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    Will hooking up my Xbox 360 to my laptop shorten the life of my laptop?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Emerican_Idiot, Jan 21, 2007.

  1. Emerican_Idiot

    Emerican_Idiot Notebook Consultant

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    Since I have the VGA cables for my Xbox 360, I could hook it up to my laptop. Before I do this I was wondering if this would shorten the life of my laptop?
     
    Emerican_Idiot, Jan 21, 2007
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    I dont think you can hook up an Xbox to a Laptop like that, because both are VGA-out ports.
     
    Budding, Jan 21, 2007
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    The VGA port on the notebook is for video out only...the best you might be able to do is get an external TV tuner and hook up the X360's included composite video cables. If you get a high quality TV tuner you probably won't have any lag associated with it.
     
    Greg, Jan 21, 2007
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    Okay weird because the VGA port lets me put the VGA cable from my Xbox 360 into it. So will it wear out my laptop?
     
    Emerican_Idiot, Jan 21, 2007
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    Yes it fits, but the port only supports video going out, not coming in.
     
    usapatriot, Jan 21, 2007
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