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01-27-2009, 12:27 PM
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Xbox 360 - HDMI Cable / Digital Optical Adapter Hack
If you’re like me, you ordered the xbox 360 Premium instead of the 360 Elite because you wanted to save money. However, if you want HDMI going to your TV and Digital Optical to your surround sound, Microsoft has engineered the Premium in a way that requires you to purchase their HDMI cable with audio adapter for $49.99.
Because the HDMI and componet A/V cable slots are so close to one another, and the componet A/V casing is so thick, you cannot have both plugged in at the same time.
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= NOT FRIENDS
So the question remains, how can we stick it to the man and achieve HDMI video and Digital Optical audio without paying microsoft $50.
First, purchase a Hdmi Cable for less than $10.
Second, remove the plastic casing from the standard A/V cable. I did this by wedging a knife between the slit in the plastic casing and seperating the two sides. See the pictures below for the finished product:
    
(I choose to wrap mine in electrical tape, just so there wasnt metal showing.)
Info care of:
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01-27-2009, 12:32 PM
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Now what?
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01-27-2009, 12:35 PM
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Now what what?
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01-27-2009, 12:40 PM
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Bollocks, i thought it was How to get HDMI output on a non HDMI xbox. 
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01-27-2009, 12:52 PM
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Way to read the thread Sam. 
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01-27-2009, 12:54 PM
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I read the last bit, i skipped your dribbling on about not buying an elite.
We're not all perfect. Atleast i don't say all of Steve Spielberg films suck, based on Jurassic Park, 
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01-27-2009, 01:00 PM
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Thanks Chad Ledford, I mean Schmo....c'mon schmo, if you're gonna rip off the pictures and the text, the least you could do is give a little credit 
( http://www.chadledford.com/?p=50)
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01-27-2009, 01:03 PM
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Dont know what your talking about Homey 
(and Sam, that was funny as hell.)
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01-27-2009, 01:07 PM
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01-28-2009, 08:07 PM
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To add to this if you have problems with the 360 rebooting each time you change your display source you need to make a small modification to the wiring on the cable.
On the back of the large 360 AV connector there is a small black wire which loops between two pins (26 and 28). Break this connection and it forces the 360 to stick to the HDMI video output.
It's all a bit of effort by that point so you may want to just get the dongle if this step is required
Sources:
360 HDMI/component cable hack--the part they don't tell you - General [M]ayhem
Xbox 360 automatically resets with HDMI switches - Page 4 - AVS Forum
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