# Surround sound and A/V xbox output question

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 4, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surround-sound-and-a-v-xbox-output-question/320042 "2005-09-04T14:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surround-sound-and-a-v-xbox-output-question/320042/1 "2005-09-04T14:01:21Z")

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Should I plug my x-box outputs all directly into my TV?

or

Should I plug them all into my reciever, and then connect the monitor video out put from the reciever to the TV monitor input?

or

Should I plug the video directly into the TV and the audio into the reciever?

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surround-sound-and-a-v-xbox-output-question/320042/2 "2005-09-04T16:36:18Z")

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1. Does your TV accept component video input (It’s a set of three video connectors, a red, blue, and green.) If so, then get the high-def XBox cable (about $20) and use that.

2. If the receiver can accept and output in component video, then use it, if it cannot, go directly to the TV.

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surround-sound-and-a-v-xbox-output-question/320042/3 "2005-09-04T16:38:12Z")

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Oh, and yes, plug the audio into the receiver, so that it can go to the nice stereo system you say you have in the other thread.

And I jsut noticed you said the receiver had monitor output. Do you mean a DVI cable? One large, thick, cable that ends in a rectangular plastic connector with many small pins in it? If so, then go to the receiver, and use that to the TV.

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surround-sound-and-a-v-xbox-output-question/320042/4 "2005-09-05T05:22:25Z")

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Thanks for the suggestions.

My TV does have one more set of component inputs (I’m using one for my DVD player). I’ll consider spending the $ on a xbox cable upgrade, but I’m still smarting from the price of the Monster home theater kit I decided to buy over the weekend. For now, I’ll try the audio-to-receiver and video-to-TV option.