Can I plug my xbox into this system using a fiber optic cable and have it play TRUE surround sound?
1964442
I wish i could provide you with the answer to this but unfortunately i have already had to replace this as it stopped working for me within a year! i do not recommend buying this one.
916888
Simple answer yes, but if you were planning to use a headset with a optical cable it wont work.
855444
You actually could, on most modern tv's there is an optical connection on the back. I actually do that with my headset, then you can use it for tv and movies if you please. If your tv dosen't then you could use a male to male red and white sound cable. You connect one end to your tv's sound out spot and into the back of the transmitter, but it wouldn't be surround sound. if you are to do that than you are spending extra money on a surround sound headset when you couldn't that features, but the headset might be able to simulate surround sounds; I don't know.
1140449
I don't see why I shouldn't? My TV only had coaxial output and my bluray surround system had optical and it worked great.
512346
There is an optical out on the Xbox if that what your using it for. Ps4... no idea
375234
I hooked these speakers up to my xbox like stated above I used the hdmi cord and ran it to my tv then i also plugged in the regular tv cable to the xbox and just ran the red and yellow audio cords to the speakers. It sounds excellent!! It DOES give you surround sound, I have played this with many games but with Call of Duty World at War with Zombies and it sounds incredible! Just as good as my friends $800 surround sound set.
733389
You can have a direct connection to an internet source using an internet cable. As for the Xbox your better off hooking it up to the tv via hdmi and then the tv to the surround via hdmi. That's how I have mine. Don't forget to change the input to ARC which the hdmi input. Let me know if this helps :)
1655195
You should, yeah. As long as the receiver has the correct HDMI input in the back, channeling the sound from the tv shouldn't be a problem at all. I have my Xbox One, PS4, and HD Cable Box setup through my receiver. All my tube does is provide the picture.
835176
No, Not directly.. You would need a pc to run the software and cables to work the output into the xbox.... So No the answer is no.
906992
the easiest way, i think, would be to connect everything to your TV and run a single audio out to your surround sound system. I personnally use an optical out from my tv to my home theater set up as my TV has far more connections than my receiver.
491120
You'd need to hook up your Xbox to a separate home theater amplifier. I have both Xboxes & PS3 hooked up to mine. HDMI makes it all very easy to hook up. Sony STR-DH740 7.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver (Black)
104875
Ok the device will work you need three cables One For The Output Side And Two For The TV And Xbox The Output Goes Into Your Soundbar Optical Input
1851885
I'm sure you can and I don't see why not, in the case you were only going to connect a gaming system if a blue ray player. I connected my cable and a player. Either way, just go to the input button and switch input options.
1609227
I've got an identical setup (but a blue ray instead of XBox) and it works. There should be a setting on your home theater system that would allow to transmit sound to rear speakers. I have a Sony 5.1 surround system and I have to press "Sound Field" several times until I find the correct setting... Hope this helps - you can email me at mplavnik@gsb.uchicago.edu for additional questions.
1293845
No, your PS3 needs an HDMI cable. It has an output for digital optical audio that you could hook up to your surround sound if it takes it but will only output sound from this port not video. I have my PS3 hooked up to my TV via HDMI and have my TV hooked up to my surround sound via the digital optical audio cable so the PS3s sounds comes thru the surround sound
226038
I'm pretty sure the Xbox One only has 1 optical port in the back of the Xbox. But I think you can daisy chain them. Plug the Optical cable from the "in" port of one transmitter into the "out" port of the 2nd transmitter. Then plug the Optical cable from the "in" port of the 2nd transmitter into the optical port of the Xbox One. You guys both should get surround sound with no problems. Have fun wreckin noobs.
1630512
If you are using another system, like say a video gaming console, you will not get true surround sound. The audio will only play from the front 4 speakers for any other device that is not directly coming from the dvd player system.