List of Xbox 360 accessories
Cable Supported video standard ( s ) HDTV resolutions PC resolutions Connector ( s ) ( non-TOSLINK/Xbox 360 AV ) Integrated TOSLINK connector ( grey/pre-2010 only ) Notes
Composite AV cable Composite video No No 3 × RCA ( male ) composite video left audio right audio No Comes bundled with all current Xbox 360 models , as well as the now discontinued Core , Arcade and Elite ( after September 2009 ) models . Poorest quality video signal
S-Video AV Cable S-Video , composite video No No 1 × 4-pin mini-DIN ( male - s-video ) 3 × RCA ( male ) composite video left audio right audio Yes Offers higher picture quality than a standard composite connection , but is poorer quality than other connection types
Advanced SCART AV Cable RGBS ( SCART ) , composite video No No 1 × 21-pin SCART connector ( male ) Yes Only available in Europe and Australasia
Component HD AV Cable YP B P R component video , composite video ( pre-2010 ) Dependent on application No 6 ( pre-2010 ) / 5 ( 2010+ ) × RCA ( male ) Y component P B component P R component composite video ( pre-2010 ) left audio right audio Yes Bundled with all Pro ( 20 GB/60 GB ) models and Elite models prior to September 2009 ( outside Japan ) . Also available separately . Pre-2010 version features a switch on the side of the AV connector to switch between TV ( composite/SD component ) and HDTV ( ED/HD component - 480p-1080p ) modes
D-Terminal HD AV Cable ( D 端子 HD AV ケーブル ) YP B P R component video , composite video Dependent on application No 1 × D-Terminal connector ( male ) 3 × RCA ( male ) composite video left audio right audio Yes Only available in Japan . Bundled with all Japanese Pro ( 20 GB/60 GB ) models and Elite models prior to September 2009 ( also available separately ) . Features a switch on the side of the AV connector to switch between TV ( composite/D1 ) and HDTV ( D2-D5 - 480p-1080p ) modes
VGA HD AV Cable RGBHV ( VGA ) Supports 480p , 720p and 1080p equivalent resolutions Yes 1 × HD-15/VGA ( male ) 2 × RCA ( male ) left audio right audio Yes Comes bundled with Female → Female HD-15 gender changer and 2 × RCA → stereo 3.5 mm TRS/mini-jack adapter
HDMI cable RGBHV ( HDMI ) Yes Yes 2 × HDMI ( male - standard HDMI cable ) Digital audio available via HDMI connection Bundled with Elite models prior to September 2009 ( also available separately ) . An HDMI Audio Adapter or modified/third-party cable is required for TOSLINK ( on non Xbox 360 S models ) or analog audio connections . HDMI is not available on Core models or 20 GB Pro models manufactured before July 2007
HDMI Audio Adapter N/A N/A N/A 2 × RCA ( female ) left audio right audio Yes Designed to provide TOSLINK and analog audio capabilities alongside HDMI cable . Bundled with all official Xbox 360 HDMI cables ( prior to the launch of the Xbox 360 S ) and Elite models prior to September 2009 . AV connector is noticeably slimmer than on other AV cables to facilitate connection alongside HDMI cable
Audio/Visual peripherals -- AV Connectors and Cables
Rear of the AV connector found on pre-2010 ( grey ) Component and D-Terminal HD AV Cables , with TOSLINK-out and TV/HDTV switch . Pre-2010 S-Video , Advanced SCART and VGA HD AV Cables feature a similar connector but lack the switch . Various official AV cables are available for the Xbox 360 , which allow it to connect to a broad range of audio and video equipment . Originally available in grey , all cables were replaced by black versions ( which also differ in design ) with the launch of the Xbox 360 S in June/July 2010 . All official cables ( except for the HDMI cable ) connect to the Xbox 360 's AV connector and are compatible with all Xbox 360 models . Analog stereo audio is output by these cables by RCA connectors , with the exception of the Advanced SCART AV Cable , where it is delivered via the SCART connector 's audio pins . With the exception of the VGA HD AV Cable cable and HDMI Audio Adapter , all cables are also capable of outputting SD video at 480i/60 Hz ( NTSC or PAL60 , depending on console region ) and 576i/50 Hz ( PAL ; only available on PAL region consoles ) . A TOSLINK optical S/PDIF connector was integrated into the AV connector ( console side ) of many pre-2010 ( grey ) Xbox 360 AV cables , allowing output of stereo LPCM , Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital with WMA Pro audio . These do not feature on current AV cables . All official AV-based cables ( except the HDMI Audio Adapter ) physically block the HDMI port when plugged into equipped models ; on pre-2010 ( grey ) cables this is due to the size of the connector , while 2010 ( black ) cables feature a plastic tab for this purpose . Microsoft composite SCART adapter block ( original grey version ) All European Xbox 360 consoles ship with a Microsoft branded composite/stereo audio to SCART adapter block in addition to whichever standard AV cable the model in question ships with . This allows the composite video cable and other RCA-composite capable cables to be used with SCART equipped televisions . The signal is not changed in any way and the adapter does not offer any improvement in quality over a direct composite connection . It is not to be confused with the advanced SCART cable , which uses the superior RGB standard .
The Xbox 360 game console, developed by Microsoft, features a number of first-party and third-party accessories.