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laura_inthesky
03-10-2005, 10:35 AM
Hi, first post so I wasn't sure where to put this so feel free to move it!
I was told that I can get almost HD quality picture by connecting a xbox360 to the PC monitor, saving me about £2000 in buying a HD TV.
I was planning on buying this...
Cable (http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/productpage.asp?productcode=XT0041&title=xbox_360_vga_hd_av_cable)
I'm pretty sure I have the right port in the back of my PC for this, but I am unsure where those red and white cables in the picture from that website would go? Is this recommended also, will the picture quality be any different from viewing it on a normal TV?

RoadKill
03-10-2005, 01:41 PM
You'd plug that lead straight into your monitor, not into your PC, so just make sure you don't have a cheap monitor with the cable already moulded into it.

Those two white and red cables are to go into a speaker set, they're the stereo outputs for left and right.

laura_inthesky
03-10-2005, 04:32 PM
my speakers dont have any plugs in the back of them at all, does this mean I'm gonna have to buy some different ones?

gorrit
03-10-2005, 05:01 PM
Your speakers us a normal headphone/microphone(don't remember what they are actually called) jack? If so, you can easily buy a converter.

laura_inthesky
03-10-2005, 05:27 PM
is there a name for a converter of this kind? I should be able to find one cheap off ebay :hehe:

laura_inthesky
12-10-2005, 10:36 AM
I've been doing some reading around and im unsure wether the Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable will fit into my monitor, here is a picture of the back of my monitor
http://www.tomshardware.fr/images/moniteur/20041110/hyundaiQ17plus_prises.jpg
My monitor has a DVI button on the front if thats any information.

PS. Still need help with my audio too :D