Using a laptop as a "TV" for your xbox 360 question

Is this possible? I would like to know if anyone knows how to use your laptop as a "tv" as in use the monitor on my laptop as a means to play xbox 360 on. Can the xbox 360 be hooked up to the laptop or am I just thinking crazy?

There are always these options

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/compare/compare_usb.html

And of course, there are the PCMCIA

http://www.nextag.com/card-pcmcia-tuner-tv/search-html

As to which one is better, that is something you will have to investigate, the worst possible thing be lag. There are other brands as well, a trip to your computer store might be good, just ask for either a USB or PCMCIA TV card, many allow your computer to become a DVR.

There are always this options

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/compare/compare_usb.html

And of course, there are the PCMCIA

http://www.nextag.com/card-pcmcia-tuner-tv/search-html

As to which one is better, that is something you will have to investigate, the worst possible thing be lag. There are other brands as well, a trip to your computer store might be good, just ask for either a USB or PCMCIA TV card, many allow your computer to become a DVR.

Cesar_Barba

Yes, because the VGA port in your laptop is output only.

This thread might bedead or dying but its just what i want so i'll try and drag it back to your attention.

Thing is i'll be heading off to uni this september and it would save me a lot of cash to buy a laptop and use it as a tv for my 360. so the thing i'm wondering is what level of tech do i need in the laptop? for example am i looking at needing over 3GB of RAM and will my processor need to be the fastest my budget can get? or is this less important as its just working as a tv not processing anything?

and i've heard the PCMCIA do work better than usb but i can't say if it'll eliminate the lag problems...

(and no i don't understand tech stuff either i can just pass it off cos i've spent the last 3 days looking at laptop specs)