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Playing X-Box Through My Laptop

  • 30-05-2010 10:52pm
    #1
    snack_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 438 ✭✭


    Hey,
    Does anyone know if I am able to play my X-Box through my tv such that I use my laptop screen instead of a tv screen, and how I can go about doing this.
    Just I moved away from home, and dont really want to buy a tv just for it, however would like to use my xbox every now and then.
    Regards,
    Niall


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  • #2
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,325 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    It's not the answer to your question but have you checked out steam for use on your laptop http://store.steampowered.com/


  • #3
    CORaven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭CORaven


    Yeah I think so.
    Your laptop could have a vga port. If so, happy days, just buy a vga adapter for the xbox.


  • #4
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    I do not know of any laptops with vga in 99% I think have VGA out making what you want to do impossible I'm afraid.

    However , getting a vga cable for the xbox and a cheap pc monitor could be a relatively inexpensive option if you don't want to forout for a tv, you would also need speakers but could also use headphones with the right (cheap as chips) adapters.


  • #5
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    As calex said, 99% of laptops (if not every laptop, I've never seen different) do not have any means to accept input for displaying on the LCD screen. It's purpose is to display the output from your laptop, it has a different function to a monitor/tv.

    You can pick up a second hand 14" TV for free (or very little money) on Adverts.ie - i gave two away free there a few months back myself. Then just play using the regular cable. Or if you prefer (and I would), pick up a cheapo 17" monitor and get a VGA cable for the console - better quality, even on the 17" screen.

    I'd consider getting a proper pair of speakers for whatever you can afford if you go down the monitor route. The VGA cable comes with a Left/Right RCA cable (red/white), so when I was playing on my own monitor I thought I'd get a 2xRCA to Headphone jack cable and just plug in my headphones. The problem is the volume put out over those two RCA's is very, very low, so you will struggle to hear games without amplifying the sound somehow (i.e. with a set of speakers with volume control).

    Just so you know, a set of headphones with an inline volume control wheel is not the same as an amplifier, the volume control only reduces/increases to the max signal received and as I've said the max signal is pathetic. €50 should get you the monitor and speakers.


  • #6
    snack_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 438 ✭✭snack_ie


    Cheers lads,
    I appreciate the replies. I dont even know what a VGA plug in is but guessing its not on my laptop. Sure I will have a look around for some second hand tv sets.
    Thanks for replying


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  • #7
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    snack_ie wrote: »
    Cheers lads,
    I appreciate the replies. I dont even know what a VGA plug in is but guessing its not on my laptop. Sure I will have a look around for some second hand tv sets.
    Thanks for replying

    This is a 'female' VGA port, very common on laptops. They are there to hook laptops up to projectors and other external displays, not for input. :)

    800px-VGA_port.jpg


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