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[krap]

Hi,
I've recentley got myself an xbox 360 but unfortunatley my TV isnt an HDTV (getting one soon) so I can't play in HD which I've heard is much better.
Luckily, my laptop is 1080p HD and has got a large screen (for a laptop) but I don't know how to connect them
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

[Bkag]

The only way i know of is if you get a usb tv tuner input box. They are expensive $100 or so.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16815167001

[krap]

$100?! lool i think i'll just save my money and get a hdtv
thanks anyway

[Bkag]

Lol, no problem, once you get it up on the hdtv you will definently see the difference it is %500 better

[FLaKes]

Yeah, I wouldnt go for the external tv tuner, because you really wont enjoy playing your xbox on it because it creates a 1 - 2 second lagg, and that really spoils the game. Believe me I tried it a about a year or so with the first xbox.

[nutron]

You can try one of these:


info here

in Australia there about $40

Edited by nutron, 07 November 2006 - 04:55 AM.

[Knuckles]

this equip needs to be included in the box of the console

[yadayadaya]

Might be too late for the original poster, but there is a device that has been out for a while that can do this, minus the HD part. It works for what it does, and is in-expensive. There's also no lag as stated before. That happens when you try to do this with a regular tuner or PVR, because they buffer the playback, which is what allows you to pause "live" TV. If you have a Tivo or similar device, watch an analog feed on another TV at the same time and you will see it's about 5 seconds or so behind. That is why. Anyways, the device is the Adaptec GameBridge AVC-1400. There is also a 1410 which is the game adapter plus it adds a tuner. It should be noted again that this does NOT have HD inputs. You are only going to get that out of a true tuner, and then you will have the lag.

http://www.jr.com/JR...Product=4159242

[13slc]

interesting, never really thought u could do that.

[iGuest]

I just brought a new 37" tv and it is a HD television...it works fine watching channels, and dvd's....but when I use it with my xbxo360, and with the settings on the xbox360 in pal60 mode, the picture quality is reduced dramatically. The text is a bit fuzzy, and the general picture isn't as good. But when it's in pal50 it looks great....and I have just brought halo 3 and you have to run that in pal60 :( Do I need a special HD cable for my xbox to support HD play?? idk why it's doing it....any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks