FS: NEW Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable

[DrMooCow]

Title says it all.

I bought this at best buy last month and forgot I even had it. I found the best buy bag but the receipt wasn't in there. My tv doesn't have a vga slot so this thing is useless to me.
The item has never been opened. I think I paid $42 bucks for it. Anyone interested in it for $30 with shipping included? Or make me an offer.

Thanks

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[JimmyDick]

if you have a hdtv ..i would recommend you get this

[DrMooCow]

I am confused. I thought the component cables have better quality then the vga on the xbox 360?

[neo_328ci]

I am confused. I thought the component cables have better quality then the vga on the xbox 360?

they do. the component cables that come with the console provide superior quality. i'm assuming this is for someone without components.

you should try to take it back to bestbuy, i returned a cd-rom with no receipt after the holidays and they didn't really give me any problems.

[JimmyDick]

this is not at all what i have read on avsforums...from the what i gather on there vga is superior

i have it and the picture is unparalell

[neo_328ci]

this is not at all what i have read on avsforums...from the what i gather on there vga is superior

i have it and the picture is unparalell

Stolen from this thread - http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=63044

"VGA is a (progressive) form of RGB whereas Component uses colour differences for the image. It sends out the luminance (black and white image) and chrominance (red/blue) and works out the green from this mathematically.

Basically they should be just as good in theory, but it's how most displays handle them that makes the difference. With most displays, Component is classed as a "video" input, which means it will have all sorts of processing applied to the image such as edge enhancement, overscan, and on many displays - a slight red push. (often thrown in to "enhance" flesh tones) And that's if you've got a display that doesn't do much to the image - many more will do things like dynamic contrast, noise reduction etc.

VGA on the other-hand is typically classed as the "PC" input and when you're trying to display fine text etc, any form of image processing / scaling would destroy that, making it unreadable, so most / all processing is disabled. This typically results in a cleaner, sharper image (well, it depends on how you perceive "sharpness" - you may prefer edge enhancement) with more fine details and more accurate colour. Unfortunately, it seems a lot of displays don't do VGA all that well - you get the benefit of no image processing, but many will leave you with a very "flat" looking image. It's fine for text, but for gaming, you might find component looks better.

With the current Sony BRAVIA LCDs, I found the image to be a bit soft over VGA from consoles (not 1:1 mapped) and it looked very "flat" in comparison to component. With my Sony MFM-HT75W LCD, however, VGA looks significantly better than component with much more detail and depth, as it scales better and due to the gamma controls (which aren't there via component) it doesn't look "flat."

Really, you have to try it to see what looks better to you. VGA should look better in general, but only if it's done right."


i stand corrected.

[kyle808]

:werd: VGA is normally better. I remember using my VGA Box for the Sega Dreamcast and that thing looked awesome on my CRT.

[JimmyDick]

ok i was going to say i have a 40 in bravia 1:1

and its amazing

agreed, most likely based on your display ...

but most new displays that have vga should handle vga better than component correct?