I remember about 6 years ago, I wanted to make my PS2 sound output a lot better than what I was getting from my TV, and I know my computer speakers were capable of much better sound than my tv so I experimented a bit, and put the PS2 AV sound cables (white and red plugs) into the back of my computer speakers (I was ignorant back then). My computer speakers on the back have 2 input slots, one output, and one that says "to left speaker" for the other speaker. From what I remember I experimented and put the white, and red ps2 AV sound cable in all of these places just to see what I would get.
By the end of the day, though, I noticed this experiment damaged the source of the sound, which was my PS2. I know this because when I hooked my PS2 back up to my TV, and to the family TV, the sound was scratchy and horrible...
I guess this isn't a smart thing to do considering an AV jack and a headphone/computer jack are completely different and require a converter/adapter like this:
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I am just wondering, does my situation sound normal? Should the source (be it a PS2, Xbox or Gamecube) run the risk of getting damaged (sound-wise) for putting its sound plugs in the wrong place?
Well...I mean...I was kinda thinking the same thing recently. You know, just try another cable and see what you will get. Unfortunately, I do not have my old PS2 to test this out, crap...
However, I noticed nothing happened to the picture so the PS2 was at least still putting out its best picture, so the picture yellow AV jack was still good.
What are the chances that only the red and white jacks of the AV cable were damaged but the yellow wasn't? Shouldn't this mean just the sound of the PS2 got screwed up and the cable is just fine? I don't know...but I'm liking your theory though. I'd like more input on this from other people.
Last thing I wanted to say was, it seems based on your statement that usually cables are what get screwed and not what the cables are linking together i.e. consoles connected to speakers, or disc players connected to speakers, etc.
If this is true I am happy. Because I'm sure I'd rather go buy a new cable then a new expensive console like my 360 for example..
Last edited by FWahMaN on Dec 9th, 2009 at 07:08 PM
Ok, now I'm getting the cable and/or the speaker would get damaged which overall I am still liking since the most expensive piece of equipment (console) should still be fine.
I'm just wondering can you explain why the speakers would get damaged? As you can see I have little to no knowledge of this and to be honest I don't know where to go to get info about a situation like mine, I don't think my situation is a common one which is why I doubt I'll find info on it on a site, that's why I'm asking everyday people here.
Tested the speakers (the one I experimented with 6 years ago, and I know my family got it like more than 10 years ago and it's still working perfectly...they are Yamaha speakers) and it at least is doing ok, but I'd still want to know why there would be a chance it would get damaged and the console would have 0% chance. Thanks again.
You plugged the red&white jacks in the speaker's inlet/outlet right? I assume they are not compatible and you ended forcing them in, that should have (most likely) screwed up the jacks so they don't work properly.
the video jack (yellow) should be working fine since you didn't do anything with that one.
If I'm not mistaken, the composite cable works separately one from the other, like say 3 different cables independent from one another. just look at the composite cable of your DVD, they are separate from each other.
The PS2 composite cable is the same, the difference is that it connects to one single Multi-out jack in the back of the PS2 (kinda like a USB cable) it got pins in it and they work separate from each other as well (each pin). Those pins connect to the wire of each separate cable, If you didn't mess with that, the PS2 should most definetly be alright, the problem is your cables.
the speaker shouldn't get damaged, just the inlet you plug the jacks in could get damaged.
The easiest solution ( if not the only one) is for you to get new cables... they don't have to be original PS2 cables, you can use PS1 composite cables... or PS3 composite cables you can find anywhere, they all use the same multi-out plug.
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If the input on the speakers are damage, it means the speakers are damaged.
Overally, the should be fine.
As SDJ says, try new cables.
Console wouldn't be damaged in your scenario because all the console is doing is outputting a sound signal. The only time the console could be damaged is if the input jacks are damage. So something is physically wrong with it.
The speakers inputs could be damage from the wrong cable if it physically affects the input itself.
Easiest solution. Get known working cables and test them out on the console - TV connection.
Ha "More Input?!" ....get it...
Yup, only dealt with the red and white and I forgot they are actually 3 cables just glued to each other...lol.
When you say mess with the pins, do you mean something that is part of the other end of the AV cable (big USB like stick) or the inside of the inlet of a PS2? Inlet being a recession or something taking in the USB-like end of the AV cables.
