Can I connect my Xbox 360 to a DVD player using a optical cable to take advantage of 5.1 surround sound.?

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SSJ Marco

I want to connect my 360 to a upconverting dvd player connected to my hdtv via hdmi. The dvd player is connected to a 5.1 receiver via "red & white" plugs that doesn't have an optical cable input. Is it possible to connect everything together? Xbox to DVD to both Receiver and HDTV?

Answer
X-box, PS3, Blu-ray and HD-DVD players have the same connections as a standard DVD player, such as Composite, S-Video, and Component video. OUTPUTS as well as Analog Stereo and Digital Optical and Digital Coaxial Audio OUTPUTS.
By utilizing the receiver it provides the capability to switch between your different components, i.e Xbox, DVD, and uses its internal amplifier to drive your speakers for audio and push the video to your display. Just look as to what is labled an OUTPUT and what is INPUT.

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Knowme2wel

My boyfriend just bought on a few weeks ago and his birthday is coming up soon. I've been reading and some forums suggest to purchase an upconverting dvd player. Is this what's best for this particular display? I'm not sure and I need some help.

Answer
I dont recommend an up-converting DVD player these days when both HD-DVD players and some BluRay players are available for not much more.

The up-converting players are not true HD. They take standard def, magnify it and fill in some lines so it fills the space of 720 or 1080 - but it's not HD.

Your Boyfriends TV up-converts standard def. How do these look? Not as good as the real HD.

Get him one of the following:

- Toshiba HD-A3 (HD-DVD player): $199
- Sony PS3 (BluRay player0: $399
- HarmonyLogitech Remote: $130

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