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Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 2684
Registered: Nov-04
anyone here really good with electronics and such

I want to buy a monitor to use my xbox with but I have no idea how to hook speakers up to it
 

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Username: Bernymac

Phnom PenhCambodia

Post Number: 4450
Registered: Sep-04
What kind of monitor, pc monitor or a tv?
 

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Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 2686
Registered: Nov-04
it can be used either way

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001310

I want to hook my xbox up to it with these cables http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103025

I just don't know what I need to do to hook up speakers to it
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Philadelphia, PA

Post Number: 9034
Registered: Jul-06
I can help ya out I work with this stuff on a daily basis.....



Xbox 360 I assume.

Your best bet is a LCD HD tv. Should have component or HDMI input for HD. The biggest thing to watch: make sure it's 16:9 aspect ratio NOT 16:10. The xbox doesn't support 16:10 meaning the picture would be streched and theres nothing you could do about it.

While it is also possible to get an adapter from microsoft to connect the xbox to a computer monitor, you will run other issues doing that..... LCDs have a native resolution the input signal must be set to or the picture looks all blury. Widescreen monitors are also 16:10 and I'm not sure how the xbox handles that.
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Philadelphia, PA

Post Number: 9035
Registered: Jul-06
I would not go that route.... you can get a HD TV of the same size for less than that monitor.
 

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Username: Kingtutus

Lincoln, Nebraska U.s.a

Post Number: 498
Registered: Dec-07
r u putting in ur truck or what? if u r putting it in ur truck u can ur h/u with the audio output on the xbox. or if not in ur truck get a computer speaker system and head phone to rca jack then get a head phone to head phone connector hook it up that way
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Philadelphia, PA

Post Number: 9036
Registered: Jul-06
If you really want to connect speakers to that, you need one of these adapters depending on if the speakers have a headphone cord attached or not


http://cgi.ebay.com/1-FEMALE-HEADPHONE-TO-2-FEMALE-RCA-JACK-ADAPTOR-PLUG_W0QQite mZ270282264233QQcmdZViewItem

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/STEREO-RCA-FEMALE-TO-3-5MM-1-8-HEADPHONE-ADAPTER-CABLE_W0QQi temZ370089199159QQcmdZViewItem
 

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Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 2690
Registered: Nov-04
got it handled

thanks guys
 

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Username: Kpa2727

Old Bridge, NJ USA !

Post Number: 1535
Registered: May-07
btw idk if it was mentioned u'll need a dvi to vga adapter to even link up video to that moniter, then use a y adapter to 3.5mm to link up audio from 360. i have used that adapter to link up my 360 to mu old lcd creen without issue, the 360 has up scaling options to adjust to the screen pretty much reguradless of the lcd's native resoloution. although high def might not truely be high def depending on the moniter's rez.
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