Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 03, 2005, 11:21:00 PM
I know you can connect your speaker system to the Xbox. However, most of the speaker systems that are connected to the Xbox used some digital/optic cable to connect.
I would like to know if its possible to connect my Xbox to my Creative T3000 2.1 speaker system? It doesnt use the digital/optic cable, but uses the "Green Input" at the back of my Audigy.
Post by: Carlo210 on August 03, 2005, 11:34:00 PM
Get a receiver with digital/optical jacks. If you did your research, you would know this.
Post by: Dreamcazman on August 04, 2005, 12:42:00 AM
QUOTE(Carlo210 @ Aug 4 2005, 06:45 AM)
You can't use pc speakers, numbmnuts.
What are you talking about? Of course he can use PC speakers, but only the ones that either have a digital input (decoder), or a set of L/R analogue jacks. I don't know the details of the T3000 speakers. They may not be compatible.
I've got an Xbox set up in my arcade cabinet using my old Creative 4 point surround PC speakers. It uses standard analogue input and splits the low and high frequencies for the sub and tweeters.
Post by: lostboyz on August 04, 2005, 06:29:00 AM
Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 04, 2005, 08:16:00 PM
QUOTE(lostboyz @ Aug 5 2005, 12:40 AM)
ever heard of a y spliter? yo get a female jack to female RCA plugs, and your done. thats it.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: deacon187 on August 04, 2005, 09:50:00 PM
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i dont think thats the right adapter, if your speakers plug into your sub and you PC goes to the sub with the green headphone jack, then you need a female rca to connect your your red and white from your xbox av cable in the red and white female to a head phone jack adapter that you normally plug your pc to, but instead plug your xbox to it
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Synops on August 04, 2005, 10:25:00 PM
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Post by: deacon187 on August 04, 2005, 09:50:00 PM
Post by: Synops on August 04, 2005, 10:25:00 PM
QUOTE(Carlo210 @ Aug 4 2005, 07:45 AM)
You can't use pc speakers, numbmnuts. What is it going to use to decode anything? The xbox doesn't have a sub jack.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 04, 2005, 10:31:00 PM
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Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 04, 2005, 10:31:00 PM
QUOTE(Synops @ Aug 5 2005, 04:36 PM)
wow your a moron...
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: scabbsss jr on August 04, 2005, 11:08:00 PM
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I have an altec lansing 5.1 system and thats the same adaptor it uses to connect my box to it.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Synops on August 05, 2005, 01:40:00 AM
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no problem man
glad i could be helpfull. 
any other questions feel free to PM me.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: blagmaster on August 05, 2005, 02:44:00 AM
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A perfect example of ''Post count dont mean shit'' some 1000+ posts guy makes an arrogant post about it not being possiblem, then a 80 posts guy is very helpful and posts a picture of the adapter needed
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Mr Ed on August 05, 2005, 07:06:00 AM
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Post by: scabbsss jr on August 04, 2005, 11:08:00 PM
Post by: Synops on August 05, 2005, 01:40:00 AM
glad i could be helpfull. any other questions feel free to PM me.
Post by: blagmaster on August 05, 2005, 02:44:00 AM
Post by: Mr Ed on August 05, 2005, 07:06:00 AM
QUOTE(blagmaster @ Aug 5 2005, 02:55 AM)
A perfect example of ''Post count dont mean shit'' some 1000+ posts guy makes an arrogant post about it not being possiblem, then a 80 posts guy is very helpful and posts a picture of the adapter needed
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: deacon187 on August 05, 2005, 03:39:00 PM
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Synops on August 05, 2005, 11:06:00 PM
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i am 100% sure that you will be getting 100% correct sound out of that setup, you wont lsoe any signal strengtrh at all. as this is the identical way that i have my PS2 setup (sucks). since the xbox is outputting stereo sound, and the adapter i supplyed you with will keep that stereo signal and supply it to your speakers. then the crossover network in your speakers will split the Hz between your satilites and your subwoofer.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: TB_88 on August 06, 2005, 04:09:00 AM
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Post by: deacon187 on August 05, 2005, 03:39:00 PM
QUOTE(Mr Ed @ Aug 5 2005, 09:17 AM)
Post by: Synops on August 05, 2005, 11:06:00 PM
Post by: TB_88 on August 06, 2005, 04:09:00 AM
QUOTE(Mr Ed @ Aug 5 2005, 02:17 PM)
I don't know Carlo210 who made the original post saying you couldn't do it, but I am going to defend him a bit here.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Mr Ed on August 06, 2005, 12:48:00 PM
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Post by: Mr Ed on August 06, 2005, 12:48:00 PM
QUOTE(TB_88 @ Aug 6 2005, 04:20 AM)
I think you are right with that you need another adaptor because the input those 2.1 system has is the same as the one in the picture!?
