360 Component Vs VGA

Joebob · 6 Feb 2007 at 21:56

I may well be getting another Xbox 360 soon (FOC due to a mix up from a supplier

) and may keep hold of it for a while before selling it on, or maybe even for good if I like it

Anyway, the problem I have is that almost all of my inputs are taken up on my TV. I only really have a VGA input left which I know I can connect the 360 via but I dont know if this would be equal quality to the component (currently taken by Wii)... should I connect 360 to VGA and keep Wii where it is or move the Wii to my one remaining Scart socket and connect the 360 via component?

If anyone can think of another way of hooking it up so that all three consoles can display in HD then i'm all ears (well eyes, as I will be reading it)

Cheers.

P.S. Yes, Yes, I know I said I wouldn't buy a 360 but FOC is good value imo

and no I'm not ripping anyone off or receiving stolen goods etc - too long to go into.

DaveyD · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:02

The picture quality/overall sharpness should be better via VGA compared to component. You'll get the full 720p picture with VGA, like component, however on some TVs VGA's colours look a little washed out and less vivid than they do via component.

Joebob · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:05

DaveyD said:
The picture quality/overall sharpness should be better via VGA compared to component. You'll get the full 720p picture with VGA, like component, however on some TVs VGA's colours look a little washed out and less vivid than they do via component.

Sorry I still don't get which is the best from that statement :confused:

warren_1979 · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:06

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17686763&highlight=360+component

Joebob · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:14

excellent ta, I did try a search but couldn't find anything - I guess I will try out the VGA then and see how it goes... wouldn't really want to hook the Wii up via scart tbh :|

TechnoCorruption · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:16

You can always get a component switch box which connects to the component socket on your telly with 3 inputs on the switch box.

Edz · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:27

Joebob said:
excellent ta, I did try a search but couldn't find anything - I guess I will try out the VGA then and see how it goes... wouldn't really want to hook the Wii up via scart tbh :|

As I have the same TV (Miria) then although VGA does look slightly washed out compared to component, it doesn't look bad at all and with slight adjustments to the TV you won't notice much of a difference

Go with VGA, as the Wii looks pretty crappy on composite :/

i-bert · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:31

Opinions will vary depending on the TV being used.Using VGA on my Acer LCD is much sharper than component and the colours are fine,although some people say the colours are washed out with VGA.

Kreeeee · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:46

With VGA you get inteference (it's the cable and 360 at fault, it's not system independent) unless your screen crushes blacks.

sunlitsix · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:55

is this interference in the form of diagonal lines across the screen?

Kreeeee · 6 Feb 2007 at 22:56

sunlitsix said:
is this interference in the form of diagonal lines across the screen?

Horizontal lines on block colours.

Sirrel Squirrel · 7 Feb 2007 at 08:58

That can normally be fixed by lowering the sharpness if you have that option on your tv

Cannaton · 7 Feb 2007 at 09:08

I dont know if anybody else has tried this, but i get much better colours over VGA by using 1280x720 rather than 1366x768, on my 32" LG. Could this mean that the VGA scaler is sucking colours? Maybe the output is different at standard 720p?

Could anyone try this see if they get any results?