Vinh Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 I just got my xbox. It came with Halo, Jetset , GT. When I watch tv, usually the tv volume is about 5 and thats good to hear. Playing halo I needed to turn it up to like 8. (maybe the big fan in the daytime made it harder to hear) but the other games volumes seem to be ok. I then tested a dvd BraveHeart. I had to turn volume right up to 13-17. There tv light indicates no stereo stound when I play the xbox but had stereosound light when I use to play the psx1. Any one know the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted January 18, 2003 Veteran Share Posted January 18, 2003 bad cables maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiftof Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 maybe your audio settings in the main menu of the xbox are set to mono. It's just a wild guess because mine was set to stereo on default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudEngineer Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 check the xbox's audio settings, maybe its set to mono :unsure: edit: beaten to it :cry: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velocity3k Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Always set your Xbox Audio to "Dolby Surround", even if you don't have a Dolby Surround setup, it improves the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 dvds always seem quiet, as everything else is recorded too loud (i know it sounds weird but its true) games are generally quieter than tv as well, surely it cant be that much hassle to use the remote and turn up your tv a bit... about the stereo issue, how are you connecting up the xbox to your tv ? some tvs wont show the stereo light for some connections, even if it is in stereo (eg, my tv wont show the light when its an rgb scart, but i do still get a stereo signal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted January 18, 2003 Author Share Posted January 18, 2003 I connected it directly via xbox to vcr but since the dvd braveheart visual quality dims dark and dims back to normal colour (dvd/vcr protection the xbox support said) so I connected directly to TV, video 2 jacks since video 1 jacks are used by vcr. The sound is on stereo on the xbox setting :/ Maybe its just BraveHeart dvd? Anyone got braveheart dvd and can test it out on xbox if the sound is quiet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 (edited) like I said, dvd sounds are always quiet, and there shouldnt be a problem passing the signal through your vcr unless you are trying to record. The reason for mono sound could be that your vcr is only mono, as games would not have had that problem edit: you say that you are using the second set of inputs on your tv, check your manual that they support stereo sound (v.likely they do but it sounds like you are using an older tv, as it seems you are using composite connections) Edited January 18, 2003 by andrewfee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted January 18, 2003 Author Share Posted January 18, 2003 Yeah the TV is like 6-7years old and not sure if its composite connections but the default cables that come with the xbox, red - white - yellow left/right audio and video cord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 the "red, white and yellow" cables are composite, you may be getting confused with component cables, of which there are five. You should try them in the first ones (just disconnect the vcr, or move it to 2) to see if you get stereo sound through that, what make television is it btw? As sharp televisions, for whatever reason, will not display the stereo light for some sources, even though they are using a stereo signal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted January 19, 2003 Author Share Posted January 19, 2003 Its a phillips brand, I might try input socket 1 later. Thanks for the help :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maeby Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 get surround sound and dvd's wont be quiet anymore :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted January 19, 2003 Author Share Posted January 19, 2003 get surround sound and dvd's wont be quiet anymore :) Ok sounds cool, so when are you going to buy me it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 The S-video cables... Im thinking of getting these... Are S-video sockets on every modern tv like including 7year old ones? Anyone use these and get better sound & graphics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudEngineer Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 whats this High Definition AV Pak? :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 The S-video cables...Im thinking of getting these... Are S-video sockets on every modern tv like including 7year old ones? Anyone use these and get better sound & graphics? S-video is usually found on TVs that old, mine is 10 yrs old and has an S-vidoe in. You get a better picture only, the brightness and colour signals are seperated, as opposed to one wire for both (the yellow jack you have now). Sound is still transmitted from the red and black jacks you have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 whats this High Definition AV Pak? :wacko: See this link for details: http://www.xbox.com/system/advanced+av+pac...atalog=cat%2dus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudEngineer Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 See this link for details:http://www.xbox.com/system/advanced+av+pac...atalog=cat%2dus Thanks for the link The Xbox Advanced AV Pack allows integration between the Xbox video game system and televisions or receivers that utilize optical digital audio input for Dolby Digital playback, as well as S-Video input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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