Topic: Ms Dashboard Not Digital Audio? (Read 100 times)

Foe-hammer · « **on:** March 02, 2004, 07:21:00 AM »

Does the ms dashboard not support digital audio? When i tried listening to the music ripped on my xbox via ms dash, i could only get analog with the fiber optic cable, not digital. But as soon as i start a game it switches to digital. What the crap is up with that?

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2004, 03:25:00 PM »

Anyone?

jesternyhc · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2004, 04:40:00 AM »

i don't believe it is.
i have a sound blaster audigy platinum to route the sound from the xbox with optical cable and when i set the input to digital i get no sound from the xbox, but the second a game comes on..a dolby digital symbol pops up on my screen and *bingo*...5.1 sound.

::shrugs:: i hope that helps.

TB_88 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2004, 06:00:00 AM »

Mine switches to Pro Logic 2 but in games Dolby Digital EX...

I get DD in unleashx dashboard and it can play your soundtracks.

spillage · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2004, 12:12:00 PM »

I think it is analogue. I say that because every CD player with a digital O/P is supposed to be able to play DTS CDs. The M$ cannot either from the disc or the HDD, you just get the static noise. Your're right that is abit crap really as I want ed to put some DTS CDs on the HDD along with the other 400 tunes I have on it.

EvilWays · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2004, 05:50:00 AM »

Blame M$ and nVidia...the chipset only supports Dolby (what the hell were they thinking?)

Hoodedsoldier · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2004, 12:08:00 PM »

yeah its not digital because on my sony reciever it has a blue light that lights up when it's recieving a digital signal and yes it is 2 channel stereo PCM

jC! · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2004, 03:39:00 PM »

There has to be away to output DTS audio. I just think that no one has been able to yet. A DVD with a DTS track outputs to a Preamp/DTS Decoder correctly, DTS audio throughput must be possible.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2004, 07:03:00 PM »

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2004, 10:13:00 AM »

Well, i'm not getting digital, so what else would it be? My reciever says optical digital when a game starts up, but when the ms dash is loaded it switcheds to optical 6 channel; not optical digital. On a side note, i am able to listen to cd's in xbmc in optical digital.

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2004, 10:27:00 AM »

I see, i think. But, whatever the case optical digital sounds a hell of alot better than optical 6-channel, a lot better.

Degeczi · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2004, 08:54:00 AM »

Foe-hammer · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2004, 09:38:00 PM »

No, you miss understood me. Optical dolby-digital gives a much cleaner, louder, bassier sound than the 6-channel direct setting through the optical out via the xbox.

jm_007 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2004, 07:48:00 AM »

^^^totally correct.

Ill say it once again, it is ALL digital. ALL of it. wether its 2 channel pcm, 2 channel DD or 6.1 DTS. They are all digital formats.

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