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General Category => Technology and Programming => Topic started by: thejackyl on October 03, 2008, 10:58:23 pm
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I recently bought an XBOX, and am planning on using my computer monitor to play it. (This part is possible due to the AV to VGA adapter), however my monitor does not have built in speakers, and I don't really want to buy any. Mostly because I have very little room to put them. So... My question is this:
Is it possible to play the audio from my XBOX360 through my headset(the computer one, or the one I got with my XBOX), and if so, what do I need.
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I recently bought an XBOX, and am planning on using my computer monitor to play it. (This part is possible due to the AV to VGA adapter), however my monitor does not have built in speakers, and I don't really want to buy any. Mostly because I have very little room to put them. So... My question is this:
Is it possible to play the audio from my XBOX360 through my headset(the computer one, or the one I got with my XBOX), and if so, what do I need.
there could be a way because the vga adapter has two AV sound adapters sprouting off of the wire http://www.breakitdownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/xbox_360_vga_cable.jpg. So if you have a stereo or boombox that can receive an aux input, you should have no problem with running the cables through the back of that and listening through the headphone jack of the stereo
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uuhhh i mean
XBOX sucks u should get a PS3 instead playstation fever baby it's contagious and ur gonna get infected
booya peace im outie
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There should be a setting to change your 360 headset to play all sounds, but if you still prefer your PC headphones, you can get an RCA -> 3.5mm stereo TRS adapter, or just plug it into a stereo like DietCoke said. If you have an actual PC headset however, it is unlikely it will fit in the 2.5mm jack on the 360 controller.
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figured out a way with a quick(not) trip to Radio Shack
I needed an adapter that was 2 female 3.5 mm slots, and the AV -> VGA adapter came with an AV -> 3.5 mm adapter as well. An extra $3 but well worth it to save me from buying speakers + about 7 different devices that Best Buy said I NEEDED, which would've cost me about $300.
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uuhhh i mean
XBOX sucks u should get a PS3 instead playstation fever baby it's contagious and ur gonna get infected
booya peace im outie
suck a dick buster brown, do you wanna take this to the gamepads.
i will beat you in any game of your choosing and it will be the most humiliating thing that ever happened to you.
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I will rock u so hard ur lil sister will get pregnant
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i alrdy rocked u so hard ur mom got pregnant loll
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Fuck you!!!!!
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Do you not have an HD TV? Because I for one cannot understand why you'd want to connect the Xbox with non-digital cables, ew.
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is there a way to get a laptop to play an xbox 360? i mean, can it happen at all
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Do you not have an HD TV? Because I for one cannot understand why you'd want to connect the Xbox with non-digital cables, ew.
1080p is well within the capabilities of RGB and and the difference between RGB and DVI/HDMI video is almost nonexistant on something like an xbox
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is there a way to get a laptop to play an xbox 360? i mean, can it happen at all
You could connect the 360 though the video-in on the laptop, or a device connected to the laptop.
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1080p is well within the capabilities of RGB and and the difference between RGB and DVI/HDMI video is almost nonexistant on something like an xbox
The difference is not that much only if you use a huge expensive cable like Monster or something, since unlike digital cables, in RGB the materials' quality and manufacturing DO matter.
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The difference is not that much only if you use a huge expensive cable like Monster or something, since unlike digital cables, in RGB the materials' quality and manufacturing DO matter.
You're right
You just gotta shop around you can find quality cables much cheaper than overpriced monster crap though.
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you can find high quality ones for $3 online.
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1080p is well within the capabilities of RGB and and the difference between RGB and DVI/HDMI video is almost nonexistant on something like an xbox
You can't even go up to 1080p with a regular RGB cable. Even with a component HD AV cable (which is the highest analog standard) you can only go up to 720p or 1080i. You need HDMI/DVI for 1080p. At least this is how it was with my TV when I had 360 connected through component HD AV cable.
EDIT. Apparently 360 does support 1080p through VGA, it was probably my TV that didn't support 1080p through component.
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You could connect the 360 though the video-in on the laptop, or a device connected to the laptop.
Or you could be a man and do this: http://benheck.com/Games/Xbox360/x360_page_5.htm.
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You're right
You just gotta shop around you can find quality cables much cheaper than overpriced monster crap though.
There's some very nice Belkin cables, I got a stereo-to-rca...
Also, the other option is having it custom-made.
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Isn't VGA the highest analog standard? Isn't it higher than component?
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Isn't VGA the highest analog standard? Isn't it higher than component?
It's higher than component, it has around double the bandwidth and the signal isn't compressed like it is in component connections.
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I have a small room, and no room for a decent sized HDTV. My experience playing it with the VGA on my old TV (16"), was horrid. I couldn't read most of the small text in-game, and due to the problem earlier, I can't get a new TV.
So I went with the next best thing.
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If you haven't got the vga-out cable yet, make sure you get a good quality one to avoid blurriness and ghosting.
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If you haven't got the vga-out cable yet, make sure you get a good quality one to avoid blurriness and ghosting.
The MS liscensed one is fine