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View XBox Games on Your LCD Monitor
Posted Apr 26, 2006 at 5:07AM EST by QJ Staff

 Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: gaming accessories
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Let's face it - 360 games are great, but they look sucky on standard TVs - and HDTVs are pricey. What's a XBox gamer to do?

Fortunately, the new LCD PC monitors are fairly cheap, and getting cheaper all the time. A 20" PC monitor can now be gotten for around $400 - about half that of a low-end HDTV.  That's the good news.

The downsides: size, for one. 20-25" is not big enough to view comfortably from the sofa. Another problem lies in the fact that PC monitors have only VGA or DVI inputs, and lack on-board TV tuners and integrated audio. VGA adapters are available for the 360, but if you want your computer hooked up at the same time, you'll need a device enabling you to switch from one to the other.

Still, even with these problems, the savings are considerable. VGA wires for the XBox360 are available from MadKatz and Microsoft, and offer resolutions ranging from 640x480 on up to 1360x768.

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# 1632056415165464 — Guest 2006-04-26 08:26
Geez I saw this over at IGN like 2 days ago. Wats up with these late articles. 2 Days is still a long time when it comes to news...... WHAT!?!? THE XBOX 720 HAS BEEN OUT FOR 2 DAYZ NOW!??!? OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO......

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# Monitor — Guest 2006-04-26 08:31
Comp Monitor is the only way I play, Clearer than my 65" Sony and 30" Samsung HDTV. Im using 24" Dell.

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# Jake D. 2006-04-26 08:37
Chill out, #1 - there's also lots of news posted here that ISN'T at IGN, or other sites. We can't have EVERYTHING the second it comes out - or would you rather not have it at all?



Besides, this isn't time critical news of any sort - its a how-to article written by another site. Relax.

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# #1 — Guest 2006-04-26 09:02
you might check IGN everyday for news, but honestly this is the only site i check when i want to read about the 360. so keep your comments to yourself, the world doesnt revolve around you. sorry. Thanks QJ.net for the info.

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# IGN Sucks — Guest 2006-04-26 09:28
I hate ign..they have lost touch with th average gamer and just give bad ratings to the companies that dont pay them

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# I thought about doing this — Guest 2006-04-26 12:22
I considered getting a VGA adapter some months ago, but that still leaves me with the problem of sound. It is much more difficult to get my PC surround sound speakers connected to my 360.

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# Guest 2006-04-26 13:49
This isnt days old this is "slow news day" old.

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# heh — Guest 2006-04-26 16:35
been using the vga connector since the first day i bought mine.

back in January.

I dont even know what it looks like on a standard TV :P

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# vga — Guest 2006-04-26 21:29
I use VGA cable and Sony LCD monitor HX75 and picture is ideal ! :)

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# Adaptors included — Guest 2006-05-13 17:49
Just so everyone knows... inside the XBOX box VGA adaptor there is included an RCA to Mini Jack Adaptor (like in the picture) and a female to female VGA adaptor...



So if you are worried about not having an amp or optic sound there is at least the adaptor included with the package so you can hook it up to your computer speakers.

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# HDTVFOLIFe — clarkgray 2006-07-22 10:33
a samsung 26" Tv is what i like to use. it fits in my bedroom and the quality is amazing. it was the same tv as used on all the xbox 360 game stands at E3

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