Fw: [OT] XBOX display on HDTV (for xbmc) - PLAY cable

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Do NOT buy the Joytech cable.

It does NOT support prog scan output. I bought this a while ago, and it=20
didnt work. Joytech confirmed this.

The only one you want is the MS version  which does support prog. scan=20
outputs.

Regards

Gareth Cook
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IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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On 25/04/06, Andrew Walker <andrew.walker@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I was thinking of getting this one from play.com :-
>
> 'Joytech Digital AV Cable - Includes AV Scart, Separate RCA Audio,=20
S-Video
> Output, Optical Cable'
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> for =A312.99 delivered.

Good find, I think I'll go for the component cable for =A315!

> Is the optical out the only way to get the surround sound out of
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xbox
> via an AV Receiver?

Yes, as far as I know the only digital audio out is optical

> Actually my Toshiba 36" CRT has optical in, would that decode
the=20
surround
> sound from an XBOX?
>

no idea.... check the manual

> I haven't seen a cable that does YUV and optical out but if you cant
get
> one I would rather have the surround sound and suffer the slight loss
in
> picture quality from the S-Video.  Would I spot the difference
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YUV
> and S-Video or am I talking rubbish?

Remember quality goes
1) component / RGB
2) s-video
3) composite

So if you can go for the component then do that,

HTH

Simon


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