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Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:01 am**

ok i'm trying to hook up my dreamcast to my pc but i don't know how this thing work since this is my first time im doing this kinda thing and the tv in my room no longer work. I'm using a Geforce 4 ti4200 128mb card. Can someone walk me throught how to set it up?

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:11 am**

I don't think that is possible unless you have a video in on your computer video card. I think most video cards only have a video out. But if you have a video in on your video card on your computer then hook the video out on your dreamcast to the video in on your video card. And get a 1/8" mini jack to 2 red/white RCA Jack to hook up the audio.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:35 am**

I think i have video in. There is a cable that came with the card that label. in/out but when i plug in the video out from my dreamcast to the video in cable nothing happen when i trun on my dreamcast. Am i suppose to use some kind of software?

PS: crap i think i posted in the wrong section of the forum. sorry hehe

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:56 am**

Damn I'm stupid. Just realized something if you are plugging your dreamcast into the video of your computer where are you plugging your monitor????? I really don't think it will work bro. I would grab a t.v. at wal-mart or something real cheap like under 100 bucks.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 2:07 am**

Here's the card i'm using

edit: oops wrong link
http://www1.soltek.com.tw/English/product/ti4200.htm

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 2:18 am**

Yea but I don't think you can go through your comp to produce video signal and interactivity you see what I mean?

Only thing I think you can do is hook your dreamcast directly to you monitor through s-video or RCA but your monitor would have to support this.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 2:19 am**

Sorry man thats tv out

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 3:00 am**

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 4:07 am**

You need a program to see the video in. I've used ati videoin player, or you can find another. I think even media player will see videoin. So, you dont just plug it in and whoope. You need a program that'll run it.

you need to select the source, which will be listed as your video card.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 4:12 am**

Yea but I don't think the game will filter through the comp. I think it will have to direct connect to the monitor via s-video or something

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 4:30 am**

Originally posted by Cameron203
Yea but I don't think the game will filter through the comp. I think it will have to direct connect to the monitor via s-video or something

No, it'll filter as video. think about it... how can it tell if that video is from a camcorder or a saturn? i havent tried it... but I dont see why it wont work.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 4:41 am**

Yea but what I am saying is if he hooks it up to his video card and has his monitor hooked up to his video card via his comp that will be two video signals only one can go at a time

BTW True don't you have an ABIT IT7 MAX mobo?

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 4:44 am**

i don't know any good software out there that allow me to see video in. I tried window media player and i got nothing

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Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 5:25 am**

see... you plug the video game thingge into the video in. That signal is processed by the computer.

You use a media program that can handle a video in signal, there are a number of them avialable. If you have the proper drivers installed, you go into the settings for the media program and select using your video card for video in.

Then, you'll have this program go full screen.

I cant think of a reason why this wouldnt work.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 8:10 pm**

so anyone know any free software out there that allow me to use this video in feature?

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 8:24 pm**

Originally posted by silkman
so anyone know any free software out there that allow me to use this video in feature?

Check the drivers disc or the manufacturers page for info and any such programs. Half the time they're proprietary programs, I've run into only a couple (could just be me though) that acually provide windows capture drivers.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 8:31 pm**

Yes you should have some software with the card... My asus came with three such programs... Try getting asus's software... it was able to run my web cam..?

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2002 9:47 pm**

k the only software that came with the card is cyberlink powerdvd and cyberlink powerdirector. But i've been playing around with director all day and i can't get it to work.