Xbox 360 to Hd Tv

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13-06-2007, 06:30 PM
Grm

Xbox 360 to Hd Tv

I've just bought Forza 2, was wanting to play it in HD so got a VGA cable as well. As my tv only accepts DVI, i got the VGA to DVI adaptor.

Plugged it all in and put the tv on. Put it onto AV and there was sound but no picture. So switched it over to PC and there was no sound but a picture. Tried putting it onto the HD and it comes up with "Video mode not supported"

I dont know much about HD tv's. So im pretty stuck. Tv is a Phillips 32PF3320.

Also, when the pictures on it doesnt fill the whole screen, just half of it. And its the same with the component cable. Does anyone know anything about that?

Thanks
13-06-2007, 06:35 PM
menthel

Unless your tv has computer sound in, you will not get sound with the vga lead from your xbox. Best plug it in via component. You should get picture and sound. Then make sure the component lead has the switch switched to hd. Then go into the xbox menus and set up your tv to hd, 720p and it should be full screen!
13-06-2007, 06:37 PM
Budding

Sounds like you got the sound connector plugged into the wrong place. In order to use VGA, you need to convert the phono sound cables that comes with the XBOX into a 3.5mm connector, and plug it into the 3.5mm connector into the 3.5mm jack next to the VGA port.
13-06-2007, 06:40 PM
directhex

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grm

I've just bought Forza 2, was wanting to play it in HD so got a VGA cable as well. As my tv only accepts DVI, i got the VGA to DVI adaptor.

Plugged it all in and put the tv on. Put it onto AV and there was sound but no picture. So switched it over to PC and there was no sound but a picture. Tried putting it onto the HD and it comes up with "Video mode not supported"

I dont know much about HD tv's. So im pretty stuck. Tv is a Phillips 32PF3320.

Also, when the pictures on it doesnt fill the whole screen, just half of it. And its the same with the component cable. Does anyone know anything about that?

Thanks

if your TV has no VGA connector, it won't take a VGA signal

just because DVI-VGA dongles exist, doesn't mean they're appropriate for this kind of thing
13-06-2007, 06:42 PM
Grm

My tv doesnt have Component on it. So i've basically just wasted my money buying this then?
13-06-2007, 06:59 PM
TiG

Erm you sure it doesn't have component on the front of the TV behind the hidden panel?.

TiG
13-06-2007, 07:02 PM
Grm

There is no hidden panel. Just looked through the manual, the only connection it has is the DVI
13-06-2007, 08:51 PM
Budding

Just get a phono to 3mm jack converter and plug your audio into the 3mm audio jack at the back of your television and switch to PC mode. It's not difficult.

Edit: make sure you get phono female to 3.5mm male converters, not the other way around.
13-06-2007, 09:18 PM
Grm

There is no Audio jack at the back of the tv. All there is, is a headphone jack.
13-06-2007, 09:33 PM
Bluecube

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grm

My tv doesnt have Component on it. So i've basically just wasted my money buying this then?

It does sound pretty much like it I'm afraid. I've checked your TV specs and even if you got a proper picture it doesn't look as if you'll be able to get any sound at the same time.
13-06-2007, 09:52 PM
Agent

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grm

My tv doesnt have Component on it. So i've basically just wasted my money buying this then?

Does it have the HDTV Ready logo on it?
13-06-2007, 09:55 PM
nutter99

You have??

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/d...U_GB_CONSUMER#

5th FAQ on the connections list
"How to connect a Personal Computer (PC) to a TV? "

Ok its not a PC but not all is lost!
Get a two phono to 3.5mm stereo headphone lead (sold in most places, Maplin, Currys etc)
You may then also need 2 female to female phono connectors to join the phono output from the Xbox to the TV.

Either way there is definitely a way of doing this!

Post back if you need more info
13-06-2007, 10:33 PM
Grm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent

Does it have the HDTV Ready logo on it?

Yeah, its on the front of the tv. It's just a fairly old tv.

Nutter: I've tried connecting it to that, but still no luck. If anything, might as well just get a new tv.
13-06-2007, 10:46 PM
Agent

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grm

My tv doesnt have Component on it. So i've basically just wasted my money buying this then?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grm

Yeah, its on the front of the tv. It's just a fairly old tv.

If it has the HDTV logo on it, then it should have component on it - its a requirement as part of the HDTV Ready specification.

