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16. November 2008 @ 18:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"My next question... I have two inputs on my monitor. The 360 is hooked up with VGA, and the pc with DVI. Is there a way to switch between sources, without buying a "switcher box"? THX"

These question has been made, than the fellow who posted went "nevermind, just figured it out", and then the topic was closed. I really need to know the answer. Maybe the guy who figured it out would like to share?
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16. November 2008 @ 19:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
should be an input button on the monitor... to switch between the inputs...
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16. November 2008 @ 21:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
both inputs are vga in my case... guess I´ll have to buy a new graphic card if thats what it takes.

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16. November 2008 @ 23:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There is a much cheaper solution than buying a new graphics card. I bought a kvm switch, and just use the monitor portion of it. It has a button on it so when i want to switch i just press that button and it works flawlessly. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817399021 that one specifically, and now i no longer have to switch my cables manually. You will also need the vga video cable for the 360 if you don't already have it.
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17. November 2008 @ 14:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I do have the vga cable for the xbox in fact. I was thinking, my monitor got 1 vga entry and 1 dvi entry, and I need to connect 2 vga. I saw this vga/dvi adaptor... would that work? Would I loose any quality with the adaptor?
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18. November 2008 @ 11:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yea it should work as long as it has a female dvi end and female vga (vga end from tower or 360 plugs into it and it plugs into dvi on monitor), unless you have a long dvi cable then you could go the witha male dvi end and female vga. And you shouldn't lose any quality at all since you are going from dvi to vga, the dvi is actually a better quality so there won't be any loss (however you also won't get any gain in quality either).
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18. November 2008 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thats what I´ll do.

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