Topic: 360's Vga Kit (Read 78 times)

volcomYAE23 · « **on:** November 14, 2005, 10:34:00 PM »

All the pictures ive seen show it looking like a male vga cable! How are you going to be able to hook it up to your PC monitor? Please dont tell me you have to have a female input on your PC's monitor!

Thanks!

110100100 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:35:00 PM »

just get a coupler and quit whining,... or do like i did and get a cheap-ass kvm,... just plug your cable into it.

volcomYAE23 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:37:00 PM »

dang dude im not! :angry: Its just i had plans at the store i work at to run 4 360s on some vga monitors. Sorry to upset you. lol

Thanks for the fast reply!

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4196275

This post has been edited by volcomYAE23: Nov 15 2005, 06:38 AM

110100100 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:52:00 PM »

sorry for the snap, kinda in a crabby mood since people already have 360's and i still have to wait until the 22nd.

any way its always good to see the search button broken here......

found this in google cache fromthe 360 a/v technical forum here

VGA female-to-female

hope it helps

volcomYAE23 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:17:00 PM »

Thanks man! You are a life saver haha. I really didnt want to let the owner of the store down, after he sold 4 computers to replace them with 360s! (computer/lan/console arcade).

Thanks again!

hamwbone · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:37:00 PM »

just a little fyi, the reason the cable is like that is because HDTV's use the female connector. i know it says vga and it is vga but it wasnt made to plug into a computer monitor cable. looks like you got your fix though!

This post has been edited by hamwbone: Nov 15 2005, 07:37 AM

Deftech · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:44:00 PM »

I didnt check to see for sure when I held the vga kit, but maybe it comes with gender changer? I doubt MS would go to such lengths to please everyone but it would save people from getting the vga kit and going home only to say "now wtf do I do"

Most of the gender changers/connectors are only like $4 or $5.00

volcomYAE23 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2005, 12:05:00 AM »

It would be nice if it does, but im not going to chance it. He wants the systems setup for launch. So ill go ahead and order it, and if we dont need it, its only $5 each with tigerdirect. Its just strange that it states for use with your PC monitor...kinda misleading.

kidkinetix · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2005, 01:12:00 AM »

QUOTE(volcomYAE23 @ Nov 15 2005, 07:36 AM)

It would be nice if it does, but im not going to chance it. He wants the systems setup for launch. So ill go ahead and order it, and if we dont need it, its only $5 each with tigerdirect. Its just strange that it states for use with your PC monitor...kinda misleading.

That's true but a lot of monitors have a female connection on them. Ones that don't piss me off, if the cable goes bad you're screwed and your image can get all messed. Good point though i never thought of it being an issue!

automator2k · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2005, 03:38:00 AM »

I read in a faq on m$ website that it comes with a connector to change gender so that you can use it on monitors without a input (only the cord). I was so happy when i read that i was about to order a female to female connection online for like 10 bucks with shipping.

hamwbone · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2005, 07:50:00 AM »

sweet, they did somehting right! thanks for the confirmation

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