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<blockquote data-quote="talwynor" data-source="post: 4020136" data-attributes="member: 5256">I have an xbox 360 (pre HDMI), a Samsung 5084 plasma TV, a Blu Ray, several other components and a home theater box setup with only one optical line in. I connect all my audio and video devices (2 HDMI and then the xbox via VGA) to the TV and have all of them output to the sound system via the optical cable into the line in. Heres my problem - my understanding is that, because of HDCM copy protection, the optical output degrades to 2 channel sound.&nbsp; Heres my question - is that true in all cases?&nbsp; It sounds like my xbox is getting 5 channel (the back speakers generate sound...does 2 channel fill all speakers?)&nbsp; Any way around this issue short of a switch?&nbsp; Switch's concern me because of quality degradation...I think that's true of video, but perhaps the sound quality does not degrade?Any thoughts or suggestioons would be appreciated...hate to get fragged in halo cuz I didn't hear someone approaching behind me!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talwynor, post: 4020136, member: 5256"] I have an xbox 360 (pre HDMI), a Samsung 5084 plasma TV, a Blu Ray, several other components and a home theater box setup with only one optical line in. I connect all my audio and video devices (2 HDMI and then the xbox via VGA) to the TV and have all of them output to the sound system via the optical cable into the line in. Heres my problem - my understanding is that, because of HDCM copy protection, the optical output degrades to 2 channel sound. Heres my question - is that true in all cases? It sounds like my xbox is getting 5 channel (the back speakers generate sound...does 2 channel fill all speakers?) Any way around this issue short of a switch? Switch's concern me because of quality degradation...I think that's true of video, but perhaps the sound quality does not degrade? Any thoughts or suggestioons would be appreciated...hate to get fragged in halo cuz I didn't hear someone approaching behind me! [/QUOTE]

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