Help with an XBox 360 to Acer Monitor

Jenius · 02-08-2010, 09:02 PM

Alright so first of all hi, I'm new. Nice to meet you all.

Second of all I need a little help if anyone would be so kind.

I have one of the older Xbox 360 consoles, and through a few converters and cables I have the component plugged into a VGA cable and then into my monitor.

Now, this works. And the 480p settings work fine.

But my monitor is an Acer P235H, which supports 1080p, and I use that resolution quite commonly on the DVI with my computer and it's GTX285. (I'm very proud of my computers and pretty toys =] ).

Anyway. The XBox does not work with anything higher than 480p settings... SOMETIMES.

My roommate has a HansG *mumble mumble model number* which the 1080p setting works FINE.

Anyway. If anyone can tell me what the problem is. That'd be grand.

Thanks a bunch people. Peace.

Halo360Fan · 02-09-2010, 09:11 AM

have you tried going to system settings and changed the resolution on your xbox 360?

Jenius · 02-09-2010, 09:20 AM

Yes I have. That's the only way I am aware to change the resolution settings at all using an xbox. Whenever I change it to anything higher than 480p, the screen goes black. (I assume it is asking me to keep the settings behind that black screen). And when I don't respond it reverts back to 480.

Halo360Fan · 02-09-2010, 09:28 AM

your going to have to try differnt resolutions. When your screen does black and reverts to 480P it means the resolution you selected is not supported on your monitor.

Jenius · 02-09-2010, 09:48 AM

But it is supported. My computer runs 1920x1080 on it's DVI and I got my XBox to run 1080p ONCE. Then It failed again.

It's either a setting I'm missing or a faulty monitor vga connection or something.

Anyone with similar problems?

Halo360Fan · 02-09-2010, 09:53 AM

try it on a lower resolution just to see if it works

Jenius · 02-09-2010, 10:04 AM

I did. It works on 480p...
That's the problem
I want it to work in 1080p.
Reread my problem your working in circles.

It actually just worked in 1080p again for just 10 seconds.
I tried restarting it to see if the setting would stay.
And all i got from my monitor was black after that.

GRR

gameguru1360 · 02-09-2010, 03:22 PM

there is an official microsoft xbox360 vga adapter. It also has the L/R rca for audio. I have that adapter on one of my 4th gen xbox360 and have it hooked up to a 22" acer monitor an I've set it to 1080p. The vga adapter hooks to the console via that trapezoid shaped adapter.

02-08-2010, 09:02 PM	#1
Jenius What is HD? Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4	Help with an XBox 360 to Acer Monitor Alright so first of all hi, I'm new. Nice to meet you all. Second of all I need a little help if anyone would be so kind. I have one of the older Xbox 360 consoles, and through a few converters and cables I have the component plugged into a VGA cable and then into my monitor. Now, this works. And the 480p settings work fine. But my monitor is an Acer P235H, which supports 1080p, and I use that resolution quite commonly on the DVI with my computer and it's GTX285. (I'm very proud of my computers and pretty toys =] ). Anyway. The XBox does not work with anything higher than 480p settings... SOMETIMES. My roommate has a HansG mumble mumble model number which the 1080p setting works FINE. Anyway. If anyone can tell me what the problem is. That'd be grand. Thanks a bunch people. Peace.

02-09-2010, 09:11 AM	#2
Halo360Fan Xbox 360+HDTV= Amazing Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 323	have you tried going to system settings and changed the resolution on your xbox 360? __________________ Samsung LN32A450 32' 720P LCD HDTV Samsung 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Xbox 360 Slim (250GB)- HDMI Halo Edition Xbox 360 (250GB) - HDMI Xbox 360 HD-DVD Drive PlayStation 3 Slim (120GB)- HDMI Nintendo Wii - Component Turbo Dish HD- HDMI

02-09-2010, 09:28 AM	#4
Halo360Fan Xbox 360+HDTV= Amazing Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 323	your going to have to try differnt resolutions. When your screen does black and reverts to 480P it means the resolution you selected is not supported on your monitor. __________________ Samsung LN32A450 32' 720P LCD HDTV Samsung 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Xbox 360 Slim (250GB)- HDMI Halo Edition Xbox 360 (250GB) - HDMI Xbox 360 HD-DVD Drive PlayStation 3 Slim (120GB)- HDMI Nintendo Wii - Component Turbo Dish HD- HDMI

02-09-2010, 09:53 AM	#6
Halo360Fan Xbox 360+HDTV= Amazing Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 323	try it on a lower resolution just to see if it works __________________ Samsung LN32A450 32' 720P LCD HDTV Samsung 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Xbox 360 Slim (250GB)- HDMI Halo Edition Xbox 360 (250GB) - HDMI Xbox 360 HD-DVD Drive PlayStation 3 Slim (120GB)- HDMI Nintendo Wii - Component Turbo Dish HD- HDMI

02-09-2010, 10:04 AM	#7
Jenius What is HD? Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4	I did. It works on 480p... That's the problem I want it to work in 1080p. Reread my problem your working in circles. It actually just worked in 1080p again for just 10 seconds. I tried restarting it to see if the setting would stay. And all i got from my monitor was black after that. GRR Last edited by Jenius; 02-09-2010 at 10:13 AM. Reason: didn't wanna double post.

02-09-2010, 09:20 AM	#3
Jenius What is HD? Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4	Yes I have. That's the only way I am aware to change the resolution settings at all using an xbox. Whenever I change it to anything higher than 480p, the screen goes black. (I assume it is asking me to keep the settings behind that black screen). And when I don't respond it reverts back to 480.

02-09-2010, 09:48 AM	#5
Jenius What is HD? Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4	But it is supported. My computer runs 1920x1080 on it's DVI and I got my XBox to run 1080p ONCE. Then It failed again. It's either a setting I'm missing or a faulty monitor vga connection or something. Anyone with similar problems?

02-09-2010, 03:22 PM	#8
gameguru1360 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 826	there is an official microsoft xbox360 vga adapter. It also has the L/R rca for audio. I have that adapter on one of my 4th gen xbox360 and have it hooked up to a 22" acer monitor an I've set it to 1080p. The vga adapter hooks to the console via that trapezoid shaped adapter. __________________ "Girls are like phones. They like to be held, and talked too but if you press the wrong button you'll get disconnected!!! "