Customer Reviews

Pelican Accessories Live Wire 10 Inch VGA HD A/V Cable for Xbox 360

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
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2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

This product is the Pelican LiveWire VGA cable for the Xbox 360, NOT an ethernet cable and NOT the OTHER cable that's misleadingly labeled as an HDMI cable.

This is just this, a VGA HDAV (High-Def Audio/Video) cable. I don't know why, but Amazon does this thing where it posts reviews of similar products in other products pages (for example, posting the same reviews for hard/softcover books). Somehow, the 360 Ethernet Cable and "HDMI" cable have been marked as just different versions of this cable, which is in NO WAY similar to those other two different products.

Now, for this cable itself: Yes, it is a VGA cable. Yes, it lets you hook up your Xbox 360 to a computer monitor for true HD video. Yes, it is a third-party product, so the quality is "lower." However, I find that the quality difference between this cable and the Microsoft cable is negligible (I own both). Side-by-side, this cable doesn't give as true of a "black" as the Microsoft version, but I can ONLY tell side-by-side, or on a projector. For the money you save, this cable is well-worth the buy.

If you have an LCD monitor for your PC, but don't have an HDTV, this is a fantastic way to experience your 360 in HD. Connect the VGA to your LCD, and the audio to whatever you please, set the resolution in the 360 dashboard, and enjoy! I had absolutely no problems in getting this up and running, and the only complaint I have about it is that the audio cables spawn at the VGA plug instead of at the 360 end of the cable, so you may need to buy some RCA extensions.

I ordered this cable because I didn't want to purchase a HDTV for my office just to play Xbox games on.

When I received the cable I noticed that I had two male ends; the cable from my monitor is hard wired, so I could just disconnect the monitor cable and plug this one in. The remedy was to order a gender changer, which I purchased through Amazon. The shipping for the gender changer cost more than the changers itself, but in total it was around 6 dollars.

Now that everything is hooked up, I am very happy with the product. I actually went back to my nice big Sony television after playing on my 17 inch monitor and was a very surprised as to how I've gotten used to the better quaility from my LCD monitor. Oblivion rocks with this thing.

The sound output is good. I plugged it into my stereo and it works just fine.

Now all I need is a TV tuner card for my computer and I can get rid of the TV all together.

In short, this is a very good product for a very good price. Don't let the low reviews scare you off. The only recommendation that I have is to make sure you can plug this straight into your monitor. Otherwise, you may want to look into purchasing a VGA gender changer. Its still cheaper than buying the "official" microsoft vga cable.

The picture quality with this kit is pretty terrible. I would get a somewhat fuzzy image and there is a ghost image that's slightly to the right of the original image. It's not too noticeable with fast moving games, but with games that use alot of text or at the dashboard it is very noticeable and distracting. The component cables that came with the system didn't have any of these issues. Overall, it's very disappointing and I can't recommend anybody in buying this even at this price.

These have no optical audio plug so if you have a surround sound set don't plan on getting dolby digital out of these cables. Also the picture quality is low because it shows fuzzy white outlines around everything making the image seem blurry. Overall these are poorly made, do yourself a favor and just get the first party cables for $20 more.

I played on a SD (standard definition) TV ever since I was five. I put this on my 360 and plug it into my computer and HOLY CRAP. I can see things I never even thought was there now. Great buy. Great cost. Great product.

this thing is a piece of junk. it causes lines across my monitor and doesn't have the optical audio port on it. stick to the first party cable, much much better than this piece of junk...

I purchased this cable for my HD TV and digital audio receiver. The Digital Audio port did not work with this cable. However when I tried the more expensive cable, this one worked.

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Arrgggh! Bought at BB and guess what the digital audio does not work.

If you need optical audio output for surround sound dont buy this cable. The item is designed to look like it has this option, but only has a square piece of plastic glued to the connector.