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RichL
Feb 28, 2008, 01:58 AM
I have a nice ol' Samsung Syncmaster 204B. It's not HD or anything but I have a question for the more audio video savvy people around here.

My television is a piece of crap. I was wondering if I could get an adapter for my xbox 360 to use my monitor instead of my TV. It has a DVI cable coming out of it which I think can be taken off revealing I suppose a female DVI port? They sell Component to DVI adapters but they are expensive as hell. They also sell Component to VGA adapters which are cheaper and more abundant. Plus, I could just attach a VGA to DVI on that and call it a day.

Audio is another issue. My monitor has no speakers so I'd have to use another device. I do have Bose Companion 2.1 PC speakers but don't know if they would work.

Forgot to add...the monitor is 20.1 inch...

Is this worth it for the quality? Is it even possible? Inform me please! ^_^

Thanks,
-Rich L.


jer2eydevil88
Feb 28, 2008, 02:02 AM
Assuming your LCD also has a VGA port you could can buy one of these
http://hardware.teamxbox.com/reviews/xbox-360/40/Xbox-360-VGA-HD-AV-Cable/p1/

Setting up the audio will vary depending on the type of inputs your Bose speakers have.
RichL
Feb 28, 2008, 02:20 AM
The speakers are basically these:
http://www.amazon.com/Bose-Companion-II-multimedia-Graphite/dp/B000HZBR64

The input is a regular headphone plug so i'm not sure how the audio would work. The speakers themselves use the regular stereo type plug (whatever thats called) to plug into the sub-woofer. Could I use them stand-alone? I'd have no bass though lol. Argh.

Guess I need to know if there's a way to plug the R and L from the xbox into a headphone jack. @_@

-Rich L.
Freyqq
Mar 1, 2008, 08:17 PM
http://www.audiogear.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?key=Adpt-2RcfMsf&preadd=action

you need that

the two rca (red and white wires) go into one side, and your speakers go into the other
minicoop503
Mar 2, 2008, 09:26 AM
For the speakers, you could get an rca to 3.5mm adapter

http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/30s1-01360.htm

Plug the audio cables from the xbox into the rca, then the 3.5 into the input jack on the speakers.
RichL
Mar 3, 2008, 02:20 AM
For the speakers, you could get an rca to 3.5mm adapter

http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/30s1-01360.htm

Plug the audio cables from the xbox into the rca, then the 3.5 into the input jack on the speakers.

Yeah thanks buddy. I just ordered the 2 adapters a couple days ago. Can't wait to play on my monitor :p

-Rich L.