- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Yup I am a NOOB to the this forum, but a VET on XBOX live,,, so onto the LAN party,, they are very cool to do and loads of fun. I have had a few people over for a small LAN party just a few times. We also come up to my work "NORFOLKWIRE & ELECTRONICS" and play on the 84" lcd projector (x2vga+ adapter) upstairs along with some friends and their XBOX gear. I play on a 19" lcd at home. I would like to shed some light on the cabling used for LAN parties. Hence the name of my employeer<<<<. For a long time the industry standard was CAT5, well there is a cable out now called CAT6 it is a much better cable with a lot better specs to it, rated passed 350mhz. Also instead of the normal 4 port router, go with a 8-16 port ethernet switch it will handle the network traffic much better, less lag and latency and allow for way more XBOXes. For the A/V cables I would use whatever you need to host the party ect, composite,component, or whatever your guest bring with them. I have the X2VGA+ and a NEOVO 19" lcd, I can pack up and go where ever the party is. You guys should check into the CAT6 cable. I use it in my house and everyone who has played there had mentioned the smooth game play and load times are great with no lag. At work our network is all CAT6 and I have had 6 XBOXes hooked up to our 24 port switch. I just wanted to add my $.02. Have fun killin and c-ya online