grimreaper Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 hi im planning on getting x360 and would like to play it from vga lcd monitor. just wondering does the x360 package already comes with the vga connector or do i have to buy one separate. thnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTETHISACCOUNT Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Gotta buy it seperate. Probably a good $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawtai Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 You'll need to buy the vga connectors separately. I believe they're around $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesardrgn Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 they can't be more then $30 i think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 They're pretty cheap on eBay. Or you can buy a third-party cable for around $20 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimreaper Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 thnx for the help guys. one other questions tho, since my monitor supports resolutions up to 1280x1024, does it mean i can play the games in HD on the monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashing Pumpkin Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I think so, but you'll have black bars above and below the screen. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 you will cause its a 4:3 ratio instead of 16:10 or w/e the widescreen HD is so you will get black above and below the resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted January 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 16, 2007 moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgo89 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 just wondering, how about a regular xbox on the monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmatrix Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I'm using a widescreen 19" with a VGA cable. Does anyone know if Microsoft is planning on adding support for 1440 x 900 resolution? as that is my monitor's native res... It still looks pretty good on it, but I imagine it would look better like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 just wondering, how about a regular xbox on the monitor? I think you will need to get a converter. I'm not familiar with the original xbox, but I believe that it just has a composite video output...although it my have s-video outputs... @OP: every other game will support the full 1280x1024 resolution, then there will be games that give you black bars as they only support widescreen, then there are those games that were not tested properly on 4:3 VGA and will have crappy Aspect Ratio (Gears of War did at first.. PGR3 is god awful at that resolution/format). If your monitor lets you adjust the height and width of the image then you are good to go. Most CRT's let you do this, most LCD's do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 starblob, there won't be a noticable difference. you're on 1366X768 right now, correct? or is it 1360...either one. OP: yes, it works just fine i think. the black bars aren't that much of an issue, and your native res is a 360 preset so no image stretching etc, which is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Dave Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I use a 19" Monitor, albeit Widescreen but it still looks fantastic. Only issue for me is that I have to change the VGA cables around when I want to use the PC/360... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone9 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I use a 19" Monitor, albeit Widescreen but it still looks fantastic. Only issue for me is that I have to change the VGA cables around when I want to use the PC/360... :laugh: buy a KVM Switch :) i brought 1 ...it works superb...chg pc / x360 wif scroll key on my keyboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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