HP HDX hook up monitor to external device?

I'm seriously considering this to replace all this equipment that is getting irritating to take back home.

One thing though, I have an xbox 360 and I want to play it on the HP HPX monitor. Is this possible? Please say it is.

 

No, the HDMI port is only outgoing, it can't receive signals and display them on the monitor. When I was looking at the laptops I asked the same question, and some idiot said it was when I called and I was very disappointed when I got it and found out I couldn't.

It would be an amazing feature if they added it to their laptops.

 

Two ways to do it with the HDX. Connect it to the TV tuner and tune it to channel 3 or 4. Or connect the Xbox's S-video out to the HDX's S-video in. If you go the S-Video route, you can connect the audio out to the HDX's TV audio in jack in the back. You'll need an Stereo RCA to stereo 1/8" plug adapter.

Either way you do it, you'll only get a standard TV's resolution and not hi definition.

 

Hi, I have the hdx9310ea from the UK. I'm trying to connect my Wii to the S-Video input but cannot figure out how!!

I have scoured the internet, help files and manuals, but they all just say connect to the s video input. Then what??!!

I have tried tuning both the analoge arial and analogue cable channels in quickplay but no luck. There doesnt seem to be any source selector. My computer also seems completely unaware that there is an audio input (or s video input) on the back. My sound manager only sees the mic input.

Can anyone help please?!! Has anyone managed to do this yet!?

 

Update your quickplay to 3.7. (run quickplay then choose to update).

Then select S-video as input source in QuickPlay.

 

Perhaps this is the right area to inquire. I have been trying to get my 360 to come up on my HDX for some time now to no avail.

I'm thinking it may be the fact that it was a US HDX and I'm in Australia with a PAL xbox.

I tried with a direct S-Video connection but nothing come up.
From there I moved onto a Hills 4 Channel Modulator to convert my RCA to Coax to send it in the RF. I can pick up local TV stations and the test background for the Modulator appear when scanning, the HDX even detects the right frequency for the Xbox's designated channel and I can hear the sound coming through, just no picture. To begin with it's distorted and then nothing at all, the blue screen saying that the signal has been lost.

Any ideas? Am I going to have to scrounge up a different TV card for the HDX to get anything out of this or is there something I'm missing?

 

Use your laptop as an Xbox/Xbox 360 "Wireless Adapter" on Windows XP/Vista, and Mac OSX
Is this what your trying ti do?

 

Have you checked the Nvidia control panel? It should let you set the video format (NTSC/PAL) there

 

No mate, I'm wanting to use the HDX as a monitor for my Xbox 360. The S-Video deson't pick up anything by the only device that I have that outputs S-Video is the 360 so I don't know if it's the cable or the TV tuner or what.
2.0 Also mentioned Quickplay 3.7 which has support for the S-Video but the only one i can see on the HP site is 3.63 A.

@ flipfire I have the ATI card in mine mate but I'll check if it has the option, thanks for the heads up
- Edit Can't find anything regarding changing from NTSC to PAL in the Catalyst Control Centre

 

You update quickplay via quickplay itself. Not from the HP website. Run quickplay, go to info/more setting, choose update. It'll download and install the latest version. Then you should have an input selection of S-video.

In the end though, it may not display correctly since your computer is set up for PAL and the xbox is set up for NTSC.

 

Downloaded and installed. All it shows when S-Video is selected is a black screen. When nothing is connected in the back, it shows a blue screen. I take it the PAL Xbox and the NTSC computer aren't going to play nice?
It was mentioned previously by flipfire that the Nvidia card has the ability to change between NTSC and PAL, is there the same functionality on the ATI 2600 XT?

 

I believe that the s-video capture input is done via the TV tuner and not the video card. At least that is according to the HDX service manual.

In any event, looking at the catalyst software, it doesn't readily appear that NTSC to PAL and vice versa can be done via software. I know that ATI desktop cards have a switch on the card to do so. But that's for output not input.

 

Well I tried updating the ATI drivers but then Destop WIndow Manager crashed and the 3D graphic displays in the Catalyst Control Centre died as well. So I rolled them back.

So 2.0 my only avenue is to get a TV card from my region?
The one HP AUS has to offer is a EMEA for just under $100. Seems a bit pricey.

 

This chap sells some on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Avermedia-A301-...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

http://cgi.ebay.com/Avermedia-A301-...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

Have a look around his store.

 

Thanks for the find 2.0 but now I'm confused. That Ebay page says it's Pal "AND" NTSC. Then shouldn't the one already in the laptop be the same? If so, it should handle the PAL signal fine shouldn't it?

-Edit Sorry, just had a look in my Laptop and the card is a 312 which is NTSC only on the Avermedia website. Well I just ordered the 301, hopefully it works. I still don't get why an NTSC card can pick up everything else local bar the Xbox. It also says that it can only pick up ATSC digital yet my menu options have DVB-T. IS that just the program, haivng been set to Australia, assuming the card can handle it?

 

Mystified myself on the issue of why an NTSC card would work on a PAL system. Can't find any text to explain it. Avermedia must have circuitry on the A312 that allows for some tolerance between 50hz and 60hz. Or the system where you live isn't precisely adhering to PAL 50hz standards. Pure speculation though.

In any event, I hope it works out for you. Likely it should.

 

I just tried changing the setting on the Xbox itself from PAL 60 to PAL 50. I get picture now on the S-Video but it doesn't appear correctly colour-wise and there is interference as well.
Doesn't matter though as most games won't run on PAL 50 now so I needed a new card regardless. Just another strange happening to add to the list.

Thanks again for all your help 2.0.

-Needless to say, if anyone needs a cheap working NTSC TV card, I have one ready to go.

 

thanks for the advice to update to QP3.7. However, the picture quality is so bad, that it was as a complete waste of time!

 

How bad exactly? My Xbox was playable, just no colour for the most part and a lot of fuzz in the background. Can you take a screen-cap of it in action?
I'll take one of the 360 when I get back home today to see if they are similar quality.

-Edit
I've attached some screen captures of the Xbox in Quickplay. As you can see the 60Hz doesn't show up at all. The 50Hz doesn't appear to have any Red and it looks to be out of tune as there is some washing occuring.

 

Well I installed teh A301 and I thin kthings may have gotten worse. The S-Video works now but still only with PAL-50 setting on the Xbox. PAL-60 still gives me a blank screen.

The tuner is also picking up less TV channels and the tuning is worse, as can be seen from the other screen capture. I know the signal is fine because my TV is getting it perfect.

Any ideas? I'm going to email Avermedia about the card and the PAL-60 problem and see what they have to say.

-Update
Well despite much searching I can't find the A301 on the main Avermedia site support area. Found it listed elswhere but the support link leads me to what looks like an error page in chinese.
I was wondering if it may have been due to old drivers but the HDX detected it and installed version 1.7.64.89 drives which appear to be mroe up-to-date then the ones HP is offering for download.