Xbox 360 HDMI AV Cable

10 Review to this product

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  J. Davis
  September 18th, 2007 on 9:27 pm

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  This product DOES work with the standard 360 as long as it’s one of the HDMI compatible models. All newly produced 360′s have HDMI support, but onlt the Elite model comes with this cable. If you have a newer 360 and the TV to support it, dont hesitate to buy this cable and experience true 1080p HDMI video.
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  David Moseley
  September 20th, 2007 on 7:36 pm

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  I got this cable to go with my Xbox 360 Console Halo 3 Special Edition (with HDMI) with the HDMI port. The picture on the Sony Grand Wega tv I have is amazing, and the surround sound using an optical cable is just unbelievable. Yes, you do need a 360 with an HDMI port, and the Elite does include this cable, but if you have just recently bought a Pro console, or the Halo edition console, and want THE BEST picture possible, I would definitely go with HDMI.
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  B. Ruppel
  September 26th, 2007 on 12:41 pm

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  Works only with xboxes that have HDMI output ports (manufactured around July 07). This kit allows you to connect your xbox to an hdmi input on your TV. It also comes with a special adaptor that allows you to connect an output dongle to the regular output of the xbox. This adaptor allows you to output an optical connection to your sound system separately (for those of you who don’t want/can’t get their audio through HDMI)

  Con: It stinks that you need this. The xbox comes with a connector that has an optical audio output, but this connector is so large that an HDMI cable will not fit into the adjacent HDMI port at the same time.
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  John Arpin
  October 10th, 2007 on 4:33 am

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  I Love my XBOX 360 with it’s Microsoft VGA Cable.
  
  Just wanted to Clear this up for people with the older 360′s looking to boost their graphics. (This Cable dose exactly what it is meant to do, that is why I give it 5 Stars).

  I have a non-HDMI XBOX 360 core system mfg. 7/2007, the picture doesn’t show it well, but all this package contains is a Standard HDMI cable and a adapter that connects to the large A/V port on the back of the 360 and goes out to SOUND ONLY.

  This WILL NOT Adapt your Standard 360 A/V port to HDMI.

  This product only works if your XBOX 360 Already has a HDMI port in the back and it just gives you ports for audio so you can attach your 360 to HDMI and your surround sound receiver. where as with just HDMI cable, the sound is just coming from your TV’s speakers.
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  walstib11
  May 11th, 2008 on 7:34 am

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  …know what you are buying and what your needs are. Description clearly states that this unit does nothing except allow you to run an HDMI video signal to your TV for 1080p and a digital audio signal to your home theatre system. If you have a home theatre system with HDMI inputs and outputs you do not need this. If you want sound coming from TV speakers you do not need this. Works great for what it does and meets my needs. If you do not have an XBOX with an HDMI output, then obviously you do not need this.
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  Tiger
  February 27th, 2009 on 5:39 pm

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  If your sound system setup can simply read the digital audio through an HDMI cable, then you can buy and use any HDMI cable which should cost significantly less.

  However, if you need to split digital audio separately from HDMI such as to a receiver that has only HDMI pass-through, then you need this dongle if you want to use HDMI for the video. This is the only cable that doesn’t block the HDMI port. It as a digital optical out on the dongle.

  If you only need the RCA output, then I suggest you just plug the HDMI into your TV and then use the RCA out from your TV. But given reports of some problems with digital out from TV, you might not want to leave it to the TV to send the digital out as it might be PCM, not full Dolby/DTS even though the HDMI does it. Some setups detect or are set to send PCM through HDMI when connected to a TV that doesn’t have its own Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, which might explain why you end up with only PCM out.

  So the dongle works perfectly. The HDMI cable works as best as I can tell. I am very happy with it. The price is steep, but it might be your only choice. So just try to find a deal.
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  Matthew J. Vogel
  May 28th, 2009 on 5:32 am

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  This was a quick and fast easy way for me to get a hdmi cable for my hdtv. It saved me money and was worth buying it online than at the store.
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  Robert Haven
  January 26th, 2010 on 5:09 am

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  This kit includes both an HDMI cable and an RCA/Optical Audio adapter. The RCA/Optical Audio adapter has connections for both digital optical and RCA-type audio. If you just want to connect your Xbox 360 to your TV or A/V receiver via HDMI, you can probably get by with an HDMI cable alone (and these can be obtained very inexpensively). I needed this kit because I need to use both the HDMI connection (to my A/V receiver) and the digital optical audio output (to my Turtle Beach wireless gaming headphones) at the same time. The RCA/Optical adapter that came with my Xbox 360 has such a large-size connector that it blocks the HDMI port, so I couldn’t use both at the same time. The RCA/Optical Audio adapter in this package has a smaller connector so that both HDMI and RCA/Optical audio can be plugged in simultaneously. I give it 5 stars because it does all that it is supposed to do and works well. The list price is too pricey so I bought it used through an Amazon 3rd-party seller and it was just like new (and in fact may be new, but just not in the original packaging).
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  C. Roberts
  March 15th, 2010 on 4:26 am

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  If you’re going to buy this, get it online, its cheaper. Don’t buy this if your tv has rca audio outputs. Get a 6 foot hdmi for 19 cents.
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  Jeff
  March 17th, 2010 on 11:22 pm

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  I was a little distressed when I recieved this product because it was not in the packaging pictured. But upon further inspection, the parts are in fact Microsoft certified products, and the ones pictured. They have just been removed from the x-box packaging, for shipping purposes I assume. Overall, great shipping speed, product comes unused, and approprietly protected for shipping, and genuine Microsoft equipment. A must have for x-box 360 owners who want to get the most out of their system and HD TV.

  A few side notes:

  1: For those who don’t know HDMI cables, this type of cable allows 1080p picture AND dolbi sound to be transmittied to your TV via ONE cable, very handy! HDMI also utilizes a data tranmit cable that allows your tv to balance the signal, meaning you get 1080p instead of the lower picture quality of 1080i.

  1080p = industry best
  
  1080i = 720p
  
  720i = 480p
  
  480i = standard tv signal

  So keep in mind, 1080p and 1080i are NOT equal.

  2: This pack also includes the hardware you need to run the HDMI cable AND your basic red & white sound cables to your surround sound system. This is a must for people who own an HD TV that does not have an audio out feature. This is because it allows your x-box audio to come through your TV speakers and your surround sound system simulatiously. (This also has an optical out feature if your surround sound system uses this instead of R&W.)