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dhitchner   10-18-2008 at 02:22:03 AM

Hello all,

I just bought a new wide screen 22" monitor for gaming on my PC and Xbox 360. It only has one DVI-D input and one VGA/D-sub input. The resolution it supports is 1680x1050. Right now I have my PC using the DVI-D input, but I assume I can buy a selector if I need to.

Does anyone know how I can use my Xbox 360 on this monitor? I don't even know what type of Xbox it is... just the basic model I guess. Do I need to have an "Elite" version for HD? I am trying to go into gaming professionally and want top quality video and audio (already taken care of audio with Turtle Beach X4 headphones). Money is not a big issue, but I'd like to avoid having to buy another monitor/TV.

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Kraynor   10-18-2008 at 05:40:19 AM
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You can buy a VGA cable for the Xbox 360. Doesn't matter what model you have, they'll all fill the monitor with nice 720p-ness. Won't get 1080p out of it because your monitor only goes up to 1680x1050, 1050 being the number to watch.

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jamesgoddard   10-18-2008 at 11:32:39 AM
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VGA cable is the way - but for info the 1680x1050 res is becoming option from the fall 08 update - so will pixel match to the screen perfectly

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dhitchner   10-18-2008 at 04:27:00 PM
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Isn't DVI better than VGA though? I wasn't even sure if VGA would give you HD graphics. I thought that is why all graphics cards were going to DVI and HDMI outputs. Obviously I'm new to this HD stuff, so any info will help.
Thank you

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dhitchner   10-18-2008 at 04:29:01 PM
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Oh yeah, to add to that... would it be better to get an HDMI Xbox cable and use a HDMI - DVI converter? Or is the VGA just fine as it is?

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Kraynor   10-18-2008 at 04:30:35 PM
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Well... I haven't got a problem with my VGA connection, only thing about it is the audio is a seperate 3.5mm cable (or optical) that you'd have to put into your PC's line-in, or an audio in on your monitor if it has one.

Haven't seen an Xbox hooked up with HDMI though so can't really compare.

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dhitchner   10-19-2008 at 03:37:25 AM
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Audio is no problem, as long as I have an optical. My main concern is is it better to us a VGA or HDMI/DVI with my setup. I'm not even sure if my Xbox can use a HDMI cable either. I've been doing some research and not finding any clear answers yet.

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Kraynor   10-19-2008 at 03:41:32 AM
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As far as I know, only the new Premiums and the Elite have HDMI ports, and since that's a feature you've originally had to pay for I'm going to assume that you can't get it on a console that doesn't have the port.

VGA cable should do you just fine.

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Sad Panda   12-23-2008 at 10:01:05 AM
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dhitchner wrote :

Audio is no problem, as long as I have an optical. My main concern is is it better to us a VGA or HDMI/DVI with my setup. I'm not even sure if my Xbox can use a HDMI cable either. I've been doing some research and not finding any clear answers yet.



If your 360 has an HDMI port, USE IT. HDMI has a much higher max res than VGA. You will need a converter to convert from HDMI to DVI, these can be found online for a few dollars. However, DVI does not carry sound. You will need to plug in a seperate cable for sound.

Take a standard 360 A/V cable and cut the plastic off the end of the cable. This will enable you to insert both the HDMI cable and the A/V cable into your 360 at the same time. Then you can attach the A/V cable to headphones or a speaker system.

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Kraynor   12-23-2008 at 08:24:06 PM
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Sad Panda wrote :

HDMI has a much higher max res than VGA.



Maybe, but Xbox 360s have a max res of 1920x1080, which my VGA cable is nice and happy using.

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Sad Panda   12-23-2008 at 10:17:53 PM
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Kraynor wrote :

Maybe, but Xbox 360s have a max res of 1920x1080, which my VGA cable is nice and happy using.



VGA has a max res of 640×480

It's time to upgrade my man.


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Kraynor   12-24-2008 at 02:11:32 AM
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Fine, QXGA, happy? Either way it uses the VGA interface, and it's called a VGA cable. I don't have to upgrade, 24" monitor with a max res of 1920x1200 ftw. Now if only M$ included 16x10 resolutions (even with black bars)

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gbh   12-29-2008 at 07:26:01 PM
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Thats why I made sure when I bought my new monitor that it had DVI and HDMi

DVI for PC and HDMI for PS3

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