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    Can I hook up a Xbox 360 to my MBP?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by cdnalsi, May 7, 2008.

  1. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Hey there folks!

    I was just wondering if there's any way I can hook up a Xbox 360 to my Macbook Pro. I mean just using the MBP for the display.

    Is that at all possible? And if yes, how do I do it?

    Cheers! :D
     
    cdnalsi, May 7, 2008
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  2. manfriday

    manfriday Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was wondering if i could use my Dell M1330s display to play the 360 through HDMI. Any chance?
     
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  3. unknowntt

    unknowntt Notebook Evangelist

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    You'd have to get some sort of ExpressCard. My HP came with a TV tuner and it has built in A/V inputs for my 360. I've never tried it, but I'd assume it would work..........somehow. And the HDMI on your m1330 is an HDMI OUTput, so the video goes OUT to another monitor/amplifier, so if you plug your 360 into it, nothing will happen (or your laptop might turn into a pumpkin, who knows lol) but the point is, you can't plug it in there because it's an HDMI OUT, not IN.
     
    unknowntt, May 7, 2008
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    not possible,cos both MBP and Dell have just OUT ports,not IN.
     
    Xirurg, May 7, 2008
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  5. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    This has been asked many times before in the Hardware section. The answer is that you need a TV Tuner.
     
    Budding, May 7, 2008
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  6. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    And depending what kind of TV tuner you buy, it may not work either. Most hardware tuners will buffer 2-3 seconds of video to the HD which would then give you a lag playing video games.
     
    Khris, May 7, 2008
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  7. Harry

    Harry Notebook Consultant

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    get the eyetv tv tuner, they are made for gaming on a mac :)
     
    Harry, May 7, 2008
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