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[DugFreez]

640 x 480     full and wide
848 x 480     wide only
1024 x 768     full and wide
1280 x 720     wide only
1280 x 768     wide only
1280 x 1024     full and wide
1360 x 768     wide only

  I was hoping for a 1920 x 1080 option to go along with my 1920 x 1080P 46" LCD...but no such luck. I went with the 1280 x 720 option since it is the only TRUE 16:9 option from this list.

  I did have my 360 hooked up with component cables pushing out 1080i...my TV ups everything to 1080P anyway. I have to say the VGA looks alot better. Smoother edges and better color...not quite as bright of picture as the component cables, but all around alot better.

  I also noticed the original Xbox games didn't look any different when I was using the component cables, but with the VGA pumping out 1280 x 720 the original games looked sweet as candy. I noticed one strange thing while playing the original Xbox games at this setting...the games seemed to be displayed in an "off" ratio. The full screen games looked to be 4:4 instesd of 4:3. and the 16:9 games looked like 14:9 ratio. A small price for the sweet graphics that these games now have. I hope this helps anyone debating on getting the VGA cables.

[Foe-hammer]

Great concrete info for use who will be playing via vga.  Thanks.....

[ferrari_rulz_02]

yeah thanks for the info.

i was hoping for a 1440 x 900, as that is what my monitor is. but there is a good selection of reolutions there.

what other sort of settings are there (to do with video in vga mode), that you can play with?

[twistedsymphony]

I'm dissapointed in there not being an 800x600 mode... that's apretty popular mode with projectors.

EDIT: BTW... I'm adding this to the sticky  

[arabic pete]

I have one question, my new lcd is a standard 1280 by 1024, but that isn't listed as a resolution on the xbox's resolution selector.  I can't believe that wouldn't be a supported resolution, so what am I doing wrong?

[FlashKick]

does 1280x720 work? with borders? report back on how your lcd is doing asap please!

[bucko]

Hey when you hook up a CRT monitor (mine is 19" currently in 1600x1200 on my Mac) can you change the resolution on the X360 or how do I change it? Thanks. Can you also change the refresh rate with VGA, cause 60Hz aint good for the eyes!

[eversio11]

So you would say it's worth the $40 to play on a 20" CRT monitor in HD?

[Mikeizzle]

Ooh, cool. Im definatly gonna get a vga cable now, for my lcd flat panel when i get my 360, cause i dident know if it'd be that signifigant of a diffrence from my HDTV.

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(arabic pete @ Nov 23 2005, 10:02 AM)

I called M$ tech support and they told me that was a small glitch or oversight that was only fixed a couple days ago.  Just download the patch on live and you can have beautiful 1280x1024 gaming yourself.

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(Altima NEO @ Nov 24 2005, 03:54 PM)

aww, no 1200x1600

[JaGWiREE]

I've got a dell ultrasharp 2005fpw. I've been using it via vga with the highest res. My monitors native is 1680x1050 and has a 16:10 aspect ratio. It does strech it from my understanding. What resolution should I be using? Should my monitor be set to 1:1, aspect, or full?

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(JaGWiREE @ Nov 24 2005, 06:09 PM)

I've got a dell ultrasharp 2005fpw. I've been using it via vga with the highest res. My monitors native is 1680x1050 and has a 16:10 aspect ratio. It does strech it from my understanding. What resolution should I be using? Should my monitor be set to 1:1, aspect, or full?

[JaGWiREE]

QUOTE(ferrari_rulz_02 @ Nov 24 2005, 05:32 AM)

just use teh highest widescreen resolution. my monitor is not perfect 16:9,a nd it stretches it too. but it is not noticable, so dont worry about that

[FlashKick]

QUOTE(scienide @ Nov 24 2005, 01:14 PM)

If u use a 16:9 resolution setting... on a 4:3 monitor.... does it give you a letterbox ?? Or does it want to use the entire screen?