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[RedDwarf]

I have that purple dongle thingamajig that lets me do audio/video in. Is there a way to make it see the Dreamcast by hooking it up this way? How would I switch the screen. If this question is even more stupid than I think, I apologize.

 

[btrboyev]

yeah you can do it, but you need to use the ati software..oh and the picture quality sucks

 

[Culex]

I had question about this, too with my GC. Using the purple dongle, the best you'll get is S-Video, which doesn't look appealing on a high-res monitor for most GC games. As was explained to me, your best bet would be to use a VGA box switchy thing.

 

[RedDwarf]

Ah, damn. The picture quality sucks? That's no good. I was hoping to get out of trying to track down a VGA adapter.

 

[The Faceless Master]

the quality isnt *that* bad with s-video... just not as good as vga...

 

[Mason]

Why would VGA look better than S-Video? I'm not denying that it does, but I don't understand why.

 

[dark10x]

Why would VGA look better than S-Video? I'm not denying that it does, but I don't understand why.

VGA is a superior connection that divides up various components of an image into individual ouputs. S-video does not divide the pieces of the image into as many components and is also lacks the ability to output a progressive signal (progressive scanning renders EVERY line on a screen, rather than every other one producing a more complete and crisper image).

I hope that's a simple enough explanation...