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 06, 2005, 09:10:00 PM
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Wow, im amazed that this thread is still going!
It worked guys, thanks for the help.
Ive connected it excatly like this:
http://img108.** Pic...1speaker3oz.jpg
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 06, 2005, 09:35:00 PM
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Synops on August 08, 2005, 02:01:00 PM
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lol you mades that pic.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: senormoll on August 29, 2005, 09:07:00 PM
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Mr Ed on August 29, 2005, 10:39:00 PM
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Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 06, 2005, 09:10:00 PM
It worked guys, thanks for the help.
Ive connected it excatly like this:
http://img108.** Pic...1speaker3oz.jpg
Post by: Laugh Out Loud on August 06, 2005, 09:35:00 PM
Post by: Synops on August 08, 2005, 02:01:00 PM
Post by: senormoll on August 29, 2005, 09:07:00 PM
Post by: Mr Ed on August 29, 2005, 10:39:00 PM
QUOTE(senormoll @ Aug 29 2005, 09:18 PM)
Hopefully this is the tough one that some of you thought you were debating...I have a 5.1 digital surround sound system for my PC which says it will work for an xbox with the proper adapters. So far I've been to Radioshack and EBGames and neither of them know what the hell they're talking about. The speakers plug into the sub with standard stereo connections, but the front right speaker plugs into the sound card of my PC with the regular computer jacks. I have a diagram drawn but I don't have any websites i can upload it to so I can post it. If you think the diagram would help just send me your email and Ill send it to you, but its really just a simple stick figure drawing of what I just said.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: The Zep Man on August 30, 2005, 04:08:00 AM
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Post by: The Zep Man on August 30, 2005, 04:08:00 AM
QUOTE(Mr Ed @ Aug 30 2005, 06:50 AM)
I can't believe they still sell speakers that don't include a DTS encoder and don't take optical digital audio connections. 
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: grimlock on August 30, 2005, 07:08:00 PM
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Of course you will need the appropriate cabling.
1. If the sound card has optical-in, use the optical audio out of the xbox.
2. If the sound card has mini jack or RCA SPDIF-in, you will need to make an optical to electrical converter. (either externally, or mod your box to have coaxial digital audio out).
For the second half of your question, you really need to be more specific (what type of cable adapter you mean). Generally you can display the video of the xbox on a PC monitor, either with a VGA adapter (which I assume you don't have) or if your computer has some sort of video-in port (usually composite)
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: senormoll on August 30, 2005, 07:25:00 PM
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yea i mean i don't know all the technical names for these ports, the tv tuner card has a jack so that I can screw a tv cable into it, and my xbox has a cord that allows you to plug it into the back of a tv for televisions without the yellow, red and white A/V jacks. Also, the tuner has a jack for S/Video, which may or may not matter.
As for my sound card, it only has one available jack left, and its for headphones
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Mr Ed on August 31, 2005, 08:22:00 PM
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If your soundcard really includes a DTS encoder on silicon, it should also include an optical input port, which will do what you want.
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: grimlock on September 13, 2005, 02:03:00 PM
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I hope you understand that this is *not* digital surround and has nothing to do with the DD 5.1 output the xbox is capable of...
