Expensive adapters combined with endless scaling woes can make connecting a console to your LCD monitor or project a daunting prospect. Castrade’s Game Box makes the process as painless as possible.
The box will accept video input from your Wii, PS3, or pretty much anything else that uses a common video cable, and properly scale it to an LCD-friendly resolution, preventing your console from reverting to a low-quality video mode just because your 1280×1024 monitor doesn’t support the specific 1080i or 720p video setting it expects. (Full compatibility list here). It’ll also accept audio inputs from a few proprietary console connectors and send them out through a 3.5mm jack.
Price and availability haven’t yet been announced, but the lack of an English language press release doesn’t inspire much hope. That’s your cue, importers. [Akihabara]
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May 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM
..already out in Australia, rebranded by Digitech ( http://www.cablechick.com.au/cables/digitech-nintendo-wii-composite-component-video-to-vga-convertor.html ) .. I’ve seen it at Jaycar – been trying to find more info on its performance.
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May 28, 2009 at 12:08 PM
digitech version works fine, got one upstream of a component switcher, driving a 1440×900 panel.
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