Hooking up two devices to a monitor

[Hardcore Til I Die]

I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff..

I'm getting an xbox 360 soon and it performs better on my monitor than my tv, but I only have the one monitor. If I get a dual VGA cable, and connect my PC and xbox to the same monitor, will that work?

What happens if both things are turned on?!

Thanks in advance :)

[Inertia]

I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff..

I'm getting an xbox 360 soon and it performs better on my monitor than my tv, but I only have the one monitor. If I get a dual VGA cable, and connect my PC and xbox to the same monitor, will that work?

What happens if both things are turned on?!

Thanks in advance :)

No it wont work, you need a VGA switch instead.

[Hardcore Til I Die]

No it wont work, you need a VGA switch instead.

Thanks :)

I googled VGA switch and found one built with the 360/PC in mind:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XBOX-360-PC-VGA-Switch/dp/B000ZBHXZ4

[Inertia]

Looks ideal (Y) Nice find.

[Hardcore Til I Die]

Sorry to be a pain but I have another question.

I've read reviews and one of the best monitors for gaming seems to be this one - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....rodid=MO-071-VS - and it's also a nice price, so I want to buy it.

The monitor has multiple inputs (HDMI, DVI, analogue) - can I connect my PC using DVI, my xbox using HDMI, and switch between the two? Or would I need an adapter/switch like I do with my current monitor? And if I need an adapter, would it be best to get a DVI to HDMI adapter, and plug that and the xbox into a dual HDMI switch, which then plugs into my monitor?

Thanks again :D

[Hardcore Til I Die]

Bump!

[BoJo]

I have the same VGA switch and it works perfectly. The only downside is having to reach under the desk to flip the switch, but that's nothing to worry about.

If you're going to buy that monitor, then you should be able to just plug each device into a separate input. I think that's the same monitor that they use at MLG, so it's probably a good one :)

[Hardcore Til I Die]

I have the same VGA switch and it works perfectly. The only downside is having to reach under the desk to flip the switch, but that's nothing to worry about.

If you're going to buy that monitor, then you should be able to just plug each device into a separate input. I think that's the same monitor that they use at MLG, so it's probably a good one :)

The MLG monitor/TV is based on this one.. I think it's just a branded version.

I did a bit of searching and found out there's a button on the front of the monitor that switches between inputs. Definitely buying one of these bad boys :D

Thanks!

[PricklyPoo]

Actually I tried this once with a dvi splitter cable, I plugged the one end into my monitor and the other two into xbox and my pc. It...kinda worked.

Even if only one device was turned on, there were tons of flashing pixels on the screen, it just looked like i had thousands of dead pixels, apparently from the interference of other device or the splitter....

I ended up having to just get a switch though, like what was already recommended. :p