Xbox One S to VGA monitor

tyler.nic7 · Sep 4, 2020

hey there. I have a VGA monitor I want to use with my xbox one s, and my monitor does not have an HDMI input. I had an old PS4 have issues with the HDMI to VGA adapter. It would just flash when connected. Will the xbox do this? does anyone know?

thanks

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Obsessive Power

Hi Firstly, confirm if your cable is actually HDMI to VGA. If it's the other way around (VGA to HDMI) it won't work. These cables are not bi-directional, you need the correct adaptor. Even then, it might not even work.

Secondly, confirm what the max resolution of your VGA monitor is. Monitors with VGA ports are quite old, and it's very likely that your old monitor's maximum resolution is only standard HD (1280x720). While this should still work for a Series S, the Series S is a 1080P console. Using an old 720P monitor with it will degrade the experience somewhat.

Finally, If you've used your Series S on TV at 4K or even 1080P, and your monitor does not support these resolutions, you would need to reset the Xbox display settings.

XBF George L

Hello!

Thanks for reaching out to us here on the forums with this inquiry. As our great Ambassador team has already confirmed yes you can set up your Xbox One to be played on a monitor with an HDMI to VGA converter. Keep in mind compatibility will vary depending
on the monitor and the adapter itself. Personally I have a small adapter that plugs into The HDMI port of my Xbox One S that I can then connect a VGA cable to and plug that into the monitor and it works just fine. Hope this helps!

Obsessive Power

Hi,

Is it HDMI to VGA or VGA to HDMI? These cables don't work in both directions, its either one or the other. These types of adaptors also need to be active. So what do you have?

tyler.nic7

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

I have this adapter that takes the HDMI output and converts it to a VGA input (it's male to female, so I would need a VGA cable to make it work). It works, I've used this before on other stuff.

XBF Diego M

Hi

Thank you for posting on the Xbox forums.

It's best to simplify the connections from your Xbox 360 console to your display if possible. If you have The Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable, then these are the steps to connect to your monitor:

Connect the A/V connector on the VGA cable to the A/V port on the console.
Connect the VGA connector on the VGA cable to the VGA port on your HDTV or monitor.
Connect the left and right (white and red) audio connectors on the VGA cable to the audio port on the monitor.
Turn on the monitor and console.

Make sure you are also connecting the red and white audio connectors to the monitor.

Xbox One S to VGA monitor