Customer Reviews

High Resolution Component Input VGA Box for Wii, Ps3, Xbox 360, PSP 2000, and More

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is a great product to play your game system on a computer monitor. The picture is great. There IS background noise on the picture that might get a little annoying (I don't really notice it), however, for the price, you really can't ask for a more crisp picture. It's also much smaller than I expected, about 4" x 1.5" by 1". And once you've got it set up, it's extremely easy to use. That said, there are some important things to consider.

*****

THIS IS IMPORTANT: Your monitor MUST be able to run at 1600 x 1200 resolution. You must have a component cable for your system, not a composite. And you must set your system to 480p resolution for it to run. If you don't have ALL of this set up, the system WILL NOT RUN. You will get an image on your monitor telling you that it is out of range.

*****

I had to find this out the HARD way. When I bought the item I didn't have any of these things. Monitors that can run at 1600x1200 are NOT CHEAP but I managed to find a good deal (Less than $200) and had been looking to upgrade from my ancient CRT anyway. The component cable should only cost you about $5 if you don't have one already. The worst part was owning all these things and not knowing that I had to set my system at 480p. This item DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS. I had to email the manufacturer (Hyperkin) to finally get an answer. Fortunately, they got back to me within two days which is relatively quick.

But after all of that trouble, like I said earlier, I couldn't be happier with what this little thing can do. After all that trouble setting it up, it's really easy to use and gets a great picture for a great price. I would have given it 5 stars if it had come with better instructions and if I had been properly warned of everything I would need to get it to work properly

This a dual review of sorts, as I am comparing the VGA 2000 to another product I purchased which I found dissatisfactory: the HD Box Pro.

I am a PS3/Wii owner and I'm too poor at the moment to buy myself a nice HDTV. Seeing as I have a 20 inch Viewsonic PC LCD monitor in my room which rarely ever gets used (since I primarily use my laptop) I figured I'd find myself a good VGA adapter and put it to some good use.

The VGA 2000 by Hyperkin was not my first choice when I was shopping around for VGA adapters. The first one I tried (and luckily did NOT pay full price for, more on this in a minute) was the HK-based HD Box Pro. I did a LOT of research, read a ton of reviews and figured it would do the trick. The HD Box Pro normally goes for almost $75 (that's the unit price including shipping) but I was lucky enough to find a guy getting rid of his on craigslist for $25. So, I picked it up.

Boy... I was glad I didn't pay full price for it.

The positives:

- Comes with audio input/output ports so that you can actually use your monitor speakers if you got them (or just use an external audio source)

- The unit has MANY different options to tamper with to fit your lcd tv/monitor just right (color, resolution, and aspect ratio)

- It comes with a remote control so that you don't have to reach for the function buttons on the device itself.

Sounds great, doesn't it?

The negatives:

- It DOES need an external power source (a/c adapter included).

- Unfortunately for me, upon hooking my PS3 up to my LCD monitor with the HD Box Pro, the monitor was LITTERED with "static" lines. These lines only got worse with continuous usage.

Next, I tried to contact HD Box Pro support. After emailing them throughout the month of February with NO RESPONSE, I gave up. I had no choice but to find another option.

Then... I found the VGA 2000 here on Amazon.

After reading a decent amount of the other reviews here, I decided this might actually work (not to mention the price was right, being only about $25 including shipping)

One thing I noticed was the size of the VGA 2000 unit. If you have a cable box, it's about the size of a standard DVR remote. And, unlike the HD Box Pro, your audio cables MUST be plugged into an external source. Also, it's powered by USB, so your options are to either plug it into a USB port (cable included), or if you're like me, you can use an old cell phone USB charger as a power adapter.

Now, for it's actual performance...

The VGA does not have the customization options that the HD Box Pro has, but IT WORKS!! As for the resolution, it outputs at 720p max, but the picture is crystal clear with no degradation.

I have tried it with my Wii, PS3 and my Panasonic Blu-Ray player and everything works great.

So... take it from me. I've put in the time and money JUST to get my HD systems running on a decent monitor. And, once I DO get an HDTV, I will DEFINITELY use the VGA 2000 to plug my Wii into its VGA port (as I wouldn't need it with the PS3 since it's got an HDMI port).

