Re: Optical audio connections

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought SPDIF was already optical?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Optical audio connections



Just get a digital coax (SPDIF) to optical converter - they're quite cheap
from most places like Maplins, CPC etc.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 November 2004 12:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Optical audio connections
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> I currently use an all-in-one home cinema dvd player, and was toying
with
> the idea of streaming video to it from a PC, but retaining the
surround
> sound (goodbye MediaMVP!).  However, I'm a bit confused about the
optical
> digital audio input.  The specification in the manual says this:
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> Digital input
> DIGITAL IN (STB): -21 dBm to -15 dBm (660 nm ±30 nm)
> * Corresponding to Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and
> DTS Digital Surround (with sampling frequency - 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48
kHz)
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> But the PC sounds cards I have seen talk about SPDIF for optical
output -
> is
> this just a different name for the same thing?  If not, is there any
way
> to
> get multichannel audio out from a PC in the correct format?
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> Mal
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