Question regarding XBox VGA output.

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:41

I have a 360 connected to my PC Monitor. I bought the converter from a high street store, it's not the official one though.

It connects the XBox to a VGA blue plug which goes into the back of my PC monitor. I have resoultion set to 1920x1080 in the system setup, but the main menus, and to a certain extent, games, still seem a bit 'fuzzy' (for want of a better description.

Comparatively, 1920x1080 output from my PC is mint crystal clear.

Am I missing something? Have I done something wrong? Or is it simply a case of not being a straight HDMI out signal going into the back of the monitor. On the box for the vga converter it does clearly say XBox VGA HD etc etc.

HeX · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:47

You have bought a non-branded, and probably cheap VGA lead, so no doubt the wiring will be unshielded and give you a blurry fuzzy image.

One of the reasons why it's best to buy the official VGA cable.

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:53

It's branded, just not the official one. Can I mention the name of the shop?

Mr Men · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:55

If you can return it for the official vga lead, although I always found VGA a little soft looking compared to HDMI

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:07

So you lads reckon the official VGA lead will provide a lot clearer picture ?

HeX · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:39

Yup, I've got the official lead for when I take the 360 to LANs and the like, and it gives me a perfect picture (though as mentioned VGA is a little softer (but not fuzzy) than HDMI).

Hilly · 4 Oct 2011 at 11:30

I use the official VGA cable and it's great. Wouldn't bother with unbranded ones personally. It holds up very well against HDMI (although obviously HDMI is better).

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 11:37

Perhaps fuzzy was the wrong term.

I have a button on the bottom of the monitor that swaps between DVI and vga, and it's just instantly noticable when I press it to go between Windows and the XBox home page. Nowhere near as sharp, for the same resolution.

HeX · 4 Oct 2011 at 11:42

The Dashboard always renders in 720P AFAIK, so it'll be being up-scaled to 1080P, which is why it wont look as sharp as your native 1080P windows desktop.

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 11:48

So it might not be the cable and is just an upscaling issue?

sgar · 11 Oct 2011 at 19:14

I actually just gone trough this very same issue, had a cheap cable, then tried the official one and I am afraid it didnt fix it (for me anyway).

Michaeljcox24 · 11 Oct 2011 at 20:28

I bought official cable from a major high street store. The colours are a bit better in games, but the main menus are still very poor.

One thing sticks out a mile though, how bad xbox 360 graphics are compared to a gaming pc.

Rozzy85 · 11 Oct 2011 at 21:36

If the signal output is 1280x720 then it's always going to look blurry on a TV capable of 1920x1080 no matter the cable. It'll only look crystal sharp on a TV with a native resolution of 1280x720.