xbox to monitor

[dutto73]

i have tried hooking my xbox to pc monitor(17in TFT) but it comes up "signal over range".I have changed a few setting but no luck. does any 1 know what settings i need...The specs range from COLOUR QUALITY-16b to 32b........SCREEN RES 800x600-1280x1024............56-75hertz or does my monitor belong to the cave men....thanx dutto.

[nibblitz]

You cant, it will never work, unless you get a scart rgb to vga scan convertor, costs about 50 quid for the cheapest, and then it wont be that great picture quality.. Best option, plug xbox into a Telly, or buy a new LCD Telly, that can be used as both computer monitor and TV for your Xbox..

You can get 19" widescreen LCD tellies for not much over hundred quid these days..

[ashbuster]

ignore him above
you can get a cable straight from the xbox to a pc monitor
2 of my friends have them
but on the instructions inside it says that it will not work on all pc monitors
so if you have brought the right cable then it looks like your one of the unlucky ones that its not compatible with
if not and you have tried to bodge it then just buy the real cable
cost around 15 quid
go into any game shop and just tell them you just want to link you xbox console to a pc monitor and they will sort the cable for you

[dutto73]

thanks i got a cable off ebay its the monitor....thanks again

[nibblitz]

Originally Posted by ashbuster

ignore him above

Umm, ignore your own uneducated response more like... I said it will never work for him, and it wont, his monitor clearly isnt HDCP compatible, otherwise it would have worked.. Do you even know what you're talking about,,, theres no point in him buying the straight through cable, it will not work on his monitor, numb nuts...

[uwfred]

well said but true !!!! nemb nutts lol

[ashbuster]

uwfred is trying to get his post count up :P

[tystar]

Originally Posted by nibblitz

Umm, ignore your own uneducated response more like... I said it will never work for him, and it wont, his monitor clearly isnt HDCP compatible, otherwise it would have worked.. Do you even know what you're talking about,,, theres no point in him buying the straight through cable, it will not work on his monitor, numb nuts...

Sorry to interupt guys but a monitor for the xbox doesnt have to have hdcp especially as hdcp isnt available over vga only dvi and hdmi.

Can we just clarify this is the xbox 360 were on about also isnt it.
if so it looks like your monitor isn't able to show the resolution the xbox is outputting. change the xbox settings to the lowest available in the dashboard then connect to the monitor and if still shows out of range buy a new monitor sorry.

[ashbuster]

thanks:righton :