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| Thread ID: 41085 | 2003-12-29 20:05:00 | coaxal and Optical | nirbhayn (480) | Press F1 |
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| 204023 | 2003-12-29 20:05:00 | hi first of all what is the difference between coaxal and optical ouputs. wel my dvd player has a coaxal output but my stereo doesnt have coxal it has optical inputs. what can i do. is there a converter. |
nirbhayn (480) | ||
| 204024 | 2003-12-30 01:03:00 | Coaxial cables conduct electrical signals. Optical fibres conduct light. The main advantage of optical for audio and video signals is that there is no chance of earth loops causing hum. I assume that there are adaptors available, but they might not be "economic". (I have some TP-optical adaptors for Ethernet, but they are very expensive.) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 204025 | 2003-12-30 06:34:00 | to expand on what graham has said, coaxial is often referred to as s/pdif (sony/philips digital interface) and optical is often referred to as toslink (buggared if I can remember what it stands for) yes convertors are available and they're not too costly.. I was one of the first in NZ to have one, it cost me 35 quid incl vat and p&p from england (so about 85 odd bucks at the time) Mine converts either way simultaneously these days you can pick up one-way convertors from Jaycar, by the sounds of it this is what you're after: www1.jaycar.co.nz with stores in auckland, wellington and chch good luck |
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