Connecting a Theater System To an Xbox 360

[musicmaniac828]

what is the song name?

[smg13guy]

If you are using a hdmi use the xbox audio out it cost 12 dollars and include a hdmi

That's a gay song!

[morlinater]

Nice remix music :)

[redchilipepers]

why doesnt my brand new samsung plasma have a output mode?

[pikachusDeMoN]

what if i am using a HDMI cable ?? and need toutput a 5.1 channels to my theater system ?

[ThatBadAssMofo]

gay music alert

[Federico84]

in my case this didn't worked, and i don't know why, there is no sound -.-' maybe the home theatre so broken, i don't know

[MrY4j]

call of duty collection !?

[torps08]

is the hd still 1080p with the optical cable

[WiggyPlease18]

@torps08 the optical audio cable only effects the audio and NOT the video. So your picture should still be 1080p

[seek1919]

Wow I got the xbox 360 slim and I have this connected to my Sony home theater system 5.1 surround and it sounds bomb ass I play call of duty black ops and you can hear all the shots coming from the back speakers which are the surround speakers but darn I'm playing zombies and when you get nuke you can hear that bass rattling your house

Anywayes I'm going to answer everybody's ? About optical and HDMI well if you have a home theater system with hdmi built in I recommend just getting a optical

[jonahmoffatt]

This has to be the most annoying song on youtube

[DutchmanPF93]

what´s the name of the xbox cable??

[leoncio91]

Oh and if anyone knows, how is surround sound with games like halo or call of duty? Do you really hear where shots, grav lifts etc are coming from?

[H34dshotMickey]

@leoncio91 yes

[leoncio91]

Is there a difference between different optical digital audio cables? Some are like 4 bucks, others over 30?

[Maikel4321]

thanks, i never known that there is an optical cable possible by the xbox360:)!!!

[theXcenter]

For me I have a rather old surround sound reciever so I only have the av in ports so my xbox is pluged in via av witch sometimes sucks for night time play in my apartment in the middle of the night playin then the cops are bangin at your door cause its too loud lol but im too lazy to get splitters for it to run to my tv

[Luibimer]

Damm yo u ready for war let me get ur adresss i need some guns lol

[oiD3ADLYo]

do the actual av cables have to plugged in somewhere and is there any way i can do this with just the av cables

[TOO7TIGER1]

Thank you for making this process simple

[skillzofatree]

HELLO!

I am using a yamah surround sound system with my xbox 360 slim.

my slim is connected to my Vivo TV by HDMI cable and my TV connects to the surround sound via those Red/White/Yellow cables. obviosley i dont need yellow.

But i cant get the sound to work! It worked before with the same set up, but i didnt do it and now i need help!

[mrgeorge86]

Is your surround sound the samsung HT-TZ512...if so i just bought the same unit and im having a problem hooking up my 360 to it...also im having an issue with te rear wireless speakers...did u have any problems getting the wireless to work?

[HurstVideos]

@mrgeorge86 I didn't have any problems connecting mine. What exactly is wrong with connecting to you 360? And for the rear speakers, make sure everything is connected properly (colors match), make sure the wires are not freyed, and id check the wireless adapter that goes in the back of the receiver. Let me knoe if your still having problems!

[mrgeorge86]

@HurstVideos honestly i need to know what adapters to buy....its currently running off hdmi...but i know im gonna need an adapter...and am i going to need the optical cable as well??

as for the wireless speakers...honestly i cannot figure out how to set them up..there are two plug ins on the back of the wireless module...i dont know where to hook the wires that run from that...i bought it off ebay...i have the manual but its like reading spanish...also im not the best electronics man around

[mrgeorge86]

any help will be greatly appreciated!

[animaloverforever]

so does this works for 5.1 home theaters

[anddreas2lair]

ok!!!!!! well i have a bluray hooked up w HDMI to my TV but the bluray is the "RECIEVER" and i cant work the reciever-bluray at the same time as my xbox :( other wise I have the same setup!!!!!??????????? PLZ ""HELP""

[xxkdog2008]

i use a hdmi cord so how would i use that. i couldn't find your other video

[anddreas2lair]

Thx. I just needed proof this works so I can buy one :)

[badmansonnyb]

i jus cant get it to work iv tried with the optic cable but wot other cables have u got from ur surround to tv an xbox pls

[pacman725]

thank you so much i just found that cord laying around in my dresser

u helped alot 100/100 lol

[stevensmalls911]

i have those same speakers and i did exactly what you did but i am not getting any sound at all, at one point i had it so that the front speakers would play surround sound but not the rear or center, and that was running it through the t.v. can you help me figure out what is wrong plz thank you

[Cowboyschamps]

@stevensmalls911 Hey Steven did you figure this out yet?

