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New member Username: ManabytePost Number: 3 Registered: Jan-05 | Hey guys. I'm an audio n00b and I have a bunch of questions about how to hook up these three systems to my receiver. I want to know what settings will get me the best sound for my current situation. Here's how I have my current setup: Playstation 2 - Standard RCA cables going direct into my TV Gamecube - Standard RCA cables going direct into my TV Xbox - Component cables going direct into my TV I know that the PS2 and Xbox have optical OUTS, but I only have optical IN in my receiver. I currently have my Hi-Definition cable box using the optical IN and my DVD player using the digital coax IN. I know that the PS2 and Gamecube only support Dolby Pro Logic IIx with games (excluding DVDs and certain cut scenes). I've heard people say to connect only the video to your TV and hook the audio cables direct into receiver, but I don't know how I could do that. My receiver sits on top of my rear projection TV and the input jacks on my TV are at the very bottom. You can't split the individual wites on any of those three systems' cables more than a few inches because they're all molded together until the very ends. So my questions are: 1) Since using the optical cables would be the best solution, is their an optical jack splitter, kind of like RCA jack splitters? If so, do you lose any signal or quality doing this? 2) Does it affect the sound quality if I connect the audio to the TV and then go from the TV into the receiver versus connecting the audio directly into the receiver? 3) With PS2 and Gamecube, will I still be able to take advantage of games making use of Dolby Pro Logic IIx using just the RCA cables (and I mean games specifically coded to use it, not surround sound emulation)? If so, does it matter whether the audio is hooked up directly to the receiver as opposed to the TV and then to the reciver? 4) With Xbox, will I still be able to take advantage of games of games using Dolby Digital 5.1 using RCA cables? If so, does it matter whether the audio is hooked up directly to the receiver as opposed to the TV and then to the receiver? 5) What about the receiver settings? I can set individual inputs to Dolby Pro Logic IIx, 5ch/6ch, and Stereo. There are also sub-menus under the Dolby Pro Logic IIx (like cinema, games, music, etc...). I'd really appreciate any and all help I could get here. Thanks! |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 418 Registered: May-04 | i have a few answer for you but not all you can look here, but it will not answer all you question Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/cgi-bin/bbs/show.pl?3/113395 |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 419 Registered: May-04 | and here http://www.monstercable.com/hookup_learning/game_hookup/ game hookup ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ Downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF suitable for printing: PS2_hookup_outlined.pdf (352k) Downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF suitable for printing: xbox_hookup.pdf (960k) |
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Silver Member Username: ShantaoPost Number: 114 Registered: Apr-04 | Jack; I would prefer to use the receiver to switch between the devices, so here is my recommendation. For PS2 and Gamecube, hook the yellow (video) and red/white rca cables into one of the a/v video inputs on the receiver. Since PS2 and cube are prologicII in games it is not going to matter than you don't use the optical for PS2 unless you are using it for dvd (which I wouldn't recommend). The send a video out from the receiver to the tv. That way the sound comes from the receiver and the video is on the tv, and the receiver switches between the inputs. Use the optical in for the xbox that supports dolby digital in game play. |
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PS2-PS2 Unregistered guest | y dnt u just plug the speakers into the line in at the front of the tv then u get suroundsoud for tv and a consol??? |
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trucknrn Unregistered guest | I have satelite tv and a seperate dvd player and trying to hookup ps2 HELP! sure could you a little help and thanks! |
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Unregistered guest | my father is attempting to hook up a playstation 2 and they have an older tv....there is a vcr hooked to it that has the red, yellow and white cables in the front of it.....can u hook the playstation thru those connectors |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 3793 Registered: Jul-05 | yep^^ |
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Anonymous | Hi, I have a monitor that only has one set of component video imputs. I am using that set for my panasonic DVD player.{Direct plug in} My monitior also has s- video, But I would still like to use component video for my playstaion 2. Can I still do this somehow? I am also using a kenwood vr-307 receiver. Thanks. |
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Anonymous | Never mind...i found out how to do it myself. |
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New member Username: Mon1215Post Number: 1 Registered: May-06 | My television is not connected to a cable box or to a VCR or DVD player, how can I connect my xbox to it? I can connect the audio and video wires (red, white, yellow) but I don't know how to get the xbox to appear on the screen? |