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Xbox 360 on DVI monitor (22" Samsung)

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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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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.

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.
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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.

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.

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.

dhitchner said:
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.

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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