[stevensmalls911]

@Cowboyschamps yes i did my digital optical port on my xbox was broken so i had to go get another

[piowik]

where is the video with the hdmi cables please? i want to connect my home theater to xbox and tv

[taihana13]

thanks this really helped me:)

[straightupmenace]

what if i dont use and AV cable and I use a HDMI cable for my xbox? what do i put the optical cable into? do i still need it?

[greenbl0b]

@straightupmenace

I have the same problem, I use hdmi... I've found that you can still reap the benefits of using an hdmi cable while using the component standard definition cable which gives you the surround sound by doing the following easy trick:

but the problem is my standard definition cable doesn't have an optical out, and I don't know which one to buy =(

[battletime37]

@spooky927 yeah it is

[spooky927]

right i have a question.. i picked up the brand new xbox slim not so long ago and it has a port at the back optical out this still is surround sound right? see im getting panasonic 5.1 with blu ray player next month and its not really for the movies its for the games as i would spend more time playing than watching so bascially i just want to know is the output still surround and where i can pick one of these cables up? plz wb be very helpful!

[Dannepivot]

the only thing you need is a scart cable!

[beerk123]

LIES NOT THE CHEAPEST lol im cheap and use the standard audio cables for my hometheater >.<

[kaitrong100]

I got a surround sound and a xbox do I have to buy the theater system to hook it up?? Can I just hook the xbox and surround sound by it self??

[ZitOnPictureDay]

Great video!  Stupid song. :P

[Cinderella17]

Ok thanx : ) but beside that, the setup is correct??? and I have another option with the audio¡?? or not :(

[HurstVideos]

@Cinderella17 the setup should be correct. I'm not sure if there is another option with the audio. It depends on your outputs and inputs on everything

[Cinderella17]

Hello I was wondering I have a projector, a home theater and a xbox 360 slim, I wanna know how to setup this'?? I can connect the projector with the hdmi cable to the xbox and my home theater only have the withe and red cable for audio I wanna buy an analog convert to optical so I can connect the optical from the xbox to the home theater, this will Work or not??? thanx

[HurstVideos]

@Cinderella17 I'll be honest, I've never used an analog converter before. It should be able to work, it sounds like that's an option. I would say go ahead and try it, but I'm not guaranteeing it will work

[joekillerdude68]

I'm thinking about getting the new xbox 360 (the slimmer one) and i heard it has optical audio output in it so does that mean i can use the HDMI and the optical audio at the same time like for my ps3

[bbr11]

@joekillerdude68 yes

[markPIVEN]

what if i use an xbox component cable?? will it still give HD game play??

[bbr11]

@markPIVEN yes

[ESCORPIONuri510]

the thing is that my xbox 360 in the new version and it doesnt have the digital input thing on the back so yeah thats going to be a problem thanks nice vid!

[HurstVideos]

@ESCORPIONuri510 does the av cable not have the digital input? If not, then you will have to purchase one with it

[iQSxClan]

i wanna play hdmi not the orignal cable any soliution?

[408mastamind]

Thanks I didn't know all you needed is that one wire and I have the same home theatre as you

[coldbloodedchimp85]

Ok so, my sound system does not have an optical digital audio plug at all. But my 360 does. Any help? I am using a trutech LCD 19" TV, No HDMI.

[YasMate]

thanks man, turns out it was easy, i just hadnt changed the function on the surround sound base, i was trying for ages aswell man lmao

[haloWARpower5]

I don't have HDMI nor optic cable, so does it meant I can't play my xbox through home theater?

[HurstVideos]

@haloWARpower5 does your xbox not have hdmi and the optical? Or does your sound system not have that?

[haloWARpower5]

@HurstVideos My xbox.

[HurstVideos]

@haloWARpower5 you will have to buy a certain type of AV cable. Watch my other video on sound system hookups to see more of a description of it.

[kplay12]

whats the name of this song

[HurstVideos]

To all viewers: if you are using hdmi cables for your tv, be sure to watch my video on how to hook up that connection.

[DeathMulti101]

can you use the hdmi cables

[HurstVideos]

watch my other video on this :D

[JustGreer]

I had my xbox directly hooked up to the surround system, that wasn't too good. Then I got that cord. Holy shit! Amazing!

[hoodfigga33]

i connected my xbox to the tv with using the hdmi cable, what are my options ? i want to connect xbox to my home theater.

[Gorxification]

@hoodfigga33 i need to know this too!

[hoodfigga33]

i bought an optical cable, then connected that from home theater reciever to my hdtv, now anything that plays on my tv works with my home theater, like 360, ps3, cable box, it was only 10 bucks, hope this helps.

[HurstVideos]

watch my other video on this. It will help! :D

[HurstVideos]

watch my other video on this. it will help! :D

[tuttyonadunda]

is there a cable that does the same thing, but for ipods?

