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[Spiderbot01]

Several questions, I look to your gaem knowledge to help.

1. How do I connect my 360 to my laptop so I can use the laptop screen as a TV screen.

2. If I was to buy a second 360 for uni, would I be able to use my live account on that as well as the one at home.

3. If not how do I get my gamer profile onto my new 360?

[MainMan]

1,2,3 - stop playing on ur xbawks beighb

[clyzm]

1 - use the dvi port dummy
2 yes
3 ^

[Dae]

1 - use the dvi port dummy

ummm. I thought the female port, such as on laptops, can only be used to output signal

[MainMan]

Most laptops only have VGA ports, and newer ones might have HDMI as well. It's very unlikely that you'll have a DVI port on a laptop

[Aidan]

Most laptops only have VGA ports, and newer ones might have HDMI as well. It's very unlikely that you'll have a DVI port on a laptop

You'll find DVI ports on a mac.. but that's not a real laptop

You can always buy converters too..

[Dae]

You'll find DVI ports on a mac.. but that's not a real laptop

most middle and top class laptops have DVI ports as well

[MainMan]

Most laptops only have VGA ports, and newer ones might have HDMI as well. It's very unlikely that you'll have a DVI port on a laptop

You'll find DVI ports on a mac.. but that's not a real laptop

You can always buy converters too..

You realise that you need an encoder box, not simply a converter, if you want to go from the laptop to a DVI monitor. Because VGA is analogue, and DVI is digital.

My laptop has a HDMI output though (which is digital, obviously), so I can use a HDMI to DVI converter.

[clyzm]

lol

[MainMan]

Yeah, they only work in the opposite direction. DVI -> VGA

You can't simply take an analogue signal and make it digital with just a cable

[clyzm]

http://www.amazon.com/QVS-CF15D-25-Adap ... B0000932AE

lol

[MainMan]

Yeah, they only work in the opposite direction. DVI -> VGA

You can't simply take an analogue signal and make it digital with just a cable

[clyzm]

but

VGA to DVI Adapter Cable

lol

[MainMan]

Have you actually tried using one? I use this stuff every day, trust me it only works one way. As someone who knows about technology, I can't believe you don't understand that you can't just transfer an analogue signal into digital.

[clyzm]

i dont know shit about technology

[MainMan]

u nub den beighb

[clyzm]

fgt

[Dae]

Have you actually tried using one? I use this stuff every day, trust me it only works one way. As someone who knows about technology, I can't believe you don't understand that you can't just transfer an analogue signal into digital.

DVI supports both analog and digital.

Adn yeh, those cables work fine.

Although I still don't believe that you can actually output signal to a laptop.

[MainMan]

Have you actually tried using one? I use this stuff every day, trust me it only works one way. As someone who knows about technology, I can't believe you don't understand that you can't just transfer an analogue signal into digital.

DVI supports both analog and digital.

No, that's DVI-I. Most decent monitors are pure digital (DVI-D) and therefore you can't just plug in an analogue signal. If you're really interested, you need something like this - http://www.datapro.net/products/vga-to- ... ertor.html

Which is more expensive than many monitors

[Spiderbot01]

So what you're saying is.

I can't?

[Allan]

Apparently not, w/o some flashy tech that costs more than it's weight in gold.