Will/Do 5.1 headphones help situational awareness in BOP?

[BadByte]

5.1 headphones helps out in fps games, I have not gotten my paws on il2 demo yet so cant say if they are any use there.

I use Tritton ax360 (rebranded Sharkoon?), it comes with a small decoder that will plug into any s/pdif sound source, be it xbox/ps3/dvd player/etc....

[elneilios]

Originally Posted by BadByte

5.1 headphones helps out in fps games, I have not gotten my paws on il2 demo yet so cant say if they are any use there.

I use Tritton ax360 (rebanded Sharkoon?), it comes with a small decoder that will plug into any s/pdif sound source, be it xbox/ps3/dvd player/etc....

This might sound like a noobish question but if you plug a decoder into the s/pdif output of the cable will any normal stereo sound still be sent over the SCART? I ask because it would be a pain to have to unplug the headphones everytime I wanted to use the 360 for playing DVDs/games with friends/family.

[BadByte]

Originally Posted by elneilios

This might sound like a noobish question but if you plug a decoder into the s/pdif output of the cable will any normal stereo sound still be sent over the SCART? I ask because it would be a pain to have to unplug the headphones everytime I wanted to use the 360 for playing DVDs/games with friends/family.

Yes, 360 does that as default. The ps3 I have to select witch to use, optical OR analog as it can't or won't do both as the same time, midly annoying.

[elneilios]

Originally Posted by BadByte

Yes, 360 does that as default. The ps3 I have to select witch to use, optical OR analog as it can't or won't do both as the same time, midly annoying.

Ah good to know, thanks!