Are Bose companion 2 speakers compatible with Xbox 360 using HDMI for video output?

Answer 1

I imagine that you are going to connect your Xbox 360 to a television. And considering the fact that you can connect companion 2 speakers to almost any television. For what I tried now, if your television has at least Jack output(1*) or Optical output (2*), you are good!

My anwser is YES!

2 Steps:

1) Your Xbox connected to your TV in HDMI:

This step is easy .. don't need to explain it.

2) Then your TV connected to Bose speakers:

For this step, you need to choose what output you want to use:

(1*) If you want to use the Jack output, you need to buy a "RCA males to Jack male" cable. You plug the RCA males at the back of your speakers and the Jack male in the Jack output or your television (often a headphone input).

(2*) If you to use the Optical output of your television, you need to buy a "Digital to Analog converter" (around $70 with Gefen brand). It will convert the Digital output (Optical) into a analog signal for your speakers. These converters rarely provide RCA cables(male/male) and Optical Cable(male/male). So you will have to buy them too.

It might seem an expensive solution, but it can save you if you already have good speakers and your tv doesn't provide Jack ouput.