Getting sound out of an xbox 360

[matt100]

I'm planning to use my dell 2405 with my 360 but obviously no speakers.. whats the best way to get sound out (not surround) and any way of sharing my jbl creature speakers betweek my pc and xbox?

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[matt100]

Need to get your PC to act as a pre-amp. So you want to hook up the two phono leads that come out of your vga cable to a 3.5" Stereo Jack adaptor, the adaptor then hooks upto the Line In on your soundcard, and you use the PC's mixer applet to customise yer sound. Downside is that your PC will have to be obviously on all the time or you won't get sound

Have a look here http://forum.teamxbox.com/showpost.php?p=6215724&postcount=4

ok, just about to move to a dfi board with the karajan audio, it has line in as well as s/pdif ports.. would I be able to use the s/pdif? ie do you think they'll be inputs or just outputs or both?

Otherwise I'm happy to go for the line in, after all having the silent watercooled pc on whilst the xbox howls away next to it isn't going to be a problem.