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