Xbox 360 X-Fi Distortion AND Lag problems through OPTICAL cable

I was wondering when there will be a fix or whatever because some of this is makeing me cringe in my chair... I?ordered optical to get better sounding games and Movies through the 5. support but the sound lags for about .2-.4 of a second causeing?sound to?not sync(echoes with RCA plugged in too, RCA being the one that plays sound FIRST!)?and the distortion is with LOUD sounds with something like an explosion causeing crackling and popping too. When will Creative fix this? i payed 300 dollars for this soundcard 6-7 months ago and they still have not fixed this issue which apparently has been there from the start of the xbox 360 launch. Also happens with the Xbox. Why even have something like an OPTICAL input if it doesn't work correctly. i would like to know a fix for this PLEASE!Message Edited by Assassinxkilla on 0-6-20070: PM
Message Edited by Assassinxkilla on 0-6-20070:3 PM

I definitely feel your pain. I have a Audigy 2 ZS and when connected with a PS3 or HDTV, the sound LAGS like half to one second. I've learned to deal with it at least for action games like Call of Duty 4 because even lagging surround gives an advantage over stereo. But it's annoying for TV or other stuff.
I've seen threads like this in alot of places. I just think Creative has some sloppy hardware that lags. It shouldn't be my computer because I've got a dual core with 2 GB RAM.
I shoulda just bought a Logitech Z-5500. That speaker system costs 200-250 but it has it's own digital decoder. You can plug in an optical or coax digital signal into the volume control and it will decode on its own without a sound card. Instead I bought a 20 dollar Logitech setup and a 00 dollar sound card (about three years ago).
If anyone ever finds a solution, I'd be glad to hear about it.Message Edited by phatfatpanda on 03-04-20082:22 PM

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