I am teh 1337 h@x0r!! Ph33r my skill!!

[amnesiac]

Damn, I'm good.

Just Added a coaxial digital audio port to my Xbox.

That'll solve the temporary problem of not having enough optical in ports on my receiver 🙂

Soldering is actually pretty damn easy. Maybe I'll try modding my PS2 next. 😀

 

[txxxx]

You've just learned how to use a soldering iron ?

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: txxxx
You've just learned how to use a soldering iron ?

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

Yup. Always been damned afraid of those things.
The instructions on the back of the box were more than adequate to get me started though!

 

[dethman]

whoop dee doo.

 

[ROTC1983]

Congrats man 🙂

 

[Emveach]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
Damn, I'm good.

Just Added a coaxial digital audio port to my Xbox.

That'll solve the temporary problem of not having enough optical in ports on my receiver 🙂

Soldering is actually pretty damn easy. Maybe I'll try modding my PS2 next. 😀

WEEEEEEE......You just violated your factory warrenty. Better hope it doesn't break due to your "skills".

 

[Reliant]

That saves money too, optical cords cost an arm and a leg compared to coax.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Nice.

Way to go. I always think it's cool when someone does something like this by modifying something. All it takes is a will, and some playing around.





KeyserSoze

 

[isofilez]

lol if your not concerned with audio quality, y not just use a cheap optical cable that cost like $5 opposed to a nicer monster cable one that would cost a fortune.

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: Emveach

Originally posted by: amnesiac
Damn, I'm good.

Just Added a coaxial digital audio port to my Xbox.

That'll solve the temporary problem of not having enough optical in ports on my receiver 🙂

Soldering is actually pretty damn easy. Maybe I'll try modding my PS2 next. 😀

WEEEEEEE......You just violated your factory warrenty. Better hope it doesn't break due to your "skills".

He only soldered the breakout box that you connect between the XBox and Receiver, it's an external component that you hook onto your xbox - and can buy another one when it breaks.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Originally posted by: Emveach

Originally posted by: amnesiac
Damn, I'm good.

Just Added a coaxial digital audio port to my Xbox.

That'll solve the temporary problem of not having enough optical in ports on my receiver 🙂

Soldering is actually pretty damn easy. Maybe I'll try modding my PS2 next. 😀

WEEEEEEE......You just violated your factory warrenty. Better hope it doesn't break due to your "skills".

the warranty is only 90 days, yo.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Emveach
WEEEEEEE......You just violated your factory warrenty. Better hope it doesn't break due to your "skills".

If it gets messed up...OH NOES!! I NEED TO BUY ANOTHER $19 breakout box!!!! :Q :Q :Q :Q :Q

Originally posted by: isofilez
lol if your not concerned with audio quality, y not just use a cheap optical cable that cost like $5 opposed to a nicer monster cable one that would cost a fortune.

That makes no sense. $5 optical cable == $50 monster XP Pro Super l337 optical cable. Light pulses are light pulses.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n

Originally posted by: Emveach

Originally posted by: amnesiac
Damn, I'm good.

Just Added a coaxial digital audio port to my Xbox.

That'll solve the temporary problem of not having enough optical in ports on my receiver 🙂

Soldering is actually pretty damn easy. Maybe I'll try modding my PS2 next. 😀

WEEEEEEE......You just violated your factory warrenty. Better hope it doesn't break due to your "skills".

the warranty is only 90 days, yo.

OWNED!!! :Q!

If it gets messed up...OH NOES!! I NEED TO BUY ANOTHER $19 breakout box!!!!

OWNED!!! :Q!




hehe nice job...gotta tell my roommate goronath about it..he has xbox

 

[TNTrulez]

BUMP! Anyone game?

 

[isofilez]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: Emveach
WEEEEEEE......You just violated your factory warrenty. Better hope it doesn't break due to your "skills".

If it gets messed up...OH NOES!! I NEED TO BUY ANOTHER $19 breakout box!!!! :Q :Q :Q :Q :Q

Originally posted by: isofilez
lol if your not concerned with audio quality, y not just use a cheap optical cable that cost like $5 opposed to a nicer monster cable one that would cost a fortune.

That makes no sense. $5 optical cable == $50 monster XP Pro Super l337 optical cable. Light pulses are light pulses.

i was trying to say, whats the point in adding a coaxial output, which im guessing is lower quality then optical, when u can get a cheap generic optical cable instead. i think his whole reason for installing the addon is because optical cables were to expensive, which doesn't make any sense to me because im sure u can easily get a cheap one for under $19.

edit: bah...nevermind, i didn't read close enough "That'll solve the temporary problem of not having enough optical in ports on my receiver "

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: isofilez
i was trying to say, whats the point in adding a coaxial output, which im guessing is lower quality then optical, when u can get a cheap generic optical cable instead. i think his whole reason for installing the addon is because optical cables were to expensive, which doesn't make any sense to me because im sure u can easily get a cheap one for under $19.

edit: bah...nevermind, i didn't read close enough "That'll solve the temporary problem of not having enough optical in ports on my receiver "

Coaxial digital == toslink optical
It's just a method of digital audio transmission - 1's and 0's.
Coax is more durable and cheaper, but optical is less susceptible to interference and can have more than twice the run length.

 

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