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Right, somebody please tell me how I get 5.1 sound on my Xbox please.
I've got the speakers etc, I use them for my DVD player.
Is it easy? Do I need to purchase more peripherals to do this?

One of you techheads will know.

Never understood why people make such a fuss over sound. I can hardly tell the difference between listening to TV through my TV speakers, or using the 5.1 digital surround sound system through my DVD player.

If I hadn't acquired said surround sound system and DVD player through manipulation of Curry's cover plan terms and conditions, I wouldn't own it at all.

Goatboy wrote:
> It's 5 satellite speakers and a bass woofer.
> Each plugs into the back of the bass unit, and leads from the woofer
> into the back of the DVD.
> That's as far as I get technically.

So theres just one lead from the DVD player to the woofer? If so I would have thought it would be an optical lead. Then you will only need to get the official RGB lead and bobs your uncle. Plus the RGB lead will give you great picture, think terrestrial to Sky.

adrian wrote:
> So Goatboy does your 5.1 system have a optical link on the back at
> all? Also is your 5.1 system built in with a decoder or is it just
> speakers and know decoder?

It's 5 satellite speakers and a bass woofer.
Each plugs into the back of the bass unit, and leads from the woofer into the back of the DVD.
That's as far as I get technically.

Thanks for the advice, I can't be bothered to spend more money just to play a couple of console games in surround.
It was just in case all I needed to do was swap some leads over.

Ta though

TGMbloke wrote:
> Allthough - If your PC can have 5.1, that uses the same system as
> XBOX so just get the lead and the pull the PC one out and plug that
> into the XBOX one. Sorted.

But the PC system would have to be optical. XBox only takes optical 5.1 from the Scart lead.

So Goatboy does your 5.1 system have a optical link on the back at all? Also is your 5.1 system built in with a decoder or is it just speakers and know decoder? If you answer yes to those 2 questions just stick an optical lead in the 5.1 system and the other end into the offical RGB scart and your sorted. If you havent got a optical lead then thats another £10 or more for a decent lead.

jeez goatboy, I thought you were 'in the know'.

there's a much better lead you can buy which has far more 'bits' to it, including a plug so you can attach it to a projector and a regular stereo should you wish.

http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/
productpage.asp?ProductCode=XB0198

much better than your official scart in my opinion (I bought the official one first, then got this later)

Another lead...
Balls to it, it's just a console.
I've got surround on my PC and downstairs on the DVD, that'll do.

I cannot be arsed with lead after lead after lead just to play a couple of games with big rumbly sound.

Christ I wish I was technically minded...must be something to do with being a drummer. It's all binary logic needed.

That goes into Xbox then into TV.
But my 5.1 system has a load of leads that plug into the back of my DVD player, then scart from that to TV.
How on earth is this lead going to make Xbox 5.1? What am I connecting all the leads from the speakers to?
Eh?

*shakes fist*
Damn new fangled technology

I'm being a numpty...does SR sell one? I can't see the damn thing anywhere.

Another £20 to get it 5.1??
Bloody ridiculous. Thanks though.

Right, somebody please tell me how I get 5.1 sound on my Xbox please.
I've got the speakers etc, I use them for my DVD player.
Is it easy? Do I need to purchase more peripherals to do this?

One of you techheads will know.