X-box & Gamecube question (1 Viewer)

[Donnie Eldridge]

Can either be hooked directly up to a monitor? I'm not talking about a HDTV, just a vga monitor.
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[Troy LaMont]

Donnie,
As it stands now (subject to change), there aren't any VGA adapters that I'm aware of either first or third party. I'm sure that a VGA adapter will make it's way to the XBox soon enough.
Troy
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[Edited last by Troy LaMont on October 30, 2001 at 02:48 PM]

 

[BrianB]

[snip]
Wrong thread.
[Edited last by BrianB on October 30, 2001 at 03:44 PM]

 

[Michael St. Clair]

You can use a component to RGB transcoder, but you are looking at about $180 (plus an XBox component cable).
There is a likelihood that the custom Nvidia chipset can already do RGBHV, and may just need the right cable (possibly jumpered to unlock the mode) or some other way that Microsoft will eventually give us to get RGBHV.
If this is the case, there is an equal likelihood that Microsoft will hold it back for a while (along with stuff like Keyboard and Mouse controllers) to keep the "PC" stigma from getting an early association with the console.
Otherwise, a transcoder is the only way of doing it right. If said transcoder has to support 1080i, they aren't going to be cheap like Dreamcast VGA boxes (which really do jack) in the next couple of years.

 

[Shawn O]

BrianB,
Was your reply intended for this thread? http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/...ML/000418.html
Shawn

 

[BrianB]

Yup! Sigh.
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[Morgan Jolley]

Michael-
MS announced that they aren't ever making a mouse or keyboard. I doubt they would let a third party one be made unless it was included with an online game, and even then its iffy. MS isn't even letting a browser be made for the XB because its too PC-like.

 

[Michael St. Clair]

MS announced that they aren't ever making a mouse or keyboard.

Ok, Morgan. Show us where. Press release or official statement.

 

[Michael St. Clair]

Stolen from TeamXBox forums:

The following appeared in a UseNet [microsoft.public.xbox.games] posting by Jeff Henshaw, of the Microsoft Xbox development team, on 9-5-01:
Xbox has the ability to output VGA from a technical perspective, but home TVs (including HDTVs) are our primary focus. As a result, a VGA peripheral is not planned in the immediate future, but is something that may arise from either Microsoft or a 3rd party peripheral vendor should demand be great enough.

As expected.
Oh, it's a different topic, but come on Morgan. Where did Microsoft say that there will not ever be a mouse or keyboard. Enquiring minds want to know!

 

[BrianB]

Oh, it's a different topic, but come on Morgan. Where did Microsoft say that there will not ever be a mouse or keyboard. Enquiring minds want to know!

I've seen comments that Microsoft themselves 'are not planning' mice or keyboards. Nothing at all to stop 'enterprising' thirdparties from supporting them. Of course, then there needs to be software support...
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[Michael St. Clair]

Saying that you are 'not planning' something is very, very different from saying that there will 'not ever' be something.

 

[BrianB]

Saying that you are 'not planning' something is very, very different from saying that there will 'not ever' be something.

Oh I'm agree, Michael

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[Morgan Jolley]

Sorry, I meant to say that MS isn't making any mice or keyboards. It would be in their best interest to do so, but MS is working to much to get rid of the PC image. Stupid move, if you ask me.
PS2 uses USB keyboards and mice. GCN and XB should have done the same.

 

[Michael St. Clair]