Elite, HDMI and DD5.1

Psymonkee · 12 Sep 2007 at 23:19

Hi,

Since my original X360 died and is now being repaired with Microsoft I caved in and bought a new Elite

Was only going to get a core but I thought the HDMI would be useful to free up connections on the back of my TV.

Only thing is I cannot see a way to use the HDMI lead whilst seperatly using an optical cable to send the sound to my speakers.

I am aware that the HDMI lead carries both video and audio but quite frankly Z5500's > TV speakers any day.

Any ideas?

Zico · 12 Sep 2007 at 23:36

There is an adapter which carries the optical sound to your amp etc. so you can use both the HDMI for picture and Optical for sound. If you've got the Elite already and this adapter cable is missing then go back to the shop/contact the etailer and get a replacement OR call the Xbox helpline.

**Edit**
Here you are:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/majornelson/437164162/in/set-72157600031749742/

Psymonkee · 12 Sep 2007 at 23:41

D'oh! Just found that very cable

Ta anyway

Running it on component as I'm upstairs on my Dell 2407 atm.

However I am seeing the odd bit of sparklies which worries me....

Zico · 12 Sep 2007 at 23:51

Don't know about the sparklies. Didn't graphical glitches equal bad GPU chip/memory?

**Edit**
Haven't tried my brother's Elite yet. Waiting for the migration cable before we fire it up. As soon as it arrives we are going to hook it up to the 46" Sony X series in our front room and marvel at it in 1080p (which the bloody TV will only do over HDMI).

Psymonkee · 12 Sep 2007 at 23:55

I think it could be an issue with the monitor as other devices connected via component produce the same problems....

Also I'm just gonna whack my 20GB drive on the side for now since I have no other console