XBOX 360 Connecting to PC Monitor??

[DarylVTR]

ok here is the situation,

Everyone keeps telling me i should get a XBOX 360 but i dont have room for a tv in my room aswell. I have a 19" flat screen pc monitor which has a DVI and VGA input...... is it possible to connect the xbox 360 to the monitor?? If so what cable do i need and where can i get it? Wanna know before i buy a 360.


Cheers! :hug:

[98silvervts]

ok here is the situation,

Everyone keeps telling me i should get a XBOX 360 but i dont have room for a tv in my room aswell. I have a 19" flat screen pc monitor which has a DVI and VGA input...... is it possible to connect the xbox 360 to the monitor?? If so what cable do i need and where can i get it? Wanna know before i buy a 360.


Cheers! :hug:

yep... no probs.
i'll find out the lead name when i'm back at work tomorow..
out teststations are ran to pc monitor's.. so with vga so this cable with a vga to dvi conveter so do the job..

i'll post the part number tomorow.

[98silvervts]

oh and i think ive seen your car around...

nice!!

[DarylVTR]

haha have you? I live in waterlooville mate so you probably have!

I just seen a VGA cable which allows you to do it. Always been a PC gamer so not sure what route to go down. New graphics card £200 - £250 or a xbox360 and connect to my monitor.

[98silvervts]

haha have you? I live in waterlooville mate so you probably have!

I just seen a VGA cable which allows you to do it. Always been a PC gamer so not sure what route to go down. New graphics card £200 - £250 or a xbox360 and connect to my monitor.

i game with my lappy...BF2142 addict.
360 is good.. but its a personal thing, consol or pc.. many pros and cons.

lappy for me.

i have a consol as well but thats mainly for my daughter.

[DarylVTR]

hmmm

still tempted. Never played on a 360 thou so not sure if its worth all the money or not!

[Mystic]

If ya get one of the new 360's with an HDMI port on it, you just need a HDMI - DVI cable.

Best sticking to DVI too, VGA is analogue :y:

[DarylVTR]

also confusing me -

Whats the difference with ARCADE , 360 CONSOL, CORE AND ELITE VERSIONS?

[Mystic]

They have changed stuff a bit with the Elite being released but pretty much the core console is the same console but with no HDD & no wireless controls & no HDMI port.

Premium has wireless controls, 20gb HDD, new ones have an HDMI port, and a few other bits n bobs. Its the one most people would buy i think. Core is a waste of time.

Elite is black, has a bigger HDD but i think its just the same old console inside?

[98silvervts]

They have changed stuff a bit with the Elite being released but pretty much the core console is the same console but with no HDD & no wireless controls & no HDMI port.

Premium has wireless controls, 20gb HDD, new ones have an HDMI port, and a few other bits n bobs. Its the one most people would buy i think. Core is a waste of time.

Elite is black, has a bigger HDD but i think its just the same old console inside?

The Elite has the 120gb hdd,HDMI port & the base conponatry is upgraded.
all the new units now have the enlarged gpu heatsink.

[98silvervts]

ok here is the situation,

Everyone keeps telling me i should get a XBOX 360 but i dont have room for a tv in my room aswell. I have a 19" flat screen pc monitor which has a DVI and VGA input...... is it possible to connect the xbox 360 to the monitor?? If so what cable do i need and where can i get it? Wanna know before i buy a 360.


Cheers! :hug:

DEFO JUST VGA LEEDS AT THE MO..
If you get a 360 let me know, ive got a cable you can have.

[Karl]

Buy a New Premium,

HDMI port, cooler chip, cheaper than the elite cos it has a smaller hdd.

No one fills their HDD up on the 20gb anyways.

[Clouds_mate]

I filled my HDD to 20gb.

[Mystic]

/Agree with Karl

If you buy a new premium console you get an HDMI port. Since you have a digital monitor, it makes sense to use an HDMI-DVI cable & make the most of the console's HD capabilities.

I dont know what you would fill the HDD with, but im sure you could shift some of the unnecesary stuff off it & on2 your PC or something. Thats what leckie should have done with all those pictures of the tomb raider lass he has on his :err:

[Clouds_mate]

lol i filled my mine 1.5gb demos. You dont actually get 20gb of free space anyway.

[AdamW]

I only have 4gb left hahahaa....downloaded 2gb Guitar hero

[Karl]

I just delete the demos after im done.
I still got like 12.9gb

[Robb]

....daryl buy my 360.


still got 8.1gb on my HDD.