Xbox 360 VGA

leowyatt · 19-05-2008, 09:16

I decided to move the xbox back to the VGA connection on our PC and we're now starting to get red speckles on the screen. After the initial panic of thinking there was a problem with the TV I did some research and testing. The red speckles appear only in dark scenes and always show when replaying the same scene over and over. On all other inputs there are no red speckles at all so I'm thinking either the xbox or the cable.

My research suggests that it's the cable that is a fault, so my question was does anyone else have a 360 vga cable I could use to see if it's mine? I bought a cheapy one off ebay for £7 so wondering if I'd get better results with an official one.

Joe 90 · 19-05-2008, 10:16

its deffo a cable issue. my offical cable rocks.
had it for like 2 years and never had an issue with it.

Daz · 19-05-2008, 10:24

You do read a lot of issues with non official cables. I have the odd blip with my unofficial one (scan issues), but it's rare and short enough not to bother me.

leowyatt · 19-05-2008, 10:37

They were very apparent last night to the point of being distracting where I was looking for them and noticing them more than watching the actual TV. I'll have to see if I can find an official cable then and give that a go.

Desmo · 19-05-2008, 14:21

I always go official when buying cables. Never had a problem with my VGA one

19-05-2008, 09:16	#1
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Xbox 360 VGA I decided to move the xbox back to the VGA connection on our PC and we're now starting to get red speckles on the screen. After the initial panic of thinking there was a problem with the TV I did some research and testing. The red speckles appear only in dark scenes and always show when replaying the same scene over and over. On all other inputs there are no red speckles at all so I'm thinking either the xbox or the cable. My research suggests that it's the cable that is a fault, so my question was does anyone else have a 360 vga cable I could use to see if it's mine? I bought a cheapy one off ebay for £7 so wondering if I'd get better results with an official one. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-05-2008, 10:16	#2
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	its deffo a cable issue. my offical cable rocks. had it for like 2 years and never had an issue with it. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

19-05-2008, 10:24	#3
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	You do read a lot of issues with non official cables. I have the odd blip with my unofficial one (scan issues), but it's rare and short enough not to bother me. __________________ apt-get moo

19-05-2008, 10:37	#4
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	They were very apparent last night to the point of being distracting where I was looking for them and noticing them more than watching the actual TV. I'll have to see if I can find an official cable then and give that a go. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-05-2008, 14:21	#5
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I always go official when buying cables. Never had a problem with my VGA one __________________