Capturing Xbox360 through VGA?

[kr0n1k]

I am currently looking to record matches played on my xbox360 for Gamebattles/MLG. I don't believe I have an open slot for any sort of external capture card so I was looking at something like the Dazzle. My problem however is that I do not play xbox through my TV, I play my xbox on my computer monitor with a VGA hookup and then my computer is connected with DVI. Is there anyway I can capture my games while playing through my computer monitor?

[edDV]

You would need a VGA to composite box like this.
http://www.ramelectronics.net/audio-video/video-converters/vga-rgb-hv-to-composite-vid...uctname-en-asc

Then you would record the composite video to a VCR or computer capture card.

Don't expect good quality.

[kr0n1k]

Are there any other ways I could use my monitor with lets say a good Dazzle and get decent quality? Or if i used S-Video rather than the composite video

[edDV]

Are there any other ways I could use my monitor with lets say a good Dazzle and get decent quality? Or if i used S-Video rather than the composite video

The XBox360 doesn't output VGA and composite/s-video at the same time. You would need to run the game to SD composite video (TV set and/or capture card).

[kr0n1k]

Yes, but would using an s-video cable from the converter output to the Dazzle make the quality of the capture any better than if I used the composite video? Also will using the converter affect the quality of my picture while playing xbox?

[edDV]

That particular box allows you to run VGA to 1024x768 but will output low quality NTSC composite video.

How much money do you have to throw at this?

[kr0n1k]

Well I found the Dazzle Platinum for about $50, so in total I'm hoping not to spend any more than $150. I am not looking for anything special but I do want it to look decent with a nice fps. An output like this video would be fine: http://gameroom.gamebattles.com/view/fLwckMbBIcI.html