Would this be similar quality to HD TV....

UKJAY · December 4th, 2006, 03:46

I have a new widescreen LCD monitor coming (not an Lcd tv) with DVI input and the 15pin input that the xbox360 HD VGA cable can connect to. The specs of the monitor are below, by using the xbox360 VGA cable which opens up the screen resolutions in the dashboard, would this give me the same quality picture on my LCD monitor as pluggin the VGA cable into an LCD HD TV??? The monitors max res is 1400 x 900

Feature - High performance: high brightness, contrast in a wide viewing angle & fast response time - Input Signals: RGB Analog D-Sub 15-pins - Power/ Voltage 100-240V, 50-60Hz (universal) via external A/C power - Internal Speaker: 2Wx2 (Stereo) - Stereo speakers build in option to connect surround sound.

Specification Type
19" TFT-LCD Active Matrix LCD Display
Viewing Angle
H:150o , V:130o
Contrast Ratio 500:1 (Typical)
Brightness 300cd/m2 (Typical)
Max Resolution 1400 x 900 (WXGA)
Response Time 8 ms
Display Colors 16.2 M Colors (True color)
Pixel Pitch 0.284 mm (H) x 0.284 mm (V)
Input Singles
RGB Analog D-Sub 15-pins
Power/ Voltage 100-240V, 50/ 60 Hz (universal) via external AC power
Internal Speaker 2W x 2 (stereo)

Curry · December 4th, 2006, 04:04

Depending on how you can config the monitor, it would give either a stretched image with a small number of ugly pixels because the 360 won't output in the monitor's native resolution, or letterboxing.

Blunted · December 4th, 2006, 12:20

Aye, all HD resolutions are widescreen, so you will get some crazy stretching and squashing going on in a few games. Nothing too offensive, just looks a bit mad. I think PGR3 is one of the games that is affected, the cars are about half the width they should be.

kidkit · December 4th, 2006, 18:26

They really need to expand the resolutions supported by 360. 1440x900 is Far too common these days to be ignored.

My guess is sooner or later it will be addressed... so everything should look OK now and better in the future.

Stonie · December 5th, 2006, 00:53

I use a monitor of similar spec. It offers a very good picture, I wouldn't say that the stretching is all that bad, in all honesty, it's only stretching the whole height by 1 inch which isn't that noticeable. I will probably see a difference when I get my HDTV in February.

Colby · December 5th, 2006, 01:06

I use a Westinghouse monitor with pretty much the same specs as him. I never notice any stretching though...Ofcourse I haven't played PGR3. But I use the 360s 1366X768(I think thats the last numbers) and the picture looks fine. My native resolution is 1440X900 as well.

kidkit · December 5th, 2006, 17:55

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Originally Posted by Colby

I use a Westinghouse monitor with pretty much the same specs as him. I never notice any stretching though...Ofcourse I haven't played PGR3. But I use the 360s 1366X768(I think thats the last numbers) and the picture looks fine. My native resolution is 1440X900 as well.

Thanks for the input. I'm thinking of a new monitor as well and wouldn't mind if it supported the 360.

UKJAY · December 5th, 2006, 19:18

I have the monitor coming, but today I thought, well fuck it and ordered a 50inch widescreen plasma HD 1080i support tv.....buy now pay later though...lol

Rival24 · December 5th, 2006, 19:28

I'd stay away from 'buy now, pay later' deals

kidkit · December 5th, 2006, 20:02

Too late! Let him have his fun.

What plasma did you get? do tell.

Rival24 · December 5th, 2006, 20:09

Yeah, I'm curious as well, must've cost an arm and a leg.

UKJAY · December 5th, 2006, 21:36

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Originally Posted by Rival24

I'd stay away from 'buy now, pay later' deals

No it's cool - I can afford the thing by September 2007 for certain.

http://www.shop.edirectory.co.uk/24_...212&afid=88888

Curry · December 6th, 2006, 02:20

Dude I've got an overpriced telly and it's cheaper than that in EUROS.

UKJAY · December 6th, 2006, 02:26

Yeah except in Britain we can ONLY pay for things in pounds. I live in an overpriced country so us Brits are used to it.

Rival24 · December 6th, 2006, 02:29

Nothing wrong with that as long as you're overpaid

UKJAY · December 6th, 2006, 03:54

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Originally Posted by Rival24

Nothing wrong with that as long as you're overpaid

There is an unusual job I do which overpays me very nicely thanks...lol so long as everything is shining. Other than that - well im a part time accountant since qualifying with the AAT - which is rubbish pay for 4years hard study! - but Im looking for a full time position after January

Rival24 · December 6th, 2006, 12:53

Do you have any pics of your entire setup?

UKJAY · December 6th, 2006, 14:14

at the minute my xbox360 is out of use. I had it set up on a 20inch square combi tv/dvd player which has now had it, so I ordered an LCD monitor which I am STILL waiting on which should be today!! and my buy now pay later 50inch TV should be here by next week, I'll post a pic when it gets here. At this moment in time my poor xbox is sat disconnected on a sideboard...

kidkit · December 6th, 2006, 17:53

Nice Panny plasma man. I'd like one of those, i've got a 42" toshiba it's a little more affordable.

Is this the part where we heckle you into a buying an expensive 5.1 sound system on a payment plan?

UKJAY · December 6th, 2006, 19:43

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Originally Posted by kidkit

Nice Panny plasma man. I'd like one of those, i've got a 42" toshiba it's a little more affordable.

Is this the part where we heckle you into a buying an expensive 5.1 sound system on a payment plan?

lol. I can live without the sound system.

Monitor turned up about 2hrs ago now and playing that on 1024 x 768 which is quite impressive on it's own.

I can't wait to see what 1080i looks like now

does UNO make anyone else dizzy. In widescreen and bright colours I seem to feel dizzy when I play UNO

Colby · December 6th, 2006, 23:50

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Originally Posted by welljasona

lol. I can live without the sound system.

Monitor turned up about 2hrs ago now and playing that on 1024 x 768 which is quite impressive on it's own.

I can't wait to see what 1080i looks like now

does UNO make anyone else dizzy. In widescreen and bright colours I seem to feel dizzy when I play UNO

Are you by any chance hogging the peace pipe while you play uno? lol jk..I don't ever have that problem though.

Curry · December 7th, 2006, 00:53

I can't remember UNO making me dizzy either... or at least not more than could be expected from continuously repeating Mexican elevator music

Chris · December 7th, 2006, 01:06

Mexican elevator music FTW

Stonie · December 7th, 2006, 08:41

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Originally Posted by welljasona

lol. I can live without the sound system.

Monitor turned up about 2hrs ago now and playing that on 1024 x 768 which is quite impressive on it's own.

I can't wait to see what 1080i looks like now

does UNO make anyone else dizzy. In widescreen and bright colours I seem to feel dizzy when I play UNO

1024 x 768??? That is for use on 4:3 format monitors I believe.
You might want to change that to 1280 x 720 or 1360 x 768.

Rival24 · December 7th, 2006, 11:15

Exactly, not playing in the native resolution sucks.

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