Comments on: How to build an entry level Home Theater and Gaming System [Part 1]

By: Siddarth

Siddarth — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:46:07 +0000

Hey Setu,

Great guide.

I have some queries regarding this connectivity. Is it possible for you to mail me your contact details? or, you could just PM me on consoul.in, where my display name is flyingmachine.

Thanks!

By: Setu Garg

Setu Garg — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:07:40 +0000

Satyen,

I hope your query has been answered?

By: Setu

Setu — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:07:37 +0000

And I bought the Xbox 360 HD VGA cable from consoul.in gaming forum. These cables are pretty cheap over there.

By: Setu

Setu — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:05:24 +0000

I use the Xbox 360 HD VGA connector. It has a monitor like RGB cable which goes to my LCD TV’s PC/RGB in connector and supports 1080p video. It also has a TOSLINK optical out. I use a monster THX certified optical cable which I bought from US to connect to my Onkyo HT.

If you have a Xbox 360 with HDMI out which you directly use to connect to your TV, you might have to buy the Xbox 360 HDMI cable kit. It comes with a connector which has optical audio out port and lets you use the HDMI cable for video.

Otherwise, you can buy the Xbox 360 HD RGB cable or HD component cable kit. Both have optical out ports for 5.1 digital audio.

A good quality optical cable in India should cost around 800 to 1000 rupees. Please stay away from Bandridge cables. I had to get my bandridge optical cable replaced 5 times before I switched to monster. Cables are usually costly in retail stores. Try on eBay. Best bet is to ask any friend coming from the US to get a monster one.

By: Avinash

Avinash — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:52:45 +0000

Thanks Setu, could you please let me know the exact model of the xbox connector, what will be the cost of it (with TOSLINK)and where did you purchase?

Regards,

Avinash

By: Setu

Setu — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:26:32 +0000

Yes. I use this setup and it works fine.

By: Avinash

Avinash — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:50:02 +0000

After some googling I found that a TOSLINK cable (optical cable) can be connected from XBOX to the AV receiver (connectors should be purchased separately). Please see the below websites for more info, If anybody has tried this setup please let us know.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/hooking-up-xbox-360-sound.html#comments

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hdmiavcable/

Regards,

Avinash

By: Setu

Setu — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:30:41 +0000

Yes. But that’s usually emulated which is not exact 5.1. True stereo to 5.1 upconversion happens only when you play somethich encoded to 2.1 from a 5.1 source using Dolby or DTS encoders. For example, if you route stereo audio from Xbox 360 to a HT and select Neo 6 or ProLogic emulation, you will get pretty close experience to 5.1 when you play a game. This is even mentioned in the HT manual against these modes.

Otherwise, true 5.1 experience is only possible when you connect to HT using optical or coaxial or HDMI.

By: Avinash

Avinash — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:38:44 +0000

You are right Setu, but I believe Onkyo converts stereo to 5.1 coz I am getting sound from all the channels. Please correct me if I am wrong coz I am new to HT – HD – Game Console systems

By: Setu

Setu — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:33:59 +0000

Yes. But that would be stereo and not 5.1 channels.

By: Avinash

Avinash — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:19:41 +0000

Hi Satyen,
It is possible to audio out from your TV to the HT, just plug your RCA cable from TV (Audio Out) to Onkyo, I have the same setup and am able to get audio trough Onkyo HT.

Avi

By: satyen

satyen — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:11:30 +0000

Hi recently I purchased a combination of Xbox 360 arcade, LG LED 42SL90 and Onkyo HTS3100. I have connected the Xbox 360 to tv through HDMI cable. How will I ensure that the xbox sound is played through the HTS? Is it possible to take the audio output from TV and passed on to the HTS receiver? If yes, how as HTS does not have a HDMI input.

Please help.

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By: Chandu

Chandu — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:48 +0000

I take back my earlier comment