[G4] Video/Audio Input

[Ralph Garrett]

On Aug 6, 2004, at 14:51, Jim Pacyga wrote:

> Try a KVM switch.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steffen Vinding Nyden <steffenrvn at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Aug 6, 2004 10:11 AM
> To: Power Macintosh G4 List <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: [G4] Video/Audio Input
>
> Hello all!  I am the proud owner of a Sawtooth G4 350mhz, Radeon Mac 
> Edition
> (32mb, DVI, VGA, S-Video output) etc etc...        Anyway, I was just
> wondering...is there any way to have video and audio input in my mac 
> (or
> directly to the monitor) so that I could hook up, say, a Playstation 2 
> so I
> can use my monitor for that as well as for computing?  (for the 
> record, it
> is a Princeton Graphics VL1716, (17in lcd with DVI and VGA input
> capabilities...)  Thanks in advance!
>
> -Steffen
>

A KVM won't do it, he needs a scan convertor to change the composite 
video signal to VGA or DVI. There will be a loss in quality though.


Ralph