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How to connect YPbPr to VGA/DVI

VhdbloodVhdblood
edited August 2008 in Technology
Okay, so, I've been thinking lately about migrating my Xbox 360 to same room as my computer, and I figured, why not just hook it up to the monitor? Well, it turns out that there are many solutions for this, but the cheapest and best solution is $40. The Official Xbox to VGA cable is the solution that I could come up with, and it's official, so it sounds like the best to me, but the price is crazy. Converter boxes were the next best at $50, and they are from strange companies overseas.

Anyway, the issue I have is that, after some reading, YPbPr has the same connections as VGA, just on different pins. Why does it cost $40 for a cable, or $50 for a converter box, to do this? Wouldn't it be easier to buy a simple female VGA and a female YPbPr and make one of these, or is there something I don't know? I did read something about a chip in the converter boxes, so I'm not really confident.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Edit: Also, how can you tell your monitor's supported definition? The Microsoft Cable says it's up to 1080i compatible, but I didn't know VGA could do above 480, though I guess if it shares pins with YPbPr, it makes sense.

Comments

  • JameskunJameskun
    edited August 2008
    The VGA connection to a computer monitor uses RGB signals, whereas YPbPr is luma (basically B&W) and two color difference channels which can be used to recreate the color image. (See the wiki for component video for more details). I would imagine that the official Xbox cable doesn't use any converter, and instead just picks up alternate signal outputs from the Xbox video out.
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  • OmnutiaOmnutia
    If your Xb3 has an HDMI port on the back you could get an HDMI to DVI jack and plug that strait in. I'm assuming there is a reason why you wouldn't have said that already though.
  • VhdbloodVhdblood
    The VGA connection to a computer monitor uses RGB signals, whereas YPbPr is luma (basically B&W;) and two color difference channels which can be used to recreate the color image. (See the wiki forcomponent videofor more details). I would imagine that the official Xbox cable doesn't use any converter, and instead just picks up alternate signal outputs from the Xbox video out.
    Ahhh, okay. I found an un-official cable that does this also, and it's only $15 bucks, so I think I'm just gonna try that one.
    If your Xb3 has an HDMI port on the back you could get an HDMI to DVI jack and plug that strait in. I'm assuming there is a reason why you wouldn't have said that already though.
    The only 360's with an HDMI port are the elites, and those are too expensive. Plus, I already have this one.
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