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Lax n piemonade
12-01-2006, 05:05 PM
is it possible to use my computer as a monitor for the 360 by any chance?
fatmanlax
12-01-2006, 05:08 PM
yea but you have to have the tv tuner
laxman720
12-01-2006, 05:18 PM
No you dont. You need a vga adapter to hook it up to your computer monitor.
Lax n piemonade
12-01-2006, 05:51 PM
oh sweet so what kind of port do i need?
laxin21
12-01-2006, 06:43 PM
you might be able to find one on newegg. Idk how much vga adapters go for or how much you want to spend but heres one for $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815100114
Lax n piemonade
12-01-2006, 07:16 PM
so with that thing i can hook it up to my cable and watch tv and play my Xbox on my computer?
laxin21
12-01-2006, 07:53 PM
yeah it turns your monitor into a tv i was gonna get one a while ago but then i realized i had a crappy monitor
CTLaxer
12-01-2006, 08:25 PM
is it possible to use my computer as a monitor for the 360 by any chance?
You can get a vga cable for your xbox 360. Here's a review of one: http://hardware.teamxbox.com/reviews/xbox-360/56/Monster-Cable-GameLink-360-VGA-AV-Cable/p1/
Here's a link to purchase one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16874103025
truste1
12-01-2006, 08:49 PM
oh sweet so what kind of port do i need?
VGA. It's just the standard port on the back of your monitor.
And here's what you need:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360vgahdcable/
EricL
12-01-2006, 08:52 PM
You guys know one for the normal xbox?
NY Lax 4
12-01-2006, 10:14 PM
The only person in this thread that knows what he is talking about is CTlaxer. All you need is a computer monitor with a VGA input in the back, any normal computer monitor has one. Then you buy the Xbox 360 VGA Cable and connect it from the back of the 360 to the VGA input on the computer monitor.