The Xbox Series X won’t have an optical audio port Comments
- jim
- u44
Anonymous, 20 Mar 2020Same old Microsoft! Same mistakes! Oh, and as backwards compatibility goes, It does not play a... morebetter backward compatibility compared to sony, which bhaibis garbage.
you can streamxbox from pc to use your higher quaility headphones. that's hiw i rtun my sennheisers
- TC
- 4q5
I game on a projector, the sound goes to my receiver and the video to the projector separately, as someone else said not sure if there are splitters that will handle anything close to the new 4k standards and if they do the will be EXPENSIVE. Glad I read this, I would have been pissed as hell to find out I couldn't play games on my projector.
- Anonymous
- j@a
Techically-competent, 20 Mar 2020It's cheap to buy an HDMI-SPDIF splitter, I used to use one for the Wii-U before I replaced my... moreGood luck finding a splitter. Most don't support 4k and if they do they do not support HDR (HDMI 2.1) and if they do, they dont support HDCP 2.2.
- Dazza
- gA9
So, what's the best solution? I too have pledged allegiance to this brand from day 1 (looks like more fool me)I too have used SPDIF to dac / amp to my very expensive (not a brag I saved for a looooooong time) headphones and I want to be able to use them!
- Techically-competent
- rRT
Pissed of xbox fan, 20 Mar 2020If no SDIF (TOSLINK) audio output then I dont want one, i have 300 quid headset that works fin... moreIt's cheap to buy an HDMI-SPDIF splitter, I used to use one for the Wii-U before I replaced my SPDIF headset because SPDIF is a garbage interface.
- paul
- naP
Laes, 20 Mar 2020Sorry, but S/PDIF is outdated. It can't handle ANY of the new audio formats (Dolby Atmos, DTS:... moreSorry,
Adding more speakers does not improve the quality of the sound.
Dolby Atmos , Aura 3d etc
Dolby Vision, Hdr10, HDr+
All marketing names to make the consument buy new stuff.
- Pissed of xbox fan
- ixr
If no SDIF (TOSLINK) audio output then I dont want one, i have 300 quid headset that works fine on the one x, if it cannot be used on the XSX then stuff them.
- Peachy001
- myM
Anonymous, 20 Mar 2020Same old Microsoft! Same mistakes! Oh, and as backwards compatibility goes, It does not play a... moreWhy the mistake? The bandwidth has been surpassed by HDMI. There is actually limited need to include it. Add to that the fact that only a tiny percentage of owners will have used it, and it's an easy omission. As for BC, they have around 4000 titles that will work in the Xbox Series X, so I think they have it covered well. And, performance may also improve in those titles.
- Peachy001
- myM
Anonymous, 20 Mar 2020wtf is a "Seagate Storage Expansion Card" and why does it sound like a device with a proprieta... moreI assume you have not watched any video online. It is proprietary, Seagate make them. Sony also have limits, and it has to be a certified drive, to use it. I actually prefer the Xbox solution. Hopefully they won't make it obscenely expensive.
- Laes
- SXA
Sorry, but S/PDIF is outdated. It can't handle ANY of the new audio formats (Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro 3D) and is therefore not suitable for achieving the goal: better audio.
- Fearghast
- 3D9
Well if the finaly implement USB DAC functionality that even PS4 or standard "washing machine" supports, than nobody cares, if some needs optical, there are cheapo USB->optical devices.
- Anonymous
- S2T
paco2x, 20 Mar 2020The optical audio port or S/PDIF is kind of outdated and the data bandwidth just reach the lim... moreNope not for us with a stereo amp with built in dac.
- Almand
- Ru0
imparanoic, 20 Mar 2020yes, proprietary external ssd drive designed for xbox series s and forthcoming xbox series sI am sure there will come plenty of adapters or enclosures where u can just drop in any NVMe SSD and connect to XBOX.
- KoningSlakkie
- x@h
Stema, 20 Mar 2020You can just connect the console to your tv and there you have your spdif. If your ht handles ... moreNot having DTS or Dolby Passtrough
- Anonymous
- 4eq
The sound bars are crying
- imparanoic
- U$3
Anonymous, 20 Mar 2020wtf is a "Seagate Storage Expansion Card" and why does it sound like a device with a proprieta... moreyes, proprietary external ssd drive designed for xbox series s and forthcoming xbox series s
- imparanoic
- U$3
paco2x, 20 Mar 2020The optical audio port or S/PDIF is kind of outdated and the data bandwidth just reach the lim... morewhile is outdated, can be useful for certain things, such as second audio output for high resolution wireless audio transmitter, as all TVs or Home Cinema amps use bluetooth 4.2 which is 25 year old technology and bitrate is low at 330kbps.
nowadays, you can get high bitrate wireless audio such as aptx hd and ldac, highest bitrate is at 990kbps
- Stema
- n2N
You can just connect the console to your tv and there you have your spdif. If your ht handles video as well you anyway connect your hdmi to it so what's the downside?
- GAMIRSFM
- LEM
Anonymous, 20 Mar 2020wtf is a "Seagate Storage Expansion Card" and why does it sound like a device with a proprieta... moreIs an Exclusive external NVMe ssd and yes, it is.
- Anonymous
- pwB
wtf is a "Seagate Storage Expansion Card" and why does it sound like a device with a proprietary connector so you have to buy it specifically for the console
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