[Svea]

Alright, it's like this. I have a European ps2 and live in the states. What I'm trying to do is somehow fix it so that I can play my PAL games on my laptop using my european ps2. All I need is to have my laptop show the picture coming from the ps2. So basicly I want to use my laptop screen as a regular tv screen. Because pal games don't run properly here in the States.

How would I do this?

Is there better ways of being able of playing pal games in the states?
Thanks

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Why not just use the same system? :hdbash:

 

[General Plot]

Being that it's a laptop, you can get a USB socket TV card, and set the tv application as incoming video signal being PAL. I've done this with imported games on my US PS2 that would otherwise make the screen b/w and flip.

 

[Svea]

So..

Do you know where I could get this?

 

[Ninjis]

Try your local major electronics store (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.) or you can look on newegg.com.

 

[flowrent]

Have you treid using a RGB video cable on your PS2?
That allows to play NTSC games on PAL console in color and no bugs.

 

[KanedA]

RGB cable should do the trick, or if you have a tv that supports PAL format should be ok. Don't forget that receptacles in USA gives different voltave than in Europe

 

[Svea]

Hmm

My playstation is PAL, I am in the States, I need something with which I'll be able to play NTSC and PAL on my PAL playstation, on a NTSC tv or my laptop. If someone could give me something that would do this, I would be forever grateful ! :thumb:

 

[KanedA]

My playstation is PAL, I am in the States, I need something with which I'll be able to play NTSC and PAL on my PAL playstation, on a NTSC tv or my laptop. If someone could give me something that would do this, I would be forever grateful ! :thumb:

Swap Magic or Modchip, also already mentioned RGB cable...

 

[Svea]

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So all I need is a USB socket thing. That will make me able of plugging the PS2 into my laptop, and then an RGB cable to play the different "regions" of games. That would work?

The laptop should be able to handle both NTSC and PAL format, right?

 

[General Plot]

So all I need is a USB socket thing. That will make me able of plugging the PS2 into my laptop, and then an RGB cable to play the different "regions" of games. That would work?

The laptop should be able to handle both NTSC and PAL format, right?

You can play different region games without any RGB cables, etc... Just switch to either PAL or NTSC mode in the TV application, and you're set.

 

[Coolsvilleman]

whats the price for something like that.

 

[Svea]

So for laptop use, all I need is teh USB socket. And for my PAL ps2 to work with a NTSC tv that doesn't run PAL, I need the RGB, right?

 

[General Plot]

whats the price for something like that.

I bought one a few years ago (a Hauppauge WinTV USB) for about $40 US brand new. Here's a link to the model I have.: http://hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_usb.html

So for laptop use, all I need is teh USB socket. And for my PAL ps2 to work with a NTSC tv that doesn't run PAL, I need the RGB, right?

Should be able to do both signal types just fine through composite or SVideo if you want. Just make sure to set the signal mode in the tv application.

 

[flowrent]

Besides USB ,they also come in PCMCIA interface,fitting nicely in your laptop.