HDTV Tuner/HD In

[Orayn]

Hello, videophiles. I'll soon be purchasing an Xbox 360, and I'm looking forward to playing HD games on my computer monitor. I recently learned that the Xbox 360 cannot automatically letterbox content, and that some games will scale up no matter what, so I now have some interest in locating a tuner or adapter that would, in essence, let me use my LCD monitor as an HDTV. How much would such an adapter cost? Am I better off just buying an HDTV?

 

[ambientZ]

it sounds like you are asking for an external video scalar. This would convert the resolution and i think offer letterboxing / zoom options. External video scalers are fantastically expensive (DVDO IScan VP50 Pro - $3500). If your LCD doesnt have the options you need, a HDTV is probably a better option.

Some computer lcd's have proper options for letterboxing the incoming video, but some dont.

A HDTV tuner is for receiving TV content from an antenna or cable co.

 

[Orayn]

The KWorld TVBox 1680ex seems to support video input of up to 1080i and can output at 1280x1024. If I had it accept in an input of 720P, do you think it would have options allowing me to letterbox the video?