Playing Xbox on rMBP?

[yoshi43]

Hey guys, I'm looking to buy a USB tv tuner that has no lag/delay for playing games. I'm going to be outside the country for a couple of months and will not have access to a tv, nor would it make sense to buy a tv there without being able to bring it back. I used to have an EyeTV 250 and that worked, but I sold it a few years back and was wondering if there was anything cheaper than that? I have bootcamp installed so it can be either Mac or PC compatible. Also, I have absolutely no problem if it is in SD instead of HD. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[theSeb]

One could use the Elgato game capture HD, but I can't vouch for how bad the lag will be

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H9452ZM/A/elgato-game-capture-hd-game-recorder?fnode=61

I use a blackmagic thunderbolt capture thingie for other purposes and I wouldn't try to use it to play games on my Mac. The Elgato might be better for this purpose.

 

[yoshi43]

Thanks for the response. I've been looking into all of elgato's stuff. If I were to get one of their products it would be the hd 250 or hybrid since they have "game mode" and the ability to turn off time shifting respectively.
I was wondering more about the cheeper tv tuners like the Diamond TVW750USB ATI Theater HD 750 USB TV Tuner, but I can't find any website that talks about the lag for those products

 

[Moriarty]

Don't bother... quality will be rubbish and there will be significant lag. Get a cheap external monitor - with the right cables / adapters the Xbox will work perfectly via VGA, HDMI or DVI.

 

[joedemax]

+1

Forget about trying this. The latency will be way high (4 frames at least). Just buy a computer monitor and use that.

 

[rbrian]

I would either buy a TV locally, or play games on Windows using an XBox controller. The cost for either would be comparable to buying a USB tuner, and the results would be better.

 

[charlieegan3]

the lag on higher spec computers is horrific - wouldn't bother