# PS2, LCD monitor.  What do I need to know?

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**Created:** [January 15, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-lcd-monitor-what-do-i-need-to-know/388105 "2007-01-15T19:33:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-lcd-monitor-what-do-i-need-to-know/388105/1 "2007-01-15T19:33:37Z")

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So now that they’re cheap, I’m thinking about getting a Playstation 2. Only, I don’t have a TV I can hook it up to. However, I’ve also been thinking about getting a new LCD monitor for my computer. So, I’ve been thinking about [this](http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/lcddisplays/xseries/vx2235wm/) . It has some kind of analog inputs and integrated speakers, so I think I would be able to hook up a PS2 without any need for adaptors or anything. Does that sound like it would work?

Also, I don’t know much about the PS2. Other than what comes in the box and some games, is there anything else I’ll need to buy? Do you need to buy a separate memory card to save games like I think I did with my old PS1?

I like driving games, will I want to get a steering wheel controller?

Thanks for any and all advice.

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**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps2-lcd-monitor-what-do-i-need-to-know/388105/2 "2007-01-15T19:42:08Z")

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Hmm, I just realized that monitor may not have the right analog connectors for a PS2. I think it might just be a VGA input, which means I would need some kind of adapter, correct? Maybe instead of looking for a monitor, I should be looking for a TV? But I don’t really want to spend extra money on something that has a tuner I’ll never use. Any suggestions?

What kind of output does the PS2 have anyway? Is it those red, yellow, white connectors? Is that called composite or component? I can never remember.