Problem hooking up Xbox 360 to HD PVR

**SonOfCrusader76** · May 25, 2011, 03:19 PM

My nephew has just bought a Hauppauge HD PVR High-Definition Video Recorder but we're having trouble hooking it up to the Xbox 360. I don't think we have the required cable. According to the videos I've watched

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSLht...eature=related

you need this:

which is the Xbox 360 component cable - or similar. The Xbox 360 we've got only came with this:

And that's just the AV cable. The HD PVR has five on both the output and input as you can see in the video. I've tried hooking up just the AV cable, but it doesn't seem to work - and I don't think it will as there's a component in/out, not an AV in/out.

So just to make sure before he spends any unnecessary money, would buying that component cable solve the problem?

Thanks in advance for any help.

**The High King of Ireland** · May 28, 2011, 05:54 AM

Thats because the component cable is the only one capable of sustaining HD throughput. Those 3 extra leads replace the single visual lead on a standard AV cable. Just get one out of GAME, They're only £15. By any chance is there a HDMI port in the PVR?

**SonOfCrusader76** · May 28, 2011, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by The High King of Ireland

Thats because the component cable is the only one capable of sustaining HD throughput. Those 3 extra leads replace the single visual lead on a standard AV cable. Just get one out of GAME, They're only £15. By any chance is there a HDMI port in the PVR?

Yep - all done now. Re the HDMI port, I'll have a look for you.

Sorry mate, I can't see one on there.

We're delighted with component - it looks every bit as good as HDMI, without the annoyance of the HDMI cable blocking the AV port on the Xbox 360, leading to issues using Turtlebeach.