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elTodd · 07-12-2007, 05:41 PM

Okay fellas, I have a 19" LCD computer monitor. My tv that I have is alright, but I want to hook the 360 up to the monitor.

I know there are the VGA cables from Microsoft, but my monitor only has a DVI-D input. Is there some sort of adapter that I can buy along with the VGA cables, or am I out of luck?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Birdsonbat · 07-12-2007, 05:48 PM

Here you go DVI-VGA Adapter

Edit: Or wait, you'll probably need a female dvi to female vga, right?

elTodd · 07-12-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdsonbat


	Here you go DVI-VGA Adapter Edit: Or wait, you'll probably need a female dvi to female vga, right?

I honestly have no idea. I don't know what hooks into what, or about the gender things with the cables.

bkfount · 07-12-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdsonbat


	Here you go DVI-VGA Adapter Edit: Or wait, you'll probably need a female dvi to female vga, right?

no, if there's an issue, he can still do it if he buys that with the official MS VGA cable. He'd hook that DVI-VGA Adapter to his monitor, then use the yellow gender changer that comes with the VGA cables to do the rest.

I didn't even need to use mine.

kazoo76 · 07-12-2007, 09:03 PM

If your monitor really does only have a DVI-D connector, I'm pretty sure the MS VGA box won't work for you. DVI-D is supposed to only accept digital video signals, while VGA is an analog only signal. So you'd probably need a costly digital-to-analog converter to connect the 360 and your monitor, at which point it would probably be cheaper to get a monitor with more connection options. Now if your monitor actually does have an analog input (vga, dvi-i,dvi-a) then you could make the MS VGA box work with a simple adapter.

elTodd · 07-13-2007, 12:01 AM

What is the connector that you use to hook the monitor to a computer?

I was looking at some pictures of the VGA cables, and it seems to resemble the other connection on my monitor. Its blue and I used it to hook it up to my computer. Will that work?

I don't know, if that won't work then I may just forget about using it.

Bruins · 07-13-2007, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Num1Bowler


	What is the connector that you use to hook the monitor to a computer? I was looking at some pictures of the VGA cables, and it seems to resemble the other connection on my monitor. Its blue and I used it to hook it up to my computer. Will that work? I don't know, if that won't work then I may just forget about using it.

That's VGA.

elTodd · 07-13-2007, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruins


	That's VGA.

So I should be good to go if I buy the Microsoft VGA cables?

07-12-2007, 05:41 PM	#1
elTodd Little Big Puig OVR: 24 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,333 Blog Entries: 7	Hooking a 360 to a computer moniter Okay fellas, I have a 19" LCD computer monitor. My tv that I have is alright, but I want to hook the 360 up to the monitor. I know there are the VGA cables from Microsoft, but my monitor only has a DVI-D input. Is there some sort of adapter that I can buy along with the VGA cables, or am I out of luck? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

07-12-2007, 05:48 PM	#2
Birdsonbat MVP OVR: 8 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: St. Louis	Re: Hooking a 360 to a computer moniter Here you go DVI-VGA Adapter Edit: Or wait, you'll probably need a female dvi to female vga, right? Last edited by Birdsonbat; 07-12-2007 at 05:50 PM.

07-12-2007, 09:03 PM	#5
kazoo76 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Jul 2002	Re: Hooking a 360 to a computer moniter If your monitor really does only have a DVI-D connector, I'm pretty sure the MS VGA box won't work for you. DVI-D is supposed to only accept digital video signals, while VGA is an analog only signal. So you'd probably need a costly digital-to-analog converter to connect the 360 and your monitor, at which point it would probably be cheaper to get a monitor with more connection options. Now if your monitor actually does have an analog input (vga, dvi-i,dvi-a) then you could make the MS VGA box work with a simple adapter.

07-13-2007, 12:01 AM	#6
elTodd Little Big Puig OVR: 24 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,333 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Hooking a 360 to a computer moniter What is the connector that you use to hook the monitor to a computer? I was looking at some pictures of the VGA cables, and it seems to resemble the other connection on my monitor. Its blue and I used it to hook it up to my computer. Will that work? I don't know, if that won't work then I may just forget about using it.

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