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HDMI w/Analog audio problem

post #1 of 8
6/29/11 at 1:42pm
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I just recently purchased a brand new HP 2311x LED monitor to use for my Xbox 360. Now, I've always used my monitors for my gaming (I hate playing on big HDTVs), but this time I have the possibility to use HDMI. So I went ahead and purchased the Mediabridge HDMI cable from Amazon a few days ago. The problem is, the monitor doesn't have internal speakers (not that I'd use em anyways), so I wanted to stick with the orig. Analog audio connecter.

I looked up how to do that, and found a nifty little hack/mod that allows me to use both without having to spend 50 bucks. I went ahead and tried it out and it DOES work but....when I turn them on, my monitor scans all the source outputs multiple times while the 360 is booting up. After a few seconds my monitor stops scanning and my 360 reboots, then my monitor goes into sleep mode and my 360 reboots yet again, then FINALLY it starts up and I get picture and sound.

Sometimes it won't work though and I'll get the "check video cable" message on my monitor. I've watched many videos of people using this exact method, but none seem to have this problem.

What do you guys think it could be and is there a way I can get it to not do that, as it's extremely annoying and frustrating. Sorry for long post, and thanks.

OH one last thing (sorry), my monitor has an "Auto-Switch" feature which I have turned off and I even set the default source output as "HDMI".
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post #2 of 8
6/29/11 at 1:57pm
Had the same prob with mine. If I remember correctly, there is setting on the Xbox under display for HDMI+A which allow both to work at the same time.
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post #3 of 8
6/29/11 at 2:13pm
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Yea, that's what it says when it actually works under settings. But the only options are the usual, Display Discovery, Resolution, and Color Space.
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post #4 of 8
6/29/11 at 2:26pm
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No body has an idea?
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post #5 of 8
6/29/11 at 4:45pm
you didn't even state what your hack/mod was.

but in any case, get the $3 audio dongle from monoprice. $3 won't break your bank and it's a great way to get either analog stereo or digital 5.1.
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post #6 of 8
6/29/11 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by onlysublime View Post

you didn't even state what your hack/mod was.

but in any case, get the $3 audio dongle from monoprice. $3 won't break your bank and it's a great way to get either analog stereo or digital 5.1.

The method was to take apart the plastic casing around the actual AV cable because its too big and covers up the HDMI port. I don't see a point in spending any money for an adapter when it does the same thing I'm doing now for free.

It can't be the method i used that caused this because it seems to have worked out fine for all the others that used it.
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post #7 of 8
6/29/11 at 5:22pm
if you don't want to buy a $3 dongle, then you must be willing to diagnose. and if you're willing to diagnose, then you must be willing to use the search function of this site, and you must be willing to be patient.

I did a search and found 6+ threads on the subject.

from my own experience (which you'll see if you read some of those threads), I spent a ton of time diagnosing when it came down to my imitation VGA cable giving the problem (I was using the VGA cable only for the audio and the HDMI cable for the video). I could've saved a lot of headache by getting a $3 dongle or using a $40 official VGA cable that was to be torn apart by this hack or getting a component cable that was to be hacked as well.

in retrospect, the headache wasn't worth $3.
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post #8 of 8
6/29/11 at 7:19pm
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The method was to take apart the plastic casing around the actual AV cable because its too big and covers up the HDMI port. I don't see a point in spending any money for an adapter when it does the same thing I'm doing now for free.

It can't be the method i used that caused this because it seems to have worked out fine for all the others that used it.

You might not think that it is the method that you're using, but it is. The trailer park special "remove the housing" method neglects the requirement to snip one of the wires inside the connecter body. Otherwise as you've found, there can be a ridiculous "whose on first?" exchange between the monitor and the 360. Either spend the $3 on the monoprice dongle, or finish the hack by opening the up the connector and snipping the wire connecting pins 26-28. Then put the SD/HD switch in the SD position and the "whose on first?" nonsense will stop.

P.J.
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