Well weird if it dont have one :(

If you only have DVI as an input into the TV, there is no easy way to do it im afraid.
13-06-2007, 11:12 PM
Steve B

would a DVI-component adaptor work?
13-06-2007, 11:24 PM
Agent

DVI is digital, component is analogue - you would need some kind of converter, and they are not cheap for HD stuff.
13-06-2007, 11:29 PM
nutter99

TBH it depends on the type DVI connector, there are several different flavours, DVI-I, DVI-A etc

Otherwise how would my DVI to VGA adaptor be running this monitor?
13-06-2007, 11:30 PM
directhex

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent

If it has the HDTV logo on it, then it should have component on it - its a requirement as part of the HDTV Ready specification.

Well weird if it dont have one :(

If you only have DVI as an input into the TV, there is no easy way to do it im afraid.

well spotted

Steve B, can you just save us a lot of time and get a photo of the back of the TV?
13-06-2007, 11:36 PM
Steve B

fortunately, i dont have that TV :)
14-06-2007, 12:07 AM
nutter99

Will this do for the connectors?

6 of 62 and 17 of 62 respectively in the PDF.

I dont understand why the DVI doesnt work, you are choosing the right input arent ya? Your original post says AV not DVI
14-06-2007, 12:58 AM
Agent

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutter99

TBH it depends on the type DVI connector, there are several different flavours, DVI-I, DVI-A etc

Otherwise how would my DVI to VGA adaptor be running this monitor?

Its not that simple im afraid.

You only usually (although not always!) get the different flavours of DVI on the system outputting the signal. This allows a plug to link the pins of the analogue D-sub to the corresponding ones on the DVI socket.

Ive never seen a device that will accept analogue over DVI as an input (im not saying they dont exist, im saying they are very uncommon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutter99

Will this do for the connectors?

6 of 62 and 17 of 62 respectively in the PDF.

I dont understand why the DVI doesnt work, you are choosing the right input arent ya? Your original post says AV not DVI

It wont work because the Xbox is feeding the digital socket an analogue signal without the ability to display that signal.
14-06-2007, 01:56 AM
luap.h

I had a look at the manual

Quote:

Originally Posted by the manual

Accessories
Included accessories: Power cord, Quick start guide, Registration card, Remote control, User manual, Batteries for remote control, Table top stand, DVI-I to YPbPr cable

you should have a DVI to component adapter with it. So while there's no native component connection, you do have an adapter. So with that in mind, use the component cable that came with your Xbox360 (premium I assume) connect the video cables to the adapter, plug that into the DVI. Then with the two left over, you'll need to get a convert to put that into the DVI audio in stereo jack

Quote:

Originally Posted by the manual

Connectivity
•Ext 1 Scart: Audio L/R, CVBS in/out, RGB
•Ext 2 Scart: CVBS in/out, S video in, Audio L/R
•Other connections: Antenna IEC75
•Front / Side connections: CVBS in, Headphone out, S video in, Audio L/R in
•AV 3: DVI-I with HDCP, Audio-in mini jack 3.5mm
•Number of scarts: 2
14-06-2007, 09:21 AM
Grm

Is this basically what i need then?
Adaptor

Thanks for your help so far.:bowdown:
14-06-2007, 10:58 AM
luap.h

You shouldn't need to buy any additional adapter, there should be one included when you bought the TV. The adapter you linked is for ATI graphics cards, and converts DVI to component, the reverse of what you're looking for. I'm not sure if it would work the other way round or not.

As the manual states it's a cable, it probably looks a bit more like this but you'll then need something like this to connect the xbox to this adapter cable
14-06-2007, 12:31 PM
Grm

I just dont have a clue where it is. Just decorated recently, so its been misplaced or thrown out.
10-09-2007, 03:53 PM
Grm

Re: Xbox 360 to Hd Tv

I've bought one of these from Amazon the other day, and its just turned up. Plugged it in with my xbox, but the pictures awful in HD, i take it this is not what i need as well?
10-09-2007, 03:59 PM
directhex

Re: Xbox 360 to Hd Tv

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grm

I've bought one of these from Amazon the other day, and its just turned up. Plugged it in with my xbox, but the pictures awful in HD, i take it this is not what i need as well?

is the 360 switched to "hdtv" rather than "tv" on the little switch at the xbox end of the cable?
10-09-2007, 04:03 PM
Grm

Re: Xbox 360 to Hd Tv

Yeah, but its an awful picture, quite blurry.
10-09-2007, 04:32 PM
dannyboy83

Re: Xbox 360 to Hd Tv

And is HDTV set up in the dashboard? A lot of my mates plugged in their 360s to their HDTVs (via component mind you) but hadn't changed the option to 720p or 1080i in the dashboard.
10-09-2007, 05:07 PM
Grm

Re: Xbox 360 to Hd Tv

Yes, i've tried it in 720p and 1080i and both are blurry.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...5/DSC00021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...5/DSC00020.jpg

Photos arent the best, but to give you an idea.

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