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Review on ๐Ÿ“บ Enhance Visuals with the Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable by Doug Virden

Revainrating 5 out of 5

you get what you pay for; high-quality VGA output in various native resolutions, upscaled from 1280x1024 5:4/1280x960 4:3.

Note: These are the cables you will need. While there are third-party cables that do give as good a signal as they do (like Madcatz) - in that sense, they've never made "bad" controllers in years, they're only good for a couple of months before cheap engineering parts fail (like their X360 controller which has a great design and feels amazing. within 6-7 weeks to the sticks detaching, the bumpers falling off or getting stuck and the buttons becoming unresponsive - I think at a third of the price You get what you pay for, it's the same here, you want a mostly component monitor stock but don't want to deal with adapters that may or may not be good or expensive, spend the extra money on an official cable, instead of going for a cheap one 1920 x 1080 for 16:9 upscaling This may depend on the component's display, but for those who own a desktop computer and a monitor it should it actually has to be obvious, and it's a lot easier since it works with a lot more displays than the component. and delivers the best picture of the many (IMO, VGA < HDMI, it lacks artificial sharpness). You may need a DVI converter, which you can find at Goodwill for about three dollars. Interestingly, as I've noted, 360 seems to be able to render a native image of 720 and (8xx-9xx) for 5:4 and 4:3. While games like Dark Souls are cropped, the pixels are noticeably larger. This is understandable since the pixel period is smaller (most AAA titles are uncropped and work in the PAL equivalent with a 5:4 aspect ratio and an NTSC frame rate). Either way, great cables - OFFICIAL cables - are worth replacing any spare monitors you might be using. You don't have an HDMI or component and you want to set up a LAN session

Pros
  • Cables and adapters
Cons
  • Can I add something