What digital audio formats are supported by the Xbox?
(Last updated: 11/05/2003) Back to top The Xbox supports both Dolby Digital and DTS. Note that the Xbox does not decode the digital signal – it just sends it out the optical connection. You must have a device (such as an A/V receiver) capable of decoding Dolby Digital in order to have 5.1 surround sound. NOTE: The Xbox supports off-CPU real-time encoding of Dolby Digital for games, but does not offer the same support for DTS in games. It may be possible for a game to utilize CPU cycles to encode DTS, but it seems unlikely that a developer would take his route since Dolby Digital is offered off-CPU. For DVD’s, Dolby Digital and DTS are simply read off the DVD and passed through the optical port. See also: 3.22 What is Dolby Digital? 3.23 What is the difference between DD and Dolby Surround? 3.26 What do I need to use Dolby Digital/DTS? (Last updated: 11/30/2002) Back to top You need either the advanced A/V pack or the HD A/V pack, an optical (TOSlink) cable, and a receiver capapble of d
