How to hook up a Xbox 360 to a PC monitor

Step 2: Hook Up the Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable

If your monitor has a composite port, skip this step!

Steps:

1. Unplug The Old Cable From Your Xbox 360.

2. Unplug the VGA cable out of your monitor.

3. Insert the AV Connector on the Cable Into The Xbox 360.

4. Screw The VGA Cable Into Your Monitor

NOTE: I have a composite cable on my monitor so there will be no pictures for this step. I am sorry.

Comments

[PiNoYxNiNjAx408]

can u do this w/o the vga cable?

[jewbare]

 Most hi-def monitors have a vga input on them along with hdmi, and s-video. The easyiest way to get your xbox hooked up to your monitor via vga, and still have audia cables, is to buy this cheap, ingenius cord via newegg. link

[jewbare]

oh sorry forgot to note that you will not get "full" HD, but its an alternative to us without hdmi on our xbox's :] it is the best picture you gan get without hdmi, and looks pertty good.

[robots199]

Nope

[whsroadie]

yes you can.......with a HDMI cable.
 
the xbox official HDMI cable comes with an audio adapter as well as the HDMI cable itself. this makes the picture and the audio run out of 2 different ports from the xbox 360.  The audio out of the old port on the xbox and the picture out of the HDMI 

This is only for the newer xbox as thay have the HDMI port

[robots199]

Yes but ONLY if your monitor supports it!

[whsroadie]

well if your going to answer qustions give the right answer....people  are taking thier time to look at ur instructable and asking you questions...... if you dont want to give the same curiousity that people show you dont put instruables up........

[robots199]

Hey! I show the upmost respect to people reading my instructable. I am just mad that some people, like yourself, havent read the other 85 comments about HDMI.

[whsroadie]

i did read all the comments.....and giving a worng answer isnt respect it is lazyness

[robots199]

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[ac1D]

no, this did not make you look smart, not at all.

[whsroadie]

Sorry forgot to say that you need a HDMI to DVI-I adapter most LCD monitors have both VGA and DVI-I which they are phasing out the VGA plug just the same as they are with the RCA to HDMI

the reason you need a HDMI to DVI-I instead of the HDMI to VGA is that the HDMI to VGA dont exsist.....The VGA signal is basicly analog and the DVI-I is digital so they arent compatable......i know that is a grossly under explination and that someone will correct me but i have already wrote enough lol if you want to noe why they are different look it up lol

[tbailey264]

is there such a thing as a DVI-D adapter?

[GarbageMan500]

is it somewhat possible to hok up a switch or series of switches so you can switch between computer and xbox 360 showing on the screen? i think it is.

[kill3525]

ya it is completely possible.my brother has a box with a dial on it saying a, b, and c. you turn the dial and it switches to the other item.

[GarbageMan500]

maybe splicing each cable, adding two way switches to each wire one to pc one to xbox. but then you would have to turn all switches same way

[digitallyinsane]

Get a KVM switch, readily available for about $20. They come with audio, usb, etc. When I switch to my 360 on my desktop monitor, my usb/audio KVM switches as follows: A - video from desktop, audio from desktop, keyboard and mouse to desktop; B - video from 360, audio from 360, keyboard and mouse to laptop. I usually stow my laptop next to my desktop monitor when I'm not on the road so it works out quite nice. Incidentally I invested in a now-discontinued with no replacement product Gamebridge by Adaptec. It works with the original stock video cord from my 360 and gives me a functioning display on my laptop for when I go boring places for extended periods of time (months in third world countries).

[lumber man]

my computer only got 1 vga port can i use the ones on de hard drive

[RAuLLLL]

what maximun resolution can u get on ur lcd monitor ??..... i hAVe heard That u cAnnot go to maximun resolution without an hdmi cable ??..

[robots199]

I start at 1024 x 768 and go upwards from there. And it is not full Hi-Def, But It is darn close

[RAuLLLL]

but hOw mUCH mAximum cAN u go Without an hdmi cable and with a vga cable ??...

[robots199]

Up to 720p

[JonnyDude2008]

HD is 1080p which is alot better

[robots199]

I know, But It is a makeshift screen.

[impressir]

what exact modle is your desktop because i dont want to end up getting the wrong one or does it just have to be in the LCD or CRT catagory?

[behangin24]

This instructable has nothing to do with an actual computer. Only the computer's monitor and possibly your computer's speakers.

It should be said that older monitors do not have the proper VGA receptacle. They instead have a cable coming directly out of the monitor (in which case this instructable will not work).

If you can unplug the VGA cable from your monitor, then give this instructable a try. You will not damage anything by simply plugging your Xbox 360 VGA cable into your monitor. The worst that will happen is: nothing. You'll see a blank screen. And you can always return the cable.

As far as the green cable goes, this instructable is trying to point out your computer's speaker cable (which is usually color coded green). If you want sound to come out of your computer's speakers you will need to buy a female dual RCA to female stereo 3.5mm adapter (found here and here). This will take the red and white RCA cables from the Xbox and adapt them to fit your computer's speaker cable.

[behangin24]

*Update: I don't know how long Microsoft has been doing this, but the VGA cables now come with a VGA gender changer (which allows older monitors that have permanent cables to attach to the Xbox 360) and a female dual RCA to male stereo 3.5mm adapter.

[sabbath26]

Out of curiosity

will the same thing work for a regular x-box system ???

and.. what exactly do I purchase at radio shack ? is it a VGA HD AV cable. When you go to Radio Shack they have this blank stare on their face !!!!

Thanks for the help

George

[behangin24]

To my knowledge, Microsoft didn't create one for the original Xbox.
If you're really jonesin' to play on a monitor, you can buy a converter box (link).

[emuuh]

Hello. I have a Sony Vaio computer/monitor in one compact box. It has a Red White and Yellow female port, in which I have plugged my Xbox 360. Still, I see no image, hear no evil. Can you help me out? I normally work on a Mac, so I have no idea how to mirror the display or even if that is the correct solution.

[robots199]

I would be glad to help you. can you give me the model # or a picture of the setup. Thanks

[sm7078]

i use a HDMI and it can do the job but only if your monitor tha has audio

[robots199]

True.... but that does not have to do with the instructable... Also a lot of people have already commented on HDMI uses

[lacoka13]

do you know how to hook your laptop to your tv? i am not to sure how to

[robots199]

If it has a s-video port on the laptop and the tv, use a s-video cable on a laptop and link it to a computer. If it has a HDMI port, use the same procedure...