View Full Version : Help With Hooking Up Xbox To Front Projector


GISMO1
01-28-07, 01:51 AM
i am just aboutmade up my mind to order the mits.HD1000 projector my xbox will be about 12 feet from the projector after i figure running wire will need about 20 feet xbox wire.where i can i get that long of a cable for the xbox? THANK YOU

georgeorwell
01-28-07, 07:34 AM
Xbox wire? Do you mean component cable? Click the Blue Jeans Cable sponsor link up top. Or monoprice.com.

7TRTCHALLENGER
01-28-07, 08:35 AM
I extended the component cable from the XBOX with the small adapters from monoprice.
They are really only an RCA connector. I am running a 50ft component cable from the adapter and all is fine. No loss of signal at all!

VanMark
01-28-07, 11:50 AM
GISMO1, are you going to be hooking your components (DVD player, cable box, etc) into a receiver? If so, then you can just connect your XBox to the receiver also. If you are low on inputs, you could always get a component video switcher. The one I'm using is the "Impact Acoustics 3-Play Component Video/Digital Audio Selector/Switcher" and it's great. Not very expensive and is a breeze to operate. The only problem is that it does not have digital coax inputs for audio, you must use either Toslink (which I am doing now) or 2 channel RCA. I was hesitant to switch to Toslink, but now that I am using it, I don't know why I didn't use it before!

Anyways, I hope this answers your questions. If all you are looking for is a long component video cable, I would go with a place like monoprice. They have great cables at very reasonable prices.

Mark :D

GISMO1
01-28-07, 01:52 PM
so i will be ok if i go buy some adapters that plug into my xbox component cables then buy another longer component cable and just connect them together with no loss of picture if that is right that seems reaaly easy would radioshack sell the adapters to connect to 2 component cables together?THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY!!

broadwayblue
01-28-07, 02:35 PM
so i will be ok if i go buy some adapters that plug into my xbox component cables then buy another longer component cable and just connect them together with no loss of picture if that is right that seems reaaly easy would radioshack sell the adapters to connect to 2 component cables together?THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY!!

That's what I did. You can get the 3 RCA connectors that are attached together, or just get 3 individual ones. Basically, you just need 3 female-femail RCA couplers and a longer component video cable and you're all set. Works great for me.

GISMO1
01-28-07, 03:08 PM
BROADWAYBLUE THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! i am trying to get everything i can think of now beacause in 3 weks i will have the rest of the money for the projector and when it arrives i want to use it.