VGA CABLE

Mlingard · 10 Jun 2006 at 17:17

Today i finally got myself a xbox 360 premium which i said i would get some time ago and so far from what i have seen i am impressed , i like the dashboard layout and connecting to live is very painless and i cant wait to play PG3 but i arnt getting it til next week

anyway i will probably be using a 17" LG LCD widescreen tv and wanted to know how much better the picture would be if i buy a vga cable for it ??? i did download the need for speed most wanted demo to compare with my pc and to be honest they look very similar and that is only with the standard scart .

When i get sorted out you ocuk 360 users can give me a thrashing on PG3

my gametag is MIKEL11 .

mick .

Buzza · 10 Jun 2006 at 17:49

if your monitor supports the higher resolutions like 720 then it should look a lot better(not just sharper, the gfx are more detailed too), i use a vga cable on my 22 inch widescreen TV(its native res is 1280x720)and its superb

Mlingard · 10 Jun 2006 at 18:04

It's a lcd tv that has a vga connection so you could use it as a monitor also , i know it can run @ 1024 x 768 if used as a monitor if that help any ???

Mlingard · 10 Jun 2006 at 20:27

I got the spec for this LG LCD TV

Widescreen
17.1 inch screen
450:1 Contrast Ratio
450 cd/m2 Brightness
Integrated tuner
43.4 cm visible screen
450 Luminance
Nicam stereo sound
Teletext
Picture in picture
Auto set up
1 Scart sockets
Sleep timer
Parental lock
AV input
Headphone socket
On screen display
34 cm high
46.8 cm wide
6.7 cm deep
Silver Colour
Type of Monitor LCD
Loudspeakers
1280 Horizontal Resolution in Pixel
768 Vertical Resolution in Pixel
17 Screen Size in Inch
43 Screen Size in cm
16:9 Screen Format
176 Reflection Angle
450 Brightness in Candela/m
Screen Type LCD

Or i could try my samsung 181T but the LCD TV is widescreen which should be better , opinions please .

Mick .

crunchman · 10 Jun 2006 at 20:32

I would buy the VGA cable.

The cable can work at 1024*768 so you should be all right.

Mlingard · 10 Jun 2006 at 20:40

crunchman said:
The cable can work at 1024*768 so you should be all right.

Sorry for the noob questions but am i going to see much difference if i use that res ??? i will buy one anyway i think because they arent that pricey .

crunchman · 10 Jun 2006 at 20:43

Mlingard said:
Sorry for the noob questions but am i going to see much difference if i use that res ??? i will buy one anyway i think because they arent that pricey .

You'll definitely see an improvement.

Things will be sharper and much more defined, and since you'll be using your monitors native resolution you will get the best possible image from the screen.

Mlingard · 10 Jun 2006 at 20:53

cheers crunchman

i wont be buying lots of games for it but what games do you recommend ??? i am getting PG3 next week and i bet forza 2 will be ace when it comes out , is fifa and tiger 2006 any good ??? had a look at your gametag tomb raider might be one to get .

melchy · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:10

Mlingard said:
I got the spec for this LG LCD TV
*snip*
1280 Horizontal Resolution in Pixel
768 Vertical Resolution in Pixel
*snip*

Mick .

If the specs for your screen are correct i'd personally run at 1280 x 768 with the VGA cable. Thats what i run at on my TV.

Mlingard · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:40

I found the manuel and this is the spec using the D-SUB

One last question does it matter which cable you buy or are they all the same , microsoft , joytech etc ??? .

Mick .

Pac3y · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:58

I've had both official and Joytech. It appeared to me that the MS lead produced slightly better and vivid colours compared to the Joytech. Some people say they see not difference between them, but overall I believe the MS would be the safest option.

Mlingard · 10 Jun 2006 at 22:04

Well thanks for your help everyone

i cant wait to start playing some games and get a gold membership for some live gaming .

Mick .

pany · 11 Jun 2006 at 19:27

another vote for the official ms cable here

Kreeeee · 12 Jun 2006 at 01:09

The joytech sucks IMO. The MS cable is far superior to it.

The Pat · 12 Jun 2006 at 02:39

Have been thinking about picking one of these up and after reading this I think I will.

[SKR]Phoenix · 12 Jun 2006 at 11:08

Also worth noting that certain people on this board keep going on about how component is so much better because of the better colours.

This issue has been fixed in the latest Dashboard Update. The difference is amazing and the picture no longer looks washed out.

So if you have the choice, I'd go VGA everytime. It's sharper and now just as colourfull as component.

Nismo · 12 Jun 2006 at 11:22

[SKR]Phoenix said:
Also worth noting that certain people on this board keep going on about how component is so much better because of the better colours.

This issue has been fixed in the latest Dashboard Update. The difference is amazing and the picture no longer looks washed out.

So if you have the choice, I'd go VGA everytime. It's sharper and now just as colourfull as component.

I'm probably one of those people.

It seems from the comments on here that VGA quality is only improved if you are using the official MS lead. I have the Joytech one, and saw NO difference after the update. (and I'm not trying to be awkward, as I would love to be able to switch to VGA permanantly).

WotDa · 12 Jun 2006 at 12:40

The Pat said:
Have been thinking about picking one of these up and after reading this I think I will.

Same, i've been running it through my TV card for ages now, turning on my PC just to play the 360 seems too annoying to not get the VGA cable.

AdWright · 12 Jun 2006 at 12:55

Nismo said:
I'm probably one of those people.

It seems from the comments on here that VGA quality is only improved if you are using the official MS lead. I have the Joytech one, and saw NO difference after the update. (and I'm not trying to be awkward, as I would love to be able to switch to VGA permanantly).

Just to counter, I'll chime in and say that I'm using the Joytech lead on my 32" Samsung and I did notice a difference after the update - more colourful dash etc

Nismo · 12 Jun 2006 at 13:04

AdWright said:
Just to counter, I'll chime in and say that I'm using the Joytech lead on my 32" Samsung and I did notice a difference after the update - more colourful dash etc

Bah

I was using it on a Samsung TV too. There was genuinely no improvement for me whatsoever. Reset the colours, messed about with them etc. Still horribly washed out.

I will try and get hold of an official MS cable at some point to try that one out.

For people who have used both connections and have seen an improvement, are the colours on VGA supposed to be nearly identical to when using component now, or are they still slightly paler?