Xbox --> Comp Monitor

zoobyzooby Join Date: 2003-08-26 Member: 20236Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">VGA adapters and stuff...</div> I'm thinking of buying an Xbox, but with my cramped quarters at college, there is no room for a TV, so if I do decide to buy an Xbox, I will need to hook it up to my Computer Monitor. The thing is, I don't want to spend like $50 on an advanced VGA adapter, so do any of you have suggestions on a cheap VGA adapter that I would be able to use?
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    edited October 2004
    hmmmm

    does your video card have any TV-in ports?
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-NEO_Phyte+Oct 11 2004, 06:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NEO_Phyte @ Oct 11 2004, 06:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> hmmmm

    does your video card have any TV-in ports? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    He said for an Xbox?

    Video Card TV In/Out Ports hook up the PC graphics not Xbox?
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-NEO_Phyte+Oct 11 2004, 12:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NEO_Phyte @ Oct 11 2004, 12:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> hmmmm

    does your video card have any TV-in ports? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What he said. The only way I know how is to get an All In Wonder card, and run it into that.
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Thursday-+Oct 11 2004, 11:05 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thursday- @ Oct 11 2004, 11:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-NEO_Phyte+Oct 11 2004, 06:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NEO_Phyte @ Oct 11 2004, 06:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> hmmmm

    does your video card have any TV-in ports? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    He said for an Xbox?

    Video Card TV In/Out Ports hook up the PC graphics not Xbox? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    he plugs Xbox into video card using TV-in ports

    video card goes into monitor

    DUH
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  • zoobyzooby Join Date: 2003-08-26 Member: 20236Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-NEO_Phyte+Oct 11 2004, 12:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NEO_Phyte @ Oct 11 2004, 12:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> hmmmm

    does your video card have any TV-in ports? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I do not have a TV-in
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  • AmplifierAmplifier Join Date: 2004-02-19 Member: 26708Members, Constellation
    60~ buys you the VGA ones that give you the HD resolution.
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  • IsamilIsamil Join Date: 2003-11-25 Member: 23552Members, Constellation
    I think I heard ATI was making some sort of PCI or USB TV input thing....
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  • zoobyzooby Join Date: 2003-08-26 Member: 20236Members
    Well I could buy a PCI interface tv tuner or one of those external converter things. I'm wondering though, if I use a tv tuner card, exactly how would you hook the sound up?
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-zooby+Oct 11 2004, 03:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (zooby @ Oct 11 2004, 03:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well I could buy a PCI interface tv tuner or one of those external converter things. I'm wondering though, if I use a tv tuner card, exactly how would you hook the sound up? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ATI makes PCI All In Wonders. Sound would be hooked up to the Xbox itself, unless you ran the Xbox sound to line in on the PC, but I'm not sure you could get 5.1 sound if thats what you're goin for, it would either be stereo or mono.
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  • AmplifierAmplifier Join Date: 2004-02-19 Member: 26708Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.x2vga.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.x2vga.com/</a>

    Best one.
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  • TommyVercettiTommyVercetti Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13390Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Oooo that looks nice. I'm picking one up - Halo 2 is gonna be sweet on my 22" flat CRT. BTW, will that adapter allow me to use my T7700 speakers with Halo 2, even if it's only 5 channels?
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