Product Description Play console video games on your computer monitor! With StarTech.com's Video Game Jockey, there's no more waiting to use the TV. Simply connect your Xbox, Playstation 2, GAMECUBE, Dreamcast, or other game console to the Video Game Jockey, then plug into your computer monitor, and it's game on!Save money on the cost of a separate TV, and free up your workspace. Perfect for tight spaces like dorm rooms and bedrooms. Supports full audio pass through via your PC speakers or headphones, and switches from PC to game display with the push of a button. Even works when your PC is switched off. Also connects VCRs, DVD players, and camcorders to your monitor. Backed by StarTech.com's 1-year warranty and free lifetime tech support.
Amazon.com Product Description With the StarTech Video Game Jockey, you can play your video games on your computer monitor. Simply connect your Xbox, Playstation 2, GAMECUBE, Dreamcast, or other game console to the Video Game Jockey, then plug into your computer monitor, and it's game on!
Save money on the cost of a separate TV, and free up your workspace. The Video Game Jockey is perfect for tight spaces like dorm rooms and bedrooms. It supports full audio pass-through via your PC speakers or headphones, and switches from PC to game display with the push of a button. Play games even when your PC is switched off. You can also connect VCRs, DVD players, and camcorders to your monitor.
Features:
Also allows VCRs, DVDs and video cameras to connect to monitor
Audio pass through with amplified (active) speakers
Compatible anywhere in the world, with automatic NTSC and PAL video signals detection
Convenient push-button switching between game display and PC display
Easy one-time plug and play set up requires no drivers
Includes all necessary cables for instant out of the box set up
Superior video resolution--1280 x 1024 at 60Hz
Supports composite (RCA) and S-video input
The StarTech COMP2VGA Video Game Jockey Console To PC Monitor Converter Adapter is backed by a 1-year warranty and free lifetime tech support.
What's in the Box COMP2VGA adapter, 15-pin HD extension cable, stereo audio cable, and 9-volt DC power supply.
Turn your monitor into a video game TV!November 23, 2008 I don't have enough space in my dorm room for a TV, but the gamer in me told me I couldn't live without my Wii or my PS2. So I bought this product and it has made life a whole lot easier. I have a Compaq monitor from 1998, and I can play video games well on it. The complaints come from people who are playing games with very high quality graphics, granted this product doesn't produce a perfect picture it is hardly noticeable to me. (It depends on the quality of the monitor) I notice that the sound produced was sort of scratchy on my old speakers, but when I tried my newer, nicer speakers, the sound was perfect.
I am able to instantly switch from my game to my computer's desktop, so there's no set up trouble each time you want to play a game. It will hook up to anything that has RCA cables. A VGA cable is included for you to connect to it. If you are in a situation where there is no TV, this is a great thing to have, to be able to turn your computer's monitor into a TV!
Did not work very wellSeptember 16, 2008 The only way I could make it work was to hold the S-video/component switch halfway in. Other than that it seemed to work fine! Seriously, though holding the switch is not acceptable. I returned this item.
Does exactly what it says it will do, this is not a HD converterMarch 26, 2008 Thankfully this product worked instantly out of the box. I was also relieved that there are position adjustments, so that an off center image can be centered by this box and the monitor. Some boxes force you to only use the monitor to adjust the image, which is not a great solution.
The image quality is a little bit weak when using the RCA jack, but that is to be expected. I always use component connections for my PS2, so it was a bit jarring to get thrown back to the bad RCA connection.
Edit - Now that I am using an S-video cable there is significant improvement over the picture quality. I would have much preferred component cables connections, however given that this is not a true HD converter, and the low cost, it is somewhat understandable.
An excellent, dependable, small and functional unit.
Makes My Super NES Playable Again On My LCD TVFebruary 1, 2008 The good thing about using this device is that I can now play my U.S. Super NES, as well as several other game systems like my TV Games units, on my flatscreen LCD TV through its PC monitor port without having the game screen suffering problems when I power up. However, if one's buying this in the hopes that it may serve as a PAL-to-NTSC converter, like I did when I tried to get my PAL-compatible Super NES to run on my flatscreen TV and monitor, it won't work.
True to its NameJanuary 16, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I dont know why people say this product is bad. This product is really great. I got it yesterday and hooked it up to my 24 inch windows vista lcd screen. The instructions are easy to follow and you should do it in no time. I played my ps2 on it and it is great. It works fine and you can adjust the brightness and screen to your game experience. I would use a s video ps2 cable though, but the composite video cable is still good. People probably misjudged this item because their computer could'nt handle the game jockey. Your computer should be windows and have all the vga slots nessessary. The graphics depend on your computer and if your computer has a graphic card, it should work great. This item is the best vga converter and it is truly a video game jockey. You can get it for a very good bargain at amazon. GREAT ITEM
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