Optical Cable - XBOX 360 - PS3 - Surround Sound???

I've used this trick in the past: Go to an electronics store or home theater store and purchase an optical audio splitter. This is a small plastic Y-shaped widget that lets you take a single optical audio source and connect it to 2 separate receivers. Should be about $5-7. Also, pick up 2 additional optical audio cables. Ok, now to connect things up. You're going to use the splitter backwards - use the input as an output, and the outputs as inputs. The single "input" port should be connected to your receiver. Now connect the 360 and PS3 to the other 2 "output" ports. You've basically created a passive switch. Whichever device is on will use the receiver for surround sound. Just remember, ONLY the 360 OR PS3 can be on at any time, NOT BOTH. Otherwise, the audio signals will collide, causing your receiver to just ignore both of them. This is cheaper than buying an actual optical audio cable switch (about $20-40) and works just fine for 2 devices. If you have 3 or more, this splitter trick won't work as the signal degrades too much.

well save for buying a whole new receiver you have to keep switchng them. actually they do make optical switchers that let you plug in up to 5 optical cables in. but it might be hard to set up. i dont know. im just content to keep switching them.

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