Playing Xbox 360 on my monitor?

[fustercluck]

I've googled and asked around but never got a definitive answer. Can I play an Xbox 360 on my monitor in high def?

Here's my video card:
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16814161060

Here's my monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16824252008

Thinking about getting a 360 and it'd be cool if I could play in HD on my monitor without much trouble. I imagine I'll have to buy an additional video cable of some sort? Thanks.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Get the XBOX360 VGA cable.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Run your computer to the monitor via DVI, and then use the MS VGA cable and plug the 360 into the VGA slot. There should be a button on the monitor to switch between inputs.

 

[fustercluck]

Why is the xbox 360 vga cable 40 bucks? - Sounds like a rip to me. I guess cables are always a ripoff. Can get one for cheap on fleabay maybe.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Originally posted by: ropeadope
Why is the xbox 360 vga cable 40 bucks? - Sounds like a rip to me. I guess cables are always a ripoff. Can get one for cheap on fleabay maybe.

Thanks for the replies.

I'd stay away from third party VGA cables for the 360, I've heard nothing but bad. I bought the $40 VGA cable last year for my monitor, but now I use it to get 1080p on my TV. Definitely worth it.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

I've read lots of bad things as well. Check some of the reviews of the 3rd party cables. I'm happy with my official MS cable.

 

[fustercluck]

That seems to be the case. Hopefully I can find the official microsoft cable for a nice price.

 

[BornStar]

I got my VGA cable for $20 from Toys R Us when the closed the store in town. I realize this doesn't help you but I was pretty happy about that. I leave my component cables hooked up to my TV and my VGA cable hooked up to my monitor.

 

[TheShiz]

if your monitor has HDCP and you get the 360 with HDMI, you could use HDMI to DVI cable instead, those can be had for around 10 bucks at monoprice.com I think

 

[Newfie]

I have the official VGA cable and i'm extremely happy with it. I hope you can find a good deal!

 

[Adn4n]

You can convert your composite cable that came with your 360 into a VGA cable since it has all the pins in the connector. Joystiq.com has a guide for it.

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

If you don't mind used items or eBay, http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-...VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Originally posted by: GundamSonicZeroX
If you don't mind used items or eBay, http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-...VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That's what I got for about the same price (though it was in a sealed package) and it's great.

 

[fustercluck]

Definitely going the Fleabay route for these cables. Just bought an Xbox360 on ebay earlier tonight

There seem to be different XBOX 360 vga cables though, i mean, just the ones manufactured by microsoft. This one here has a yellow input for some reason?

This one is what I'm thinking about buying tonight.

Should I be worried at all about the different Microsoft 360 VGA cables out there?