Question about the HDMI + Digital Audio 'trick'


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Hey,

I'm currently setting up my surround sound which requires me to use the AV connector trick, I somehow lost my Audio Dongle from the Elite and now I just removed

the plastic shell from a normal Component cable and plugged in the Toslink but it's not working. So question is, do I need to plug the Component / L+R cables into the TV so it goes active or

should it still work with none of the cables connected? I also tried an unofficial Logic3 VGA cable with same result but haven't hooked up any of them, as getting behind my TV

is a real drag and I'd rather avoid it, in case that isn't the problem.

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Daft question but it's set up right on 360 yeah? Audio might be trying to pass over HDMI.

Just a word of warning when doing that trick don't change the TV input, when you switch back to the 360 it'll reset the console - Just a side affect of this method.

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Yeah, everything is set up correctly but still no go. I tried plugging it into the PS3 with the same result, so that's pretty conclusive. My "Home cinema" surround set is pretty old and I've had to use a Coaxial -> TOSLINK converter box which I've a few problems with in the past, like no audio would pass through and then just messing about with the wires a bit would sort it ... This time though, it doesn't seem to work at all - Might have to invest in a new one.

Thanks for the help guys, not much else I can do at this point.

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why not get a new receiver? ones without truehd/dtshd onboard are quite cheap and even basic models with onboard decoders (onkyo 507/577) don't cost a huge amount of money

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Daft question but it's set up right on 360 yeah? Audio might be trying to pass over HDMI.

Just a word of warning when doing that trick don't change the TV input, when you switch back to the 360 it'll reset the console - Just a side affect of this method.

Just for interest to those reading this thread, there IS a way to "fix" that particular issue, it requires the cutting of a single wire inside the metal casing of the AV cable, but it does stop the console resetting.

I did this before, but if possible I'd recommend just getting a good receiver with HDMI input.

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