Ok so I've had the Yamaha RX-V663 receiver for a few months now and everything looks great. The PS3 is working great, the TV is working great, the cable box is working great, the Wii is working great. But today I wanted to play the Xbox 360. I can hear the audio from the game, but I see no video! Here are my connections:
Component Video In
Analog Audio In
HDMI cable out
According to the system manual, it should be able to upconvert the component video to HDMI, and that setting is set in the menu. How can I get both video and audio to play, preferably without running direct to the TV because that would require moving a lot of heavy furniture and that is not fun. Please help if you can!
If you have a combo component cable, check to make sure that the switch on the dongle says "HDTV" instead of "SDTV". That might be doing it.
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