play x360 using a 19 inch vga monitor


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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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

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