Xbox 360 DVI adapter! J/k, it's only RF
By Evan Blass 
posted Jan 18th 2006 3:15PM
posted Jan 18th 2006 3:15PM
Although we estimate the number of our readers who will
be interested in this product to be approximately 6, we still get a kick out of bringing you Pelican's Xbox 360 RF
adapter. This adapter is for TVs so ancient that they lack even basic composite (RCA) inputs, possessing only the ol'
RF (coaxial) jack, which translates into tube sets made prior to 1930. Personally, we would never even take our 360 out of the
house, let alone bring it over to a friend's house that lacked component inputs (like we'd have any such friends in
the first place), but if your buddies rock the Luddite-style then ten bucks is all it takes to get your crappy signal
transfer-on.[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
Can I run games at 50Mhz with this?
Just like to point out that my 9-yr old Sanyo only has coaxial input. Not all TV's with such inputs are ancient.
hahaha
Its called "analog downrez anti-aliasing". or the ultimate in sub-pixel rendering. Guaranteed to obscure any jaggies.
before Katrina killed it, I had a 19in crt I bought in 2002 that lacked AV inputs (el-cheapo Target Black Friday special)
of course, whether or not Katrina came I would've upgraded by TV because RF signals just don't cut it anymore
I now game on a 27" lcd hdtv in my bedroom with a 40" bravia in the entertainment room :)
I had a 27" tube TV purchased in 2001 that only had RF in, I believe it was badged as a GE. It was amazingly cheap for the tube quality _because_ it was so feature-limited. Glad to be rid of it now, but it wasn't bad for PS2 usage as long as the cable run was short and well-shielded.
1930s? Some people might take that seriously!
Our 2nd largest set which we used during the 80s and early 90s only has a RF thingy, but since it still works, we still keep it, some people just don't like throwing away working gadgets, so it may come in handy!
What a waste of copper and plastic.
I seriously fell for that, I read that and perked up, then finished reading it and sulked. :(
It's not funny. Stupid MS.
Where are the HDMI or DVI cables? Anyone seen anything?
You're not taking into account the random stumble through an Einstien-Rosen Bridge that might land you and your X-Box 360 in the late 30's.
Who feel stupid then without their RF adapter? Huh?
you guys have 6 readers?
these are useful if you have to go to a hotel - you cant be sure to get accessible AV inputs at a hotel, but they always have coax. when i was going to lots of conferences, i would often take my PS2 along. one of these was a lifesaver.
And #4, I think the point here is that they opted to go for an RF adapter BEFORE HDMI or DVI.
They opted to placate a tiny tiny percentage of users out there, while sort of flipping those of us the bird who were daft enough to listen to all that "cutting edge" and "HD era" crap...
Some HD era, non DVI or HDMI for you, but, holy hell we are all over that RF.
I am moving next week and for a couple months I won't have access to a HDTV, now, if they had a HDMI or DVI adapter out, I could go buy that and use it on my LCD monitor, then when I get my TV I could use it on my HDTV, but now I have to go buy a VGA adapter which is going to be useless in around two months.
It's all so very brilliant.
I will be one of the 6!
This is mostly useful for taking any game system to a hotel to play on the TV in your room. I've done it with my PS2.
DOH!
All I saw was "DVI adaptor for Xbox 360" and my credit card was out ready for the purchase....
What a disappointment. Maybe someone will start selling one soon.
#10, this was made by Pelican, an aftermarket accessories company, not MS... so I doubt they are flipping you the bird. It was probably just very simple task for them to adapt their Xbox RF adaptor into being a 360 RF adaptor, so they could get it on the market faster than the more cutting-edge products.
We keep getting free TVs off of CraigsList for our common room in our dorm, a lot of those only have RF jacks, but hey, they're free.
HD is over-rated and just a fad, it will come to pass just as Chia-Pets did. There is nothing wrong with a nice 27" Zenith regular Television. You all keep buying the high-end Plasma, LCD, DLP and we will keep stealing 'em from ya.
~C~ya
Well, this item isnt at a complete loss. One of the major problems of our events (www.mlgpro.com) is that the hotel's TV's don't always have RCA available and only have RF on the back. Ok... I guess I'm one of the six....
When people have RF, they ONLY have RF. Everyone else can shut up whining because they, at least, can use thier new toy (albeit at a lower quality than what they would like).
Disclaimer: I do not own an XB360, but I do have the first one and an RF-only TV. It's made of WOOD. My tv. MY TV IS MADE OF FREAKIN' WOOD.
Free anti-aliasing.
Alcaron
i'll buy ur VGA adapter once ur done with it.
american.d3si@gmail.com if ur intrested in selling it whenever
I've got a TV that's only RF and it works perfect. So what?
Useful for travellers I guess, but it really would feel like owning a lamborghini and only driving it to church on sundays.
