This module efficiently supports all of the resolutions that are default to the Original Xbox. This module is able to support all of the following resolutions although they are not all achievable outputs from the original Xbox: 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p25/30/50/60, 1080i50/60, 1080p24/25/30/50/60.

Wavy Lines? Vertical Stripes? Jail Bars?

When using the ElectronXout, some customers have reported seeing wavy lines across the image, green/purple stripes, or vertical jailbars. Here are some examples of these image problems and ways to solve them, if possible. 

Often times these image problems do not appear with the "normal" Xbox cables since those utilize Composite (CVBS) video - you can tell they are Composite cables if they use yellow, white, and red RCA jacks.  The ElectronXout utilizes the higher fidelity Component (YPbPr) video which is a different video signal from CVBS altogether. 

Wavy Lines and Green/Purple Stripes

You can open each of these images in a new tab to see them larger as examples of this behavior.

Examples of wavy lines:

Examples of green/purple stripes:

If your Xbox is exhibiting this behavior, then more often than not the image quality can be improved significantly by replacing the main electrolytic capacitors on the power supply unit (PSU).  The specific capacitors to replace vary for every PSU version.  For example on a model FTPS-0007 RevB PSU, replacing these large electrolytic capacitors with new, equivalent parts has been shown to completely remove this problematic behavior (C18 in the picture below was already removed).

Jail Bars

Some consoles have been known to produce faint jail bars in the image that are picked up and displayed by the high quality converter inside of the ElectronXout. 

These consoles can also benefit from capacitor replacements as described above, but also forcing the system to output a 480p resolution instead of a 480i resolution has been known to solve this problem. That can typically be done by "soft modding" your console via the various methods found across the web.

There are some consoles that are known to experience this more often than others as described in this nice write up here.

Old Hardware

With this newest version of this module, V3, the Digital Surround Sound audio input has been fixed to work with every revision of the Xbox.  V1 and V2 versions will not be shipped out any longer. All orders will be fulfilled with V3 versions.

After the first release of these modules we received some reports that they were not producing sound output when used with Xbox units with Revision 1.0 hardware while connected to some specific TVs and sound bars. We released a V2 version of the module that looked to solve this issue with the addition of a small switch that allows the user to swap between analog and digital surround sound.    The new V3 unit completely solves the audio issue and allows for digital surround sound on all Xbox units.

This information is only being kept here for individuals who still own a V2 unit.  This switch does not exist on the V3 version.

There is a small, accessible selector switch inside of the product on the side that has the HDMI™ connector. This switch allows the user to switch between using the analog or surround sound audio output from the Xbox.

Notes:

• When the switch position is changed the module must be disconnected and reconnected to your Xbox for the change to take effect.
• Be sure to select the correct audio output in the Xbox settings. Failing to do so will result in no sound output.
  
  

Surround Sound Audio

When the selector switch is to the left then only the surround sound audio is being used.

Analog Audio

When the selector switch is to the right then only the analog audio is being used.

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