Cuttz Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I read in an Official xbox 360 magazine (which means its probably true and stupid of me asking) that you can use any pc moniter made in the last 15 years, as a hd-tv? basically magazine says you can use any moniter made in the last 15 years to support hdtv, and before i went and gave it all a try just wanted to double check that with you guys..... The direct quote is: "With the use pf the VGA cable attachment for your xbox 360, practically every PC monitor made in the last 15+ years will work in high-definition with your console. but, you need the VGA cables, which i don't think comes with the 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Yes, monitors with VGA input are HD compatible. With VGA, your DVDs will be upscaled to 720p/1080p. No, the VGA cables don't come with the 360. They retail for $30/?20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted February 13, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 13, 2007 as ynnoj says, yes they are HD compatible, the only downside (If you're in the UK at least) is that you cannot play any xbox 1 games on VGA as they run at 50hz and VGA is 60hz. I have spoken to MS regarding this and there answer was basically tough luck the games designers/developers should have a 60hz option (strange when one of them I was trying to play was Halo 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmpCoder Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 as ynnoj says, yes they are HD compatible, the only downside (If you're in the UK at least) is that you cannot play any xbox 1 games on VGA as they run at 50hz and VGA is 60hz. I have spoken to MS regarding this and there answer was basically tough luck the games designers/developers should have a 60hz option (strange when one of them I was trying to play was Halo 2) Every Xbox game I have played so far works just fine with a monitor, so either I am lucky and every game works with 60hz, or what you said is not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaccoonSalsa Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Halo 2 is working fine over VGA for me, had to go to the component cable to get the updates for it for some weird reason, Forza Motorsport also works on VGA if its set to 640x480 and not widescreen, i dunno why but it only works in that mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 You fall under the misconception that the term HDTV applies to something more than a resolution, which it doesn't. If your monitor can support 1280x*, it can support 720p (which is 1280x720). If it can support 1920x*, it can support 1080p (which is 1920x1080). All HDTV is is a resolution, nothing more, nothing less. So yes, any PC monitor can support HDTV in some way. -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Surely for the PC monitor to display HDTV it needs to have a DVI(HDCP) input or a HDMI input? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Surely for the PC monitor to display HDTV it needs to have a DVI(HDCP) input or a HDMI input? :unsure: That would ensure everything is kept digital, yes. Using a VGA would send an analogue signal but it would still be HD. My monitor is connected via DVI, but you won't really benefit from HD stuff unless your monitor is over a certain size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 That would ensure everything is kept digital, yes. Using a VGA would send an analogue signal but it would still be HD. My monitor is connected via DVI, but you won't really benefit from HD stuff unless your monitor is over a certain size. Well. Unless the signal is kept all digital, would there really be any point? Also. Aren't HD broadcasts encrypted? So a DVI(HDCP) or HDMI input is a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 as ynnoj says, yes they are HD compatible, the only downside (If you're in the UK at least) is that you cannot play any xbox 1 games on VGA as they run at 50hz and VGA is 60hz. I have spoken to MS regarding this and there answer was basically tough luck the games designers/developers should have a 60hz option (strange when one of them I was trying to play was Halo 2) That depends if the monitor doesn't support 50Hz, pretty much any CRT will support 50Hz but alot of TFT's i've found do not support 50Hz. I had my Dreamcast running on my old CRT fine in 50Hz, looked horrible and would probaley make you go blind cause of the crazy low refresh rate but still :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Well. Unless the signal is kept all digital, would there really be any point? Also. Aren't HD broadcasts encrypted? So a DVI(HDCP) or HDMI input is a must. HD is just a video over a certain resolution, as long as your monitor displays over 720p its HD whether its coming down a VGA or HDMI cable. I guess the HDMI would be better quality, but its still HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 HD is just a video over a certain resolution, as long as your monitor displays over 720p its HD whether its coming down a VGA or HDMI cable. I guess the HDMI would be better quality, but its still HD. Thats fine for consoles. What about if you wanted to view TV broadcasts in HD on your PC monitor. Surely VGA wouldn't work then. :unsure: I'm actually talking about hooking up TV equipment to the PC monitor not just using a PC TV card. Maybe I've misunderstood the OP question and title. Shouldn't it say "PC monitors can run HD.? Not HDTV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Patriot Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Thats fine for consoles. What about if you wanted to view TV broadcasts in HD on your PC monitor. Surely VGA wouldn't work then. :unsure: I'm actually talking about hooking up TV equipment to the PC monitor not just using a PC card. Maybe I've misunderstood the OP question and title. Shouldn't it say "PC monitors can run HD.? Not HDTV? That would depend entirely on the HDTV tuner that you happen to buy. A quick Google search on "hdtv tuner vga output" turned up several tuners that have outputs for a VGA monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 That would depend entirely on the HDTV tuner that you happen to buy. A quick Google search on "hdtv tuner vga output" turned up several tuners that have outputs for a VGA monitor. OK fair enough. I was under the impression that HDTV broadcasts are encrypted and hence only work with DVI(HDCP) or HDMI. Maybe there not encrypted in the US like they are in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadFerIt Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 You fall under the misconception that the term HDTV applies to something more than a resolution, which it doesn't. If your monitor can support 1280x*, it can support 720p (which is 1280x720). If it can support 1920x*, it can support 1080p (which is 1920x1080). All HDTV is is a resolution, nothing more, nothing less. So yes, any PC monitor can support HDTV in some way.-Spenser Bit incorrect. While it's true for VGA that 720p and 1080p correspond to nothing more then a regular resolution, the story changes a bit with 1080i. Then you get into progressive vs interlaced.. And unless your computer monitor is capable of receiving an interlaced signal (and de-interlacing it) then it wouldn't be compatible. But of course, when you hook up the 360 via VGA you don't get options like 720p, 1080i, 1080p.. You get the pure resolutions, and that's it. But if you're connecting devices that have no built-in VGA support (for example the Xbox), then you need a VGA box capable of converting the signal to VGA, and in the case of 480i/1080i also de-interlacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay2 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Every Xbox game I have played so far works just fine with a monitor, so either I am lucky and every game works with 60hz, or what you said is not true. OMG n00b! USA xbox = NTSC = 60 Hz Europe xbox = PAL = 50 Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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