Well if the inlets on the speaker are damaged...and the inlets are IMO non replaceable then oh well...but of course...I tested my speakers and they're doing alright. Man, I'm surprised such things would happen...aren't only SIGNALS being carried over? Why would this screw any of the equipment itself? To me that's like putting a PS2 disc in a PS1 or CD player and having them destroyed as a result. It should be electricity that damages equipments not mere sound/video signals, but that's just me wishing.
Lolz the terminology...yeah what do you mean by input jacks? It's the red and white connectors right? If so I am...confused...I thought those were just part of the cables and not the PS2 itself...
well, yeah, if the inlet/outlet are damaged, then the speaker is damaged
but since you said the speakeris working fine, then it was just the red&white jacks that got screwed
I mean both...sorta. The other end of the cable could get damaged, but I doubt you messed with those, so that should be fine.
the inside of inlet (on the back of the PS2) I asume you didn't touch either, so it should be fine aswell. If you mess with that hole, then the entire multiout (video/audio) signal of your PS2 would get damaged and won't work regardless of whatever cable. Don't touch it!
well, it seems you damaged the cables by forcing them somewhere they're not meant to fit
Lucky for you it sounds like it's just the cables that are screwed up, and not the PS2 nor the speaker... and that wouldn't have been much more (financially) troublesome
he means the PS2 hole were you fit the fat USB-like end of the composite cable, as long as you don't mess with that it should all be fine
just get a new cable and try it out
BTW: plugging and unplugging the composite cable off the back of the PS2, most of the time, causes the cable to become loose and give out scratchy sound signal and lost of video feed
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Last edited by S_D_J on Dec 11th, 2009 at 07:09 PM
Well I didn't mess with the other end of the AV cable or the jack in the PS2, and even if I did that's ok I traded in that ps2 on that same day since I bought a service plan for it and had it replaced. I was just asking all this...because I wanted to be sure my SPEAKERS weren't going to somehow transfer the same effect to anything else I connect it to! like my 360, which, I used the adapter (picture in the first post of this thread) to connect my 360 to my computer speakers with a VGA cable, and used the video part of the VGA cable to attach to a computer monitor. I was just hoping these same speakers, I experimented with 5 years ago, weren't going to transfer some sort of effect over to my 360 and mess it up. Of course, this should all sound like pseudo science or bogus to you since I'm treating this like it's some kind of computer virus...which it isn't. I guess the only reason I think it can transfer anything is the fact the experiment damaged something as a result of connecting two things. So, I thought, if these two affected things touched something else that was clean, the new thing would also to an extent get affected. But, not only does this probably sound dumb to you but my speakers are apparently fine and since everyone agreed 100% that this particular experiment could have NOT affected my PS2, then the cable must have been the culprit.
Also I didn't force them in so to speak. They actually fit pretty much perfectly, they just weren't the right jacks.
Gonna get a 26 hdtv tomorrow hopefully...and a new laptop because I dropped mine yesterday on the floor. It would be completely fine since it landed on a soft thick carpet...had the power cord not been in it and as a result it bent the inlet on the side of the laptop and now it doesn't sense the power cord anymore. welcome to life Shutter.
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Last edited by FWahMaN on Dec 12th, 2009 at 06:58 AM
I would if only someone can convince me how's using component is noticeably worse...my elite came with component cables, and it has an HD option. Does HDMI create sharp clearer images or something?
Also, my TV is 720p (got it yesterday...) and if it can come in 1080p I would have gotten it, hell, even if the improvement isn't noticeable I'd still get it just for the fact it is actually better and sometimes I go up to my screen to see how good something actually looks (my TV kind of sucks ass up close...).
The problem though, is that SONY OR TOSHIBA (my best TV companies) does not make an HDTV that is smaller than 26" in 1080p in fact, both on their main websites the smallest hdtvs they sell are both 26" (the freaking thing doesn't even look small to be honest) and are 720p at best...
I find this very wierd because they are the most revered TV making companies, yet, comanies like Viewsonic and Auria make 24" 1080p displays...
24" 1080p are a waste of resolution, It's hard to even make out the difference, and that's when you're standing 8" away from the screen. you need at least a 40" screen just to make a difference from a fair distance (unless of course you're standing 8 inches away)
you're fine with the 360's original M$ component cable, it's by far one the best component cables out there (the very best for 360) and I'll have a hard time just trying to name at least one 360 game that outputs 1080p, 1080i works just fine.
this is why I brought the HDMI cable:
all in one cable, that only fits in its designated hole
there's hardly any difference between the HDMI and the original 360 component cable (I would dare say none) it's just that by using the HDMI port, you're free to use a component cable with your DVD and get a nice picture out of your DVD's... that's if you don't have an upscaler DVD with HDMI output.
but if you want better sound the easy way, just use your component cable, just don't forget to use the adapter for the audio jacks... don't make the same mistake again
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Last edited by S_D_J on Dec 14th, 2009 at 05:29 AM
Took me a while to figure out what the fack it was talking about...so mine is 26" and my eyes are 9 feet away from it...yay or nay?
