360 and Audigy 2ZS Plat Pro

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360 and Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

Would it be possible for me to plug an XBOX 360 into the stereo inputs (or any input for that matter) on a creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro and get the sound in 5.1?

Looking to basically use my PC speakers as surround sound for my XBOX and if this will work it will work out a lot cheaper for me to do it this way than buying a seperate surround sound system for the box. I assume that the computer will have to be left on but that isn't a problem because it is never off anyways.

Cheers for the help.

Matt
 
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Also another question...

Are the external I/O devices for the Audigy 2 ZS platinum pro and the Audigy 2 Platinum EX the same?

I have just had a quick google and from the looks of things they are (2 optical on the front, firewire, usb, etc.)
 
Yes, through the optical out of the Xbox and the Optical In on your front panel.

Should just plug in and work,

(check it's not muted on your PC. i think it comes under S/PDIF-In on the sound board)

when you turn the xbox on, you should always hear the xbox logo sound, if not it's something in the connection/PC.

If you hear that but no ingame sound, check the xbox options are set right.
 
Cheers, how about the difference between the two cards? is there a great deal of difference?

The reason i ask is that i haven't actually bought the sound card yet and one of the main reasons for me buying it is so that i can connect everything through my computer speakers (save space), just want to make sure that i am buying the right thing. I can pay the money to get the ZS but i don't really want to shell out the extra money if there isn't any point!

Cheers
 
I own a Platinum ZS so i might not be 100% on the EX features. The cards are identical, the main difference is the panel with the majority of the plugs on.

The Platinum ZS is designed to fit in a 5.25" bay,wheras the EX looks as if it's free standing.

ZS panel

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EX box

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If you're looking to have it permenantly plugged in i'd go for the EX and hide it somewhere, having cables sticking out of the front of your computer permenently can get very annoying. Check out the specs on the creative uk website first though!!
 
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Yeh completely agree on the wiring thing...

But i believe that the ZS platinum PRO has an external IO box as opposed to the platinum which has an internal box.

Cheers for the help
 
get the ex from ocuk. it's damn good value for money (same price as the oem audigy2 :confused: :p). the ex has more connections too - it has more on the back of the breakout box that you cannot see.

only other difference is that the zs does 7.1 surround and the ex only 6.1 :)
 
Cool,

After researching a little bit more, with some massive help from a couple of good reviews at xbitlabs.com, there are a couple of differences between the two:

The ZS platinum pro has basically the same I/O box (apart from some writing and stickers) but the card also comes with EAX 4.0 and is THX certified. I believe it is also slightly more powerful than the EX version.

Here is the review if anyone is interested:

Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Review

In the end i decided to go for the ZS, purely for the reason that it is a bit more future proof (support for 7.1 and THX) and being a student i can't afford to be shelling out again!

Cheers for all the help.
 
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