Optical to Digital audio......

[NeoRage]

It's a bit hard to make out the picture once enlarged. What is the port labeled to the right of the S-Video port? As far as the video end is concerned it is a direct jack to jack hookup since you have component jacks on the TV and XBOX.

That is a firmware upgrade port, I thought it was the optical audio plug when I first got the TV.

[metaleggman]

Well, you may need to get an a/v receiver as it is one of the only ways to get that to work. Do you have PC Surround Speakers or even a nice pair of stereo ones? You can use the Creative decoder which allows for 6.1 sound with 3 optical, one coaxial, two (mebe 3) LnR audio. It's like 150 or 100 tho But that seems like it could be your only option, other than possibly the thing that retrogamer has...

[NeoRage]

Well, you may need to get an a/v receiver as it is one of the only ways to get that to work. Do you have PC Surround Speakers or even a nice pair of stereo ones? You can use the Creative decoder which allows for 6.1 sound with 3 optical, one coaxial, two (mebe 3) LnR audio. It's like 150 or 100 tho But that seems like it could be your only option, other than possibly the thing that retrogamer has...

I use to have my surround sound setup, But the neighbors complained the first time I used it (I watched The Matrix and you could hear it outside ) so now I just use the TV speakers. I still have my receiver, But I don't think that will do me any good without the speakers .

Thanks for the idea though! It may be my only other option besides the item that retrogamer has.

[retrogamer]

I went on the manufacturers website of your TV and you are going to have to use the receiver since the TV does not have the inputs needed. If your receiver has an optical input you can direct wire to your XBOX. If it has only a digital coaxial input then you will need the part that I have.

[NeoRage]

I went on the manufacturers website of your TV and you are going to have to use the receiver since the TV does not have the inputs needed. If your receiver has an optical input you can direct wire to your XBOX. If it has only a digital coaxial input then you will need the part that I have.

Would it be possible to use the part that you have without using the receiver? I would hate to hook the huge receiver up just for the audio on the xbox.

[retrogamer]

The part I have will not work by splitting the red/white audio cables that you have since it is designed to take a digital coaxial line and convert it to optical output or can be reversed to do optical to digital. It will only work if you have a digital coaxial input on the back of your TV which I did not see in the pics you took. If you still have the receiver however I believe it can be configured to play the sound through your TV's speakers instead of using the speakers that came with the receiver. This way your neighbors will not complain. If the receiver has the optical or digital coaxial inputs then you are in business.

[lordofduct]

Thats what I was saying earlier.


Here... try this thing. It does exactly what you want... it converts optical to analog (again... analog is red/whites!)... in your XBOX set up though you'll probably have to turn Dolby and DTS off and make sure all audio is only output in 2 channel stereo... that device doesn't look like it can handle more then 2 channel decoding.

http://www.amabilidade2002.com/toslink.htm

IF you want anything more then 2 channel decoding, you are going to have to use your receiver... your receiver should have stereo 'pre-outs' that can be sent to your TV.

If you don't get what 2 channel, DD, or DTS decoding is... well then go read up on digital audio because it's a whole different ball game from analog because it works DIGITALLY. That is why we invented it, we can fit a wider bandwidth of audio data down a cable, the downside is we need expensive decoders on each end of the cable so that the information can be understand.

Analog on the other hand is a very simple technology... it doesn't require decoders and other nonsense... technically you don't even need electricity! (i.e. phono players... ever turn a record with your hand while it is hooked up directly to speakers and with out the thing being on, you can hear the audio, just real quiet. All the electricity is needed for is amplification)



[EDIT] Sorry... but your going into an audio realm of higher standards then just analog audio so...

But there are more expensive devices out there that decode your DTS and DD audio as well as 2 channel stereo. But as said before... your receiver does this and spending another 200 dollars on some device that does it with out amplification and is the same freaking size... just go with the DAMN receiver.

As I said it SHOULD have pre-outs

What receiver do you have?

[NeoRage]

The part I have will not work by splitting the red/white audio cables that you have since it is designed to take a digital coaxial line and convert it to optical output or can be reversed to do optical to digital. It will only work if you have a digital coaxial input on the back of your TV which I did not see in the pics you took. If you still have the receiver however I believe it can be configured to play the sound through your TV's speakers instead of using the speakers that came with the receiver. This way your neighbors will not complain. If the receiver has the optical or digital coaxial inputs then you are in business.

I will try the receiver tonight, I remember that it did have an optical jack on it. Thanks for all of the help with this maybe it'll all be taken care of now (hopefully!).

Thanks for the link lordofduct! I had not found one that looks like this one, I'm sure that it will work just wish it were cheaper . I guess I'll use the receiver until it get's here.