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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    Quick edit. New soundbar is on the way. I had some issues with screen with splitter and my old soundbar. So from now on all should be fine with connections. I have extra question. Because xbox series x doesnt support many headsets, can I still have a sound by plugging in 3.5mm jack into new...
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    Brilliant, thank you! I will go for the one with optical included, just in case I will upgrade soundbar in future or if it doesn't work properly. Xbox: out Soundbar: out (if I upgrade to hdmi one) Monitor: in Is that right?
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    I must update my question. The problem I had with the screen blinking....I found the orei splitter I have is running on hdmi 2.0 4k60hz, not 2.1. 4k120hz. This is probably why I have so many issues with screen, uhd and other things. That splitter is optical to hdmi... So that means I dont need...
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    My monitor is asus rog pg38uq. It has 2x hdmi 2.1 (it doesnt say arc, so probably normal 2.1) ports. Should be enough for xbox and other for soundbar. For pc i use displayport
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    Is there any decent soundbar that will work will all of these? I found some information. If soundbar has hdmi arc port, I can plug it directly to my monitor's hdmi 2.1 port and should work without any splitter or adapter, but not sure. If not, as above. I will look for soundbar, but which...
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    They said optical was removed because not many people used it. Sure... Everyone wants it for soundbars. So I need a soundbar that has hdmi 2.1 arc port + one of the splitters, so I can plug one hdmi to a soundbar + monitor and one hdmi xbox + monitor. UGREEN HDMI 2.1 Switch, 4K@120Hz HDMI...
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    Och, orei is the brand I currently have optical to hdmi and this was causing problems when I couldn't run any uhd movie. Screen was blinking black and turning off. That toslink thing. I think on microsoft website, they suggest to use this with soundbars so it should work with xbox x
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    Can I please have a link to any of these? So much stuff on the internet and I dont know what I am looking for. My monitor only supports hdmi 2.1 port and 4k120hz. It wont affect quality of sound and display like my previous adapter?
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    Question How to connect my Xbox Series X with my soundbar and gaming monitor ?

    Hello, I need an advice for how to connect Xbox Series X with the soundbar and gaming monitor. Previously it was working with an optical to HDMI adapter but I had too many issues with this solution, from lack of HDR to UHD movies not working at all. I had to plug my xbox directly with hdmi 2.1...
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    Question Should I get a gaming monitor or a TV ?

    So definitely TV isnt a good option. Thanks guys for explaining with details, appreciate! The one from the link above looks really decent. But the refresh rate is like wow. And it is a little bit pricey, but...I believe like someone said above, I dont think we have PC on the market that can run...
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    Question Should I get a gaming monitor or a TV ?

    Yea, I can see after some further research. Its really hard to find one with bigger refresh rate. If it has, then 2500£+... Way too much. Anybody use one of these and can share experience...
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    Question Should I get a gaming monitor or a TV ?

    Hi, Looking for recommendations for a monitor or tv. I have seen starting thread about that so I will post my answers for it.. 1. What Is Your Country Of Origin? UK 2. What do you plan to do with this monitor? (ex. Games, Movie Watching, Photo Editing, etc.) Games, movies, coding (screen...
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    Question lenovo yoga 500-14ibd compatibility

    Hi, I need to fix my lenovo yoga 500-ibd with new hinges and new palmrest (palmrest got damaged in the corner so one hinge broke.) Or just replace whole chassis. Do I have to look for exact same model or I can use chassis from like yoga 510 or newer models? It is hard to find cheap, matching...
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    Question Far Cry 3 - crash, looking for solutions

    Played on dx11, changed to dx9 and was able to play, but not for long. Later on crashed to desktop once again.. Testing other options at the moment. edit: dx9 helped little bit, so I looked for other stuff. I found that runtime library is something with visual c++ so I checked which version I...
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    Question Far Cry 3 - crash, looking for solutions

    Hello everyone, Far Cry 3. Recently purchased and tried to play it, but..... Every time it crashes to desktop without any reason and error message. I have noticed, fps drop to about 17 when the game plays starting video and then crash to desktop. There is no error message or anything, however...