My Xbox 360 Elite no longer sends 5.1 audio over HDMI - Page 4

Originally Posted by bbbl67

Perfect! This was the solution for me! Turning off the auto display discovery fixed it, I only had to go into the display settings afterwards to manually set it to 1080p, and away I went.

Originally Posted by mr_rickys

I can confirm this solution worked for me too! Thank you.

Originally Posted by bobs31

I had success with hdmi dd 5.1 by going into console settings and disabling 'auto' display discovery, then following the xbox's on screen instructions.

Originally Posted by jay-wog

I have had this problem since I got my Xbox there was never a Dolby digital option on my receiver when using the Xbox but 5.1 audio worked fine for my DVD player, PS3, and any other device. My setup is hdmi cable from Xbox and all other devices to TV and then an optical audio cable from the TV to receiver. But i just fixed it and it sounds great the problem has something to do with the display discovery option on the Xbox, once I turned that to disabled and restarted my Xbox and setup the system again !Bam! Dolby Digital audio. I think the problem is that the display discovery is detecting the TV but once it detects the TV it goes by it capabilities and not those of the receiver.

I hope this can help at least some of you because I know this has been driving me crazy for years, really years and never could find the answer it bugged the hell out of me.

Originally Posted by datrumole

this is a completely incorrect statement, ms doesnt say that hdmi supports only video, where you got that information is false, totally false. Hdmi is meant for sound and video, what most people (like myself) are having an issue with is their configuration. And the most common misconfigurations are:

1) xbox running hdmi to tv, then from tv to amp/receiver <-- i use these two words interchangably because not many people are running seperates... And if you are your probably not having these issues....
This is not going to get you dolby digital 5.1 to your receiver, no matter what your feeding into the tv, unless your tv has a pass through hdmi port, where-in the same signal passed to the tv is untouched/modified by the tv. Or is other-wise stated that your tv can pass dolby digital 5.1 out (not just accept it)

2) xbox running hdmi to hdmi capable amp, amp to tv (this was my case)
*important* there is a setting in every amp to tell your receiver what to pass to the hdmi out, it can either be video, sound or both (on sony receivers its called tv aka video, amp aka sound, tv+amp both). What happens is is that (and this is noted a few posts up, sorry i didnt get the user name before i posted this) the xbox negotiates with the devices, and its seeing the tv because its being passed audio. My tv doesn't accept 5.1!!! Only two channel via hdmi, so it picks the lowest common denominator. Why xbox does this must be the hdmi chip they use because my ps3 does not negotiate with my tv. Another symptom could be no sound at all from your receiver!!!!! This was the case with my cable box, so for those of you having an issue getting 5.1 from your hd receiver via hdmi, this is also the problem!!!! So what you need to do is find the setting in your receiver that shuts the passing of sound to your tv via hdmi.

This is the case for anyone whos using their receiver as their component switch (like myself as my tv only as one hdmi input). Plus i never use my speakers on my tv, i turned em off. For those of you who still wish to use their tv speakers and have the option of flippin on their receivers, you must use the optical cable to the receiver, or like i said before, have a tv that has a pass-through hdmi port.

I hope this helps, i wrote a nasty hate mail to ms right before i figured this out.....not to mention the time spent cussing out the xbox

Originally Posted by jay-wog

I have had this problem since I got my Xbox there was never a Dolby digital option on my receiver when using the Xbox but 5.1 audio worked fine for my DVD player, PS3, and any other device. My setup is hdmi cable from Xbox and all other devices to TV and then an optical audio cable from the TV to receiver. But i just fixed it and it sounds great the problem has something to do with the display discovery option on the Xbox, once I turned that to disabled and restarted my Xbox and setup the system again !Bam! Dolby Digital audio. I think the problem is that the display discovery is detecting the TV but once it detects the TV it goes by it capabilities and not those of the receiver.

I hope this can help at least some of you because I know this has been driving me crazy for years, really years and never could find the answer it bugged the hell out of me.

Originally Posted by Gizmo83

I came in here looking to see if there was any information regarding this very topic, and sure enough, there is.

I just got a new receiver a couple of months ago so I'm not totally familiar with all of the menu settings and options.

Here's what I have:
Samsung LCD/LED tv
Denon 1912 receiver
Xbox (HDMI but not Elite)
Xbox--> Denon --> Samsung tv all via HDMI

I almost always have to go into the Xbox settings menu and deselect/select DD 5.1. It starts up in stereo almost every time.

Is this a setting I need to change in my receiver so I can have DD 5.1 on start up each time? Or is it an Xbox issue? From what I'm reading in this thread, there is an HDMI pass thru option I need to change in my receiver... no idea where that is but I'll take a look.

Originally Posted by bobs31

I had success with hdmi dd 5.1 by going into console settings and disabling 'auto' display discovery, then following the xbox's on screen instructions.