XBOX 360 - Component or VGA?

GreenMint · 28 Apr 2009 at 23:53

Hey all, just trying to decide what people's overall consensus are on this age old debate!

I've ran my XBOX 360 on my Samsung Pebble 20" HDTV/Monitor for a year now on component, but have my Official VGA lead sitting around somewhere too, just need to try and find it, but in the meantime, what have people found to give the best overall picture? Main reason I'm asking is that I bought a Component cable for my PS2 today so for now thats sitting in there looking stunning, just trying to decide if its wortth using the VGA cable and an audio cable (VGA on tv only has a headphone jack socket), or trying to find a component splitter block?

Any ideas?

HDMI is also out of the question for now as the PS3 is on that, and the last thing I want is to be swapping cables all the time, that and the XBOX looked washed out on HDMI for some reason.

Squark · 29 Apr 2009 at 00:18

For my television the VGA gives a much nicer image, clearer and with better colours.
You can get a little jack to turn the RCA cables into the single jack type, I even got one with my 360, I think.

Memphis · 29 Apr 2009 at 00:25

Squark said:
You can get a little jack to turn the RCA cables into the single jack type, I even got one with my 360, I think.

You would have got it with your VGA cable, especially if it was the official Microsoft one.

GreenMint · 29 Apr 2009 at 00:27

Yeah, I think I have one, was just concerned over if it will affect sound quality compared to component really.

Will check it out tomorrow

Cheers guys

Andybtsn · 29 Apr 2009 at 00:34

VGA all the waaaaay

Noel Gallagher · 29 Apr 2009 at 00:40

vga in expanded mode without a doubt.

.one. · 29 Apr 2009 at 00:50

I used the official VGA lead when i had a 360 and looked very nice on a 32 samsung.

wannabedamned · 29 Apr 2009 at 01:01

I believe the debate is usally which is better, HDMI or VGA, So that probably answers the question

VGA

Kreeeee · 29 Apr 2009 at 01:23

VGA every time. Since an update ages ago the VGA is better unless your TV has a poor VGA connection.

WatchTower · 29 Apr 2009 at 02:27

I personally found VGA better than HDMI. Odd

orderoftheflame · 29 Apr 2009 at 07:28

May have already been said, but VGA.

Zensuji · 29 Apr 2009 at 08:14

Noel Gallagher said:
vga in expanded mode without a doubt.

Yeah be sure to set to expanded.

GreenMint · 29 Apr 2009 at 11:38

Ya know...something is teling me to go VGA

Will try it out tonight, and find a VGA<>DVI converter for the PC as thats currently on VA, too as a 2nd monitor.