USB sound card: Work?

Rockhead_Rumple · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:40

Hey peeps,

Basically ive got my 360 set up through my PC monitor, however im running a VGA splitter cable into the monitor, so only either the 360 or pc can be on at a time. Hence the soundcard in my PC will not work with x box on to power my 5.1 speakers. I have an external 5.1 card for my laptop (trust brand) and was wondering if i plugged this into the xbox usb (it runs off usb) could i realistically use its line in to power my 5.1 speakers?

The main reason i ask is on the laptop the xternal s card requires drivers to be installed to get the PC to rout sound through the usb. Is there any chance it will work without drivers, but through its own line in socket?

If it wont I can use the 3.5mm jack straight into my speakers, but since they have three inputs (back, front, sub) it would be far from ideal as I would only be powering one input

Any ideas?

DaveyD · 3 Jan 2007 at 14:43

A USB soundcard wont work on the 360. The only USB devices that really work on the 360 are hard drives and MP3 players.

One suggestion could be using a KVM switch, so that you can have your PC on, allowing you to pass your audio from the 360 into the line-in on the PC.

Rockhead_Rumple · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:04

Hmmm KVA looks rather expensive...

I understand that on windows it needs drivers as its getting the sound from the usb. However, the card itself has a line in input. If i connect the xbox to the line in, will this mean that the card will bypass the usb connection, using it just for power instead?

DaveyD · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:05

Not sure, can you post the model number of it? I could probably tell you if I saw it.

Rockhead_Rumple · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:10

linkage:

http://www.trust.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=14134

DaveyD · 3 Jan 2007 at 15:19

I guess it's a case of try it and see.

Nikumba · 4 Jan 2007 at 20:01

Rockhead_Rumple said:
Hmmm KVA looks rather expensive...

I understand that on windows it needs drivers as its getting the sound from the usb. However, the card itself has a line in input. If i connect the xbox to the line in, will this mean that the card will bypass the usb connection, using it just for power instead?

KVMs arnt that expensive tbh OCUK site has one for £20

cokecan · 4 Jan 2007 at 20:11

all you really need is a vga switch box instead of the splitter. then you can have both on at the same time.

the splitter will be reducing the quality more than a switchw ould anyway i reckon. i had one and it was shoddy lol