I'm looking to purchase a VGA box and need help
 

I want something that will either:

a) Allow me to connect a game console, through an s-video connection, directly to the VGA whatsamadoo on my monitor, or
b) Allow me to connect a game console to my laptop through a USB port, using an s-video connection.

I'm not hugely picky, but I'm looking for something that's not too pricey (anything under $60) that'll allow me to do one of the above. Thanks.

Seriously, you're better off looking at what choices the console gives you than investing in a generic VGA box with lackluster image quality.

For example, there's an official VGA cable for the Xbox 360 and you can use HDMI > DVI/VGA cabling for the PS3. Even the Dreamcast supports VGA "out of the box" without converting. Additionally, a number of (computer) LCD monitors sport component inputs for use with almost all modern consoles (PS2, Wii, Xbox).

Older consoles without progressive scan support will look horribly with a VGA box, due to deinterlacing.

I'm thinking about Wii and GCN here, and perhaps a friend's PS2. Is there some kind of component-to-VGA kit I can acquire with no need for a box?

My monitor is a CRT and it has no component input - Just VGA.

I bought one of these and my advice is do what Free.User suggests. The picture isn't horrible, but if you can do better than by all means do better.