How do I setup my Xbox for 5.1???

[Rage187]

I have a chessey 32in TV, w/ no av or extra speaker inputs..


is there a way to hook up the speakers directly to the Xbox??


I remember I could hook up my speakers to my VGA adapter for my DC...


Any help would be greatly appreciated..

 

[Maverick]

well you need either the Advanced A/V pack or the High Definition A/V pack and a Dolby Digital Receiver or a 5.1 system with a Dolby Digital decoder.
Both packs come with an optical output that you hook into your receiver/decoder.

Thats the only way to do it, there's no way to hook it straight up to speakers. You need either a decoder or receiver inbetween. I believe some powered computer speaker systems that have an optical input can also do it.

I've got mine hooked up to my Denon receiver with my floor-standing Acoustic Research speakers...its well worth it. Halo in 5.1 is literally amazing.

 

[tweakmm]

well... setting it up for speakers and setting it up for 5.1 are two different things

 

[UNCjigga]

I guess for AC3 audio all you really need is the advanced AV pack and a basic Dolby Digital receiver with 5 speakers. You can get the receiver and speakers in packages starting as low as $199 (though expect to spend $299 for a halfway decent Sony or Pioneer package.)

BTW: Halo is only in 4.1--actually I think there was a bug in the SDK where all the launch titles are stuck with 4.1 and not 5.1 (center channel ain't really used?) Fear not, upcoming titles have corrected this!

 

[Rage187]

Yep no center in Halo

 

[Rage187]

I found these at EB..


The only draw back is the 15 watt Sub..

 

[LeStEr]

Hi, im digging this one up from the dead but anyways. I just got an Advanced A/V pack myself and i have the s-video and the toslink/optilcal cable hooked up as well. The only problem is that i can only select Dolby Pro-Logic not Digital. I read above that there was a bug in all the first Xbox games and they are only 4.1, is this the reason for me only being able to select pro-logic?

 

[gogeeta13]

Yesterday, we hooked my friends xbox up to his 5.1 stereo, with just the regular composite left and right. The aiwa stereo was able to "emulate" a center channel and rear left and right. The interesting thing was, all the channels were distinctly different

 

[LeStEr]

Thanks, but not what i needed to know

Anyone have a more direct answer to my problem?

 

[LeStEr]

Never mind, found annother thread on this.