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How do I connect a PS3 and Xbox 360 to one lcd monitor?

Hi,I am about to buy during the course of this year a Playstation 3 and I already own a Xbox 360.I have my Xbox 360 connected to my lcd monitor through the Xbox 360 VGA adapter. I want to do the same when I get the PS3 later this year at some point.Id like the option to have a splitter if there is one, where if I want to play one of the consoles, I could have the other one off and have that one toggeled off so then I can play the PS3 on my monitor without having to have to different vga cords.I also forgot to add that I have my xbox 360 running through my amplifier and I'd need my ps3 to be doing the same.I also was wonderingHow do I connect my Ipod touch to my amplifier since it is not an actual hard drive with disk mode, my Xbox 360 will not recognize it, unlike the regular ipod, mp3, and zune models.Well thanks for all the help. :-)

Answer:

Well depending on how old your monitor is there should also be a DVI-I(don't know if you already use it or not) as well as a VGA connector on the back(use the monitor menu to switch between connections or there will be a button on the front that says source). In that case all you need is a DVI-I to HDMI adapter and run the ps3 via HDMI(of course there will be no audio) and there should be an adapter for the ps3 to output audio via RCA jacks for older systems. If your monitor doesn't have another connection then you may have to get an adapter for the ps3 (don't know if ps3 has a VGA cable available) they have adapters to connect consoles from RCA to VGA. You'll also need a KVM switch if you need to connect two VGA sources. As for the audio you can buy splitters at your local audio shop. Good luck and sorry for the lengthy answer.
I tried looking up your monitor but I dont think its HDCP compliant, so you cant hook either of them up to the monitor. Sorry

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