Macbook as TV screen?

Is there anyway to use the Macbook Pro as a TV screen? I want to hook a video game system, like the PS2 up to it to make travelling a lot easier than carrying a huge tv.

Elgato's EyeTV boxes will put a TV window on your machine. The EyeTV 200 box has both composite and S-Video inputs for doing that.

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