Topic: XCM 1080p Mega Cool VGABox (Read 90 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** June 04, 2008, 03:25:00 PM »

XCM 1080p Mega Cool VGABox
Posted by XanTium | June 4 16:49 EST | News Category: Xbox_Xbox360

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XCM announced a new VGA box:

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XCM 1080p Mega Cool VGABox
* Supports PC video display resolutions up to UXGA (1600 x 1200 @ 75 Hz) or HDTV (up to 1920 x 1080)
* Supports 480i, 576i 480p,576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p
* Transfer pictures from GameCube, Playstation 2, Xbox, PSP Slim, Wii, Xbox 360,Playstation 3 consoles that can be displayed on a PC monitor (up to 1600 x 1200) or HD TV (up to 1920 x 1080)
* Supports SDTV, HDTV, XGA, SXGA, and UXGA video formats.
* Works on both PAL & NTSC systems.
* Plug and play installation.
* Connects compatible YPbPr devices to your VGA monitor with Integrated YPbPr to RGBHV converter
* Applications: TFT LCD monitor, CRT monitor, Set-top box, Display projector
* Works on LCD TFT monitors
* Video output: VGA
* Automatic video source mode detection (film/graphic)
* Motion-adaptive interfiled de-interlacing
* Uses the power from your USB port, no extra power supply needed

Official Site: http://xcm-usa.com
Official Reseller: http://extreme-mods.com

Steve-0 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2008, 04:37:00 PM »

let me be the first to say NICE!

frankenberrie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2008, 04:43:00 PM »

I second that. Any screenshots?

trevorv · « **Reply #3 on:** June 04, 2008, 05:37:00 PM »

QUOTE(UHYVE @ Jun 4 2008, 03:28 PM)

Wait, does this thing only support really high resolutions, or does it actually upscale to those resolutions aswell? I ask because 480p from my Wii looks like ass on my HDTV. Never had a VGAbox before so I don't know.

Gefen has some (expensive) Scalers: http://www.gefen.com...sp?prod_id=4174

I've been wanting to get one, but I'll be damned if I can find some comparison screenshots.

GuniGuGu · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2008, 06:01:00 PM »

Hmm.. well I have a 24" dell LCD, will this thing give me 1080p, as at the moment, the most I can get with the default component cables is 1080i... Do you have any suggestions? I heard I could get 1080p with a standard vga cable, but it required all these changes to colour and what not which I wasn't too keen on doing....

brandogg · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2008, 10:02:00 PM »

That doesn't make any sense. If your monitor is 1920x1200, then it should do 1080p just fine. LCDs are all progressive by nature anyway.

CapsLock · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2008, 06:27:00 AM »

Word, i have a 360 with a VGA cable, and a pal wii without one.. Could i use this to hook up my wii to my monitor?

Sarek · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2008, 07:54:00 PM »

Having your HDTV display low-res content results in input lag on almost all TV's. This makes some games impossible to play...

If you aren't familiar with this, look here :

Input Lag Explanation and FAQ

A good upscaler (which this VGA box probably is not) can solve this problem, by sending real 720p or 1080p signal to the TV, so the TV doesn't have to do the scaling itself...

Agent ME · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2008, 08:58:00 PM »

XCM 1080p Mega Cool VGABox? That name is a joke, right?

brandogg · « **Reply #9 on:** June 05, 2008, 11:54:00 PM »

I just bought a Samsung LN52A550, and I *highly* recommend it. No lag whatsoever (5ms response on all signals) from any source (Xbox 360 over HDMI/VGA [1080p], Wii over component [480p], XBox over component [1080i]). My mom has the 61" DLP "equivalent" and the lag is terrible, unless you use game mode, which sucks. Just thought I'd throw this out there, since I see some concerns over lag.

GuniGuGu · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2008, 01:05:00 AM »

QUOTE(brandogg @ Jun 5 2008, 03:38 PM)

That doesn't make any sense. If your monitor is 1920x1200, then it should do 1080p just fine. LCDs are all progressive by nature anyway.

Yeah not quite..

Not sure where the hold-up is, but it's widely known that the dell 24" lcd, will not do 1080p from the xbox over component...

brandogg · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2008, 02:54:00 PM »

I didn't pay attention to the component part. Just buy the VGA cable, you don't need to adjust any settings, unless you want to.

zcz_team · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2008, 06:09:00 PM »

I hope this can upconvert 480i games to 480p, i have a Wii waiting to be connected to my monitor.

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