Xbox360 and Dell 2407

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ToiletSiphon

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I plan on buying a dell 2407 and a Xbox 360. I know that the screen is 1920*1200 and that 1080p is well... 1920*1080. What I really don't want is a streched image, I would prefer to have two small horizontal black bar in the screen.

So far, I've found conflicting sources of information regarding how I can get that to happen. Some say I need the VGA cable, others say that a certain version of the screen or the xbox won't allow that, that I should use composite, blablablabla...

Right now, with the current versions available on the market of the xbox 360 (premium) and the Dell 2407, what are my options to get a 1920 x 1080 image in the screen with two black bars?

Thanks!
 
I have my 360 connected to my 2407 with the VGA adapter, and I can assure you that it displays without any stretching; provided you set the "Wide Mode" option to 1:1 under "Display Settings" on the monitor. I cannot speak about the component/composite cables, however.

It looks great, and I quickly forgot the two thin bars were even there once I hooked it up.
 
Does the VGA cable really outputs in 1080p? I always tought that VGA highest resolution was 1600*1200 and that it didn't support 1920*1080.

How are the colors with VGA?
 
ToiletSiphon said:
Does the VGA cable really outputs in 1080p? I always tought that VGA highest resolution was 1600*1200 and that it didn't support 1920*1080.

How are the colors with VGA?
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Yes it does do 1080p. I have the 2407hc with vga set to 1080p and the middle black level, and the screen is set to 1:1 pixel mapping, so it has two black bars. The colors are good, I wouldn't ever say anything bad about the colors. Its the black I would complain about, all 24" screens (reasonably priced 24'' screens) are either TN or VA panels and the blacks blend together on these screens, this didn't happen on my old 20" ips. All the tn and va panels I have seen have poor black differentiation. This is why I set the reference level in the middle.
 
creach said:
I have my 360 connected to my 2407 with the VGA adapter, and I can assure you that it displays without any stretching; provided you set the "Wide Mode" option to 1:1 under "Display Settings" on the monitor. I cannot speak about the component/composite cables, however.

It looks great, and I quickly forgot the two thin bars were even there once I hooked it up.
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Does anyone knows if we can do the same with component?

And if I decide not to use component (since I've heard that the component input on this monitor is far from good), what would be my best option to connect both my PC and my 360 to this screen? DVI for the PC and VGA for the 360 or the opposite?


And I'm sorry, it seems like I posted this in the wrong forum. If a moderator sees this, can you please move it to the Display forum? thanks!
 
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