an adapter that will allow you to hook up the RCA cables for audio... I run a PS3, 360, and Dish box on the monitor through VGA thanks to this little device.

[QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

jwat4

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

They do infact support 1080p, sure its 1050p, however on both the 360 and PS3 when connected via HDMI and connected through VGA with the adapter I linked above you can view 1080p content, of course you loose 30 pixels but really I dont miss them.

[QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

pimperjones

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

They do infact support 1080p, sure its 1050p, however on both the 360 and PS3 when connected via HDMI and connected through VGA with the adapter I linked above you can view 1080p content, of course you loose 30 pixels but really I dont miss them.

uh 1080p is a resolution...its 1920x1080, however the 1920 is not whats significant is the 1080...a 22" montior with a resolution of 1680x1050 is 1050p, just as 1280x720 is 720p....Meaning is has 30 less pixels horizontally.

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

jwat4

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

if you want to use a monitor and have a VGA port available check this out, I use this device and it works very well...

Link

Also, how much does this cost? Where can I purchase it? How would I get sound?

Its $149, you can get it off of AVS Forum I can link you to that if your interested, Sound I actually use a 4 port HDMI and Optical Audio switch and through a digital to analog converter...but If you have some PC speakers that use a 1/8" plug you can get an adapter that will allow you to hook up the RCA cables for audio... I run a PS3, 360, and Dish box on the monitor through VGA thanks to this little device.

Wow, I'll just wait and get a 32" TV that has an HDMI port. Thanks though...

I had a similar question. someone pointed me to this device http://www.hdfury.com/. looks like it might work. but for me I might just get a new 24" moniter with HDCP support.

You know what. just forget this post. left this tab open for so long that someone beat me to it.

[QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

jwat4

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

They do infact support 1080p, sure its 1050p, however on both the 360 and PS3 when connected via HDMI and connected through VGA with the adapter I linked above you can view 1080p content, of course you loose 30 pixels but really I dont miss them.

uh 1080p is a resolution...its 1920x1080, however the 1920 is not whats significant is the 1080...a 22" montior with a resolution of 1680x1050 is 1050p, just as 1280x720 is 720p....Meaning is has 30 less pixels horizontally.

Um buddy I hate to break it to you but 1080p means 1080 lines vertical times 1920 lines horizontal thus 1080p equals 2073600 pixels on screen. 1050p means 1050 lines verticle times 1680 lines horizontal equals 1764000 of pixels on screen the difference is astronomical 309600 pixels to be exact.

Did you really think the difference between a 24" 1080p display vs a 22" 1050p display was a measlely 30 pixels LMAOL. Seriously dude 24" displays cost hundreds more than 22" display because the reslution is much higher.

Bottom line 22" 1050p displays don't even come remotely close to 1080p.

Justed checked back on this thread, that DVI switch is a little bit expensive, id rather put that money towards a 360 or some games, the jump from my monitor being able to display 720p/1080i to 1080p isnt that important to me, i actually know somebody who has the slightly better monitor, the 2407fpw, which is actually hdcp compliant, its possible i could do some kind of swap with the person as they dont use the HDCP feature.

However its still pretty awesome that a product exsists than can bypass HDCP, i guess ill keep looking into the issue.

Thanks for the info guys.

Seriously dude 24" displays cost hundreds more than 22" display because the reslution is much higher.

pimperjones

When i bought my 24 inch lcd monitor, 22's didnt exsist, the mid range lcds were a 20 inch widescreen at 1680x1050 or a 24 inch at 1920x1200, which is the resolution mine is, and there was a rather significant price difference between the two.

The highest range lcd was something like 30 inch 2560x1600 resolution, which was insane, just as the price was.

I should have waited, they make a sweet 27 inch 1920x1200 resolution monitor now, :( , but not to worry next time i buy a monitor ill probably just buy a small 1080p lcd tv, something like 32 inch, that would be awesome as a monitor.

[QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

pimperjones

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

They do infact support 1080p, sure its 1050p, however on both the 360 and PS3 when connected via HDMI and connected through VGA with the adapter I linked above you can view 1080p content, of course you loose 30 pixels but really I dont miss them.

uh 1080p is a resolution...its 1920x1080, however the 1920 is not whats significant is the 1080...a 22" montior with a resolution of 1680x1050 is 1050p, just as 1280x720 is 720p....Meaning is has 30 less pixels horizontally.

Um buddy I hate to break it to you but 1080p means 1080 lines vertical times 1920 lines horizontal thus 1080p equals 2073600 pixels on screen. 1050p means 1050 lines verticle times 1680 lines horizontal equals 1764000 of pixels on screen the difference is astronomical 309600 pixels to be exact.

Did you really think the difference between a 24" 1080p display vs a 22" 1050p display was a measlely 30 pixels LMAOL. Seriously dude 24" displays cost hundreds more than 22" display because the reslution is much higher.

Bottom line 22" 1050p displays don't even come remotely close to 1080p.

Wait, so is it a big difference or no? Where's the other guy?

just get an HDMI to DVI cable, I have one of those and works great for my PS3. You just need to connect the sound via other options. I connect the sound using a fiber optic cable.The_Gamer81

How will that help me PC setup though?

[QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="jwat4"][QUOTE="pimperjones"][QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="lhbchen"]

Nah, sorry but I was not recommending my gadget to you. There're plenty of low-price DVI switches out there in the market andIthink you should do your own research. I was just talking to iamsickofspam, cuz he's using the same monoitor as I am and he wanna have 1080P.

2405FPW was not a cheap monitor around 2 years ago. Its only disadvantage is the lacking of HDCP support. It was about $800-1000 so the $235 Gameswitch is a sweet deal for me. And IDK how deep the others' pockets are.

ATLReppa770

I guess I'll just connect it to my 65" in my living room, but it's a much older HDTV, so it only supports up to 1080i, not 1080p. Will it still look good (the PS3) via component cables at 1080i or 720P?

They do infact support 1080p, sure its 1050p, however on both the 360 and PS3 when connected via HDMI and connected through VGA with the adapter I linked above you can view 1080p content, of course you loose 30 pixels but really I dont miss them.

uh 1080p is a resolution...its 1920x1080, however the 1920 is not whats significant is the 1080...a 22" montior with a resolution of 1680x1050 is 1050p, just as 1280x720 is 720p....Meaning is has 30 less pixels horizontally.

Um buddy I hate to break it to you but 1080p means 1080 lines vertical times 1920 lines horizontal thus 1080p equals 2073600 pixels on screen. 1050p means 1050 lines verticle times 1680 lines horizontal equals 1764000 of pixels on screen the difference is astronomical 309600 pixels to be exact.

Did you really think the difference between a 24" 1080p display vs a 22" 1050p display was a measlely 30 pixels LMAOL. Seriously dude 24" displays cost hundreds more than 22" display because the reslution is much higher.

Bottom line 22" 1050p displays don't even come remotely close to 1080p.

Wait, so is it a big difference or no? Where's the other guy?

If you go based on numbers sure...30 pixels is not the right number but visually you would not be able to see the difference...In MY OPINION.

At 22 and 24" you really cant benifit from 1080p, the 22" monitors do however support 1080p in the sense that it can recieve a 1080p signal and scale it.

1050p or what ever you would like to call 1680x1050 still looks pretty nice. I could take pictures of the PS3 and various games in 720p, 1080i, 1080p, and scaled 1080p and I dont think anyone in could name which picture matched what resolution unless you saw the medium it was displayed on...