How can i play my Xbox 360 on my laptop monitor?

Question

i want to play my 360 on my laptop monitor [for the HD]

im pretty sure all i have to do is buy 1 cable, but idk wat cable or if there is anything else i need.

i know it can be done because i know people that play on a regular LCD pc monitor, and my laptop has the same plug, but idk how to do it.

Answer 1

No, not possible (at least not without adding additional hardware)

PC LCD monitor has an INPUT plug.

The port on your laptop is an OUTPUT plug, so it can be plugged to an input plug, so your laptop can display stuff on another monitor.

There is no video INPUT into your laptop, unless you add one.

Answer 2

This is very possible on most LCD stand alone monitors (not built into a laptop). In your case, unless you have a very expensive laptop, it is probably not possible. If you do though, you should be looking for a port labeled s video in or s vid in, or something very similar to that. If you do have this port, you will need to get an s video cable for you xbox 360 or an adapter to change the rca cables (red, yellow, white, specifically the yellow one) to s video. Most computers do not have this input though. Other wise look for any type of input port besides usb or firewire on your laptop, they should be marked by in or input. You would then need to find the similar cords or adapters to use this port. Like I said though, since a laptop screen is built into the laptop, the laptop would have to configure the images itself and then display them compared to a stand alone LCD monitor that has these ports built into it. Another thing, if all you have is S video ports, then you would not be playing in HD. To be in HD format you would need to have inputs such as Composite, HDMI, or DVI, which once again are not standard on laptops.

Sorry for the bad news! Hopefully this helps you figure out what you need!