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.

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:53

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

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:07

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

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.

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Oct 2011 at 11:48

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

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.