N64 on a Dell 2407

Question

Just tried to connect my N64 upto my dell 2407 and I got some rather strange errors.... I first tried connecting it up by S-video and when I changed to the input the screen stayed black with the little S-video icon in the upper left corner flashing and it wouldn't display an image. I switched back over to the DVI input for my PC and tried to PIP function and when I did that it came up with the message out of range signal. Cannot display this video mode change computer display input to 1920x1200@60hz. Now I've got a PAL N64 so it only outputs in 50hz.... I tried putting a game into hires mode which changes the resolution up to 640x480 from 320x240 but this didn't have an effect on the message I received. I tried it with a composite cable too without any luck. I've made sure the N64 is working on 2 other TV's and similarly made sure with the cables. Has anyone got any suggestions or am I just out of luck?

Jack Huizenga · Answer

My experience shows that playing consoles on the 2407 is mildly problematic at best. Fortunately in the case of N64, console emulation has come a long way. If your PC is decent (basically, if you have a 3d card made in the last 4 years or so), you can play your games in very high resolution. The 3d effects will look much better than they do on the console itself. The only trouble is hooking up controllers, but there are usb converters that will allow you to hook up either N64 or playstation 2 controllers to your pc. You can get these pretty cheap off ebay. I haven't tried the N64 ones, but I can highly recommend the playstation converters. I've played a fair amount of mario kart 64 on my pc with 3 other friends at 1600 x 1200 resolution using 4 playstation 2 controllers, and in my opinion it is a much better experience than even playing on the N64 is.

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