Do i need an XRGB?

[beecee]

after receiving a swanky monitor from Colin which has a DVI and VGA input, i am awaiting the arrival of an OUYA which will fill the DVI slot, i have an X-BOX, SFC and Mega Drive sitting currently connected to my CRT TV.

i am looking to possibly get them connected to the monitor as well, not really wanting to spend a fortune, is there any other way to get them connected up, or is it an X_RGB or similar the only way to go?

tried connecting my xbox, via a hi def box which has component, with a component to VGA lead but no joy.
probably due to the fact that i cant select the 420/720p 1080i option in the XBMC settings, can see it when attached to my TV but cant select them.

[charlesr]

Bit hazy on xbox stuff these days, but do you need the enigmah video switcher disc to fix that?

[Colin]

To give you an idea, this was my PC-Engine running on that very monitor through an XRGB-2.

[beecee]

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charles, i remember now, it needs to be ntsc, but i cant see that option in the xbmc menu's,

[charlesr]

If you don't see 480p/720p options then it's PAL. You need the video switcher disc (for which the xbox has to be softmodded).

PM me if you need help.

[beecee]

Charles,

cheers for the email, burned a few frisbee's by the looks of it, cd is not recognised by the x-box, tried the iso, and just a data disc (plays all the games fine) will get a few dvd's and try that, failing that i'll try a network cable and plug it into my laptop see if i can transfer the files that way...

[beecee]

got the image onto a DVD, and seemed to work, well the screen came up with a for pal, b for ntsc, pressed b, and sat waiting, nothing so rebooted and still no HD options, still grey'd out?