When I first got my Mircrosoft Xbox 360 I didnt have a High-Definition television so I was stuck using the standard component cable. When I finally did upgrade my television I didnt think the picture quality was as good as the hype so did some research and found that maybe VGA would be worth a crack. Upon using the VGA cable for the first time the picture seemed instantly sharper. After tweaking the resolution of both my television and the Xbox 360 I found that the VGA cable was a very good purchase.
There are a few issues with the cable though. As the cable displays through 60Hz I had to revert back to the component cable for certain Original Xbox games. Also with this Official cable I found that the audio leads were too short to reach my surround sound system without strain.
Apart from those problems VGA is definitely the way to go. If you dont have a High-Definition television but you do have an LCD PC Monitor then this cable is also for you! This means you can hook your Xbox 360 up and get the glorious graphics you were after. The cable comes with a 2 aux lead into 1 headphone socket jack so you can get sound through your monitor speakers.
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Advantages: Forget HDTV's, use your monitor instead Disadvantages: Analogue signal is slightly inferior to digital (not supported by standard 360 anyway)
Advantages: Forget HDTV's, use your monitor instead Disadvantages: Analogue signal is slightly inferior to digital (not supported by standard 360 anyway)
Jan 10th, 2008
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