Laptop and Xbox 360.

Denic · 19-02-2009, 19:36

I want to use my speakers with my 360, but my laptop isn't letting me for some reason.

I've got my speakers plugged into the normal jack (green) and I've got my VGA audio jack plugged into the mic socket, the way I had it on PC, and it worked fine.

Now the sound just wont work at all... I've tried to plug the end on my speakers into the back of my monitor and the monitor wont pick up any sound at all..

Any one know what I'm doing wrong?

Cheers

Del Lardo · 19-02-2009, 19:39

Is the Xbox outputting a surround sound signal that your laptop can't handle?

leowyatt · 19-02-2009, 19:39

Have you made sure the mic port isn't muted?

Denic · 19-02-2009, 19:40

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

Have you made sure the mic port isn't muted?

Mic port is unmuted.

Denic · 19-02-2009, 19:40

My speakers are only 2.1 so it shouldn't be a problem?

leowyatt · 19-02-2009, 19:42

not sure but is the mic selected for input, under XP we had this problem with the voip phones where it kept selecting the machine mic and not the phone mic.

Denic · 19-02-2009, 19:44

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

not sure but is the mic selected for input, under XP we had this problem with the voip phones where it kept selecting the machine mic and not the phone mic.

There is an inbuilt mic on the laptop, maybe that could be messing with something?

leowyatt · 19-02-2009, 19:46

what version of windows are you using?

Denic · 19-02-2009, 19:47

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

what version of windows are you using?

I'm on Vista. It's strange because when I play a game or something, I see sound monitor jumping up and down as if it's registering sound, but there's just nothing comming through the speakers.

leowyatt · 19-02-2009, 19:50

sure the speakers are working?

19-02-2009, 19:36	#1
Denic Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 103	Laptop and Xbox 360. I want to use my speakers with my 360, but my laptop isn't letting me for some reason. I've got my speakers plugged into the normal jack (green) and I've got my VGA audio jack plugged into the mic socket, the way I had it on PC, and it worked fine. Now the sound just wont work at all... I've tried to plug the end on my speakers into the back of my monitor and the monitor wont pick up any sound at all.. Any one know what I'm doing wrong? Cheers

19-02-2009, 19:39	#3
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Have you made sure the mic port isn't muted? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-02-2009, 19:42	#6
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	not sure but is the mic selected for input, under XP we had this problem with the voip phones where it kept selecting the machine mic and not the phone mic. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-02-2009, 19:46	#8
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	what version of windows are you using? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-02-2009, 19:50	#10
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	sure the speakers are working? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-02-2009, 19:39	#2
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Is the Xbox outputting a surround sound signal that your laptop can't handle?

19-02-2009, 19:40	#5
Denic Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 103	My speakers are only 2.1 so it shouldn't be a problem?