Xbox 360 on the Dell 2405FPW

e36Adz

e36Adz

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Hi guys,

I have a 24" Dell 2405FPW which I think I have owned now for over 5 years. It is still working perfectly and in excellent condition, one of the best PC purchases I ever made if I am honest, it still looks new and will probably last me another few years easily! :)

The problem is, it is lacking HDMI as it is quite a few years old now, even though HDMI seems standand in pretty much all recent monitors.

My question is, how can I connect my XBOX 360 to this monitor and get sound? I do not have the soundbar that came with this monitor but I think that requires plugging into a soundcard anyway.

Also, atm I have a HDMI>DVI converter which I am using to connect the XBOX to the monitor but my PC is also connected via DVI so I have to manually switch between the 2 depending on which one I am using. What other solution is there?

I don't want to sell this brilliant monitor for next to nothing just to fork out for a newer model with more inputs... :(
 
If I get a HDMI to VGA cable for the xbox, will the picture quality be as good as with HDMI to HDMI?

I am gonna try make use of the optical out on the xbox...
 
MR.B said:
It wont be as good.. HDMI, DVI and Display Port are all digital, and VGA is analogue... but VGA is one of the best analogue connections so it will be very nearly as good.
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Cheers mate. Before buying one I'll probably try borrow one to test first, shame my Dell only has one DVI and no HDMI ports!
 
With PC connected via DVI, I've now connected the xbox to my monitor via component, the colours look too washed out for my liking but I will probably stick to it, I much preferred the picture through HDMI though. With the video signal going through component, I plugged the audio cable (red and white) into this ANCIENT panasonic DVD player I dug out, which has a 5.1 speaker setup with it. 2 of the speakers and the sub still work, so with them connected to the xbox, I get 'decent' quality sound. :)

I have to commend Dell for their monitors though, this one must be going on 5 years old now and has no dead pixels, no backlight issues or anything. Still gives the same picture as the day I bought it just a real shame it doesn't have any HDMI port.
 
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