using Laptop as Video Display

[Green95Hoe]

Hey guys.. Ive been running my laptop in my truck for a few years now as my DVD player/MP3 player. Its even more rarely in there now since my new radio plays MP3s and I have a 6 disc MP3 changer. Anyways id like to bring the playstation II into the truck and use the laptop screen as the display device. Im running a Gateway Solo 9100 that has both input and output RCA jacks. Do I need some sort of software to be able to utilize the input plug. I am able to use the output to get the laptop display to a TV but I cant seem to get it to work the other way around. I suppose I could take a simple way out and just buy a USB Video adapter but if I already have the jack...why not go that way. Im not capturing video, just using the screen as a display for the PS2

~Brad

[addiction2bass]

i tried to do that with my old ibm labtop and couldnt get it to work right either :( thiers gotta be somekind of setup you gotta switch for it to work :(
id say call or just take it to a computer shop and see if they can help ya out. they will probably want a few bucks tho no big deal.......

[Green95Hoe]

I think its all in the software... Not sure what I need though

[cxpcman]

you dont have tv input do you ??? ..you gonna need a usb video capture peropherial ....... why dont you intall this
http://www.pcsx2.net/ (i dont know if this works)...... good luck

[dabflyboy]

Hey guys.. Ive been running my laptop in my truck for a few years now as my DVD player/MP3 player. Its even more rarely in there now since my new radio plays MP3s and I have a 6 disc MP3 changer. Anyways id like to bring the playstation II into the truck and use the laptop screen as the display device. Im running a Gateway Solo 9100 that has both input and output RCA jacks. Do I need some sort of software to be able to utilize the input plug. I am able to use the output to get the laptop display to a TV but I cant seem to get it to work the other way around. I suppose I could take a simple way out and just buy a USB Video adapter but if I already have the jack...why not go that way. Im not capturing video, just using the screen as a display for the PS2

~Brad
ive got a solo 9300 as one of my laptops and it came with a restoration disk. on that disc it had a webtv thing you could install. thats what i use when im using that laptop as a screen for my ps/2 on road trips and such

[Green95Hoe]

Boy would I like to get my hands on that disk... I know that on gateway.com if you enter your serial number it will give you a list of the programs you can download that came with it. I tried this with mine and the program wasnt listed. Maybe if I knew the name of the program I could find it elsewhere

[Toolman]

I use winTV2000 on my computer to watch TV. Not sure if it will do what you need it to do.

[Green95Hoe]

Im trying to track down a program called Microsoft VidCap.... I believe thats what I need

[dabflyboy]

Im trying to track down a program called Microsoft VidCap.... I believe thats what I need
yes i believe that is the program that is in conjunction with this webtv thing on mine