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[Lord British]

OK, so, I've been kindly given an old 360 - and I mean old. This thing has no WiFi and no HDMI port.

Is there any way to make it output in HD whatsoever? And, also, get it to go online? Though, the latter is less important as all my games are on-disc. Thanks.

 

[C-Drive]

Grab a component cable for HD. Either that or a VGA cable.

 

[Jockel]

Just get a component cable and you'll be fine.
Edit: beaten like a red headed stepchild.

 

[dsk1210]

Component is your best shot with the old one.

 

[bigkrev]

Ethernet for online
Component cables for HD (a set came with the system, it's a proprietary cable)

 

[morpix]

They came with Component cables for 720p HD. Also, use an ethernet cable

 

[Syriel]

OK, so, I've been kindly given an old 360 - and I mean old. This thing has no WiFi and no HDMI port.

Is there any way to make it output in HD whatsoever? And, also, get it to go online? Though, the latter is less important as all my games are on-disc. Thanks.

1) Component or VGA cable.
2) Ethernet cable or Xbox USB WiFi adapter.

 

[deadman69]

there a vga cable that you could get if you tv has that input.

 

[Burning Justice]

HDMI-less 360's can still output in HD via component.

And yes, all 360s can go online. Models that old don't have built-in WiFi, though, so you'll need either a wired connection or a wireless adapter.

 

[Card Boy]

At this stage your better of buying a new 360 than spending the time, effort or money in trying to make an OG 360 to get HDMI. They are cheap as fuck these days.

 

[lovely ladies]

Component cable: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-component-hd-av-cable/40669

Wireless adapter: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-wireless-network-adapter/40678

 

[Diablohead]

VGA cable is your best quality option, the 360 has a ton of compatible output resolutions compared to modern consoles, oddly.

You can buy a wireless adaptor for a reasonable price on ebay if you need wireless, there's a default wireless model which is white or there's a black version which supports wireless N and has two antenna poles.

 

[C-Drive]

At this stage your better of buying a new 360 than spending the time, effort or money in trying to make an OG 360 to get HDMI. They are cheap as fuck these days.

LOL - what? Buying a $100 brand new console is cheaper than a $7 cable?

Ah, nevermind, counting in the cost of some of those wireless adapters...

By the way op, I have a VGA cable that's not in use if you want to pay shipping for it I'll send it your way.

 

[yatesl]

Component cable: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-component-hd-av-cable/40669

Wireless adapter: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-wireless-network-adapter/40678

Can we all reminisce about how expensive Xbox 360 hard drives and wireless adaptors were?

 

[Schryver]

Wasn't that wifi adapter $100 back in the day? Shit was crazy

 

[Syriel]

Can we all reminisce about how expensive Xbox 360 hard drives and wireless adaptors were?

Good thing the 360 now supports USB hard drives, just like the Xbox One.

 

[HagiG7]

That takes me back. As an early xbox 360 adopter I remember being pissed that Microsoft was charging 100 $ for the wirelles adapters while ps3 and wii had it built in.

Anyway as others said component cable is the way to go.

 

[Card Boy]

Component cable: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-component-hd-av-cable/40669

Wireless adapter: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-wireless-network-adapter/40678

You have just listed $55 worth of accessories, why not spend the extra $45 and get this instead?

http://m.gamestop.com/product/xbox-...shed-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/126015

Also Im sure other places like Craigslist have it even cheaper.

 

[oSoLucky]

Can we all reminisce about how expensive Xbox 360 hard drives and wireless adaptors were?

I remember when I got my first(of 4) 360 and my wireless adapter got stolen. I was furious. With how expensive they were, I would have gone PS3 right there if not for Mass Effect 2 and multiplats(Bayonetta) running so much better.

That takes me back. As an early xbox 360 adopter I remember being pissed that Microsoft was charging 100 $ for the wirelles adapters while ps3 and wii had it built in.

Anyway as others said component cable is the way to go.

Yeah I feel like most of us forgot how bullshit the pricing was in the early years as time went on, and the sad thing is the PS3 was just as expensive with no add-ons. Those 250GB(or w/e they were) hard drives for 360 were ridiculous too.

