PS2 Mulitple Output Dilemma

[sj33]

I'm posting this for a friend, who currently uses a VD-Z3 Component-to-VGA transcoder for his gaming.
As you may know, this transcoder only works with Prog. Scan sources. This is no problem with the XBox of course, and not even a problem with the GameCube - he has the Component cable connected to the Digital AV for Prog. Scan content, and an RGB Scart cable connected to the TV from the Analog AV for interlaced content.

With the news that PS2 RE4 will support 480p, he's decided to go the Prog. Scan route for the PS2 too. Of course, only a small percentage of PS2 games use Prog. Scan, so there's no way the VD-Z3 can be used as a primary connection method.

What this essentially means is that he's gonna have to switch the cables between the Component and RGB Scart at the back of this PS2 between games... what a pain!
So I was looking into some ways of having multiple output cables connected to the PS2 at once.

I first stumbled across this -

http://uk.playstation.com/hardware/h...generationId=2

This unit seems to add Composite AV connectors to the cable... this seems like it would do the job of allowing 2 video outputs. However, 2 flaws... first off, he'd have to fall down to *shudder* Composite AV for interlaced content.
Another flaw is that all sites seem to say this outputs S-Video from the AV Multi Out port, but don't mention Component... so I don't even know if this will work =/

Dunno if you guys have another solution... perhaps a third party Component cable with a S-Video (or maybe even RGB Scart) connector also? Just to save him messing with cables really.

[Freddo]

if you get the official sony svideo dongle thing, it has an av port on it so you can pass through to any other cable you like, so for instance I can use the svideo dongle then plug the component leads into it.

also remember component and rgb use the same pins on the ps2 so you have to change the output mode in the dashboard from component to rgb depending on what cable you want to use.

[sj33]

if you get the official sony svideo dongle thing, it has an av port on it so you can pass through to any other cable you like, so for instance I can use the svideo dongle then plug the component leads into it.

S-Video dongle? Is that different to the one I posted up there? As the one I posted would let me use Component and Composite A/V.

[Freddo]

The one you posted there has composite video and stereo sound by rca's, and an svideo jack, it also has a multi-av port like the one on your ps2 already so you can pass through to another cable such as a component one. What you'd need would be that lead, and a ps2 component lead, then you could simultaneously output svideo and component.

[sj33]

Well that's what I thought, but I can't see to find a separate S-Video output on the device. I assume it means it just outputs the S-Video through the Multiout =/

[Freddo]

its on the side they conveniently never show you in any of those pictures, if you look at the top picture you can see the text where its labelled "svideo out"

[sj33]

Ah, top stuff man.

I assume I'm not really taking a step down *that* much by using S-Video instead of RGB Scart? It's not like RGB Scart looked particularly nice on the PS2 anyway.

[dvdx2]

I use the BLAZE VGA connector for playing ps2 game in prog scan on my monitor.

Boy you should see Gradius V/Tekken 5

[sj33]

Really? I've always steered clear of VGA adaptors and the like because of the bad rep they have.

[sj33]

I posted the topic over at HDTV Arcade and got this response -

http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/viewtopic.php?t=2769

He's basically saying the AV Adaptor unit can't pass through a Component signal, right? Kinda throws me back to square 1.