Running a 360 through a laptop screen

Tube

Is this possible? My laptop screen is as boss as hell, can I run my 360 through it instead of my crappy SD tv?

Orestes

Spec on the laptop

I mean, it depends what kinda input the laptop takes.

Tube

Vaio AW series, according to the site it has these things

ltimate connectivity

Connect up with a wide range of peripheral products and equipment. AW-series features a variety of essential ports including S-Video output for playing photo slideshows or PAL resolution video through televisions, HDMI output for watching full 1080p HD movies on HD Ready TVs and i.LINK™ for connecting to digital camcorders, PCs and external hard drives. There’s also VGA output for easy link up with projectors and external screens, an ExpressCard 34 slot and three USB 2.0 ports.

Orestes

From what I'm reading, All I see is output, no input. But give me a bit, I'll check out the Vaio website and get back to you.

Tube

thanks buddy. I don't know much about computers.

proXimity

You could get some kind of USB capture card, then run the 360 through that, though it probably wouldn't be pretty- most only capture via composite or S-video.

Orestes

There is usually a pretty big lag with that though.

I mean, unless you splurge a couple hundred bucks on a nice capture card, be prepared to have a significent lag between your controller and your screen.

Raere

I just don't see it happening. Unless your laptop has a native video-input, you're going to be spending lots of money on an external box that'll make it look worse than your TV and there'll be controller lag.

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Orestes

I've seen laptops with native inputs, which don't cause a controller lag.

It's only when you have a capture box or card, that has to translate the entire thing for you, then rescribe it to the computer do you get a lag.

Beef Avenger

If you see a LCD monitor on the cheap you could look into picking that up. Xbox 360s can hook up to those, and you could use it as dual monitor for your laptop. That's what I do since I had a lcd laying around from my old computer

Willeth

These are inputs for VGA and DVI.

If you have neither of these on your laptop you are SOL.

Rook

Willeth wrote: »

These are inputs for VGA and DVI.

If you have neither of these on your laptop you are SOL.

Co-incidentally they're also the outputs of VGA and DVI so it's not really that helpful a picture.

But generally, unless you take your laptop apart and do some re-wiring, no you can't use it as a display for the 360.

Willeth

Haha, shit, really? I thought there was a male and female thing going on. Oopsie.