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SURROUND SOUND FOR MY XBOX 360

  • 07-08-2009 12:53pm
    #1
    SeraphIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭


    I bet this is a real noob question but i'm really not all that technically minded:

    i have a logitech 5.1 surround sound system for my pc and i was wondering how i would go about connecting it to my 360 so i can have surround sound for my games. The connections available on the sub are the three (green, orange and black) 3.5mm jac connections that are currently connected to the front, rear and centre speaker ports on my pc sound card.

    I'd appreciate any help people can give me

    cheers,
    Seraph


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  • #2
    Liber8or
    Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭Liber8or


    If you have the Logitech Decoder that connects all your speakers to the PC, then it should have an Optical Port. Buy an Optical Cable from Maplins/Peats, etc and connect that to the Component Dongle going between your Xbox and TV.

    Hope this helps.


  • #3
    SeraphIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭SeraphIRL


    Liber8or wrote: »
    If you have the Logitech Decoder that connects all your speakers to the PC, then it should have an Optical Port. Buy an Optical Cable from Maplins/Peats, etc and connect that to the Component Dongle going between your Xbox and TV.

    Hope this helps.

    no the speakers all plug into the subwoofer and then three cables come from the sub and into my sound card in the pc (green, black, orange). don't know anything about a decoder, but there's no optical port :(


  • #4
    danteXXI
    Closed Accounts Posts: 98 ✭✭danteXXI


    No point in starting a new thread, I have a sorround sound system through the dvd player.
    What sort of connection do I need to play the xbox through the sorround sound dvd player?


  • #5
    Liber8or
    Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭Liber8or


    AFAIK, there is no other option. Optical is really the only choice for Xbox Gamers to obtain true Surround Sound. Therefore, you will need a decoder that can take in an Optical signal via an Optical Port.

    For example:

    http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/224&cl=gb,en
    Digital optical for DVD or CD players, PlayStation®2, Xbox®**

    Some DVD players/Home Cinema Systems have Optical Ports too, so you might be able to hook up your Xbox to it and have your sound come out from that.

    Hope this helps!


  • #6
    Knasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Knasher


    If your PC has optical inputs you may also be able to use it to do the decoding. However you would obviously then have to leave it on whenever you are playing on the 360


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  • #7
    SeraphIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭SeraphIRL


    Knasher wrote: »
    If your PC has optical inputs you may also be able to use it to do the decoding. However you would obviously then have to leave it on whenever you are playing on the 360

    that's not a problem, but how would i go abut doing that?


  • #8
    SeraphIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭SeraphIRL


    Liber8or wrote: »
    AFAIK, there is no other option. Optical is really the only choice for Xbox Gamers to obtain true Surround Sound. Therefore, you will need a decoder that can take in an Optical signal via an Optical Port.

    For example:

    http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/224&cl=gb,en



    Some DVD players/Home Cinema Systems have Optical Ports too, so you might be able to hook up your Xbox to it and have your sound come out from that.

    Hope this helps!

    sorry man, didn't see this for some reaosn. i already have the surround sound system tho so y wud i buy that think in the link? is there no way of splitting the sound from the xbox into seperate cables for the surround sound that i can just plug into the subwoofer i already own?


  • #9
    Liber8or
    Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭Liber8or


    SeraphIRL wrote: »
    sorry man, didn't see this for some reaosn. i already have the surround sound system tho so y wud i buy that think in the link? is there no way of splitting the sound from the xbox into seperate cables for the surround sound that i can just plug into the subwoofer i already own?

    I wasn't suggesting you buy that Sound System, was just giving an example of a system that can has an Optical In.


  • #10
    SeraphIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭SeraphIRL


    Liber8or wrote: »
    I wasn't suggesting you buy that Sound System, was just giving an example of a system that can has an Optical In.

    ah right, sorry man. mine doesn't have optical in unfortunately :(.

    i was thinkin there might be an av cable for the 360 that splits into the three 3.5mm jacs for the front, rear and canter speakers. but i haven't a clue so...


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