andre_k

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hey, just been looking for info on playing my xbox 360 through my lcd pc moniter in HD

all i keep reading about is dongle and VGA and its all so confusing...

what would i need to connect a 360, in HD, to my dell moniter


its got a res of 1024 x 768 and 70hz refresh rate.

links would be good.

Zetecfiesta

A simple VGA cable...

http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/...ga_hd_av_cable

BM08

what size is the moniter? im guessing 17"? in which case the res should be higher than that, my 17" Ben-Q can go up to 1280x1024 on my desktop

Fagin

Andre K,
Your screen will be fine, but rather small. All you need is a VGA cable and I would recommend the official Microsoft one.

Your screen resolution is natively normal 4:3 aspect ratio, so if you choose the 1280 x 720 resolution in the control panel on your 360 you will be displaying in letterbox format (i.e. a top and bottom border 16:9). This is the same as 720p mode so is HD.

This is assumng that like what GTI iTG says it has a better res (as it should do).

BM08

oh and by the way, when were talking about LCD's dont worry about the refresh rate as thats for CRT screens, LCD's dont have any flicker, hence you can take a picture of a LCD screen and it wont come out with loads of horrible lines going across the screen

Zetec Andy

Mines running through a 19" dell LCD

£20 for the cables but then dont forget you will need something to but the audio through!

BM08

i dont have a 360 but im just curious here, would you be able to use a Logitech 2.1/5.1 pc speaker system with it?

andre_k

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thats my next question... i dont have a pc in my room (where my 360 is going)

what will i do for sound?

this is my moniter, pretty old but hey.
http://tech.yahoo.com/ps/dell-e151fp...tor/1991015480


any links to better ones on ebay, but must be cheap.

tonyk

Im not sure what you mean by cheap but here is a few examples.

http://www.misco.co.uk/productinform...affiliate=2004

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/4073...html?srcid=738

http://www.kelkoo.homecinematv.co.uk...=SAM-LE19R71BX

Zetec Andy

Ive set up an old Technics amp next to the 360 so the leads go into the auxiliary for sound

andre_k

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so it should go into any stereo with auxillery input? how about a headphone set?

andre_k

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bump