How can i connect xbox to monitor?

[bob1255]

my monitor has vga and dvi female ports. the xbox has hdmi and the 3 tv cables (component?) i know the hdmi to vga has some form of error, and i would much prefer to not have to give up my dvi slot which i use for my pc.

so what to do?

 

[hardeho]

It sounds like you need an Xbox VGA cable. Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-VGA-HD-AV-Cable/dp/B000B6MLTG

Should work better than an adaptor.

 

[bob1255]

It sounds like you need an Xbox VGA cable. Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-VGA-HD-AV-Cable/dp/B000B6MLTG

Should work better than an adaptor.

awesome thanks, sorry for late answer.


xbox would work on 1600 x 900 correct?

 

[AntiZig]

unless you can set that resolution on the xbox (which I haven't heard of) no it will not

 

[o_tipper_x]

You monitor may be smart enough to recognize your xbox and automatically select the best settings.

And if you don't want to give up your dvi slot, just put your computer on the vga and your xbox on the dvi?

 

[rorouni]

VGA or DVI, if you can connect it to your monitor then youl find that the monitor would automatically recognize the signal on the connector and tell you the best setting...

why not use an HDMI on a TV?

 

[o_tipper_x]

Monitors have a faster response time. You can get them at 2ms where tvs are like 5ms. Not a big deal for the average gamer, but can give you a slight edge for super competitive gamers.

I would say connect your computer with the vga and your xbox with the dvi(just get an adapter for hdmi to dvi)

 

[AntiZig]

2ms to 5ms difference? lmao, you're telling me you can tell the difference between the two? No human being I heard of can discern 3 ms time frame.

 

[bob1255]

VGA or DVI, if you can connect it to your monitor then youl find that the monitor would automatically recognize the signal on the connector and tell you the best setting...

why not use an HDMI on a TV?

neither my monitor nor tv have an hdmi

#analog
(well my tv atleast)

 

[o_tipper_x]

2ms to 5ms difference? lmao, you're telling me you can tell the difference between the two? No human being I heard of can discern 3 ms time frame.

Times add up 3ms here 2ms there. I said the average gamer won't notice but the serious high end gamers will notice a slight difference. If you don't understand, don't believe me, or don't care, its not going to make me lose any sleep.

 

[AntiZig]

serious high end gamers will notice 3 ms difference? sorry, but you're not making sense unless you're trying to imply that professional (high end?) gamers have better eye balls than the rest of human race

 

[sleepitup]

Ok, i have a 1600x900 monitor. All you have to do is get this -
http://www.amazon.com/Premium-DVI-M-HDMI-F-Adaptor-Xbox-360/dp/B003LVHFIU/ref=sr_1_12?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1332213534&sr=1-12

Then use hdmi. You can play it in 720p (1280x720) but not 1600 x 900. it looks fine though. Still HD.

But then you need to do this -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FptCB_3DOz4


then find speakers or something to play the sound. because sound does not travel through dvi.

 

[o_tipper_x]

AntiZig, stop hating. If your not a top level gamer its ok, neither am I. But I follow it very closely, there is a reason they make and promote them with faster response times.

Like I said times ad up.

 

[AntiZig]

hahaha, ok, if you wish to believe the marketing propaganda blindly without wishing to understand that's your choice. No hating on my part.

 

[heero yuy]

you will need something in order to get sound
i have two female-female... composite? adaptors and a thing that i can plug into said adaptors and then i plug a speaker into that and it works

i have no idea what half this stuff is called but the guy at the shop knew what i was on about when i described it