Good buy! You won't be disappointed.

i bought this to hook my roommates Wii up to my 19" widescreen Samsung SyncMaster 920nw monitor. after hooking everything up, even the desktop was poor quality. everything had a trail off to the right. I switched it to the Wii and got a message saying that it was an unsupported output and recommended 1440 x 900 at 60 Hz. thats EXACTLY what my monitor is set to. after hooking up the vga box i had the option to bump it up to 1600 x 1200, which is what the box outputs. i tried that and still got the error message. so unless you have a super high-reso monitor, dont buy this. and if you get a monitor with that high a resolution, just buy a 480 or 720p tv and save yourself the trouble of dealing with this box.

It works! My new DVD player uses my PC's flatscreen monitor as its monitor too. And I didn't have to kludge or solder anything at all.

I can use the switch button to flip back and forth between DVD and PC, which lets me pause a DVD and search the web to figure out some relatively obscure reference. (I did have to separately purchase a "USB Adapter" to plug into the wall and provide the power this unit expects to piggypback from the game console I don't have.)

I purchased this to switch between my Dell Desktop and AppleTV. It works great with both SD and HD resolutions. In few cases, I get image shift....but I can go into the screen position settings in the TV and compensate.

For the money, it's worth it over the more expensive one's. AND it's USB powered, so I could have pluged into my ATV or Dell and it'll power on when one of those power on. Genius!

This worked straight out of the box, no problem, within minutes I had the xbox screen working on my monitor. For this I fully recommend the unit. about once every couple of hours the screen blanks out then pops back after just a second. I don't know if this is the unit or my monitor doing some screen saving thing! so I can't really blame the unit.

I purchased this device to play my PSP on my LCD monitor. It works perfectly. It converts the progressive scan output from my PSP to VGA so I can play it on a larger screen. This was the only solution short of buying a new digital TV. If you want to play a PSP on a TV with interlaced component input, this is the way to go if the TV has a VGA input.

You should read all the reviws posted here. You'll get the idea that this is a device for a particular purpose and needs to have the particular's in place..... then it will work fine.

I set this up and plugged it into my monitor to no effect. I then changed the resolution to match what the device put out and it STILL gave me only black. From there I had to plug my Wii back into my TV and set it to EDTV mode. NOW it worked.

So EDTV mode---> Correct resolution on your monitor (mentioned above) and I Was good to go!

And yes, there is some noise in solid blacks or solid colors in general but it's not something you notice much when your actually playing.

good staff the video quality is perfect,but the people who sell this have to make some kind of manual of how to install it on a ps3

When I first got it, I was shock at how small it was. I try hooking it up, but had lots of trouble to begin with. I was on the break of just returning it until I realize that there was one thing left to try and it worked!!! There are not a lot of tips to help set this up, but here are my tips.

-I'm using an 23" Accer monitor that I bought for under $200. It has 1600:1200 for VGA, which was good, but you don't really need it. Because when I tried it out on my GF's monitor, it was running at a lower resolution and it still worked.

-You do not have to connect it to your PC, it can run fine just between the monitor and your console. Using the PC to change resolution doesn't really change the clarity when I tried it out.

(Very IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

-Make sure you have a HDTV to work with, or else you will be left out in the dark. If you only have those old box TV, then you need to find someone with a HDTV. When you go to the Wii's setting (on a HDTV), you want to access screen and change the resolution there to 480p (HDTV) and not 480i (TV). If it is not set to 480p, you will get a black screen with nothing showing. WARNING!!! You will not be able to change the 480i to 480p on a box tv!!!

-The only thing you need to buy extra is a component cable for less then $5.

-If your monitor can use both VGA and DVI inputs, then you can go ahead and use the DVI for your PC and VGA for the VGA-2000 box, that way you do not have to down grade your resolution. Simply just change the input on your monitor from VGA to DVI or vice versa.

-I have my Wii connected to the box connecting to the monitor. Since it comes with a audio converter cable, I hooked it up to my monitor's built in speakers. I then connected my PC to a different set of speaker instead. Using these steps will help to avoid those weird noise like the other buyers complained about. Oh and the graphics are amazing! Not PS3 or 360 quality, but definitely Wii.

-Over all, it's a great alternative for gaming on a screen you already have. I just saved myself some money for buying this rather then a new tiny TV for over $200.