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Old 06-15-2009, 11:58 PM   #9
MTron
 
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Originally Posted by 2KZ28_For_Now View Post
^ good advice. But your monitor does not have an audio out, from what I have seen. That's a bummer.

You would be better off getting an above average sound card on the computer (Turtle Beach or SoundBlaster) and using the standard RCA output (or HDMI) from the 360 to the computer directly.

Only drawback is you also have to route the PC sound to a good pair of PC speakers, or better yet, a stereo. (Optical out to a stereo would be nice).

This is only assuming you cant or wont route the sound from the 360 to a good TV.

If you have more questions, fire away.
Unfortunately 2KZ28_For_Now is correct, your monitor does not have an audio pass through for the HDMI, so your options are limited, mostly by practicality and cost

Routing the Xbox through the PC first would require either using the digital or analog (and thus not High Def) output for the xbox, buying (if you don't have) a video capture card for the pc, and then having everything just run through the computer.
Unfortunately this is not a realistic solution. All the extra processing steps involved in having the computer relaying the signal would add a noticeable amount of lag to the game (ie the time span between hitting fire, and you actually seeing you fire would increase) and would, imho, severely diminish the playability of any game

Even if you shelled out the cash for a HDMI capture/HD capture card, there would still be lag added, and the cost prohibitive

I think the best option would be to just buy the cable set that 2KZ28_For_Now suggested. One of the cables is the standard HDMI cable, the other is an AV output cable, and it plugs into the larger slot that is just above the HDMI cable on the XBox. It will provide you with a set of analog audio outputs. You can go to any electronics store to get a cable that goes from the dual (left and Right) RCA audio connectors to the standard 1/8 " stereo mini jack (AKA the headphone jack). Since you only need the AV cable, check to see if you can buy it separately or even on eBay to save yourself some cash since you have the HDMI

Now, as for what you do with the analog audio. You have 3 options really.
1. New set of speakers. Either one that has multiple input options, or run a second set in tandem with your current setup
2. Run the audio only into the computer (Line in/Mic jack on the sound card) and have the computer just pass the audio through (not difficult). I would suggest attempting this solution first, as it is the cheapest, but it is also possible some delay in the sound could be experienced, it may not be noticeable, but keep it in mind.
3. Buy a separate source selector. When you want to play xbox, set the selector to change the speakers input from the computer to the xbox, something like this would do the job http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2049645


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if you have any questions feel free to ask

Last edited by MTron; 06-17-2009 at 01:28 PM.
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