xbox to 22" monitor help

sebastianlieken

righto, im off to germany for a few months and am leaving my gaming pc behind

my plan is to get an xbox (for gta4 :D:D) and also get this 22" monitor to hook it up to. now im a total n00b when it comes to hookin up one thing to another with different types of cables and crap... so can anyone tell me will this combo work together outta the box or am i gonna have to go get an aftermarket cable or adapter?...and if so, which one?...

(i dont really know what the story is with hdmi, 720p and all that. but i want the best i can get i suppose:rolleyes:, my laptop has hdmi input aswell, would be nice if i could hook the lappy up to the 22" for movies aswell.)

thanks

TomCo

This comes up a lot, someone should sticky it. You need a vga cable.
I recommend this ebay seller.

http://tinyurl.com/6j53on


You then need to get one of these


Phono to stereo mini jack.
Make sure its stereo, you can check by counting the rings on the connection. That one has two, so its stereo. Mono will have 1.

I believe this is included in the box if you buy the cable new.


You plug your L and R leads into that, and then the jack into the input on your speakers or soundcard, which ever is appropriate.
If you have the right gear you could also use the optical output on the vga lead and use that to connect it to your system.
Personally I have an Audigy 2 Platinum eX



So I plug mine into the first line in, if I were using optical I'd use the optical in to the left of that.

ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV

i've got the monitor you linked and its very good, i got an xbox last week and the next day ordered a ''VGA adaptor cable'' off ebay for 7 euro + 6 delivery. brand new. very happy with it. enjoy.

sebastianlieken

Right, That Doesnt Seem To Be Everything Tho

what im getting altogether now is as follows; (hope its everythin)

xbox + gta4
already have this
speakers
stereo adapter
stereo coupler
hdmi to dvi

really hope thats everythin....god this is expensive...just for gta 4 lol

feylya

Why not? Connect the VGA cable to your xbox, connect the VGA connector to your 22" screen, connect the 3.5mm stereo jack to your sound system.

sebastianlieken

feylya wrote: »

Why not? Connect the VGA cable to your xbox, connect the VGA connector to your 22" screen, connect the 3.5mm stereo jack to your sound system.

ah, sorry... you replied before i finished post...but em,does xbox has vga input? oh... thats handy, scratch the whole hdmi thing so


jus the following so;

xbox + gta4
already have this
speakers
stereo adapter
stereo coupler

TomCo

You seem to be missing the most important part.

How are you going to connect it to the monitor without the vga lead , it only comes with a component cable.
The 360 has a propriatary video output (not counting HDMI), you cant just plug any old lead into it.

feylya

You need to buy the cable linked to in the second post in this thread. That'll come with the 2phone - 1 stereo connector (at least my one did)

sebastianlieken

TomCo wrote: »

You seem to be missing the most important part.

How are you going to connect it to the monitor without the vga lead , it only comes with a component cable.
The 360 has a propriatary video output (not counting HDMI), you cant just plug any old lead into it.

aright...seriously, ive no idea what that means, can you throw up a link please to what im missing?

TomCo wrote: »

You seem to be missing the most important part.

How are you going to connect it to the monitor without the vga lead , it only comes with a component cable.
The 360 has a propriatary video output (not counting HDMI), you cant just plug any old lead into it.

i linked one of those, in fact i already have one of those....thats sorted. im hus confused on how to hook up the video feed

TomCo

sebastianlieken wrote: »

i linked one of those, in fact i already have one of those....thats sorted. im hus confused on how to hook up the video feed

One of these?
Xbox360 VGA lead. Thats what you need to connect your xbox to your monitor.

Now Im confused as to why you're confused!

Feelgood

Nutshell

a) Buy Xbox 360 with GTA
b) Buy 22" Monitor that your are looking at.
c) Buy Xbox VGA cable - XBOX VGA Cable

All this and your ready to go, but the only thing you wont have is sound.
The VGA cable above has a sound output on it that looks like the tip of a set of headphones. It needs to be plugged in somewhere so that you can hear everything..

Speakers like the following Sony Speakers

Presto - Enjoy GTA IV..

Feelgood

TomCo wrote: »

Phono to stereo mini jack.

That jack comes as standard with the official Xbox Supplied VGA cable.

sebastianlieken

TomCo wrote: »

Xbox360 VGA lead. Thats what you need to connect your xbox to your monitor.

Feelgood wrote: »

Nutshell

a) Buy Xbox 360 with GTA
b) Buy 22" Monitor that your are looking at.
c) Buy Xbox VGA cable - XBOX VGA Cable

All this and your ready to go, but the only thing you wont have is sound.
The VGA cable above has a sound output on it that looks like the tip of a set of headphones. It needs to be plugged in somewhere so that you can hear everything..


Presto - Enjoy GTA IV..

ahhh, okay...thats the cable i was wondering about. didnt know about that. cheers. now i know what i have to get.