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PC+Consoles on Same Monitor Help

by For Rum Feb 23, 2006 5:47AM PST

I'm looking to buy a 19' or greater monitor for around $300 or so. I want to use this monitor for my computer, and also to use with my PS2, XBox, etc... I only have the standard composite cables for my game systems and don't wish to upgrade them. I have a switch box that I connect all my game systems to (cheap Gamestop one) that I want to connect to my monitor(via composite) so I can seemlessly switch from PC use to Console use. Does anyone have any suggestions on what monitor I should buy and how I should set this up? Should I limit my options of monitor choices by looking for one with composite inputs or not? Or are there adapters from composite to VGA? Keeping in mind I have a work around for getting sound through my speakers if there is such an adapter. I tried other forums, and have recieved just about zero help, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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