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Title: Need Help With Xbox Surround Sound
Post by: yukkerz on September 12, 2006, 09:12:00 PM

Ok i just got 5.1 surround sound speakers for my pc. I want a sound card that will do surround sound for not only my pc but i also want to hook my 360 up to it also so i can do surround sound. Do they make something like that. Like a sound card with an extra input like fiber optic.

Title: Need Help With Xbox Surround Sound
Post by: OfficerMac on September 12, 2006, 11:21:00 PM

What kind of surround sound is it?

I have a logitech 5.1 that has three male headphone jacks.  I bought a 2 Male RCA to 1 Female Headphone jack converter and ran it through my tv.  Hope this helps

Title: Need Help With Xbox Surround Sound
Post by: yukkerz on September 12, 2006, 11:41:00 PM

it is logitech that has 3 male jacks (front, back, and center) I play my 360 on my pc monitor and switch back and forth on there. I just want to be able to use my pc and when i want to play my 360 i want the surround sound to work on there.

right now i have it so it works all togeather at one. RCA to 1/8th inch. However its not surround sound

Title: Need Help With Xbox Surround Sound
Post by: C o s m o on September 13, 2006, 08:09:00 AM

Moving to A/V Technical

Title: Need Help With Xbox Surround Sound
Post by: ash1471 on September 13, 2006, 04:46:00 PM

I use these.

http://www.microdire...a...1&GroupID=0


Just get a Stereo Phono to Stereo Jack adaptor and plug it in aux. Also make sure you put your 360 on 5.1 works great on 360 and PC. And for the money the sound is amazing

Title: Need Help With Xbox Surround Sound
Post by: yukkerz on September 13, 2006, 04:50:00 PM

ya but that still isn't true 5.1 surround sound is it?

Title: Need Help With Xbox Surround Sound
Post by: epsilon72 on September 13, 2006, 08:36:00 PM

QUOTE(ash1471 @ Sep 13 2006, 04:02 PM)

Correct me if im wrong but the 360 has a built in 5.1 decoder so yes it is

Sounds come from behind me when playing blazing angles when a plane is behind me and as it passes it goes to the front speakers so it seems ok to me

You can get Dolby ProLogic II from analog, but not Dolby Digital.  Even with PLII your soundsystem would have to be compatible with that format in order to place the sound in the correct channels.  The 360 doesn't really decode anything, it just outputs a signal format (pro logic ii or Dolby digital) and it's your receiver's/soundsystem's job to decode it.