Surround sound during games? For example, does anyone that has this system get surround sound during games (i.e. football or basketball)? I can't seem to find the right settings to get this to work. All the crowd noise and the game analysts' voices come through the center channel speaker. In past systems, I've had the crowd noise come through the surround (BR, BL, FL and FR) speakers and the commentary would come through the center channel...any ideas? Sorry, not gaming systems (i.e xbox, PS3)...but actual sports games on TV Surround sound during games? For example, does anyone that has this system get surround sound during games (i.e. football or basketball)? I can't seem to find the right settings to... » Read More Surround sound during games? For example, does anyone that has this system get surround sound during games (i.e. football or basketball)? I can't seem to find the right settings to get this to work. All the crowd noise and the game analysts' voices come through the center channel speaker. In past systems, I've had the crowd noise come through the surround (BR, BL, FL and FR) speakers and the commentary would come through the center channel...any ideas? Sorry, not gaming systems (i.e xbox, PS3)...but actual sports games on TV « Show Less
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That same thing bugs me too during games so I switch the listening mode settings to "All Ch Stereo." I like the way it sounds a lot better. They're not filming the games in surround sound so it sounds better in stereo.
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You'll have to adjust the settings on the gaming system. If the output is dolby or thx, the system will play it.
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I just set my system's output to "Dolby Digital" when I watch anything thru my cable box, and I don't have any problem getting full surround sound during games, TV shows, movies, etc.. The "Dolby Digital" setting gives me the best overall sound for TV watching..
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Yes, when I play call of duty it works. All NEW games with PS3. I don't know about older games though.
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Sorry, I don't have a good answer for you - we have not installed the system yet.
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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.
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Hi Kim, make sure that the digital input is in the in, not out, of you digital box, what came with the headset. The other end should be connected to his game station. If it is an XBox, you would need to adaptor which plugs into the controller. Insert the DC power cable USB in the game station. On you game station, you would have to go to your "sound settings" and Audio Output Settings and select Optical Digital. Select Dolby Digital 5.1 Ch., Linear PCM 2 Ch. 44.1 kHz, and Linar PCM 2 Ch. 48 kHz. If you want sound to come from your tv and headset, go to audio muti-output and select on. I hope I got to help you today. Hi Kim, make sure that the digital input is in the in, not out, of you digital box, what came with the headset. The other end should be connected to his game station. If it is an XBox, you would need to adaptor which plugs into the controller. Insert the DC power cable USB in the game station. On you game station, you would have to go to your "sound settings" and Audio Output Settings and select Optical Digital. Select Dolby Digital 5.1 Ch., Linear PCM 2 Ch. 44.1 kHz, and Linar PCM 2 Ch. 48 kHz. If you want sound to come from your tv and headset, go to audio muti-output and select... » Read More Hi Kim, make sure that the digital input is in the in, not out, of you digital box, what came with the headset. The other end should be connected to his game station. If it is an XBox, you would need to adaptor which plugs into the controller. Insert the DC power cable USB in the game station. On you game station, you would have to go to your "sound settings" and Audio Output Settings and select Optical Digital. Select Dolby Digital 5.1 Ch., Linear PCM 2 Ch. 44.1 kHz, and Linar PCM 2 Ch. 48 kHz. If you want sound to come from your tv and headset, go to audio muti-output and select on. I hope I got to help you today. « Show Less
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hey mike, since this is a cheaper surround sound set it does not have as many inputs in the back to hook everything to surround sound. the quality of the product and the sound are amazing. but since it is cheaper they dont include many outlets in the back as with most lower model items. I was able to plug in my tv into it and get surround sound from my tv as well as play dvd's in surround but once you plug in your tv thats it you have to plug everything else into the tv i believe. I have a nintendo wii and it is not connected to the system which isnt a big deal because then the sound just comes out of the tv and not the surround. its a good overall product and I have not had any problems and had it for over 2 years now. Some of these people in the reviews may have gotten unlucky with a bad batch. But its a good value system looks nice and plays nice. only downfall as with most low models like i said they dont leave that many outputs from the back of the player so only the tv and dvd player have surround and ohh yea in the front there is a an input for an Ipod so i play that on surround as well. behind the box its the standard red yellow white and then in also has to new HDMI cable output. if you have an hd tv this is a must but do not buy the cable in stores like best buy or circuit city who sell a 6ft hdmi cable for 124.99 and 149.99 when you can just google the words "hdmi cable" and many companies will be selling it and they look exactly like and work just as good as if not better and are gold plated. the store just over prices them.
