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Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 9:07
AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: Optical and
coaxial digital outputs for PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG
I'll
get stoned for saying this but use the coax digital connections as optical
cables don't work if they get "nipped" and if you're only running a couple
of
meters between the DVD player and amp then you can use just an ordinary
phono-phono lead. (I challenge anyone on this group to be reliably able to
tell the difference between an audio lead and a "digital" cable over a
metre
or two.)
Sony's Sky box supports digital audio out on an optical connector
IIRC...
Phil
Would one of you home cinema buffs be able to tell
me what sort of cable I need to connect my DVD player to a home cinema
amp.
Both units are JVC and have both the optical and
'phono' type coaxial connections on the back. The amp/controller can
be configured to accept either or, as far as I know my sky box doesn't
support this (I know sky are trialing some DD at the moment, but my box
only
has stereo out 'phono' style sockets that I presume wont have the correct
encoded bits), it's the pace unit. So what would be my best option to
use for the DVD player - optical or coax, and where night one get the
correct cable/s -would I be correct in assuming that an ordinary unshielded
wired one will be 'bad'.
Thanks,
Steve
BTW anybody over this side of the pond wanting a
Psion Wavefinder - PCworld in Sprucfield have about a dozen left - Thanks,
Michael.
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