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[hlambammam]

Hi everyone,

     I was also wondering how to get audio from the HDMI cable.  I have an older Xbox 360(bought about 6 months after they released it) so i dont have any extra HDMI ports on the back.....just the A/V.  I am trying to connect to a Samsung 305t computer monitor(only has DVI-D input).  So i will buy the Xbox HDMI cable and adapter needed to connect.  However i cannot figure out how i am to get audio from this.  I would like to get audio through my computer speakers but i cant figure out how to do that(PLEASE HELP!!!!).  If i had the RCA audio connections(red and white) it would be no problem, but i cannot find any other adapters to do this.

thanks
hlambammam

[scuba156]

if your 360 doesnt have a HDMI port, then you cannot use HDMI unless you buy one of those pointless adaptors to connect a hdmi cable to the AV port on the 360. but that will give you a bad picture as it converts the image 2 times.
 
your best bet is to use VGA or component

[brandogg]

You can't use your 360 with that monitor. It only has DVI-D, which is purely digital, so you can't even use a VGA-DVI converter. Your only option would be an expensive transcoder, which would most likely cause lag.

[brandogg]

Yes. And HDMI>DVI-D cable would work fine, provided you have an HDMI box. You'll also need a way to get audio to the monitor...

[brandogg]

The easiest way to get sound if you're going HDMI>DVI, is to simply strip the plastic casing from the end of the A/V cable that plugs into the 360's rear. This will let you use the HDMI>DVI cable (get the cheapest one you can find...monoprice.com) for the video, and the standard A/V cable for the sound. If you need help (it's very easy), you can check out this thread, the pictures are missing, but if you read carefully, you don't need them. Anyway, use HDMI, it's digital (VGA is analog, equivalent to component, with more resolution choices), and gives you the best picture.

[brandogg]

It depends on the monitor/TV, some will just let you choose 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p over HDMI, while some will let you choose VGA resolutions as well.

[haris2887]

if it is a tv and not a monitor,
go hdmi-dvi,,
that way you wont have any overscan problems either,