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im thinking of buying it too, I already have the surround sound system and ps3 but am wondering how to hook up the sound for the ps3. Easy enough for the cable. run the audio cables from the DVR to the surround sound and the HDMI cable to the projector. But the ps3? Ok i run the HDMI from the ps3 to the projector...but if there isnt an audio out how do i get the sound from the ps3 to the surround sound?
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I believe it to be true and originally ran HDMI to the TV (DirecTV HD-DVR and PS3) and then optical audio out to my receiver. The sound just didn't "pop" out and then I read the TV manual on a whim and couldn't believe that the output only is in 2-channel. I later read somewhere that it is intentional for copyright reasons. Unfortunately, my Surround Sound Receiver also has an annoying limitation whereby it switches HDMI but does not extract the audio from the HDMI connection. So, the workaround for me was to connect the HDMI (for video only) to the TV, keep the TV volume at zero, and connect the digital audio sources from the components to the receiver (which only has two optical audio inputs.) The sound and audio were offset but most good receivers will let you adjust to get them back in-sync.
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I agree with Kanagaraj. What I do is have the console set up as normal. The speakers are connected to the tv audio output. Turn the tv volume down and just use the speaker volume. It's what I do when I watch movies on my PS3 and it sounds great. Hope this helps!
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Your headset receives whatever sounds are coming over your TV. You can hear your games just as much as you can on your TV. In fact, if you need, you will hear your standard TV channels, DVDs, etc., over your headset
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No..the headphones can only be used to communicate with other players. My son said that you can turn the volume down and still hear the game in the headphones but that is only with certain games.. in order to see if that game does that you have to look on the back of the game.. sorry.. my son said the only thing you can do is lower the volume
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No, I'm not aware of any speaker system that does that. That is more of a function of the original mix. It does play, very accurately, what the original mix is. What you might be experiencing is a tv station broadcasting in 5.1 surround sound mix and your current system isn't set up properly for that. I had the same experience before I got this system. Weird background noises would be louder than the dialog. Especially watching football games. Since I have got this system, I haven't had that problem, so possibly Yes!
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I hope a more informed person will post to enlighten us, but I believe this bypasses your sound card/built in audio codec. I think that is the same for any USB headset.You would need to plug a headset directly via mini jacks in the sound card to use that. I guess where I am lacking clarity is that I believe there is no special speaker hardware for headsets to do "positional" surround. I think it is all simulated- either in the chip in the USB dongle or in your PCI sound card.
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It only pick up in game con ersations with Other players. You can not hear the actual tv
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Hi Tom,I've done everything you said and that I can think of and still no dice. So I'm done trying to figure it out. I used to get pretty good surround from the the TV programs that are broadcast HD 5.1 but it seems to be gone also. I have to say that the despite all this, it does sound pretty good if stereo is what I was going for. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.Take care,Dennis
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For any surround system the most important piece is the center channel... I am using a high end pinnacle center not in wall ...hope this helps
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Hey man, i have the same set up. If you are running the puck from the Center/LFE channel then make sure you are only running through left OR right channel and not both. left is LFE (or sub, what u want). right channel is center and will try and play treble and middle as well. or vice versa!!
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You can hear game sound through this headset, but the sound depends on your tv volume I believe. Like if your tv is muted, there is no sound.
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If you are watching HD, the audio would be 5.1 surround sound. If you are just distributing the front left and right channels, that's all that would be in those channels-- background music, sound effects...etc. The main voices would be in your center channel. You would need to switch your amp to not be surround sound when distributing, but rather just be stereo (l&r;). Or, try changing to the SD channel broadcast. Those are usually not in surround sound.