Console to PC to PC Monitor? Capture Card?

Hey all,

I currently have about 5 different monitors sitting around me. Two PC monitors, a 40 inch 30 inch CRT tv, a GX TV and a NeoCandy cab. I am looking at going back to college, and they force people going in as a freshmen to live in the dorms.

I am trying to feed all my stuff into one monitor if possible. I am currently looking at getting an Apple Cinema Display; the problem with this display is that there is no component in.

This raises the question of “how do I get full quality component video in to this monitor?”. The Apple Cinema only has a DVI interface, so I was thinking about running my game systems through a video capture card, into my pc, and then onto my monitor.

My dilemma is I can’t really find any straight forward information on what kind of a card can take a component signal and throw it up on your computer screen in full quality.

Has anyone else looked into inputing a component signal into their computer?

I'm pretty sure a component capture card would cost you thousands of dollars. Have you thought about the XRGB-2 Plus? I don't have one myself, but I plan on getting one.

Yes, I know all about the VGA boxes and xrgb boxes. That’s not really what I’m looking for at all. I'm trying to come up with a more integrated solution. It seems like it would be rather easy to do considering how many Tivo and DVR products are out on the market right now.

As it stands, I have to use my DVR to record HDTV and then plug that hard drive into my PC and download it onto my main hard drive. I really rather just be able to put the HD signal into my PC straight up. It seems like if I could capture HDTV on a cheap-ass DVR I could do it on a expensive-ass PC? If I can capture a HD signal off my cable, it seems like I should be able to capture component signals from my game systems.

I’m just very confused as to why there is no “DVR” card for PC’s.

Man, If your going to move into a dorm, you should be woried about Studying and Getting Laid, not about getting the best possible picture on your single monitor....

Just get an XRGB, A desk Lamp, A lava Lamp and a Black Light.

norton9478 said:

Man, If your going to move into a dorm, you should be woried about Studying and Getting Laid, not about getting the best possible picture on your single monitor....

Just get an XRGB, A desk Lamp, A lava Lamp and a Black Light.

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XRGB is useless to me, if I didn’t want to run the signal into my PC I already have much better solutions. And I am not interested in sex with drunken / smelly / STD ridden college kids.

I found what I was looking for, apparently a comapny nammed Gefen makes something called an "HD Mate". http://sewelldirect.com/gefen-component-to-20-apple-display.asp

It converts component and single DVI signal to Dual DVI. Makeing it so you can use the purely digital apple cinema display to play analogue signals as well.