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Posted on Jan 04, 2010

No Xbox image via HDMI

This week I bought a new Xbox 360 Elite model and have attempted to set it up in a similar way to my Samsung Blu-Ray: connected to my Harman/Kardan receiver via HDMI cable (there are two HMDI-in slots). When I turn on the Xbox I hear the signature Xbox starting up sound through my speakers -- but no video -- the screen seems to blink a few times, but no image at all.

I've triple-checked the settings, and tried the blu-ray in the other slot, tried the Xbox in the blu-ray slot -- tried the new HDMI cable with the blu-ray -- everything seems to work aside from the Xbox. So I tried using the standard audio/video cable and plugged Xbox directly into TV (which is a hi-def Pioneer Elite) -- works fine.

So . . . I'm tempted to conclude that the Xbox's HDMI slot is somehow dysfunctional and trade in the unit -- but it seems so unlikely I thought I'd ask here whether I'm missing something.

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The only thing i can think of is that you havent flicked the switch on the hdmi cables wher the plug into the xbox from tv to hdmi, if you have the go ahead and get it replaced

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