Help with using vga cables to comp monitors..

SV · May 18th, 2006, 11:59 AM

Allright well im about to purchase a vga hdav cable so i can play my 360 on my monitor but i just need to know a few things..

At the moment my monitor is using a DVI cable to connect to the pc so i have a free vga slot avaliable on my monitor. If i just go and plug the xbox 360 into that vga slot without removing the dvi plug what will happen?
Will a menu pop up asking which device i would like to use or will i need to remove the dvi plug?

Basically i dont want to keep disconnecting the monitor from the pc and since i have no knowledge on how to do this, what can be done?

Are there any special switches made so i can just choose which device i want to be on the screen at that particular time?

mgkdk · May 18th, 2006, 12:13 PM

I actually did that with my normal comp and my laptop.
Normal comp in dvi and laptop in vga.
I have some buttons on the side of my monitor that lets me choose what computer I want to display.

Buba · May 18th, 2006, 02:30 PM

If it doesn't have a popup menu, it will select the newest video source, I rekon...
Vga/Dvi switches aren't that expensive either...

Viper007Bond · May 19th, 2006, 12:10 AM

I find using a TV tuner is the easiest and cheapest way to play your console on your monitor. The best part is that you can keep using your PC and you can play in windowed mode. I used to do it all the time before I gave mine to my little sister so she could play PS2 on her PC.

Buba · May 19th, 2006, 12:45 AM

He wants the XBOX 360 to be really HD on his monitor. That works via Component or VGA cable, nothing else...

SV · May 19th, 2006, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buba

He wants the XBOX 360 to be really HD on his monitor. That works via Component or VGA cable, nothing else...

Yea what he said, lol..

Could anyone reccommed a good vga/dvi switch?

Overheat · May 19th, 2006, 09:02 AM

Can HD be transmitted through VGA? Anyway, it should work fine, I've plugged two signals into a Dell monitor before and there should be a signal selection button on the front of the monitor somewhere. Haven't tried it with any other makes of monitor, but it should be cool. Btw - your monitor needs to be able to support 1280x768 to be able to view 720p and 1920x1200 to support 1080i - these are 16:10 resolutions, which are standard for widescreen TFTs.

Viper007Bond · May 19th, 2006, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buba

He wants the XBOX 360 to be really HD on his monitor. That works via Component or VGA cable, nothing else...

They have HDTV tuner cards which I figure have HDTV input.

Or maybe not. I dunno.

SV · May 20th, 2006, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overheat

Can HD be transmitted through VGA? Anyway, it should work fine, I've plugged two signals into a Dell monitor before and there should be a signal selection button on the front of the monitor somewhere. Haven't tried it with any other makes of monitor, but it should be cool. Btw - your monitor needs to be able to support 1280x768 to be able to view 720p and 1920x1200 to support 1080i - these are 16:10 resolutions, which are standard for widescreen TFTs.

Thanks for the info, looks like i can support 720p which is good enough images/smilies/wink.gif

SV · May 21st, 2006, 06:31 AM

nvm this post, im an idiot images/smilies/wink.gif

May 18th, 2006, 11:59 AM	#1
SV Previously Known As SLR 722 Joined: Feb 3rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 729 Car: '85 ZL Ford Fairlane Rep Power: 13	Help with using vga cables to comp monitors.. Allright well im about to purchase a vga hdav cable so i can play my 360 on my monitor but i just need to know a few things.. At the moment my monitor is using a DVI cable to connect to the pc so i have a free vga slot avaliable on my monitor. If i just go and plug the xbox 360 into that vga slot without removing the dvi plug what will happen? Will a menu pop up asking which device i would like to use or will i need to remove the dvi plug? Basically i dont want to keep disconnecting the monitor from the pc and since i have no knowledge on how to do this, what can be done? Are there any special switches made so i can just choose which device i want to be on the screen at that particular time? __________________

May 18th, 2006, 12:13 PM	#2
mgkdk .dk beauty Joined: Mar 19th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Denmark Age: 28 Posts: 4,255 Car: Volvo V40 LFS Status: Rep Power: 51	I actually did that with my normal comp and my laptop. Normal comp in dvi and laptop in vga. I have some buttons on the side of my monitor that lets me choose what computer I want to display. __________________ "Danish is cool" - Jeremy Clarkson

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Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 237	I find using a TV tuner is the easiest and cheapest way to play your console on your monitor. The best part is that you can keep using your PC and you can play in windowed mode. I used to do it all the time before I gave mine to my little sister so she could play PS2 on her PC. __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	Can HD be transmitted through VGA? Anyway, it should work fine, I've plugged two signals into a Dell monitor before and there should be a signal selection button on the front of the monitor somewhere. Haven't tried it with any other makes of monitor, but it should be cool. Btw - your monitor needs to be able to support 1280x768 to be able to view 720p and 1920x1200 to support 1080i - these are 16:10 resolutions, which are standard for widescreen TFTs. __________________

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