[HurstVideos]

try an audio cable. there should be a port for one on the sound system base. Then change the setting to iPod and enjoy! :D

[HoboSmeller]

does the optical cable replace the vga/component and standard red/yellow/ white cables?

[HurstVideos]

no it doesnt. it only connects from the xbox to the sound system. the yellow and white carry sound from the tv to the xbox, and the optical cable carries sound from the xbox to the sound system.

[HoboSmeller]

oh cool and i can still use my component cables ?

[HurstVideos]

yep

[HoboSmeller]

ya thanks i get way better audio with the optical then the other cables

[kplay12]

my xbox dont come with that kind of av cable

[HurstVideos]

you will have to buy another one like that. i know some unfortunately dont come with the input on the back of the cable.

[rizwanmahmud93]

you need to buy it then

[ownedya22]

lol i need to go to the shop to buy a optical digital cable but its australia day today all shops are closed :(

[TSmitt00]

If you are using a normal hdmi cable is there an input for the optical cable on the xbox? Or does it plug only into the back of the xbox brand hdmi cable?

[HurstVideos]

you can buy a special AV cable that is sold by xbox. it is a little smaller, so it shows the hdmi port on the xbox and allows you to plug in the optical cable. Another way (but not recommended) is to pry off the bottom of the standard AV cable to expose the hdmi port.

[chimera052491]

hey HurstVideos, i have a question.

what can i do if my home theater system is not compatible with the optical cable?

is there some sort of converter i can buy?

my home theater system is a panasonic SA-H1820V.

i would really appreciate your help.

[HurstVideos]

do you have any audio outputs or inputs? (red and white) if so those could possibly work. describe the back and we can find something that will work

[chimera052491]

hey thanks man. i connected the red and white cables of the ps3 to the back fo the home theater system, and then the yellow to the tv, and it worked.

i have a 360 too, but i need a cable that allows me to separate the the yellow, red and white connectors from each other. luckily the ps3 connectors do that, but the 360's dont. i need to go to bestbuy and find some connectors that can be separated.

thanks for the help man. really appreciate it.

most other people are a**holes and don't reply.

[HurstVideos]

would a splitter work?

[chimera052491]

i actually found out how to do it without buying the cable. all i did was move the home theater closer to the tv's back, and i was able to plug it in.

thanks for the help man.

if you ever want to play on xbox live add me: D3CONQUISTADORS

[HurstVideos]

sure, i will add you

[SWAT757]

The plug to the back of my X Box does not have the insert as in the one on your video. Suggestions?

[HurstVideos]

is it the optical cable insert?

[FatMarshmollow]

ok i need help i may sound stupid but i have a pretty new 32 inch samsung lcd tv and i don't know where to hook it up in the back so yea, i noticed you also had a samsung so im just asking you where to hook it up in the back.

[HurstVideos]

Are you trying to hook up your xbox to the tv? if so, plug in the the cords in coordination with the colors. (i.e. red plug goes into red input). if you don't have an hdmi cable (gives better picture quality), you may want to buy one of those and hook up your xbox with it.

[TitoPoopy]

what if im using hdmi?:[

[HurstVideos]

you have to buy a special AV cable that is sold by microsoft for the xbox. or you can pry off the bottom of the curent AV cable so it exposes the hdmi port (not recommended :D)

[BIGdean3x8x]

dude this helped so much because i have the same system and a samsung lcd, do you know by any chance how i can get surround sound with my digitle cable box though, cuz that is really annoying me.

[HurstVideos]

what kind of digital cable box is it?

[BIGdean3x8x]

its a scientific atlanta explorer 4250 hd for IO cablevision

[HurstVideos]

what you will have to do is hook up your tv to the sound system. all the cable box does is just supply the tv with picture and sound. if this doesnt work just tell me

[BIGdean3x8x]

nah i had it connected already by hdmi, i have to switch out my opticle cable from my cable box to my xbox and ps3

[hotbolla22]

worked thanks for the help. great vid straight to the point

[muzicmaster8]

Awesome m8. Gr8 vid. THanks.

btw for the pple dat have the latest xbox elite (2009 holiday bundle), you'll have to go out and get yourself a 'Optical/RCA Audio adapter'. THEN you'll have to get the optical TOSLINK cable and plug it into that adapter.

Microsoft decided to leave out the HDMI cable and that adapter in the holiday bundle so you hav to buy a HDMI cable along with the Optical/RCA Audio adapter separately.

CMON MICROSOFT! WE WANT HIGH DEFINITION OUT OF THE BOX!

[luney3232]

I'm confused do u need a receiver or can u hook it up 2 the back of the HD DVD player that came wit the htib please help ?

[HxC15]

what style is your home theater?

