BadJeff
12-14-2007, 06:10 PM
I Wasn't ablt to find a straight answer searching around the internet so I'm curious is anyone knows the scoop on the following....
Initially, I Had the XBOX 360 connected to the tv via component cables and audio going to my reciever via optical connection. TV recognized the signal as 1080P and for the most part looked awesome. Audio registered and played through the reciever in DTS 5.1 very nicely, spatial perception was super sweet..... So I figured I would pick up a HDMI cable in order to keep the picture signal digital. Well, looks like when you use the HDMI cable the cable housing physically prevents you from plugging in the original adaptor that has the optical output. As most of you know HDMI carries both audio and video. So to get sound to the reciever I had to use the optical out on my tv and have since noticed that the sound is still quite good but not as good as it was with the optical going directly from the xbox to the reciever. The reciever shows all channels as well as the subwoofers as active but the 5.1 light does not come on. (Though the THX one does?). So I guess the question is.... is there a difference in audio signal quality between the HDMI and optical? Or am I just loosing a hint of quality due to the fact the audio is now being routed through an additional component?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Initially, I Had the XBOX 360 connected to the tv via component cables and audio going to my reciever via optical connection. TV recognized the signal as 1080P and for the most part looked awesome. Audio registered and played through the reciever in DTS 5.1 very nicely, spatial perception was super sweet..... So I figured I would pick up a HDMI cable in order to keep the picture signal digital. Well, looks like when you use the HDMI cable the cable housing physically prevents you from plugging in the original adaptor that has the optical output. As most of you know HDMI carries both audio and video. So to get sound to the reciever I had to use the optical out on my tv and have since noticed that the sound is still quite good but not as good as it was with the optical going directly from the xbox to the reciever. The reciever shows all channels as well as the subwoofers as active but the 5.1 light does not come on. (Though the THX one does?). So I guess the question is.... is there a difference in audio signal quality between the HDMI and optical? Or am I just loosing a hint of quality due to the fact the audio is now being routed through an additional component?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!