XBox 360 + Monitor + Speakers... Cables?!

Zetx

Hello all, I bought a 360 the other day and now I need to hook it up. I'm terribad with cables so I'd appreciate the help.

From what I understand, I have the included RCA cables and I need something like this so I can hook it up to my monitor and this for my speakers?

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Anything I should be wary about? Thanks guys. 8-)

(I'm thinking the DVI one might not be what I'm looking for, but I don't know!)

exis

I can't get on to Amazon, but be wary of cheap 3rd party DVI adaptors. I've heard people complaining about image quality with certain shitty adaptors. But YMMV, there are good, cheap, non-Microsoft-branded adaptors out there.

Mishra

what monitor do you have? You may be able to use the HDMI cable.

cloudeagle

You may as well just get the official 360 component cable or HDMI cable instead of an adapter. Your picture quality will thank you.

Zetx

cloudeagle wrote: »

You may as well just get the official 360 component cable or HDMI cable instead of an adapter. Your picture quality will thank you.

Well a new one at retail's going to run me about $26. That's about double what I'm looking at right now. (And I'd still have to buy the sound-related cables)

Thanatos

cloudeagle wrote: »

You may as well just get the official 360 component cable or HDMI cable instead of an adapter. Your picture quality will thank you.

The official component/HDMI cables for the 360 have a DVI out on them? o_O

DVG

Chances are your monitor has VGA in as well, in which case you can just buy the official 360 VGA HD Cables. This is what I use, and everything looks great.

DeathPrawn

Realistically, you're not going to be able to get a cheap device that lets you convert from composite or component to DVI/HDMI.

If your monitor has DVI, grab an HDMI->DVI cable off of Monoprice and plug it into your 360's HDMI port. You'll want to use the A/V cable that came with your Xbox for sound, in which case you probably will need an audio adapter (~$1 on Monoprice is my guess).

Alternatively, you could buy a VGA cable, which will plug into your monitor's VGA port and includes the audio adapter you need. You said that you don't want to spend $26 for official cables, but if spending an extra $26 is going to break the bank I might suggest you reconsider your purchase of a $200-400 game console. That being said, DealExtreme sells one for $10.

Zetx

For me, the main point is money. If someone could recommend something decent that isn't the official VGA, that'd be great.

DeathPrawn

Zetx wrote: »

For me, the main point is money. If someone could recommend something decent that isn't the official VGA, that'd be great.

I linked it before, but here: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3666
Knock-off VGA cable for less than ten bucks shipped.

Zetx

My bad, I didn't see your reply. That link looks like what I'm looking for. For the record, I'm a cheap ass. I got the 360 (Arcade) and Guitar Hero WT w/ guitar for ~$160 new.

DHS Odium

I'm a cheapass too, this is one case where I heavily advise getting the official Microsoft ones. I've seen terrible results with generic versions.

urahonky

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083005&p_id=4010&seq=1&format=2

Are these the official ones?

DHS Odium

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-VGA-HD-AV-Cable/dp/B000B6MLTG

That's the official one, and it covers your sound cable too.

Hedgethorn

urahonky wrote: »

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083005&p_id=4010&seq=1&format=2

Are these the official ones?

The monoprice ones aren't official, but their cables are generally very high quality. I have their 360 VGA cable, and it does everything it is supposed to.