Monitor for laptop & Xbox 360

Benzino

Hey all,

I'm looking for a monitor that can double up as second monitor for my laptop and also for gaming on my Xbox.

My question is will any monitor with a HDMI port be able to work with an Xbox 360? I thought they would, but heard that some only have HDMI output ports, and I need an input port instead?

Thanks for your help. Also, if you have any recommendations for a good monitor in the range of 19-22" for about €250, they would be appreciated

Thanks

ricman

You could get a monitor with 2 ports dvi and vga ,then buy a vga xbox cable,thats what i use.USE dvi for pc,vga for xbox.you just have to check ,has your xbox got hdmi out,i think all new ones have it.
SEE here http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullat.asp?productcode=MMEB921167#spec full 1080p,hd, vga,dvi,hdmi, also audio in.
if you get this,you could use hdmi cable for the xbox,older xbox 360,s have no hdmi port.
you may need to install a monitor device driver on the pc to use the monitor at the proper resolution

marco_polo

Do you need a monitor with speakers or have you a seperate sound system?

If no speakers are required, I use this excellent 22" LG for both my Xbox (occasionally) and my Desktop monitor (mostly) it has selectable DVI and HDMI inputs so I use the DVI for the PC and HDMI for the Xbox.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3408794/art/lg/w2261vp-pf-22-wide-tft-sc.html

With speakers you are looking at about an extra 30 or thereabouts (and bonus tv tuner)

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4904202/art/lg/m227wdp-pc-22-wide-tft-sc.html#tech-specs


If you have a budget of 250 then a 24" for 229euros + shipping may be worth considering (speakerless)

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2700976/art/lg/w2453v-pf-24-wide-tft-scr.html

ricman

IF the xbox has no hdmi, use vga, you,ll have to buy a vga cable, mine cost 24euro in GAME shop.IT gives a superb display on my monitor, i set the av output to 720p mode in the dashboard ,xbox,settings,av,video .i find 22 inch widescreen, fine ,for pc ,xbox use.

Benzino

Thanks ricman and marco_polo, really appreciate the help.

marco_polo wrote: »

Do you need a monitor with speakers or have you a seperate sound system?

If no speakers are required, I use this excellent 22" LG for both my Xbox (occasionally) and my Desktop monitor (mostly) it has selectable DVI and HDMI inputs so I use the DVI for the PC and HDMI for the Xbox.

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3408794/art/lg/w2261vp-pf-22-wide-tft-sc.html

With speakers you are looking at about an extra 30 or thereabouts (and bonus tv tuner)

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4904202/art/lg/m227wdp-pc-22-wide-tft-sc.html#tech-specs

If you have a budget of 250 then a 24" for 209 euros + shipping may be worth considering (speakerless)

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3408488/art/lg/w2453sq-pf-24-wide-tft-sc.html

Those monitors look great value (I was originally looking at the dell ultrasharp monitors).

I am thinking about getting the monitor with the speakers, that or a pair of headphones.

Oh and yeah, my xbox is the latest version, so it supports HDMI.

Thanks again for the help and suggestions

ricman

MAY AS WELL get a monitor that has speakers, using a 3.5mm double connector,its possible to have pc sound,xbox sound connected to 1 sound input,i prefer to have separate speakers for the pc,as i listen to music from the pcwhen playing xbox games.

witnessmenow

Monitors built in speakers are normally crap, i never bother with them.

Benzino

Yeah I suppose they are alright. I could get a seperate pair of speakers.

Do I need any special connectors for the speaker to connect to the xbox?

marco_polo

Benzino wrote: »

Yeah I suppose they are alright. I could get a seperate pair of speakers.

Do I need any special connectors for the speaker to connect to the xbox?

Don't know what I was smoking this morning but that LG 24" I linked to this morning is VGA only . Removing from my other post for the correct one DVI/HDMI which is actually 229 euro.

The 22" LG has a 3.5 mm audio output jack that I use to connect it to my Logitech 2.1 PC speakers / headphones while playing the xbox (Basically is passthrough of the HDMI audio).

Haven't looked at the back of my xbox in a while :P I forget if there are alternative audio options available, must look this evening.

Benzino

Just an update, I got the LG 22" monitor (without the speakers) and it's a great monitor for both gaming and working on (with photoshop etc). Loving it at the moment

Thanks everybody, especially marco_polo!