PC moniter for my 360?

[Bloodbooger]

Has anyone here hooked up a 360 to a moniter?

My TV set is on the other side of the room, and if I want Xbox Live, I'd prefer to not spend $100 on the wireless adapter. Is there an easy way to share a moniter with my PC and 360?

I'm considering purchasing a larger moniter, is there anything specific I should consider or look for? Any recommendations would be great.

[captmurphy]

High contrast ratio and a low response time. Buy yourself a VGA cable (not at retail though, you can find them for much less) and bring your 360 to a store to try them out. If you are going to drop serious dough on a monitor, you may as well make sure you like it. The store people shouldn't mind... after all, they want to sell monitors.

[Bloodbooger]

Thanks, that's a great idea! Any chance you know if I'll have to unplug the moniter from the PC when I want to use the 360, or can I switch between the two without swapping the connections?

[triforcer]

you can always get a cat 5 cable for cheap.

[Mattte]

Thanks, that's a great idea! Any chance you know if I'll have to unplug the moniter from the PC when I want to use the 360, or can I switch between the two without swapping the connections?

You'd have to get a switch. Unless your computer has a DVI input (white instead of a blue connector) and you can hook your PC up via DVI and use VGA for the 360.

[captmurphy]

You'd have to get a switch. Unless your computer has a DVI input (white instead of a blue connector) and you can hook your PC up via DVI and use VGA for the 360.
This is correct. Most monitors nowadays have a VGA and DVI input, so a switch shouldn't be necessary.

This is what DVI looks like, and it is a digital source. Make sure the videocard on your computer can output to DVI.... most of them can, so that shouldn't be an issue. VVVVVVV

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:HTpvUeDdXvDPRM:http://pecv.free.fr/DVI%2520Ecran.JPG

VGA is what your 360 can output, and it is an analog source. It looks like this-
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:w33zrVETJtBEEM:http://support.axiolearning.org/images/kyc/desktop/vga.jpg

Most new LCD monitors coming out now have both, so switching between your PC and 360 should be as simple as changing a setting on the monitor.

This monitor is pretty big and pretty good for the money. There are better out there, but I think it is a pretty good bang for your buck. Like I said, check some out yourself, because in the end your opinion is the only one that matters -

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?whse=BC&topnav=&prodid=11163877&ec=BC-EC12044-ProdID11182964&pos=0F

I will be getting this monitor or one just like it in a couple of months for my 360 because I am going to live in Italy for a year and space is just so limited. Hope this helped.


EDIT - For some reason my image hotlinks aren't working, but if you click the orange hyperlinks it will still take you to the pictures.

[getmyrunon]

My TV set is on the other side of the room, and if I want Xbox Live, I'd prefer to not spend $100 on the wireless adapter. I'm considering purchasing a larger moniter, is there anything specific I should consider or look for? Any recommendations would be great.

Are you buying a new monitor just to spare yourself the wireless expense? You don't have to use the Microsoft Wireless adapter, there are others that are far cheaper ($20) that work just as well.

[Bloodbooger]

Well... it's not very "cheap ass" of me, but I'd really like a new set-up and thought I had to go with a direct connection or the adapter. Plus I'm hoping the games will look a lot better on the moniter, DVDs look a lot sharper than on my current TV set.

Thanks for all the help and information, especially the links captmurphy.

[fathamburger]

A monitor is definitely worth it. A simple video only switch will cost $10, my VGA cables cost me $20 and I'm using a seperate set of speakers and connecting them directly. A one to one cable for the audio should be no more than 10 bucks, altogether my cable + male/female adapter came to just under $10.

If you already have a nice monitor its an extremely nice alternative to HDTV. You miss out on size, but you get the quality.

[dafoomie]

I use a 20" CRT monitor, but you can just buy yourself a 100ft ethernet cable for about $5. I run the stuff all over my house.

[Spruce]

Are you buying a new monitor just to spare yourself the wireless expense? You don't have to use the Microsoft Wireless adapter, there are others that are far cheaper ($20) that work just as well.
Like this (http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5067725;jsessionid=-asMoaLuC6HKbAHu1SdPRg**.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_ RSLT_PG) for example. It's not on their website but CC has clearanced these out as well and have them at about the same price.

If you're really looking for a new monitor don't rule out a standard HDTV if you planned to upgrade anyway. I use a 26' LCD I got 2 Black Fridays ago for all my systems and computer. Has DVI for the PC and component in for the consoles. Even does PIP...which really helped for all the waiting around I had to do in Dead Rising.