Serious thought here

Onemanzu · November 17th, 2008, 02:37 AM

Is it possible to make a laptop work as a TV to display signals sent to it by my favorite gaming console of choice? I really don't want to buy a TV and a Laptop, plus it would dramatically decrease the amount of clutter in my room.

Thoughts, ideas, answers... rep for help.

G.T. Rags · November 17th, 2008, 02:51 AM

yes

atlacatl213 · November 17th, 2008, 02:52 AM

edit:

disregard this, I read what you have asked for incorrectly....

atlacatl213 · November 17th, 2008, 03:08 AM

Found this nugget of info.

Xbox.com | General Discussion - Connecting an Xbox to a PC or Laptop or a PC Monitor

start reading where it says "Using a Laptop as an Xbox Display"

I'm quite sure all other gaming systems apply.

Onemanzu · November 17th, 2008, 03:28 AM

Originally Posted by 96GTRagTop

yes

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Originally Posted by atlacatl213

Found this nugget of info.

Xbox.com | General Discussion - Connecting an Xbox to a PC or Laptop or a PC Monitor

start reading where it says "Using a Laptop as an Xbox Display"

I'm quite sure all other gaming systems apply.

Thank you, one of the things they say is that the quality will suffer, I don't think i want this, I rather have clutter over crappy COD waw.

G.T. Rags · November 17th, 2008, 03:31 AM

seeing as u made ur decision i don't have to

Onemanzu · November 17th, 2008, 03:32 AM

no, its a though process, nothing is final until i spend the money.

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G.T. Rags · November 17th, 2008, 03:58 AM

it involves taking apart the laptop

gooberhead320 · November 17th, 2008, 04:19 AM

no it doesn't. all you have to do is get a thing that you plug your component cables into which converts it to a DVI or RGB (whatever your laptop has) when my friends come over i am short a tv so someone just uses my monitor and my friends brings the necessary cables for it

Tony_90fox · November 17th, 2008, 02:36 PM

Just buy a tv...I bought a 20" for less than $100

G.T. Rags · November 17th, 2008, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by gooberhead320

no it doesn't. all you have to do is get a thing that you plug your component cables into which converts it to a DVI or RGB (whatever your laptop has) when my friends come over i am short a tv so someone just uses my monitor and my friends brings the necessary cables for it

he wants his laptop to play vddeo games, not his tv to display his desktop, but for his laptop to display his 360

MikeD05GT · November 17th, 2008, 02:42 PM

slingbox !!!

07torchgt · November 17th, 2008, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by 96GTRagTop

it involves taking apart the laptop

wrong

Originally Posted by 96GTRagTop

he wants his laptop to play vddeo games, not his tv to display his desktop, but for his laptop to display his 360

all you need is a video input card... you don't have to take apart the laptop for that... its an express card, thats all... its got a few different cables that plug into one small port and you can choose to run either component, coaxial, rca, s-video, and some have hdmi... not all of them have the same options but if you have a screen with high enough resolution it will work just fine and quality will be good enough... again, that depends on the screen resolution of your laptop...

you only need the card if your laptop doesn't have any built in video inputs though... most don't

gooberhead320 · November 17th, 2008, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by 96GTRagTop

he wants his laptop to play vddeo games, not his tv to display his desktop, but for his laptop to display his 360

thats exactly what i was talking about. the 360 hooks up to the laptop screen and plugs in through the back using either a DVI or RGB cord that you plug the AV cords for the 360 into. it changed the red, white, yellow wires to an RGB or DVI plug

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