xbox to moniter....

[mr_g]

i have a dell 2007wfp moniter and a xbox 360. my xbox 360 also has a hdmi port. i wanted to know how i can hook up my xbox 360 to my dell 2007wfp moniter? when i think about it, it looks confusing. i was thinking that maybe i can purchase a hdmi cable and a hdmi to dvi cable and hook it up. but then what about the sound how would i get that to work? do i have to use my pc, xbox 360, and moniter to make it work or can i just use the xbox 360 and moniter? I have some nvidia geforce 8600 gt in sli and it says that it supports hdtv, i know that my xbox 360 can support 1080p but can my moniter also support 1080p? any answers would be greatly appreciated thanks.

[Soulburner]

Since 1080p output is 1920x1080, you need that many pixels to display it which your 20" can't do. You will probably run in 720p.

HDMI -> DVI would be the way to go, component input would work as well but you still need sound. Some sound cards have optical/coaxial input. What kind of sound card?

[mr_g]

i am using my motherboard sound card only, but i also have a s/pdif in and out plug on my motherboard. i have a dfi lanparty nf4 sli-dr motherboard. so i have to use my whole computer plus my xbox 360 to get it running on my dell moniter?

[mikenam]

VGA
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-VGA-HD-Cable/dp/B000B6MLTG/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1201843758&sr=8-3

HDMI MS one separates the audio and the video
unlike regular hdmi where it carries both the sound and the video
then you can use a hdmi > dvi converter
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-HDMI-AV-Cable/dp/B000UODATY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1201843758&sr=8-1

[MuffinFlavored]

I have a 17" Samsung SyncMaster monitor with a maximum resolution of 1280x1024.

If I hooked my Xbox 360 to my monitor, I would run 640x480?

[mikenam]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360prosystem/highdefdetails.htm

640 x 480
848 x 480
1024 x 768
1280 x 720 (equivalent to 720p)
1280 x 768
1280 x 1024
1360 x 768
1920 x 1080

[pcsky3]

You can just run the 720p.