360 and new hdtv.

[ant78]

Im getting a samsung r7 hdtv this week, what is the best way to connect my 360 to it? Also what does the optical sound thingy do?
Cheers

[cjb110]

most people pick component as that what comes with the 360. Some monitors/tv's look better with vga though.

Optical Sound? On the 360? That can be connected to a dolby digital amp/decoder if you have one. It will enable 5.1 sound in the games.

[Harsin]

The general rule of thumb is from reading other forums:

VGA: Sharper, washed out.
Component: Less sharp, richer colours.

Although a lot will dpend on your telly in the first place. Be aware that there were some issues with playing backwards compatible games over VGA if you plan on playing a lot of original Xbox stuff.

[ant78]

ok thanks for your help :) Is it worth using the optical sound port?

[DB2k]

only if you want 5.1 sound. So yes.. and you'll need a decoder and 6 speakers.

[ant78]

righty :) where can i buy a optical lead for the 360 or they all the same? cheers for the help again.

[john316]

A normal optical cable will work

[RobDickinson]

Yep 360 uses a standard Toslink optical cable to av amps/decoders.

Otherwise if you odnt have an AV amp or whatever it does stereo left/right phono's