How to use a HDMI cable with X360 stereo HD component cable?

[Sound_Card]

I'm having some similar issues. My LCD computer monitor does not have an audio out, so I have to buy either the HDMI or VGA MS cable to get sound out of my receiver. Currently playing through these tiny built in speakers and holy cow is it weak.

 

[user542745831]

I'm having some similar issues. My LCD computer monitor does not have an audio out, so I have to buy either the HDMI or VGA MS cable to get sound out of my receiver. Currently playing through these tiny built in speakers and holy cow is it weak.

Have you tried this:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1243898&postcount=4

with your console?

 

[Sound_Card]

http://www.chadledford.com/?p=50

I heard this hack does not work with the falcons. Is this true?

 

[Sound_Card]

Have you tried this:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1243898&postcount=4

with your console?

It worked! Thanks a bunch. Let me know when you visit San Antonio. I'll take you out to launch.
Yes, I'm freaking happy right now I save $39 form buying a VGA or MS HDMI cable. Sounds thunderous now.

 

[Rockster]

Ok I read about that but it appears the newer X360 Falcons do not allow both cables to be connected at the same time. Using both cables causes it to reboot and only one connector is recognized.

If you have a unit that reboots with both connected, apparently you need to cut the black wire that's bridging two pins together on the A/V cable. Have not tried this myself. http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=627970

 

[RudeCurve]

If you have a unit that reboots with both connected, apparently you need to cut the black wire that's bridging two pins together on the A/V cable. Have not tried this myself. http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=627970

According to post #25 cutting that jumper also disables digital audio. The solution seems to be to not cut that jumper and add another jumper to another set of pins. I guess I'll have to add a jumper to pins 22/24 on the VGA cable to solve the rebooting while still retaining optical output or was that HDMI audio output? I guess this is why the optical on the VGA cable does not work when used with a HDMI cable like DeanoC stated?

I'm debating whether or not I want to solder/jumper those two pins together as it might cause a short or something and fry my X360.

Here's the pin diagram for the various cables.

 

[Rockster]

Then perhaps you might want to look for a cheap s-video cable that already has those pins jumpered and/or can damage without feeling too bad... http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-AV-S...4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1233842829&sr=1-14

Not super cheap but I didn't spend a lot of time looking.

 

[Sound_Card]

I found some open box MS hdmi cables for a chunk less.
http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/9Z3-00001?mv_pc=google_base&tts=20090202020701

In case no one wants to pull out the soldering tools.

 

[RudeCurve]

Thanks for the links guys, I think I'll get that S-Video cable as I get free shipping and no tax and also because I already have a high quality HDMI cable. Maybe Monoprices has a similar cable too.

Well looky here.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083005&p_id=4011&seq=1&format=2

$7 for the component cable.