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Do pc monitors support HD games?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:11 pm
by Lotad
I was thinking to myself, 'Hey my monitor supports up to 2040 resolution and I would prefer to play console on it anyway, I wonder if hd consoles work on monitors?'
Well...do they? If I were to get an xbox 360 and plug it into my monitor would it support the difference betwen regular and hd tv?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:20 pm
by Canis
Do you know what I was thinking to myself?...."Do I care?"...that's what!
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:20 pm
by Tsakali_
well do you?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:22 pm
by Lotad
Canis wrote:Do you know what I was thinking to myself?...."Do I care?"...that's what!
Eat the maggots out of a dead dogs ass canis you cunt.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:45 am
by Canis
ok.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:46 am
by Canis
Tsakali_ wrote:well do you?
Thought about this for several hours...no, not really.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:51 am
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
Lotad wrote:Canis wrote:Do you know what I was thinking to myself?...."Do I care?"...that's what!
Eat the maggots out of a dead dogs ass canis you cunt.
i'm starting to like this guy
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:52 am
by R00k
lol
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:02 am
by Canis
I guess...
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:08 am
by CheapAlert
no, computers can only display up to 640x480 and you can only use hi-resolutions on the xbox 360 and ps3.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:51 am
by Lotad
I've found out through another forum that yes, pc monitors do support the xbox 360 hd.
Yes. High Definition just means Better Resolution, so monitors have been doing HD for years now.
720p (x360s HD output) merely equals 1280x720 progressive scan in PC speak.
You'll have to purchase VGA cables seperately, but have a blast.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:15 am
by Pauly
This Lotad is alright.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:30 am
by Ryoki
He's quite a character.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:36 am
by MKJ
indeed
cheapalert was wrong. you can get a vga cable for the 360 to connect it to a monitor and still keep your HD signal
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:52 am
by Eraser
I think cheapalert was being sarcastic. I know, it's a stretch but still...
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:07 am
by MKJ
lies !
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:38 pm
by o'dium
CheapAlert wrote:no, computers can only display up to 640x480 and you can only use hi-resolutions on the xbox 360 and ps3.
lol, that sthe wort of thing sony would say. Like Normal maps are something the PS3 can do just because of the cell CPU (Dont flame me, watchthe MGS4 videos).
As for monitors, yeah, they are HD gaming as long as they support the resolutions, which most do. I'm planning on getting a HD cable for my 360 just so i can play HD on my monitor. SLIGHTLY cheaper.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:57 pm
by Lotad
Slightly? It's insanely cheaper. 1000 quid on a tv or some cash on a cable? Cable please!
BTW odium where can you buy these cables?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:17 pm
by Jackal
o'dium wrote:CheapAlert wrote:no, computers can only display up to 640x480 and you can only use hi-resolutions on the xbox 360 and ps3.
lol, that sthe wort of thing sony would say. Like Normal maps are something the PS3 can do just because of the cell CPU (Dont flame me, watchthe MGS4 videos).
As for monitors, yeah, they are HD gaming as long as they support the resolutions, which most do. I'm planning on getting a HD cable for my 360 just so i can play HD on my monitor. SLIGHTLY cheaper.
You seriously need to get over your antisony fetish.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:18 pm
by MKJ
Lotad wrote:Slightly? It's insanely cheaper. 1000 quid on a tv or some cash on a cable? Cable please!
BTW odium where can you buy these cables?
http://www.xbox.com 
its an official MS product
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:28 pm
by Lotad
MKJ wrote:Lotad wrote:Slightly? It's insanely cheaper. 1000 quid on a tv or some cash on a cable? Cable please!
BTW odium where can you buy these cables?
http://www.xbox.com
its an official MS product
This?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xb ... nthdcable/
How do I connect those plugs to a pc monitor?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:40 pm
by o'dium
No, its a VGA cable, you monitor plugs directly into the cable. It also lets you hook it up for surround too.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:43 pm
by Lotad
Oh right I think i found it on ebay. Is there a way I can have both the xbox and 360 plugged into the same monitor so I can just switch them over without unplugging anything?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:45 pm
by o'dium
I dont know if you can get a VGA cable for the original (Probably can) but because they are different connections i'm gonna say no. Yo uwill need to switch them over.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:49 pm
by Lotad
Ok. I'm sure I can deal with that.