How to Hook a XBox 360 to a Laptop
There are a couple of reasons to hook up an Xbox 360 video game console to a laptop computer. One of the more popular reasons is to use the laptop computer's wireless Internet so the console can connect to Xbox Live for multi-player gaming. It is also possible to hook the two devices together to use the laptop as your video monitor. You will need a video capture card for the laptop in order to do this.
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Instructions
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Connecting Live
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Connect the Xbox 360 console and the laptop computer together through an Ethernet cable. Plug the cable into the Ethernet ports on both devices.
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Go to the Wireless Network Connections option on the laptop. Go to the Start menu, right-click on "Network" and select "Properties." Select "Manage network connections," right-click "Wireless network connection" and choose "Properties" again.
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Click on the Sharing tab in the next window, and check on the box that will allow other users to connect through that computer's Internet connection. The Xbox console will now pick up the laptop's wireless signal in order to use Xbox Live.
Connecting to Monitor
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Connect a video capture card to the laptop computer. It can either be a card that is inserted into the laptop's PCI card slot, or an external one with a USB connection. If you are using a Mac laptop, you will need the external card.
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Install the drivers for the card onto the laptop. This software will be on a CD-ROM included with the card. It will also include an application to be installed that works as a media player for the card.
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Link the Xbox 360 console to the laptop computer with the console's A/V cable, connecting the cable's RCA composite plugs to the ports on the video capture card.
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Open up the capture card's media player, or open your own media player on the computer. Make sure you can access the capture card as a driver on that application (Some cards will work with applications like Quicktime or Windows Media, but not with all applications.)
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Turn on the Xbox 360 console, and look for its picture to appear on the application's video screen. Use the application's option to expand to a full screen version for the best picture.
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