 

[PhillMeCream]

I think I got a component hdmi converter around the house somewhere

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

LOL - what? Buying a $100 brand new console is cheaper than a $7 cable?

When you consider that the early 360 model will surely RROD eventually, spending $40 on the cable and wifi adapter that you won't need when you have to replace the dead console anyway seems like something to think about.

 

[pooptest]

They came with Component cables for 720p HD. Also, use an ethernet cable

Depending on the TV, component goes up to 1080p.

 

[lovely ladies]

You have just listed $55 worth of accessories, why not spend the extra $45 and get this instead?

http://m.gamestop.com/product/xbox-...shed-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/126015

Also Im sure other places like Craigslist have it even cheaper.

I should have noted more clearly that those are the accessories he could get to solve his issues. Yeah, I wouldn't advise him buying those products from Gamestop either, I'm sure he could get it far cheaper elsewhere.

 

[TheYanger]

When you consider that the early 360 model will surely RROD eventually, spending $40 on the cable and wifi adapter that you won't need when you have to replace the dead console anyway seems like something to think about.

There were plenty of fat 360 models that aren't likely to RROD.

 

[spazchicken]

 

[Boston]

I still have my HD component cable from my 2007 360. No clue why I held onto it lol.

 

[Patrick S.]

I have both the official component and PC VGA cable, and the component is much better. I think I unplugged the VGA cable after a minute and never used it again and got the component one. The VGA cable also doesn't put out sound, IIRC, but I'm not 100% about that.

 

[Booshka]

I highly suggest the VGA adapter, 20 bucks on Amazon for the proprietary one, knockoffs are like 5. Great quality and tons of resolution options, so long as you have a TV/Monitor that supports it. The audio is the red/white cables so you need an input for that as well, speakers, headphones, etc.

 

[Patrick S.]

I highly suggest the VGA adapter, 20 bucks on Amazon for the proprietary one, knockoffs are like 5. Great quality and tons of resolution options, so long as you have a TV/Monitor that supports it. The audio is the red/white cables so you need an input for that as well, speakers, headphones, etc.

On my TV at the time, the component cable offered much higher resolution than the VGA one.

 

[billbloodshed]

Easy cheap way to get wifi on an old Xbox 360: use a windows laptop or desktop PC that has built in wireless, connect the Xbox to the PC via Ethernet cable and in the connection settings in windows, bridge the wireless and Ethernet connections. Google it you can find detailed instructions. I still use this today.

 

[SonyToo!™]

There were plenty of fat 360 models that aren't likely to RROD.

Yeah the Jasper model of the fat are supposed to be less susceptible to RROD than earlier fats (falcon?).

 

[Booshka]

On my TV at the time, the component cable offered much higher resolution than the VGA one.

I mostly use it on Monitors, so less experience with TV's.

Looks great on Monitors though.

 

[HTupolev]

I still have my HD component cable from my 2007 360. No clue why I held onto it lol.

It's handy if you're running out of HDMI ports on your TV. I have a 2007 Halo 3 SE 360, and I still use its original component+composite cable; both video outputs have gotten plenty of utilization over the years.

There were plenty of fat 360 models that aren't likely to RROD.

Not pre-HDMI ones. Even the initial HDMI revision was very prone, as although it had improved thermal design, it still used very hot 90nm chips.

By the end of 2007 they started making strides with the 65nm die shrink; the Halo 3 SE console was the first to hit market with the new parts, although many Halo 3 consoles were still built with the old chips.

 

[Lord British]

The TV I'm using is old too, but it can output 720/1080 with my PS3 through HDMI, should be fine. I didn't realise component could output in HD. Thanks all.

 

[HTupolev]

The TV I'm using is old too, but it can output 720/1080 with my PS3 through HDMI, should be fine. I didn't realise component could output in HD. Thanks all.

Yellow composite cables only support 480i.

Green/Blue/Red component cables can do 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p.

 

[Burgess_101]

Reminds of the good ol' days when my brother had to shell out £50 odd for a wireless adaptor.