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Old 11-21-2008, 03:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hello, I was wondering if there would be a way to connect my Pc AND my Xbox 360 to my monitor. I have a 22 inch monitor i am currently using on my Xbox 360, and I have the VGA cable to my xbox. Is there an adapter so I can plug both my PC and my Xbox to the monitor like a KVM switch or something? The only thing I have seen with the KVM switched is that it has the cord to connect straight to 2 pc's. Can I just get one of those and then use a male to female adapter to put on the end of the VGA cable? Thanks for your help
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Old 11-21-2008, 10:50 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If your monitor doesn't support two video inputs then you can use a KVM switch to connect your PC and XBox. However most LCD monitors have a DVI and a VGA port both of which you can select in the monitor's menu. I'm not sure I understand the last part of your question though. If you could clarify it that would help .
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Helps if you tell us what monitor.....
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Old 11-26-2008, 09:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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its a 22 inch widescreen acer x223w.

yes it has a DVI port in the back, but how would you switch the inputs if you needed to?
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Old 11-29-2008, 05:08 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I already told you. You can buy a KVM switch and then you select which connection you want to use.
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It only has a single d-sub so you are forced to use a kvm port switcher
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