Play Xbox on PC monitor

Hello everyone,I recently bought Gears of War 2 and it ocurred to me that mybe i could play it in my pc monitor so it looked better :P,so i searched the web and i saw that i could connect the xbox and my pc monitor with a vga cable or something like that, so im about to buy th cable but i was wondering how could i get the sound using the cable,do i have to get some new speakers? Ive seen some optical audio cable and stuff for the sound but i dont know how it works.

PS. Please excuse my grammar i speak spanish lol

PSS. Please dont flame me because this is my first post,I didnt knew about this forums until yesterday because a friend told i could get some information and help here.Help is fully appreciated

hello i had the same problem.

my first tip would be : - try asking in a media specialist shop such as panasonic, currys etc, (i dont know the equivalents in spain) explain the situation and see if they can help.

I got audio on my pc monitor by getting some specialist cables: a 2 end lead into 1 end lead sound converter.

a 2 end - 2 end audio bridge/converter which you can then plug the 2 xbox sound jacks off your xbox pc monitor adapter and get sound into your xbox.

to clarify - the first component listed - the single end goes into the pc monitors audio slot, the 2 ends of that same cable go into the 2 end bridge, and the xbox audio leads go into that to connect it all up.

hope this helps!

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Hi there!

Firstly your English is very good, better than some of the English speakers on here! Yes you can use a VGA cable on your PC monitor, you will require a free VGA connection on your screen (I'm sure you have).

You can get sound in two ways.

1. Buy a set of speakers with a stereo input, it doesn't need to be a phono connection (red & white leads) as the VGA cable comes with a Phono to stereo adapter.

2. Using the Stereo adapter you can connect the audio leads to the Line in on your PC and achieve sound this way.

just buy a monitor with built in speakers and an hdmi input and your golden. I just bought a 22 inch lcd monitor and it works great.

Buy these 3 things:

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014 -- Speakers

2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103025 -- VGA Cables

3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882641091 -- Sound Adapter

There you are. Play in your PC Monitor with sound. You can change the speakers if you want better ones. I personally have the z-5500 system which is 5.1 and completely awesome. Buena suerte mi hermano. LoL, no estas solo en los forums :P

Buy these 3 things:

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014 -- Speakers

2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103025 -- VGA Cables

3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882641091 -- Sound Adapter

There you are. Play in your PC Monitor with sound. You can change the speakers if you want better ones. I personally have the z-5500 system which is 5.1 and completely awesome. Buena suerte mi hermano. LoL, no estas solo en los forums :P

gp19

English : Thanks I bought what i needed from ebay :)

I buy all my cables from monoprice.com They have the VGA xbox cable for around $7 and they make high quality stuff.

I bought my HDMI cable for Xbox to plasma from them for a few dollars and it works great.

I buy all my cables from monoprice.com They have the VGA xbox cable for around $7 and they make high quality stuff.

I bought my HDMI cable for Xbox to plasma from them for a few dollars and it works great.

What everyone else said, plus it's better to use a monitor than a HDTV.