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Playing 360 on my monitor [need help!]
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Let me start of by saying I'm stupid when it comes to doing things like this, and sorry if there is a thread that exists like this one.
Anyways, what I want to do is hook up my 360 to my monitor because my SDTV is crapping out and getting color spots on it, and I have a nice HD 22'' monitor. I did some research, and I think I have an idea of how to do this, but I have some questions. First, my monitor. I think it's got a HD input(white plug) and a plain monitor input(blue plug). To hook up the Xbox I found this Cable
My question is, do I have it right? I just simply unplug my PC from the monitor, and plug that Xbox cable into it, and it should work? And as for audio, I have an adapter that takes the red and white audio wires and makes them usable with speakers. My last question, is there a way I can have my 360 and my PC plugged in at the same time, and just switch between the two?
Anyways, what I want to do is hook up my 360 to my monitor because my SDTV is crapping out and getting color spots on it, and I have a nice HD 22'' monitor. I did some research, and I think I have an idea of how to do this, but I have some questions. First, my monitor. I think it's got a HD input(white plug) and a plain monitor input(blue plug). To hook up the Xbox I found this Cable
My question is, do I have it right? I just simply unplug my PC from the monitor, and plug that Xbox cable into it, and it should work? And as for audio, I have an adapter that takes the red and white audio wires and makes them usable with speakers. My last question, is there a way I can have my 360 and my PC plugged in at the same time, and just switch between the two?
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You can buy a VGA box to let you switch between your PC and your 360. Basically, you plug your 360 and your PC into the VGA box, which is in turn plugged into the monitor. There will be some sort of physical switch on the VGA box to toggle between inputs.
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http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041902&p_id=2029&seq=1&format=2
$6.75 is a little more than you can afford
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10106&cs_id=1010601&p_id=54&seq=1&format=2
The problem with that is audio. HDMI is audio + video, DVI is video only. In order to get sound this way, you'd have to have both an HDMI cable and the regular 360 AV cable plugged in at the same time, but that requires manually hacking bits of plastic off of the AV cable so that they can both fit.
Online still shows them at $40, try calling if you have any near you.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Cykstfc
If you buy the "official" HDMI kit for the 360 it comes with the HDMI cable and an audio dongle (optical digital and 2 channel).
I got mine used off EBAY for $20.
EDIT: I got it from amazon.com's sellers actually. Looks like there's some for $25 atm.
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Alternatively, is there a connector to make VGA->DVI? I know there are adapters for the other way around.
Yes, but they're really expensive. As in $120 expensive.
Monoprice also has X360 vga cables (that are cheaper than the ones from dealextreme).
Where did he get his, what brand? There is a big difference between Monoprice cables and Gamespot brand cables.
There is the HD Fury which is also known for stripping the HDCP encryption:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011402&p_id=4559&seq=1&format=2
No clue, it wasn't GS though, he bought them online.
With the exception of monoprice I agree with getting official cables. The only choices beyond that are Gamestop brand, Madcatz, & generic brand Chinese cables.
Hopefully this is still true and at my TRU, cause I have a 20$ gift card and I'm heading there tomorrow for Fable 2 anyways. Thanks for the heads up.
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Are you 100% sure it's an HDMI input? HDMI output is infinitely more common on laptops. If it is indeed an input, you should be able to just plug in your 360 and use it with whatever video input software came with your laptop.
http://explore.toshiba.com/laptops/qosmio
The easiest way to set this up is if your video card has a DVI port on it (the other one on your monitor). Basically you plug your computer into the DVI input on your monitor and the Xbox into the VGA input. Whenever you want to play just switch the inputs. Since your monitor has a DVI-D (digital only), it's not going to be able to take the analog VGA signal without the expensive converter. Unless you have an HDMI port on your Xbox, it's going to output an analog signal.
The VGA->DVI adapter is for DVI-I only, which is an input type that supports both analog and digital signals, and the connecter has an extra four pins, thus not fitting onto a DVI-D connector (so don't try to force one). These are typically only on HDTVs and not monitors. Same for the component HD to DVI adapter.
If you do not have a video card that has a DVI port then that means you should probably go with the switchbox mentioned earlier or just manually switch the cables by hand (which is a pain in the ass on some monitors).