Yeah, other half-assed HD cables just don't cut if...based on a lot of reviews at least.
By the way I always thought 1080i is just another way of saying 720p, found out it wasn't...overall 720p is superior. 1080i looks better on slow moving objects on screen whereas 720p is better at 60fps, just has "lower overall resolution"...something like that.
LOL - I actually realized earlier myself I can use that adapter for my speakers...since it came free with the VGA cable I purchased, to make use of my computer monitor however...I don't find any decent place for the speakers on my desktop. I would have to put it behind the tv so it doesn't cover some of the picture, but there's not even enough space for that unless I move my TV up a bit which I don't want to do but I'd do it for the speakers...except, now this computer won't have the speakers attached to them and it's a case of going back and forth and the speakers are white and the TV is black...ah **** it. Here goes lol and I'm definitely using the adapters this time...otherwise...my speakers will die (ha...like that happened 5 years ago ) and definitely not my 360 according to what all have said...but the component cable might go to hell. To adapters!
Edit: actually hell no...I don't have a remote for these speakers. How am I going to adjust the volume by not getting up?
Last edited by FWahMaN on Dec 14th, 2009 at 08:10 AM
I agree with the chart. My TV is 32" LG and I usually stand 7 feet away from it. At that distance I have a hard time noticing any differences between 720p or 1080p.
Strangely enough my 360 looks way better at 720p than 1080p, while my PS3 looks beautiful at 1080p... though I'm talking about video here, games make no difference since they all output 720p, except for MGS4... that one needs to be experience at 1080p.
just be careful with the component cable, if you mess that up, you could find cheaper cables, though none of them matches the quality of the original.
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Last edited by S_D_J on Dec 14th, 2009 at 05:24 PM
So how do I tell what is the max resolution for a game? I look on the back of all my 360 games, and they have "420p/720p/1080i/1080p" on the back (actually not sure if it says 420p at the beginning) but still...so how do I find out what is the game's max?
To enjoy Full HD (1080p) your console needs to be configured at that resolution.
once the game boots up, it automatically changes the resolution to the maximun the game allows....
so even when you're on the dashboard at 1080p, once the game boots up it changes to the in game maximum (which is usually 720p, sometimes 1080i, and rarely 1080p)
it depends on the game, most output 720p/1080i as max resolution. I really can't remember which games offer 1080p, but those are just a few.
the game max should be the last number it's got printed, though you will need an HDMI cable (no matter what) to output 1080p, the component cable max resolution is 720p/1080i, it cannot output 1080p, the HDMI cable is the only one capable of that (and higher)
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Last edited by S_D_J on Dec 15th, 2009 at 04:17 AM
...well of my 7 360 games, they all have 1080p on the back (along with 1080i and 720p) and I wasn't looking for which has 1080p when buying them (the whole time I had the SDTV), so I just find it wierd that they all have 1080p on the back. My games are:
Dead or Alive 4
Halo 3
Devil May Cry 4
Soul Calibur 4
DBZ Burst Limit
Tekken 6
The Darkness
By the way what is upscaling? Would any upscaling occur if I set my 360 to 1080p on the dashboard, while my TV is at 720p?
Last edited by FWahMaN on Dec 15th, 2009 at 04:22 AM
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Because I'm sure I'd rather go buy a new cable then a new expensive console like my 360 for example..
like my 360, which, I used the adapter (picture in the first post of this thread) to connect my 360 to my computer speakers with a VGA cable, and used the video part of the VGA cable to attach to a computer monitor. I was just hoping these same speakers, I experimented with 5 years ago, weren't going to transfer some sort of effect over to my 360 and mess it up. Of course, this should all sound like pseudo science or bogus to you since I'm treating this like it's some kind of computer virus...which it isn't. I guess the only reason I think it can transfer anything is the fact the experiment damaged something as a result of connecting two things. So, I thought, if these two affected things touched something else that was clean, the new thing would also to an extent get affected. But, not only does this probably sound dumb to you but my speakers are apparently fine and since everyone agreed 100% that this particular experiment could have NOT affected my PS2, then the cable must have been the culprit.
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