360 on Monitor questions.

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:56 pm

Ok, I may be saving up to get a nice 19"widescreen as I see them on Newegg for only $210 shipped and such. I am wondering how nice does it look? I am thinking of just purchasing this myself and mounting it to a wall or something. Problem is that I like multiplayer, but I think I can live on live for awhile. Does it look really nice, and I mean REALLY nice? Right now im playing on crap component, 480p in letterbox. I'm thinking of just getting the VGA cable and using it with the 19" CRT I have now untill I can afford a better monitor. Thanks for your input.

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:03 pm

Err.. I would also like to know how I would be able to get Cable threw this monitor. I would rather get a monitor then HDTV because they are a TON cheaper aswell. Thanks.

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:08 pm

stagg wrote:threw

you mean through?

Post by **melancholy** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:58 pm

Crap component? I can only dream of the day I would ever have a need for component cables. Hell, getting S-Video on my new TV was amazing to me, and I bought that TV at the beginning of this year.

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:13 am

melancholy wrote:Crap component? I can only dream of the day I would ever have a need for component cables. Hell, getting S-Video on my new TV was amazing to me, and I bought that TV at the beginning of this year.

Ok, so maybe it isn't crap.

But I still want a nice monitor, espically if I'll be able to get cable hooked up to it.

This is the room I want to hook the 360 up to.

It's pretty small, so thats why I want the LCD. I think the room is like 12x10 or something around that. I want to basicly just have a couch/fouton,the 360, my computer, a dressor, and the monitor in there and thats it. And I'll also be getting some logitech speakers after the monitor.

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:11 am

From the picture above, it would appear that you have one hell of a gas leak in that room.

Skynet · Post by **Skynet** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:50 am

From the picture above, it would appear that you have one hell of a gas leak in that room.

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:42 am

what kind of a symbol is that in that picture?

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:53 am

I'll have to check when I get home. Interested? lol.

Post by **|darc|** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:28 pm

Nemesis wrote:what kind of a symbol is that in that picture?

Rolling Stones?

ian · Post by **ian** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:29 pm

Darcus Magnus wrote:
Nemesis wrote:what kind of a symbol is that in that picture?
Rolling Stones?

yep

stagg · Post by **stagg** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:27 pm

ian wrote:
Darcus Magnus wrote:
Nemesis wrote:what kind of a symbol is that in that picture?
Rolling Stones?
yep

Lmao, either I am an idiot, or you guys are. I thought he ment from the drum set.

MulletMan13 · Post by **MulletMan13** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 2:03 pm

Viewsonic N6

Component and other inputs --> 1280x1024

It is overtly expensive though... however I'm not sure of any other options. 720p is decent enough.

atf487 · Post by **atf487** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:24 pm

I just hooked up my 360 to my crappy 17inch CRT, and I think it looks wonderful, even though I'm using a cheap cable. Any decent monitors will do 720p, which is good enough for most people. You may want to see if you can find a monitor that will do 1920 ? 1080 because now the 360 will upscale to 1080p when the fall dashboard update hits.

Maybe that resolution is impossible on a cheap monitor, I don't know. Still, I highly suggest getting the cable now, because it can only be better.

edit: also, the way I connect my monitor is 360 --> VGA gender adapter (female to female) --> monitor.

Post by **Specially Cork** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:41 pm

stagg wrote:
ian wrote:
Darcus Magnus wrote:
Nemesis wrote:what kind of a symbol is that in that picture?
Rolling Stones?
yep
Lmao, either I am an idiot, or you guys are. I thought he ment from the drum set.

Cymbal?

Skynet · Post by **Skynet** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:14 am

Thus stagg is the idiot!