I haven't seen any replies other than it being a bad idea, so here is my experience with this problem. I tried to do the same thing; I wanted my Xbox on my PC LCD monitor, it is much better than my TV. In the end, I had to hook the console directly to the monitor. I tried several methods of feeding the video into my PC, but all them, including both an internal ATI All-In-Wonder card and an external ATI video input. All of them had a lag time of a few seconds, making playing the game impossible. In the end though, I just hooked the Xbox into the VGA port on the monitor, and the PC uses the DVI. The sound I have going into the line-in on my PC, there is no lag.
I agree this would be great idea, however, it would only take one parent to cry foul to bring the world crashing down on you. Teaching hacking techniques is now prohibited by U.S. law. (Patriot Act, DMCA laws). If just one kid cracked his parents online banking password, or looked at one of his teachers emails, you could get into some VERY serious trouble. Great to live in a free country, isn't it? Someone tell me, because I wouldn't know:)
-Zaphod
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I haven't seen any replies other than it being a bad idea, so here is my experience with this problem. I tried to do the same thing; I wanted my Xbox on my PC LCD monitor, it is much better than my TV. In the end, I had to hook the console directly to the monitor. I tried several methods of feeding the video into my PC, but all them, including both an internal ATI All-In-Wonder card and an external ATI video input. All of them had a lag time of a few seconds, making playing the game impossible. In the end though, I just hooked the Xbox into the VGA port on the monitor, and the PC uses the DVI. The sound I have going into the line-in on my PC, there is no lag.
I agree this would be great idea, however, it would only take one parent to cry foul to bring the world crashing down on you. Teaching hacking techniques is now prohibited by U.S. law. (Patriot Act, DMCA laws). If just one kid cracked his parents online banking password, or looked at one of his teachers emails, you could get into some VERY serious trouble. Great to live in a free country, isn't it? Someone tell me, because I wouldn't know :)
-Zaphod