Using my laptop as the screen to my PS3

admarlow | 14:29 Thu 10th Jul 2008 | Technology

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my laptop has the following ports-
USB
iLink
S-Video (tv out)
express card slot
pc card slot
RGB Monitor
modem port
network port
can I use any of these to make my laptop the screen for my playstation 3? which i think uses hdmi? Do i need to buy anything?

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Zax47

Forget it! They are all OUTPUTS from your laptop. There is no way to do what you want, sorry - it's a non-starter.

admarlow

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the express card and pc card are inputs...

admarlow

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would this do the trick?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AV-Video-Input-Adapter-w ith-PC-Video-Recording-Software_W0QQitemZ19023 5161241QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190235161241&_t rksid=p3286.m14.l1318

Zax47

That will only accept a normal composite or s-video signal at crappy normal PAL resolution of 576(625) lines - not what you want out of a fairly sophisticated device like a PS3 which can give HD images!!. The lag will be horrendous and the pictures unwatchable.

Trust me, it ain't worth it - buy a cheap LCD tele from Ebuyer or ASDA or somewhere - you will get much much better results.

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