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I just bought a new Dell Inspirion 9300 w/Win XP Media Center Edition. One of the peripherals that I bought was an Angel USB T.V. Tuner. I am trying to hook up an X-Box to the tuner, and I am having difficulty. This is very important since I am taking both of these systems with me overseas very soon, an I will not be able to take a t.v. with me where I am going. The tuner has a cable (coaxial) jack, A/V RCA jacks, and an S-Video port. I have connected to X-Box using the RCA jacks. What can I do? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Short, practical troubleshooting and alternatives for 's “no signal” symptom.

First, confirm the Xbox actually outputs a picture by plugging it into a known-good TV or monitor. If the console shows on a TV but the tuner still shows nothing, the issue is usually the tuner/software settings rather than the Xbox. As asked, note any messages the tuner software shows. Open the tuner application and look for a Source/Input selector (labels like "Video In", "AV", "Composite" or "S-Video"); do not run a channel scan — that scans RF channels and will not surface a composite/aux feed.

If selecting the correct input still gives no picture, try these steps in order:

  • Test the tuner's AV input with another device (DVD player or camcorder) to prove the tuner input actually works.
  • Try the S-Video output from the Xbox if you have it — it's a cleaner signal than composite.
  • Use a different USB port and reinstall/update the tuner's drivers/software (use the vendor capture app rather than only Media Center).
  • Run a simple DirectShow capture program (AMCap or VirtualDub) to see whether Windows receives any video from the device.
    If the vendor software never offers an AV input option, the hardware/driver may not expose the composite feed to Windows.

On 's VGA-adapter idea: be aware that almost all laptop VGA ports are output-only, so a VGA cable will not make the Xbox appear on the laptop screen. If the tuner route fails, practical alternatives are a small portable TV, a USB capture device specifically sold for game consoles, or a multi-standard capture box (important if you'll be moving between NTSC and PAL regions).

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What problems are you having? You said you had problems, but did not mention any error messages, etc, indicating what the problem might be.

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The problem that I am having is that when I hook the X-Box up to the A/V jacks I get no signal from it on the computer. I searched every channel that I have, and nothing. I know that the X-Box is putting out a signal, so what am I doing wrong?

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What about an adapter to allow you to view your XBox on your VGA monitor. I googled "XBOX vga adapter" and found a few options. I'm feeling lucky was

but look at others, I just haven't got much time to look.

Obviously if you don't want to spend any cash this isn't for you, but its a no hassle option.

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