Can I connect my 360 to my monitor?

eyetrip · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:08

I have a 22" monitor, which has one DVI and VGA input. Would I be able to connect my 360 to this as well as my PC?

Its just that I may have "sharing" issues with the main tele

Nymins · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:10

You can buy a VGA cable for the 360 which will make it work on your monitor.

Memphis · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:13

Nymins said:
You can buy a VGA cable for the 360 which will make it work on your monitor.

Just make sure you buy the official Microsoft one. That way you are gauranteed good picture quality. With the third party cables, you aren't.

eyetrip · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:16

Cool!!!

Just wondering about resolutions though... how will that work?

Nismo · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:18

ffallic said:
Cool!!!

Just wondering about resolutions though... how will that work?

Depends what the native res of your monitor is (if its a TFT).

Just select that in the 360 dash, or the closest one possible.

eyetrip · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:24

Well, the native res is 1680 x 1050....

GreenMint · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:28

ffallic said:
Well, the native res is 1680 x 1050....

It'll probly play in 720p then (13xx x 76x) looks fine on the 20" LCD Monitor and the 20" 1680x1050 native lcdtv I use

Sinny · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:32

Got my xbox 360 with VGA cable a few days ago, you get a choice of resolutions you can choose, highest is 1920x1080, 1280x720 and their are other versions for 5:4, 19:9, 16:10.

i use 1280x720 on my 1680x1050 monitor and it looks great, audio jacks plug into my amplifier. i would also go for the official microsoft product. its what i went for and i recommend it.

4T5 · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:38

S'cuse the Hijack

Is there something i can get to plug both my system & my sexbox into so i don't have to keep swapping them over ?
Also how much are these official VGA cables & how much better than a standard TV compared to my Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB ?
Cheers

Sinny · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:45

malc30 said:
S'cuse the Hijack

Is there something i can get to plug both my system & my sexbox into so i don't have to keep swapping them over ?
Also how much are these official VGA cables & how much better than a standard TV compared to my Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB ?
Cheers

Official VGA cables can be had for about £17. seem second hand cable for £12 on MM.

suarve · 10 Feb 2008 at 21:16

malc30 said:
S'cuse the Hijack

Is there something i can get to plug both my system & my sexbox into so i don't have to keep swapping them over ?
Also how much are these official VGA cables & how much better than a standard TV compared to my Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB ?
Cheers

A KVM switch?

The MS cable is about £15. Used to use a standard TV for the 360 a while back, but using the VGA cable on monitor brought games to life - it looks amazing tbh.

4T5 · 10 Feb 2008 at 21:21

^^ Am sold

Cheers Dude, I only needed a gentle shove :cool:

Googling KVM's is Scarey, they look expensive, Is there a Cheaper way ?

suarve · 10 Feb 2008 at 21:49

malc30 said:
^^ Am sold
Cheers Dude, I only needed a gentle shove

Googling KVM's is Scarey, they look expensive, Is there a Cheaper way ?

Personally i just have both cables plugged in (in my case the VGA cable from the 360 and the DVI cable from my gfx card) and use the on screen menu on the monitor to change the input source - takes 3 button presses.

If i use the HD TV downstairs you change the input source via the remote .

Shamikebab · 10 Feb 2008 at 21:57

Yeah thats exactly what I do, except one button press.

napalm666 · 11 Feb 2008 at 06:38

best thing also with the offical cable u get the jack plug connector to go onto the phono leads, can then plug into pc soundcard.... also picture is a lot better than the cheaper 1`s

NokkonWud · 11 Feb 2008 at 06:48

Memphis said:
Just make sure you buy the official Microsoft one. That way you are gauranteed good picture quality. With the third party cables, you aren't.

Yep. They also support a lot of resolutions all the way up to 1080p.

Kreeeee · 11 Feb 2008 at 10:05

Nismo said:
Depends what the native res of your monitor is (if its a TFT).

Just select that in the 360 dash, or the closest one possible.

You should only scale once. If none of the resolutions match your screen then choose 720p (1280*720) as it's the native resolution of pretty much all 360 games and only your monitor will do any scaling.

Nismo · 11 Feb 2008 at 10:08

Kreeeee said:
You should only scale once. If none of the resolutions match your screen then choose 720p (1280*720) as it's the native resolution of pretty much all 360 games and only your monitor will do any scaling.

1280x768 looks better than 720p (to me anyway) on my 1440x900 native res monitor.