Resolved Question: How to get Surround Sound from my xbox 360?

3 December 2008, 6:25 am

I just bought one of those home theater in a box deals and hooked it up last night. I'm not very familiar with this stuff and I'm sure I hooked the audio wires up wrong and need advice on how to do it right. As far as I can tell my xbox 360 only has 2 outputs: HDMI, and a wire that has a microsoft specific plug on one end and 3 wires on the other (component?) Currently I have the xbox hooked directy to my TV with an HDMI cable. I then connected the audio outputs on the TV (Left/Right, Red/white wires) to the aux input on the DVD player. The sound works but not from the back speakers. Is there a way to hook it up with surround sound? The TV has 1 audio optical output, and the RCA outputs (left, right, subwoofer). The DVD player/receiver unit has an optical digital audio input and a aux input (that I'm currently using). I dont think the DVD player has any other inputs. Is there any way to get surround sound? I appreciate the help! Thanks for the help! One more quick question. Both my cable box and xbox are hooked up to the TV with HDMI Cables. If I connect the Optical Audio Output on the TV to the optical Audio Input on the DVD Player will that work just as well as connecting the optical cable from the xbox directly to the DVD player/receiver? The reason I ask is because the DVD reciever only has one Optical input but I want both my TV and xbox to play in surround sound.... Read More »

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