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Title: Need A Cheap Way To Hook Up My Xb To My Pc Monitor
Post by: SleekLlama on March 07, 2007, 07:01:00 PM
ok, i have a gamebridge but im not overly impressed. without modding my xbox, i need to hook up my xbox directly to my Acer 22" Widescreen HD monitor. Are there any hd cables or adapters i can use for my original xbox? if so, where can i buy, ive been unsuccessful checking at newegg and stuff but then again, im not 100% sure what to get if there is nething to get. pleaz help!!

btw, the monitor has a dvi and vga input thingy, my pc uses dvi not that that has nething to do with this

This post has been edited by SleekLlama: Mar 8 2007, 03:05 AM
Title: Need A Cheap Way To Hook Up My Xb To My Pc Monitor
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 08, 2007, 11:04:00 AM
What you are looking for is either the X2VGA2 or the VD-Z3. Both are Component-to-VGA adapters, and they will do exactly what you are looking for.

X2VGA2 - www.x2vga.com

VD-Z3 - www.vdigi.com

This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Mar 8 2007, 07:05 PM
Title: Need A Cheap Way To Hook Up My Xb To My Pc Monitor
Post by: SleekLlama on March 08, 2007, 08:34:00 PM
thats ok, im all set now (those were a little more than i wanted to pay neway) i got my tv tuner to work with my xbox finally. before there was horrible lag when i hooked up the 3 rca jacks from the xbox to the tv tuner. what i didnt realize is that it isnt my tv tuner thats slow, but my tv tuner software. i downloaded DScaler and it works fine now. im not sure if its causing me to take a hit to quality but overall its good, video and audio!

GO DSCALER!!!
Title: Need A Cheap Way To Hook Up My Xb To My Pc Monitor
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 08, 2007, 11:27:00 PM
DScaler is the best software you can possibly have for ANY TV tuner, IMO.  happy.gif

It really does rock, I recommend that you play around with the video settings and you'll be surprised about what it really can do. Most importantly, be sure to play with the 'deinterlacing' option, as it will VASTLY improve your picture quality. biggrin.gif
Title: Need A Cheap Way To Hook Up My Xb To My Pc Monitor
Post by: Alex548 on March 09, 2007, 12:35:00 AM
DScaler works great with the gamebridge as well. The software that comes with the gamebridge sucks. After numerous attempts to get the software working correctly, I gave up. I got tired of hearing everything about 1 second after it happened. Especially with gaming, that second is very important.
I'd see myself get killed, then I'd hear the shotgun blast afterwards.  blink.gif

With DScaler installed, everything is in perfect sync (as it should be).  smile.gif