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bobbyboulders

macrumors regular
Original poster
hey guys,

so im planning to use my monitor with my xbox. i've already asked you guys if that would be fine, and the responses i got were 'yes'...

Now i need to know what i can do for sound, because obviously the monitor does not have built in speakers....

did a quick google search and found these audio dongles...


http://cdn1.gamepro.com/article_img/gamepro/110489-9.jpg

would these do? can i plug in my regular speaker i have at home? better yet, can i plug in my ear buds? (im very low maintenence...)

BTW - I have a Samsung 2232BW:

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...=monitors&subtype=lcd&model_cd=LS22PEBSFV/XAA

thanks for any help!!
 
I assume you're using the HDMI video out on the Xbox 360 to connect to the monitor. My Elite came with an audio dongle like the one in your picture so I could connect it to my 5.1 speakers with an optical audio cable (my older HDTV TV doesn't have any digital audio input/output to carry the audio from the HDMI connection to my speakers... I just mute the TV speakers when using the Xbox 🙄 ).

The dongle has a TOSLINK (digital optical) and regular analogue stereo (red/white). If you want to connect it to speakers that have 3.5mm (minijack/headphone connection) you can buy a cheap adapter from Radioshack or somewhere.
 
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