Brewski

Thanks for the followup! I got the resolution fixed via xbox like all the suggestions said. I plugged the 3mm into the pink mic port at the back. But I had to change a setting in the sound settings to "listen" using the speakers, instead of transit noise. Never knew about that feature. Now if only I had an HDMI adapter to plug into the computer for the xbox! Thanks everyone for the help

SUCCESS! Here's what I did - since I have win7 I had to make due with the instructions. Basically, I plugged the cord I bought last night into the back mic (pink) port - I have two - one in front and one in back. I then went to speaker properties, saw that the mic was plugged in (usually I use the mic on my Logitech cam - USB) and went to the advanced section of it. I went to LISTEN tab, and checked the box - use this device to listen. Then I chose my speakers for playback, and VOILA! It worked! Thanks everyone so much for all of your help. Now I can finally rock out some BF3!! Still not sure why the speakers on my monitor don't work - or if they even exist, but they do appear in the sound settings. Oh well. Different problem for a different day. I'm one happy camper now! Plugging into the blue port didn't work for me, but I'm sure there is a setting I have to change for it. Until then, I will just rock out with the back mic. Thanks again!

The monitor has speakers - I'm assuming .... I can turn the volume up and down on the monitor itself - so I'm assuming it has the ability to produce sound - however I've never done it. I have recently moved, so a lot of my cables and such have been buried. I did however find the following that I think, based on your opinions, might help me. Adapter 1 Adapter 2 Adapter 3 My Creative speakers don't have a jack for headphones, although I do have some Logitech speakers in the basement that the main speaker has a jack to plug into with headphones - not sure if that will work or not, and really dont want to take my current speakers down and replace with the old. I have 2 cheapo speakers that I picked up when I worked out of town, that have a mic/headphone jack that I could possibly plug into... not sure if that would work either. What do you think about the adapters? Could they be my cure-all? The little square one came from an old sound card that I no longer have - but thought since it has just the red and white on one side, and the other three colors on the other, that might help? I really have no idea. I'm an audio cable noob.

Not sure how to answer that quiet honestly - I have the speakers plugged into the green port. When I pull that out, sound stops. When I plug it in, sound works. The plug I just bought is black - I'm guessing by default - my simple mind figured that it would go in the black port, but to no avail. In the pictures from the other post I made I have the available ports in the back. Not sure what I need as far as a switch or an adapter. Really don't know much about this.

Thanks for the quick reply, guys! I have Creative speakers. Not too sure of the model, but bought within the last year or two. Here is a picture of one of the speakers - they all look like this. Hope that helps. I will try the default settings in xbox - thanks stonerboy and Dan the Gamer. I will plug into the mic right now and see if that works or not. I will report shortly. I'm fairly certain I have all the drivers and software installed that is needed for the mobo... But I will double check as well.

The video works fine. The only problem is that I can't fix the resolution on the monitor - not sure how to do that. Also, I get no audio whatsoever. I bought a Stereo male to stereo female speaker extension cord to plug into what I bought from monoprice for the length, however, regardless of the combo I still don't get any audio. Any suggestions? I've included pictures below. No matter which port I plug the stereo into, I still don't get any sound. Cord Hookup The on-board sound hookup Computer Hardware Summary Motherboard Summary Audio Summary Not sure if any of that matters, but if any of you have any suggestions as to where I need to plug into/how to get the sound to work, I would really, really, appreciate it. Thanks in advance!!

It works folks. One thing I didn't consider is the length of the audio cable.... too short to reach my computer, but in the mean time, I will order a much longer one. Thanks everyone for the help!

This is what I picked up: Xbox cable Audio Cable and I have the DVI adapter next to me. Just waiting on delivery.

Thanks guys, I should be getting the cables in the next couple of hours, based on the tracking and confirmation from the USPS - I will let you know how it works out (or doesn't) Thanks for the help

Awesome, I will check monoprice or best buy. monoprice would probably be 10x cheaper. Thanks for the info.

Hi all, I want to know if it's possible to connect my xbox to my current setup. Right now I'm running a GTX460 with a Samsung SyncMaster P2770 (70000:1 - if that matters?) I also have a 19 inch Acer next to it. What I want to do, is put my xbox into my desk and play using the Samsung monitor. On the back, I have the following: Power DVI - IN (not used) HDMI - IN (currently used by video card) Audio-Out (Not used) Digital Audio-Out (not used) Is there a way to get my xbox hooked up? Keep in mind, I'm working with a first gen xbox 360 - no HDMI - just the A/V jack is available. Is there a splitter, or an adapter that would work with my setup so I can get picture on my screen and audio through my speakers (5.1 Creative) ? Any information would be very helpful. Thank you in advance!