Yes, with a couple of restrictions:
(Thanks to HighSpeedUser for details on dashboard/DVD limitations)

1. For most monitors, you will not be able to see the Xbox dashboard because it is in a display mode (480i) that computer monitors cannot handle through their VGA connector.

2. For most monitors, you will not be able to play DVD’s, because DVD playback on the Xbox is also in 480i.

The following methods can be used to connect your Xbox to your monitor:

METHOD 1 (Restrictions noted above apply): Use the high-definition A/V pack and a component-to-RGB adapter like the model 9A62 from Audio Authority (www.audioauthority.com). This will provide high-definition gaming, at the expense of the Xbox dashboard and DVD playback, as noted above.

METHOD 2: If your computer’s video card (or your monitor) supports S-Video or composite video IN, you can hook the Xbox’s output to the computer’s (or monitor’s) input. Note that you will lose the ability to display high-resolution images with this setup (you are limited, more or less, to NTSC resolution, or approximately 640×480 interlaced). But you retain the ability to see the Xbox dashboard and to play DVDs.

METHOD 3: Use an aftermarket Xbox adapter product like the Redant VGA converter box (http://www.lik-sang.com/catalog/product_info.php?category=83&products_id=1533). It’s not available just yet (as of 1/28/02), but it’s pretty inexpensive. This product also limits you to NTSC resolution like method 2.

Note: This third-party product is advertised as providing full 480p VGA output: http://www.digital-x.de/knowhow/xbox/xbox_dx_vga_box/xbox_dx_vga_box.htm#9999

METHOD 4 (thanks to john): Send the Xbox video into a video capture card on your PC. This will limit your resolution and might make it difficult to get the Dolby Digital audio decoded, if you have a sound card that is DD capable.

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