State of the 360

IGN is reporting on The State of the Xbox 360, detailing information on the next-gen console since this past E3. From the article: "Coming into the home stretch here, it's clear Microsoft has had its fair share of problems. The MTV event, though brilliantly conceived, was a hype-without-substance infomercial that impressed nobody, especially the most important people -- gamers. At the actual MTV event, I did an informal poll which revealed that three-fourths of the people attending were there only to see the Killers. E3 was underwhelming to put it mildly, and the summer months proved to be vacant of everything but rumors, leaks, and more rumors and leaks. The Tokyo Game show helped Microsoft's cause a little, and Microsoft finally revealed its Japanese pricing and the worldwide release dates, leaving one major news announcement left open - the day-and-date launch games. Apparently, Microsoft and friends are still working on these last details."

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a quick question..

[Anonymous Coward]

Ok, I cant find the answer to this anywhere on the web - perhaps you guys can help me. Im currently running a 12" powerbook though a new sony 17" TFT - the powerbook is rubbish for games so I decided to get an xbox 360 for my gaming fix. As I cant afford an HDTV (if someone could find me one for the £200 mark i'd be happy ;) ) I was going to run the xbox though my monitor - here's the question. What resolution will the 360 run at? I discovered that microsuck had decided to make a vga adaptor - but will it be custom PC-esque resolutions?
Aslo, is using a VGA adaptor they best way of running HDTV gaming on a monitor. Would an external TV adaptor (remember im on a powerbook, so USB or firewire only) provide some of that 'blur' that TV's use so well with consoles? If so, suggestions for a HDTV external tv adaptor. I was looking at http://www.aver.com/products/tvtuner_AVerTV_box9.s html - would this work for the higher HDTV resolutions .. i think it only does 480i..
any help would be great -
cheers

Rob