xbox 360 to my CRT monitor?

sharpjaws

am thinking of getting a 360 in the coming week, but all i have is a regular 32'' tv, which i heard will be not very good , so i was thinking if its possible to connect the 360 to my CRT monitor

Ciaran500

Yep you just need to buy a VGA cable for the 360.

Dont be at yourself

Certain games have v-sync issues when displayed on a monitor though, right?

After playing Pro Evo on a HD set, I really dont want to use a SD tv to play it anymore, but is the VGA cable a decent solution, given my lack of funds for a nice tv?

Ciaran500

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

Certain games have v-sync issues when displayed on a monitor though, right?

It seems to depend on the screen, I had no trouble at all with it and other people are driven mad by it.

sharpjaws

o cool ill check it out ! thanks guys

Pacifico

Eh?

You sure? Its a blue connection

sharpjaws

is this the VGA that i need to hook up my CRT monitor ?

I dont see where i can connect that into my monitor .

Pacifico

Yeah that bit on the right connects to your monitor.

What monitor is it? Cant imagine it doesn't have VGA!

Ciaran500

Thats the one, the official VGA cable come with an adapter that allows you to connect it onto the cable that comes out of the monitor and connects to the PC tower.

sharpjaws

Ciaran500 wrote:

Thats the one, the official VGA cable come with an adapter that allows you to connect it onto the cable that comes out of the monitor and connects to the PC tower.

by official u mean the xbox 360 VGA cable right ?i dont have to buy that separately do i? if i do what is it called?

Ciaran500

sharpjaws wrote:

by official u mean the xbox 360 VGA cable right ?i dont have to buy that separately do i? if i do what is it called?

The one made by Microsoft is the official one, some of the third party ones come with them but you will have to check before you buy.

Its called a VGA coupler if you need to buy one separate, Maplin off Parnell St. would be the easiest place to get them

meanpeoplesuck

Don't worry too much, I have a normal SDTV 22" old piece of junk, and the 360 looks incredible on it. I don't believe any of this crap about the 360 HAVING to be played on HDTV to look good. Of course it's going to look much better on HDTV, but Gears of war, Rainbow 6 Vegas both look amazing on a standard TV.

Dont be at yourself

I was of the same opinion as you, until I actually saw the difference with my own eyes. It really is like night and day, there is a huge difference.

sharpjaws

meanpeoplesuck wrote:

Don't worry too much, I have a normal SDTV 22" old piece of junk, and the 360 looks incredible on it. I don't believe any of this crap about the 360 HAVING to be played on HDTV to look good. Of course it's going to look much better on HDTV, but Gears of war, Rainbow 6 Vegas both look amazing on a standard TV.

ah thanks good to know that, am going to get a HDTV for Xmas lol. but until that

Patricide

SO what playing them on a vga computer moniter makes em look better than a standard tv??

I take it it doesnt make it as good as hd though right?

meanpeoplesuck

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

I was of the same opinion as you, until I actually saw the difference with my own eyes. It really is like night and day, there is a huge difference.

yeah HDTV will clearly be better, but what I'm saying is that not having a HDTV doesn't mean the graphics will be bad, and it shouldn't stop the thread starter from getting a 360 - they still look great

Dont be at yourself

Absolutely. That being said, once you've experienced it in HD, it's difficult to step back down to regular SD displays.

calex71

Ciaran500 wrote:

Thats the one, the official VGA cable come with an adapter that allows you to connect it onto the cable that comes out of the monitor and connects to the PC tower.

i got the cheap one off play , so thats what i need to connect to my crt, d'oh

does crt look better than tft?

brav

Yep games definitly look better on HDTV/computer monitor, but they also look great on normal TV's

I am suprisesd though, NekkidBibleMan, that you thought PES6 was much better! I think it is one of the few games out at the moment that remind you of graphics 5 years ago, great gameplay but man does those graphics suck on it!

Ciaran500

calex71 wrote:

does crt look better than tft?

Thats relative, what CRT and what TFT?

gamer

I played the 360 on a 60htz samsung sdtv, and all the games looked great ,fantastic ,connect it thru the scart on rgb 1 av1 , i used rca yellow ,white,red,connectors . I forgot to bring a scart adaptor.Many games gow,pro evo, saints row require a 60htz tv to play on.av1 is usally fully wired connected on tv circuits.wait and see ,you can always get 19inch crt on adverts.ie 80euro apprrox.cable supplied with 360 works on rca,or thru scart adaptor to av1,or 2.

chubbyjoe

Hi, Can I ask a question on this thread that is a little bit off topic?
Would anyone know can the cable shown above work on the old XBOX?
I am looking to hook my old xbox up to an LCD monitor with vga/dvi connections.
Has anyone done this? Which cable would you use?

Sorry for jumping on this thread. If I should'nt have please tell me...

gamer

i dont think you can use xbox 360 cables,for XBOX1 .Peats are selling rca,composite video,svideo dual cable for xbox 1 ,price 1 euro ,look, in bargain cable box,special offers, behind tv section ground floor ,parnell st branch.only work on tvs unless your monitor has a composite input,rca type.Try google xbox 1 to vga cable.

logistic

sharpjaws im selling the cable you need here http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=12336&cat=12

Its the offical xbox 360 vga cable and will definitly work with your crt monitor