hi guys stuck here, bought the acer AL2216w 22' inch lcd for $900 3 months ago... its a great lcd monitor! I was wondering if I were to buy myself a ps3/xbox360/wii can I connect any of these consoles to my lcd monitor??

I think it comes with a vga port which I'm currently connecting to my aspire notebook and the dvi port or something not too sure if comes with the hdmi port but I read somewhere the lcd monitor can support hdmi/hdcp stuffs?? Also I'm planning to turn the monitor into a tv and can somebody reckon me to buy some good tvbox/tv tuner?? I have no idea whats the best items to buy out there and this is the best site to ask questions... I'm considering to buy a lcd tv instead but this monitor would go to waste! I should have bought the lcd tv in the 1st place but I (noob) seriously have no idea I can actually connect my notebook to a lcd tv... :S:S:S... such a shame!

Anyway so I hope the tv thingy can work out on my monitor and of course I wouldnt wan to compromise on visual experience as I read somewhere lcd monitor arnt good in displaying tv content?? Correct me if I'm wrong...

One last thing; you guys think now's the best time to buy the game consoles or wait for sometime longer? And whats the best price offer the consoles right now and where I should et them?? I'm leaning towards the ps3 cos it comes with a blu-ray player and probably I can hook up and watch movies on my lcd monitor?? Btw, I reside in JB and so its hard to find any stores selling these consoles...

Thanks in advance...

1st off all congrate on ur 22" lcd, and with that buying a next gen console is a must!

im from jb too and there's plenty of good gaming shop at City Square, go look around.

i bought me Xbox360 ( currently hooked up with 19" LG LCD monitor ) there also from a recommendation of a fellow lowyat forummer

city square or jb got good gaming shop ar????????????
wow, imust be outdated....

i have a question which relates to TS's original question.

Currently i have an LG monitor with only 1 vga input. When i want to play my xbox , i need to manually unplug the vga from my cpu and plug in the vga from xbox.. it's kinda tedious.. not to mention the need to unplug and plug my keyboard in when i need to use it.

Is there any solution to this? I was told that i can use a KVM switch... Any idea how much it costs and which KVM should i get? Currently only have a cpu and xbox running.

u can find one(VGA switch box) from play-asia.com
checkout this link-just copy paste it into ur browser
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-de-49-en-70-245o.html

-it costs around RM250(plus shipping cost)

n if u plan to use HDMI on ur monitor , u can try to find DVI to HDMI adapter..ok!thanks!

This post has been edited by jackal_x2005: Oct 30 2007, 05:58 AM

kvm switch try find it on lowyat price around RM150 - RM200+

Welcome to gaming console couch/world!

Yeah right you conman...

hahahhahahaha, ah tot give it a rest lar

i got the same model as ur..for PS3 cannot use..but for xbox360 yes...

i thought blatantly promoting shops in regular threads is not allowed?

anyway, microsuck, maybe the monitor is not HDCP-compliant.

i still need to unplug and replug my vga if i use that box u were talking.

LYN got sell kvm switch arr? hmm.. might go this week then.

My advice, don't use a kvm swicth as your picture quality will be degraded. It'll look wash out and a bit blur. I'm using one and I'm actually regret that I've bought it but if you can live with that then go ahead.

hmm
like that arr..

yup...like that...but if you really want to avoid some trouble changing cable, this is the only solution.

How about the Wii? is that possible?

go Holiday plaza & KSL city ..got plenty of videogames shop there

I'm selling HDMI-DVI cable to connect your PS3 to your LCD monitor, pm me if interested. thanks