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Blinky7

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Can You Get 5.1 Surround From Analog Output In 360?
« on: September 08, 2006, 12:00:00 PM »
Well, put simply, I always wanted to get a decent sound system for xbox360 and some movie watching, but I haven't yet because of the cost. I plan on buying a projector too later on so it will be great with that too.

Anyway, an opportunity has risen, and I can get the Logitech Z-5500 speaker system for just 170 euros. I have heard this system before and as far as performance is concerned I am perfectly happy with it, the only problem is that it retails for 350 euros here....which is not much for a peaker system, but it is enough to make me hold on in case i need something better to go with the PJ... But at 170e I would be happy to get it now , have fun with it and if i need something better it can always move to the bedroom.....170 is not as much of a loss as 350 is...

Now the catch.....well, it costs only 170 because I was told the digital inputs don't work....and as far as I understand, this can be everything or nothing depending on your equipment. As far as I understand if you can output your 5.1 through analog outputs you are good to go....if not you are screwed....

So my question is....can I use this system with Xbox360 and get 5.1 sound from the analog inputs?
I am not so into sound, as far as I know, the Coaxial and Optical inputs/outputs are for digital sound, and the white+red RCA inputs/outputs are just for stereo analog sound. But I heard you can do 5.1 with analog....I don't know though is xbox360 has a way to do it....
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soul-assassin

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Can You Get 5.1 Surround From Analog Output In 360?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2006, 12:18:00 PM »
No you can't get 5.1 sound from analog connections.  You can set it up so that all of your speaker are working with sound coming out of each, but it will not be seperated into individual channels.
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Foe-hammer

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Can You Get 5.1 Surround From Analog Output In 360?
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2006, 12:20:00 PM »
Dolby prologic II is the best you can get from analog.
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Foe-hammer

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Can You Get 5.1 Surround From Analog Output In 360?
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2006, 01:46:00 AM »
....as well as the ps2.
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twistedsymphony

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Can You Get 5.1 Surround From Analog Output In 360?
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2006, 07:35:00 AM »
If your speakers don't have any kind of decoder (analog or digital)  then you wont get any surround sound out of any console ever.

in my opinion if the digital inputs don't work I'd have to question if the decoder is broken altogether... meaning the analog inputs might work but they might not be able to decode the DPLII
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