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[SS]Rator
09-11-2008, 10:26 PM
Anyone know how? I just want to plug the 360 into an old CRT monitor which i can do with the VGA HD adapter which also comes with sound cables, but how do i hook them up to like my PC speakers?

My speakers dont have any outputs i dont think, do i hook it up to my computer? Do i have to run my PC and the 360 at the same time just to get sound?

PAs_SCORPION
09-12-2008, 09:34 AM
Either of these might work? Depends on what type fo connectors you have on either end or your speakers and the vga to hdmi adapter. Dude theres an adapter for everything. You could probably find an adapter to charge your ipod on a space shuttle...lol.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

Or this:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

[SS]Rator
09-12-2008, 11:46 AM
Thanks bud, those links dont work for me, but i know i can get that vga hd adapter to work, its just the sound that i want to see if i can get to work. I think i have a diff set of speakers that might work. Actually, i think i can just plug the audio out (which goes to my computer now) to the plug that comes with the vga hd adapter. Ill have to try it i guess lol thanks!

DatGuy
09-13-2008, 03:03 PM
try and find a DVI adapter

[SS]Rator
09-13-2008, 11:00 PM
already got it set up. the vga hd av cables work awesome.

Sabotage
09-14-2008, 09:59 PM
How's the quality on yours? I have mine set up to an semi-older monitor and it still looks ok.

[SS]Snakebite
10-20-2008, 05:54 PM
http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonder600/usb/index.html

Thats what I use, the graphics are awesome on my laptop.

[SS]Rator
10-21-2008, 02:00 PM
i just bought the vga hd adapter and it works great, plugs into the vga port on your monitor and your rca jacks on your speakers. on a crappy crt monitor, im getting like 1300something x something which is already way higher than a 1080p tv.

[SS]Yetizai
10-21-2008, 02:21 PM
1080 is 1920x1080 so your 1300x whatever isn't quite there but getting close.

[SS]Rator
10-21-2008, 02:26 PM
um huh?

Chenzo
10-21-2008, 02:49 PM
Heh...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080i

1080i is a high-definition television (HDTV) video mode. The term usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a horizontal resolution of 1920 pixels and a frame resolution of 1920 × 1080 or about 2.07 million pixels.

SO yer 1300xwhatever is NOT 1080i (or p)...

Hrm... actually, isn't a LCD monitor ALWAYS interlaced? and a CRT always progressive?

[SS]Rator
10-21-2008, 03:16 PM
ok guess the numbers aren't comparable then, but shit, it looks tight on my CRT!

[SS]Showstoper
10-21-2008, 07:12 PM
Umm, yeah...What ya'll said...:DANCING-banana-032:

barpoet
10-22-2008, 06:33 PM
:thinking-018:90% of the time.... a 360 looks best when the resolution is set to a 720p format. :thinking-018:

[SS]Yetizai
10-22-2008, 09:18 PM
Depends on the game. I like my 1080p, provided the game supports it at that resolution.