Noise and optical input questions

grimm2005

hey

just got a 360 premium from xtra vision there w/ 4 games offer. First thing ive noticed is (and yes, i realise this has been posted to death) the noise coming out of the thing. I thought the lastest consoles are somewhat quieter? Also in mates' houses it never seemed as loud, maybe its because i was on my own setting it up etc. I guess its something that you just have to get used to. i've been gaming on pc for years and the noise has never been a bother at all.

Also, seeing as the optical sound port is on the A/V cable does this mean i can't get 5.1 sound output using my amp and use a hdmi cable for video?

Thanks

Julez

grimm2005 wrote: »

Also, seeing as the optical sound port is on the A/V cable does this mean i can't get 5.1 sound output using my amp and use a hdmi cable for video?

Exactly, you just setup in the options where you want the sound to come from HDMI or Optical.
As for the noise, its just a loud console!

grimm2005

oh right, although the a/v cable is pretty chunky and it dosnt look as if i'll get a hdmi cable in under it. I'll have a go though! Thanks!

btw, already pretty much used to the noise level, put in a game for a minute and realised the initial disc spinning sounds quietens a nice bit

Julez

grimm2005 wrote: »

oh right, although the a/v cable is pretty chunky and it dosnt look as if i'll get a hdmi cable in under it. I'll have a go though!

I've HDMI and the AV adapter in fine, can't remember it being a struggle at all! You should be fine!

grimm2005

just tried it there. no chance of gettin both in at the same time. the a/v adapter is far too chunky and covers up half the hdmi port

have to say its a pretty poor design on microsofts part not to have the optical port on the actual console. now i have to choose between 1080p (which it seems hdmi is only capable of displaying) and surround sound :mad:

edit: well i figured out its another ms money-making scheme. theres an official xbox hdmi cable with an audio adapter (optical and left/right audio jacks) which they expect you to fess up €50 or so to buy. no thanks. but since my amp has 3 hdmi slots i think, according to the "note" section of this http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemsetup/xbox360/accessories/hdmicable.htm I should be able to plug the hdmi cable into the amp and then get another hdmi cable to run from one of the other amp ports to the tv. Does that sound about right?

Ciaran500

Only if your amp supports sound over HDMI.

You should be able to get one of those audio adapters cheap on ebay.

silvine

I was at a game launch before and there were ten Xbox machines running - the place sounded like the inside of a hoover!