MyGica V2V Pro Video to VGA Converter/Video Switcher

The V2V Pro is a great product considering there isn't many devices of this type in the market. You can search everywhere and not find one product that can do what this little gadget can do. Most stores like Best Buy or Frys don't carry it. They only have PCtoTV, which is the opposite of what this gadget can do. This works both ways.My set up consist of DirectTv Reciever (Standard) -> Via S-Video/Input -> V2V Pro -> VGA/ Output -> Hannspree 22" Widescreen HD Monitor.I recommend using other ways to transmit audio such as a stereo via audio/RCA.Video Quality: If you use this to convert a TV signal, there is no difference between the composite and s-video.Considering this is an up-scale converter your picture will be slightly pixelated because it is stretching the picture. But overall you cant complain. There are no scan lines either.To best way to describe the picture its as if watching a video online such as from Hulu or Fancast and expanding it to full screen, but with a better quality to it.This is not a HD converter.I decided to buy this because I had originally used my monitor for my XBOX 360 via HDMI. But recently had direct tv setup. I had no choice but to take down my monitor and use an old 19" flat screen tv. The big box piece of junk. So then I bought this so i can have my XBOX and TV on the same monitor, since my monitor supports HDMI/VGA.This product is great. I recommend it, but don't expect perfect picture quality. Remember it is an upscale converter. It adjust itself to whatever its VGA output cable is connected to. Its price is reasonable. For its class of device, consider it a great deal.If you consider buying, take note that depending on your equipment. I suggest to buy a 15-pin M-M VGA and or a S-video cable for outputting ahead of time. Which are not included in the box.One more thing! The V2V Pro's S-Video input bay is to far in for any standard S-Video cable to fit in and reach. So i had to shave some of the plastic from my cable for it to reach. Which is the only con i can think of so far for this product. You may have that problem with the VGA input as well. Also at time it will seem as if the screen has darkened. That can be fixed simply by restarting the V2V Pro.Goodbye piece of crap TV.for question or comments, please reply or contact me.I hope you enjoyed my review on the V2V Pro.

Product was delayed in arriving after purchase. After arriving product was very flimsy, worked okay for about a month then just completely stopped working - must have overheated or electrical component was blown out. Quality on PC monitor was very fuzzy after connecting this product, but still it was able to convert a PC monitor to a spare TV. Be careful when adjusting the monitor and language settings, it could be difficult to nearly impossible to return back to English and 480p settings if pressed wrong settings. Overall, okay product. Suggestion: if you are a gamer or are thinking about converting a PC monitor into a TV, it's best to save and purchase a good small TV when on sale.

I bought this device because I wanted to play my older games (such as Dreamcast, Playstation 1 and 2, Nintendo 64, Genesis and SNES) on my HDTV. The problem was that my HDTV, like many HDTVs, has bad "game lag". Game lag occurs because your HDTV is busy converting older signals (like from RF, composite cables and s-video cables) into HD quality 480, 720, and 1080p. You might not notice it while watching a DVD movie, but try playing a fighting game or a rhythm based game and it'll be a frustrating bad timed mess.This device does all the work, so your HDTV doesn't have to, and you don't have game lag. No more "you press the button on your controller and about half a second later your character reacts". Menu is easy to navigate, although a little slow. It works through a VGA cable, so make sure you 1) have a VGA port on your TV. 2)BUY a seperate 15 pin male to male VGA cable (this one doesn't come with it) and 3)make sure your TV can switch between normal and widescreen modes of display.Mine can, and setting this device to 640 x 480 with S-video makes my PS1 and 2 games look great. So those frustrated that they can't play older games on their HDTV because of game lag, GET THIS DEVICE, it fixes that so you can play your games on any HDTV with a VGA port!