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after more research, i just need a hdmi to dvi adapter for the monitor to display? that seems simple enough. and as far as i can tell i can get 720p with this monitor? (acer al2216w)

and so how do i get the logitech x530 5.1 speakers to work with this? i have no audio out option on my monitor, and im not quite sure where my adapter is, but if i cant find it i could probably borrow one from someone. so im looking for a step by step on this stuff. its been forever since i've done anything like this, last thing i did was hook up a ps2, xbox360, and dvd recorder up to one tv....im rusty on this kinda stuff.

any ideas?

well...night...lol

but im using my monitor not a tv.
im using a 22 inch widescreen acer monitor model al2216w.  i need to know which/if i need it, hdmi to dvi connecter to use.

and how to get the logitech x530 5.1 speakers to get sound, at this point i dont care if its true 5.1..just 2 channel sound will be fine at this point. i just need to figure out how to get the speakers to hook up to the monitor  

i can find out online how to get the monitor hooked up but then when i involve my model of speakers all the info gets conflicted so i dont know what to get to make it to work

ok...done more research..sorry this is me almost spamming, but i figure if someone knows about this i may as well update with stuff i've found out.

ok...well...as i've done more research it has concluded (i think) to a point that i need a AV analog to digital audio converter....can anyone confirm this? and so i think with the adapter that came with my speakers i can put the green black and orange speaker plugs into one side of the adapter and then get the red and white audio cables and plug them into the other side of this adapter...then plug the red and white cables into a converter it should let me have optical audio right?

this is what i think i need at this point  http://site.ambery.com/webgraph/AU-AD-InOut.jpg
then plug an optical audio cable into this and the ps3...i should get some sound at least, correct?

where's pitbull when i have a ps3 question? LOL

im here spamming again...any way i can clean this thread up?

anyway....after all this time noticing that i said i had a game adapter and needed a new conversion process for the audio...the answer is so simple it went a full week without me noticing...im such an idiot   

all i gotta do is use everything i have....the speakers, the av cord on the ps3 (although the ps3 isnt mine...im claiming it hahahaha) and the game adapter....holy freakin crap it works in theory...now to test it....ok so waht i am going to do is use an hdmi to dvi cable for 720p resolution on my hdcp compliant monitor....easy enough...then set the audio to go out through av components which the game adapter will route to my speakers...giving at least 2 channel audio...even though im praying for surround sound....audio is audio....
this in theory should work just fine.... 

yeah it was due to countless cherry pepsi's and nights and days of research, along with some trips to walmart. omg....all in all it should end up just fine...if not im just going to beat my head against a wall 

the next thing im getting is a bluetooth headset for it...okk well im not...but im going to start using one...easy enough to configure all the other stuff...inital setup with a monitor was just crazy to think about...but trying over and over again works eventually

man i just cleaned my whole room where the ps3 is going to be at....idk why but at least im organized now...

lol nice. yeah i had layers of cords and receipts...then manuals to games...cds such as nero suite, power dvd, call of duty world at war...and im like...ok....so the only thing i can say is keep computer areas clean, because out of all of this i lost my nero key...it was free anyway, but hey...now i gotta google for a key next time i format and want to reinstall nero... 

edit/ oh yeah...i also found my wristwatch i thought i lost, and a pack of hersheys miniature goodbars and krackel candy bars....i dont like them so i dont even know how they got here