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can anyone tell me how to play xbox on my computer monitor

I dont think you can

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Actually it is possible, it has been done plenty of times before, I am not 100% sure on how you do it, but you would need a TV-In on your graphics card and you would need to attach you Xbox to that

I dont know read the manual

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Well you nee a converter that goes in to you monitors VGA port and on the end of that is a scart socket, i dont know where you live but in the UK they are really expensive.

Phil

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First off why would you want to play on your computor?

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Because your going to get a better quality picture wtf

Well i have to disagree mate, it is pants an a monitor.

If i was youi would stick to you TV mate it is alot better.

Phil

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Actually no your going to get a clearer picture on a cheap monitor then on a expensive TV, only drawback is the size.

cough cough 60" flat screen TV.... 20" computer screen.... hmmmm Ill go with the computer.... HELL NO

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Well if you try runnning a computer from a 15" monitor and put it on a 68cm TV, your gonna notice a difference, the writing becomes less clear and it becomes blurry.

Hence, the opposite happeneds when you do vice versa

Well if you enjoy gameplay on small tiny screens good for you2thumbs

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u cant play Xbox on a monitor it will look ****e!!! same as a computer on a telly, if the telly was big enuff it would look blurry, good in games, but blurry on webpages, windows etc 2thumbs

HEY! I do that quite often, yes the windows etc. are very blurry but still readable.

Anyway I been talking to my computer buddies, and they said that it is possible, and that you would generally do it if you have modded your Xbox and are running an O/S on you Xbox, because then it would be hell of alot easier to read the writing on the monitor then on the tv

You guys have no clue what ur talk about. I'm serious, a computer monitor has over twice the resolution of a regular TV! Lets See...
1. 32" TV that runs somewhere in 768 X 6 somthin
2. 21" Computer Monitor That Runs 1600 X 1200
You have to go with #2

it's blurry when you play computer on A TV becasue the resolution of a TV is nothing close to the resolution of the Comuter Monitor

im going with what alias neo said,,, he sounds like he knows what hes talken about...

****** doesnt sound that far off either... i dont see the hole prob here though, why would you even try... the picture doesnt make that big a dif playing a game... i have a crapy little tv that i play my ps2 on, and it doesnt bother me a bit...

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Yes exactly, but as I was saying the picture would look alot clearer on a computer screen then TV.

A TVs resolution is around 300x100 I think.

but Ænima it can conflict and go wrong and ****ty if u put a ps2 or xbox through a monitor, tv is best for console and monitor best for pc's and macs etc

Okay, this is my first post (overlook that), but this guy looks like he wants an opinion or two, and there's only a couple of you that I've seen that actually sound like you know what you're talking about.

So, here's MY OPINION. Take it for what you want.

Keep in mind, also, that I haven't tried this YET, but I will in like, 3 or 4 days when I get abck to my post.

It *IS* possible to (play off?) hook up to your computer monitor via the X-Box. And someone asked why? Here's one reason. I'm serving in Iraq right now. I brought my laptop with me - I bought a new XB at the PX instead of having mine shipped to me. I also purchased a cable adapter from some friendly Iraqi's (they're smarter than you think). So, instead of buying a new TV, I'll just use my laptop. Fortunately, the super-duper cable adapter I bought has AV jacks, a PS2 (as in PlayStation) jack, an XB jack, a GameCube jack, and an S-Video jack. Input jacks being the consoles, and output, well, I'm sure you can figure that one out.

My laptop sports an S-Video female plug (my new cable sports a male S-Video plug). If you do that math on this, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Plug the proper console end into the XB, and the male SV jack into my laptop...

Hopefully, the results will be me playing my new XB on a 15.4 widescreen computer monitor with *extremely* crisp resolution (and yes, for the people wtf who were arguing this point - computer monitors have a better res than television sets). Depending on how old (or new) your computer is, of course. Mine's extremely new.

But anyway dude, there's your answer. Well, at least an opinion. The worst thing that can happen, is that it won't work. But it's worth a shot I think.

Take care, and keep the homefront warm for us!