[atm121990aaron]

This will give me the full 5.1 surround sound?

[MrYohoshua]

the av cable i have from buying an xbox elite has two holes on the oposite end of where i would put it in the xbox, what are they for

[HurstVideos]

they are for plugging in an optical cable. like the one shown in the video :D

[MrYohoshua]

can i still use my hdmi cable and then use an optical cable aswell or do i have to use the av cable?

[HurstVideos]

you can plug the xbox to the tv with an hdmi while still using an optical cable for the sound. you will just have to buy the special av cable because the regular one blocks the hdmi port

[Pelon771]

why cant i llsten to anything when the optical out is not connected??

Do i need to play the sound directly from my surround sound or is their a way that i can listen to the tv speakers throughout this set of wires??

anyone please help!

[HurstVideos]

so are you trying to hook up an xbox to the tv and sound system?

[cdog01134]

Would you be able to do this if your equipment is say in another rooms closet about 35 feet away but all of the speaker wires and everything are already hooked up

But I was wondering, will the controllers be in range and could it also be an hdmi cable or is it just digital audio? Thank you

[raovilla]

you can do it the same way even with hdmi cable right? the hdmi from the xbox to tv and the optical digital audio cable from the xbox to the home theater?

[maribella55]

what is my tv has a digial audio output, can I do it that way? j

[HurstVideos]

you won't be able to listen to the xbox plugging it into the output on your tv. if you are wanting to listen to surround sound while playing xbox, this is the only way to do so.

[erikcampos1]

so you connect the component cables to your hd tv from the xbox 360 and you connect the optical cable to the xbox 360 to the a/v receiver?

[Bradderz2536]

yeah

[slayershayne]

can you give a link to where you got them cables

[HurstVideos]

you can go to best buy or radioshack. i didnt buy them online though.

[rancybajapanty]

i dont have that audio input

[HurstVideos]

what input do you have?

[telhaskissi]

okey nice but how do you do if you are using hdmi cable from the xbox to the tv?

[HurstVideos]

what you will need to get is a specific A/C cable that microsoft sells. it is smaller and does not cover up the hdmi port. this will allow you to use the optical digital audio cable while still using the hdmi cable. its the same a/c cable but just not as fat lol. But I have also heard of people prying the bottom of the original A/C cable to make it fit. (i didnt do this)

[911mykidsdead]

does anyone know what setting it would be called on my reciever?

[leonmccollum1994]

im gonna set up surround sound,low lighting,(already got d a couch),and get me my gaming chair cuz i like it next to a couch and play afro samurai til i get every schivement and beat the game,dont forget the doritos and grape canned pops and actual grapes

[skaterman121111]

u really dont need to watch this video its pretty easy to hook it up

[revueltos187]

nice song who sings it

[forbiddenhunter6]

is 5.1 channel the max on a 360 or can u do 7.1 channel? i was wondering because i have a center, front left and right, surround left and right, and sub zone left and right, and the sub woofer and went i went to my 360 sound options, it didnt appear.

[HurstVideos]

I'm not quite sure. Look and see if you can use an audio cable (like the one in the video). If you can, it would be worth a shot. If the xbox doesn't support all of the speakers, I guess you could try disconnecting two. Sorry I couldn't be much help.

[arfeentube]

Thank you!

[xXxToxifyxXx]

will this work on 5.1 channel awith a upconvert dvd player idk so please answer

PS:im new to speaker :p

[HurstVideos]

Yes it should work.

[laypoole123]

mine says digital audio out will that still work

[HurstVideos]

it should work

[johnmotox11871]

your box is going to overheat in that jew oven you have, you should leave it open somewhere so it can get some air

[HurstVideos]

lol...jew oven. It doesn't overheat, trust me.

[johnmotox11871]

alright

just sayin iv had 2 overheated xboxs so far

[holtonmaffia]

Nice one friend very helpfull i never noticed that port on the av cable before im all up and running now exact same setup as you 2.

[dsecondbase]

Can this work still if your using an hdmi cable to connect it to your tv?

[HurstVideos]

yes it works if you connect the xbox to your tv with an hdmi cable. But you have to buy a different A/C cord because it covers the port

[skaterman121111]

that pisses me off

[WykEdInC]

We got the same theatre system, cept my tv is bigger but thanks for the help

[HurstVideos]

No problem. Did you get everything working?

[ttoomm4]

lol not helpful :P, im looking to get one in my room :D theres one for like £100 it looks gr8 but i dunno if it has the lead thingy slot

[ttoomm4]

how much did u pay for ur home cinema kit ?

[HurstVideos]

alot

[Soman74899829]

nice tv

[HurstVideos]

Thanks.

[jharvis16]

You won't be able to have 1080i though.

[HurstVideos]

Yes you do. I have 1080i. : ]