PlayStation2 as played through the lapdock
About a year ago, I stumbled across the Motorola Atrix 4G. I didn't find the phone very interesting itself, the thing that drew my attention was the so called lapdock.
The lapdock is a device that looks pretty much like an ordinary laptop, but it doesn't work on its own, and its intended purpose is to connect the Motorola Atrix 4G which turns the phone into a laptop.
Even though that's kinda cool, that's not what I'm using it for. The Atrix phone is connected via Micro HDMI for video and sound (it actually has build in speakers!), and USB for the touch pad and keyboard, which makes it easy to use it for other purposes with a couple of adapters!
I don't own the phone myself, I just bought the lapdock on eBay.
So far I've managed to play PlayStation 2 and Wii, and display my phone and video recording devices on the device, and best of all; it's battery powered.
PlayStation2 and Nintendo Wii are transmitting their audio and video signals through AV, which is common seen as a scart plug or RCA (Radio Corporation of America), that uses three plugs; one for video, and two for sound (stereo; left and right). This is a completely different type of signal, and this can not be converted through an adapter, it has to be converted through a converter. The important difference is that an adapter simply changes the places of the pins inside the plugs, and a converter actually has build in hardware, that receives data from the input port, processes it, and outputs it as a new type of signal. That's why the converters are a bit more expensive than the adapters.
Here's what I used to demonstrate this project:
Motorola Atrix 4G Lapdock
PlayStation2, and accessories
Micro HDMI Female -> Micro HDMI Female adapter
Micro HDMI Male -> HDMI Female adapter
HDMI Male -> HDMI Male adapter
AV -> HDMI converter
Micro USB cable
That's what's needed to connect a PlayStation2 to the lapdock. By the way, I could have used a Micro HDMI Female -> HDMI Male cable instead of the first three adapters, which definitely would have been nicer :) But i don't have such a cable :P
After all, the lapdock is a nice device, and with a few adapters, it can be a very useful ingredient in a portable console! :D
The lapdock, with lid open
Lapdock, with adapters and the converter
Sony PlayStation2, with bundled cables and controller
Sony PlayStation2 and the lapdock
The lapdock's connectors: Micro USB Male and Micro HDMI Male
The PlayStation2 connected through the converter. Time to turn it on!
Ratchet and Clank 3!
Difficult to control while taking a photo :P
And that's it!
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