Can VGA display 1080p quality with HDMI cable?

RinchenT · Oct 15, 2014

Hello,

My monitor itself is LCD 1920x1080p, however, it is currently plugged into my PC. I want to connect my Xbox as well but without the hassle of having to remove cables from my PC. Therefore, my monitor has another port which allows VGA cables to be connected. My question: Can I connect my Xbox and use an HDMI cable to stream HD gameplay?

boosted1g · Oct 15, 2014

You can connect your XBOX via hdmi and your computer via vga.
You will need to set XBOX to output to other speakers though

VGA will be reduced quality (you can do 1080 resoluiton) but it wont be as crisp and bright wiht your monitor.

A different option would be to get an HDMI switch with remote.

cst1992 · Oct 15, 2014

You mean, have a cable that has HDMI at one end and VGA at the other? No, that won't work.
VGA is capable of handling 1080p, but it's an analog signal, whereas the HDMI signal is digital. There is no adapter that you could use to convert VGA to HDMI cheaply. You need an active converter that requires its own power.

boosted1g · Oct 15, 2014

^ As stated, you cant just plug an HDMI cable in one end and vga in the other and it work.

There are products like this on ebay, amazon, and other websites, they are complete bogus products and will not work (there is reason they only have 1 star on amazon).

RinchenT · Oct 15, 2014

Alright,if I purchase a HDMI splitter, am I able to stream both PC and Xbox in HD? While they're both connected.

boosted1g · Oct 15, 2014

You cant watch both at the same time, but with the press of a button you can switch from displaying the XBOX to the PC.

Manual one that requires you to push button on unit: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011001&p_id=2786&seq=1&format=2

Switch with remote: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=8462&seq=1&format=2

RinchenT · Oct 17, 2014

I have the HDMI cable now and I have plugged it into the monitor.

It works, but it isn't HD as my TV. Is there a way to solve this? I tried fiddling around with the options but the quality just isn't the same.

boosted1g · Oct 17, 2014

What is "it isn't HD"??

What specifically does it say or display for you to say it is not HD (not saying you are incorrect, but I cant troubleshoot anything wihtout specifics)

RinchenT · Oct 17, 2014

Sorry, I must have worded it wrong.

The high quality resolution that appears on my TV is not similar to when it is on my PC monitor even when I have set the Xbox to 1080p & I have also used a HDMI cable. When I switch my monitor to my Xbox, it dislays a message ssying HDMI, although the quality is not as good as when it is displayed on my TV.

boosted1g · Oct 17, 2014

Check your xbox's video output settings.

"Quality" is a very open term, you might as well say "it looks bad"
Are you saying the resolution is low, refresh rate is low, colors are off, what is the issue, I need specifics to begin to help you.

Also model number of your items would be quite helpful, you have not even said if the xbox is a 360 or xbox one.

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