topplehat
02-25-2008, 09:07 PM
I was wondering if anyone knew of a ps2 vga cable for common gameplay that works decently.
mikebz28
02-26-2008, 03:21 PM
VGA cables for the PS2.
You should know that this involves a more complex issue of making the game run without interlacing. Most PS2 games only supported interlaced mode, and thus, do not work in VGA without forcing a mode switch. This causes issues, some are curable, others are not, and it may depend on the monitor you are using.
First there is the PS2 Linux kit's VGA cable. This is the only cable made by Sony.
The Blaze VGA cable came with a boot disc to allow games to start up in VGA mode. It was incredibly buggy and did not/does not work with a ginormous huge number of games at all. This disc and its cable can still be found in the wild though, and every so often they pop up for sale on ebay. Even if you find one, you must have a monitor that accepts sync-on-green--this is not really a fault of the cable though. All of Sony's consoles so far (I am unsure about the PS3) output RGB sync on green--even sony's own VGA cable did this. So if your monitor doesn't do sync-on-green, you have to strip it. This is a simple circuit, but you have to build it yourself.
Finally, the Xploder HDTV player forces progressive modes in TV broadcasts, and it also supports VGA modes in various resolutions. It is much more compatible with many more games and generally works a hell of a lot better than the boot disc that came with the Blaze cable; you can use it with the Blaze cable, but the sync issue will still be there. Xploder promised a VGA cable once they got this new boot disc to market, but that hasn't happened yet. The last I saw said "some time within the next week," but that was about a week ago. You should also be advised that generally speaking (and mostly because of the sync problem) the Xploder disc tends to work a lot better with HDTVs over component than over VGA, so ymmv.
Anyway, if it's only a cable that is stopping you, you should also know that it is a pretty simple matter to add a VGA D-sub plug to a PS2 component cable, or to make a breakaway converter, thereby sparing you from maiming a perfectly good component cable. This dude did that very thing (http://skygate.bravehost.com/PS2_VGA_cable.html), mind you a boot method to get the proper mode you want will still be necessary.
Source:http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/39309975/m/568007502831