How do I................??

SMlFFY · 15 Jan 2007 at 21:38

Will be getting a 360 in a couple of months and will be connecting it up to my Acer 19" monitor.
My question is how do I connect both my 360 and monitor up??
Thanks in advance guys.

suarve · 15 Jan 2007 at 21:40

this is in the FAQ, use the official MS VGA cable. :|

SMlFFY · 15 Jan 2007 at 21:46

suarve said:
use the official MS VGA cable. :|

Does this cable allow me to have both PC and 360 hooked up at the same time, and switch between the two???

FeFiDoh · 15 Jan 2007 at 21:49

KVM switch bud OCUK sell em do a search on the shop

DaveyD · 15 Jan 2007 at 21:51

$ilentW@rrior said:
Does this cable allow me to have both PC and 360 hooked up at the same time, and switch between the two???

No. If you have multiple inputs on your monitor, use them. If not, you'll either have to havea KVM switch or just switch cables each time.

SMlFFY · 15 Jan 2007 at 21:52

R5Rich said:
KVM switch bud OCUK sell em do a search on the shop

Thanks

Your a gentleman and a scholar sir.

Is this the one you mean??

Click me

silversurfer · 16 Jan 2007 at 00:45

That has leads for the ps/2 ports of the keyboard and mouse so I dont think you want that one exactly.
I just used the gender bender (included in the offical I think) and swapped it over, only took 5 secs a time

[SKR]Phoenix · 16 Jan 2007 at 07:57

suarve said:
this is in the FAQ, use the official MS VGA cable. :|

Well someone didn't read the OP very well did they?

DaveyD · 16 Jan 2007 at 14:36

[SKR]Phoenix said:
Well someone didn't read the OP very well did they?

?

Reading the 360 FAQ thread would probably have saved starting the thread.

SMlFFY · 16 Jan 2007 at 14:50

DaveyD said:
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Reading the 360 FAQ thread would probably have saved starting the thread.

I've looked at it and I still can't seem to find the component that will allow my Monitor to be hooked up to an Xbox 360 AND my PC at the same time, with just a switch to go between the two.

nin9abadga · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:13

i am faced with the same issue. there is a "switching box" type of thing i've seen that is basically a white box with inputs on the back and output on the front that should allow you to do this, and it has a black dial on the front that allows you to switch between inputs. i don't think ocuk sell them so i can't say where to get it from as i think they are a competitor. i seem to remember these things being used for sharing printers etc.

i'm pretty sure it will work, however i don't have the cash to buy it until the end of the month (it's not expensive) so i can't test it. such a thing does exist though!

the sticky gives info about the vga monitor cable, but not about the means to have both a pc and 360 hooked up to the same monitor at the same time, so you can switch between inputs without unplugging the cables (not when i last looked anyway).

nin9a

roboffer · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:19

$ilentW@rrior said:
I've looked at it and I still can't seem to find the component that will allow my Monitor to be hooked up to an Xbox 360 AND my PC at the same time, with just a switch to go between the two.

You didnt actually state that you wanted to connect a PC and a 360 to your monitor at the same time in the opening question.

suarve · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:25

[SKR]Phoenix said:
Well someone didn't read the OP very well did they?

wtf?

[SKR]Phoenix · 16 Jan 2007 at 15:33

Doh

Still, it's fairly clear that he meant PC, not monitor. You'll probably say "no it wasn't" but hey.

SMlFFY · 16 Jan 2007 at 19:52

roboffer said:
You didnt actually state that you wanted to connect a PC and a 360 to your monitor at the same time in the opening question.

He's right I didn't mention it, I'm a [Language!]. Sry guys

SKR Phoenix said:
Still, it's fairly clear that he meant PC, not monitor.

Thanks