XBOX Screen Variation

[dskillz1]

I currently run my xbox on a wells gardner (640x480)arcade monitor using x2vga.  What I noticed is that on some games (BMX XXX & Dave Mirra 2) the sides of the screen are cut off about 1/2 of an inch basically showing a black border.  Now when I run other games like Def Jam Fight for New York and Marvel VS Capcom 2 the screen is completley filled the way it should be.  Now since my monitor is a 640x480 monitor I am going to assume that every game I play that is visable is running in 480p.  That being said shouldnt all the games fill the screen the same way?  Are some games just simply programmed not to fill the screen or is there a way around this?  Thanks for the help

[Layer01]

sorry this is very OT, but i would love to know how you got your xbox connected up to the monitor as i am thiking of doing that too (either an arcade monitor or a TV atm) do lightgun games work? (ie: House of the dead 3) cheers

PS: maybe to keep you post On Topic now lol you could PM the answer 

[dskillz1]

The XBOX is connected to my Monitor using an X2VGA VGA Adapter (http://www.x2vga.com/)  Its as simple as plugging it into your xbox and then plugging in your monitor and the results are fantastic.  Sorry I havent tried any gun games, and from what I hear there arent many about 2-3.

[Dave_K.]

dskillz1, yes each game will have its own true pixel resolution (which may not be 640x480 exactly).  Unfortunally nothing you can do there.


Layer01, if you are connecting to a Standard Res arcade monitor, consider getting the ZD-V3 transcoder, as it will support 480i mode (unlike x2vga).  Also the VD-Z3 supports Gamecube and PS2 consoles (unlike x2vga).

Review: http://hardware.teamxbox.com/articles/xbox/724/VDZ3-ComponenttoVGA-Transcoder-Review/p1/
Order: http://www.vdigi.com/

[dskillz1]

So basically I would run into the same issue on a tv or is this just Arcade monitor related?  Thanks

[Dave_K.]

So basically I would run into the same issue on a tv or is this just Arcade monitor related?  Thanks

No, you wouldn't notice these problem on a normal TV as NTSC signals usually go over the hor/vert boarders of normal TVs anyways.

[Layer01]

thanks for the info dskillz 1 and Dave_K