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Raistline on 27 May 2009
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ultraslick said:
rckrz6 said:
Megadude said:
rckrz6 said:
Megadude said:
HDMI does digital audio and video so there is no need for the optical audio. If your stereo only does optical hook the 360 up to the TV and the TV up to the stereo.

No because the TV will out put that in stereo instead of surround sound.   If you have a receiver you want to go directly to that and not to the tv first

If his TV supports surround as My TV does then he should get surround. I would think any TV that's "new" enough to have an HDMI port would have surround.

i have a 2008 sony tv, the optical out audio out only is in stereo no matter what the input is.  Almost every tv is like this.. The audio is simply not passing through the tv from the xbox. its being processed then sent out.

This is news to me. I assumed the Digital Optical out from the tv (connected to my receiver) did output surround.

If this is not the case, am I hearing stereo sound through all of my surround sound system? all of the speakers do create sound, and I could swear it was surround sound.

I should definitely look into this as I currently have the 360 optical out directly into the sound system, but the ps3 uses hdmi to the tv, then another optical to the sound.

meaning the 360 has surround sound but not the ps3, in my case.

But I like how the PS3 sound also goes through the tv itself. there is no sound through the tv when playing the 360, just surround.

 

This is the curse of not having a receiver with hdmi i guess.


Most recievers have the option to do 5 channel sterio in which the stero signal goes out to both front, rear and center channel with the low frequencies going to the sub.

Some receivers also have simulated surroung processing that will try to figure out which sounds come from the rear channels and then output that sound to those speakers. Usually you see this when selecting "Theater Mode" or something similar.

One way that may help you be sure is if you look at your receiver, most havve LED inidcations showing which audio channels are in use. Usually by a box being lit up indicating each. If your reciever has this and not all 6 boxes are being lit up, then your receiver is not getting real surround and it is simulated or in 5 channel stereo mode.

Also if the receiver does not have the boxes, it generally has a "MultiChannel" LED that will light up when it has real surround input.