What it does, is feed the 2 channel stereo signal in a way that can be processed by compatible PC speaker systems, creating a pseudo-surround (like Dolby ProLogic, for example)
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Devedander on September 13, 2005, 02:21:00 PM
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Post by: grimlock on August 30, 2005, 07:08:00 PM
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is there any adapter I could use to get the xbox into the sound card's headphone jack or any other port on my computer
If your sound card has an SPDIF-in port, you can route the digital audio out of the xbox there.Of course you will need the appropriate cabling.
1. If the sound card has optical-in, use the optical audio out of the xbox.
2. If the sound card has mini jack or RCA SPDIF-in, you will need to make an optical to electrical converter. (either externally, or mod your box to have coaxial digital audio out).
For the second half of your question, you really need to be more specific (what type of cable adapter you mean). Generally you can display the video of the xbox on a PC monitor, either with a VGA adapter (which I assume you don't have) or if your computer has some sort of video-in port (usually composite)
Post by: senormoll on August 30, 2005, 07:25:00 PM
As for my sound card, it only has one available jack left, and its for headphones
Post by: Mr Ed on August 31, 2005, 08:22:00 PM
QUOTE(senormoll @ Aug 30 2005, 04:16 PM)
Thanks Mr. Ed, but I'm curious...since my sound card is a natural decoder (and not $150), is there any adapter I could use to get the xbox into the sound card's headphone jack or any other port on my computer.
If your soundcard really includes a DTS encoder on silicon, it should also include an optical input port, which will do what you want.
Post by: grimlock on September 13, 2005, 02:03:00 PM
What it does, is feed the 2 channel stereo signal in a way that can be processed by compatible PC speaker systems, creating a pseudo-surround (like Dolby ProLogic, for example)
Post by: Devedander on September 13, 2005, 02:21:00 PM
QUOTE(BboyDubC @ Sep 13 2005, 09:39 PM)
I actually found the ultimate solution for a 5.1 surround system (someone on the IGN boards helped me out, because I was looking for it for myself), that only costs a few bucks. Made by logitech, this is what you need:
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: deacon187 on September 13, 2005, 04:48:00 PM
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i gotta say thats a neat little adapter and i think ill buy one just to have laying around incase of an emergency, but yeah it definatly cant reproduce a true surround affect, it probably splits the left into left front and left rear and the right into right front and right rear and combines them both into the sub with the sub actually produceing mid and high as well as the other 4 speakers producing bass
so all 5 speakers will probably produce sub mid and high frequencies and the sub will actually act more like the center channel speaker, you will still get your left and right but i dought you'd get front and rear and right and left, you could probably hook up your speakers to front and rear instead of right and left but then it would be like left=front right =rear type of thing
but it would be a nice adapter to have in the drawer
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Title: 2.1 Speaker System
Post by: Mr Ed on September 14, 2005, 09:24:00 AM
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That won't give you surround sound. You'd need an adapter that took an optical cable, not left/right RCA cables.
Even it it was attempting to decode the analog surround, it would need a power source, which it obviously doesn't have, so you are only getting 2 channel sound there.
Anyway, as I said before, this is the adapter you need to actually get surround sound out of those speakers:
http://www.creative....series/decoder/
Post by: deacon187 on September 13, 2005, 04:48:00 PM
so all 5 speakers will probably produce sub mid and high frequencies and the sub will actually act more like the center channel speaker, you will still get your left and right but i dought you'd get front and rear and right and left, you could probably hook up your speakers to front and rear instead of right and left but then it would be like left=front right =rear type of thing
but it would be a nice adapter to have in the drawer
Post by: Mr Ed on September 14, 2005, 09:24:00 AM
Even it it was attempting to decode the analog surround, it would need a power source, which it obviously doesn't have, so you are only getting 2 channel sound there.
Anyway, as I said before, this is the adapter you need to actually get surround sound out of those speakers:
http://www.creative....series/decoder/