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How to Play an Xbox on a VGA Monitor

The Microsoft Xbox gaming system typically connects to a TV with an RCA-type video connection, but adapter cables are available from Microsoft and electronics stores to convert the connection for use with a computer monitor. The typical monitor port is a 15-hole video graphics array (VGA). The Xbox adapter cable converts the video output from the game console into a VGA signal that can be processed on a monitor. Separate stereo cables plug into a stereo receiver for audio.

Things You'll Need

Xbox VGA adapter cable
Stereo receiver

Instructions

- 1
  Connect the single plug on one end of the adapter cable to the Xbox console on the back panel.
- 2
  Insert the VGA plug on the other end into the matching socket on the rear of the computer monitor.
- 3
  Plug the white and red stereo cables into a set of audio inputs on the back of the receiver, such as the AUX jacks
- 4
  Dial the receiver's input selector knob to the name of the jacks that connect it to the Xbox console.
- 5
  Insert a game disc into the tray on the front of the Xbox and close the tray. Wait a moment for the disc to load on the system, then play the game normally with the Xbox controllers. Video is transmitted to the monitor, while the stereo signal goes to the receiver.

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