I'm with Don, granted I stick to PC gaming mostly these days, so I really don't care much about if my tv has the latest and greatest in multi-pin connectors. Also, I thought companies stopped making these years ago, I mean you could just buy a RF modulator from Radio Shack and be set, at least that's what I did when my previous tv couldn't jive with the then new and hot N64 (and it's RF adapter shortages in local stores.)
I wish I had a coaxial input on my set. The only inputs in my old console tv are two flathead screws. I have to use a coaxial to 2 pronged wire transformer to get anything plugged in. Does anyone else have a tv with the uhv/vhf on the dial still?
My setup is sweet though: I have my xbox, dvd player, directv dvr & playstation all plugged into an rca input switcher which outputs one set of rca that go into the RF adapter, which outputs to coaxial which is then downgraded by the coaxial to 2 wire transformer.
All in all, my picture is very green and the v-sync has to be adjusted every time the doorbell rings.
Honestly thought this was a joke
Actually, this could sort of be useful to me... I'm a college student (and in turn no money) and have an old TV somebody gave me last year. It works fine, but only has an RF connection... So, if somehow I won or was given a 360, it could actually come in handy...
Luddite? Great word! And I thought I was the only one who ever used that one... :-)
I would have totally laughed at this myself if it wasn't for the fact that I just moved for work and my temporary housing includes two pretty new looking Zenith TVs (if they are Zenith, is it even possible they are new?) These TVs have only the one COAX port in the back, no A/V at all.
I had to go out and buy converters so I could watch my DVDs and play the Xbox while trapped with basic cable for a couple months. The really funny thing is that for the $50 or so I paid in total for the converters I could buy a similar TV with AV inputs!
14. HD is over-rated and just a fad, it will come to pass just as Chia-Pets did. There is nothing wrong with a nice 27" Zenith regular Television. You all keep buying the high-end Plasma, LCD, DLP and we will keep stealing 'em from ya.
ROFLMFAO.
Are you kidding. You ARE kidding right?
Come steal my TV. Chump.
I have an old 20" TV in my home office. It only has a RF connector. I don't watch enough TV in there to justify buying a new one.
The majority of the TV's in my house only have coax input, so we have a bunch of cheap VCR's everywhere. But I bought my 20" TV for $10 and it still works perfectly fine, so top that with your fancy-shamcy TV's. Psssh.
I assume he was being sarcastic (the only other option would be brain-damaged). Saying that HDTVs are going to be replaced by SDTVs is akin to claiming that DVDs will be replaced by VHS cassettes.
I've got the same TV in my living room now that I grew up with, watching Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles, and Transformers... :)
It took me a while to find an adapter for my PS2.
+1 old school reader.
lol reminds me of my nintendo
I honestly still have one of those tvs.
Our family purchased an 32 inch LCD like 2 weeks ago. Until then we had been using a 1986 RCA TV. When we moved, the cable guy had to go back to the office to look and see if he could find cords that hooked up to our tv...
dorky.
-daniel
My TV looks like wood but isn't. It only has RF. Should we start a support group?
Count me in as someone with a coax-only input television...and jeepers it's from 1999 not the 80s, it's just what I bought when i needed it for college.
And I watch a Bunch of tv, probably more than most here! It's just, a new tv is the last thing I would spend my precious money on (it works!).
I was speaking to a coworker who had purchased a usb-serial adapter (his laptop has no serial port) so he could tweak the settings of his new $3000 plasma using the computer...what in the hell???
its for those of us who cant live without video games (most hotels have tvs that only have a RF in)
-F13ND
RGB SCART or bust, for the moment anyway.
makes us wonder...
is it really capable of handling a DVI signal...
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Prove it! hah
who uses those, seriously. I guess its for the people that spend ALL their money on the 360 (even though its not THAT expensive)...
RF only here as well. And loving it. VvvV
Once again:
The output won't look ANY DIFFERENT from Component to DVI. Anybody who claims that they can see a difference is either using a 60" or larger HDTV, or they're a freak that has superhuman vision.
You just want DVI so you can justify the input being on your TV. I'm perfectly happy with VGA and Component on mine. (and yes, I do have DVI and HDMI in, but I'm not such a freaky videophile that I need to see every pixel in its place).
Still got an RF TV, yep - but then again, I also have a life
Here's a question i got once at work:
"Hey, do you have an RF Modulator that takes and HDMI input and how much it cost?"
*blinks* "Uhh...No and ten thousand dollars"
its funny, how some people spent $4oo on a xbox 360 yet cant buy a $125 20" tv with composite.now vcrs have a new mission now.. become rf modulator and AV switch to the new consoles.
my car only takes leaded fuel-- thank goodness for this device, else i wouldn't be able to play my atari 400 and ms 360 on my tv with my coax switcher. pass the cheez doodlz, ringwald...