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[The Man From Mars]

What would be a better option if I have a receiver with one fiber optical
input and one digital coaxial input. If I wanted to hook up a new DVD
player to the receiver only through digital audio (Video to TV -DVI) would
it be better to use a optical splitter or hook up cable through fiber optic
and DVD player to digital coaxial?

Thanks in advance...

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[Andrew Rossmann]

[This followup was posted to rec.video.dvd.players and a copy was sent
to the cited author.]

In article <10lp01m6ch8ug0f@corp.supernews.com>, deaded77@hotmail.com
says...

[Biz]

Just to add, as long as you dont have RF interference problems, there should
be no perceivable difference between the two. Coax is susceptible to RF
interference, whereas optic(TosLink) is not.


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[arthur wouk]

In article <MPG.1bc63f56dc4642439896ab@news.comcast.giganews.com>,
Andrew Rossmann <andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net> wrote:
:[This followup was posted to rec.video.dvd.players and a copy was sent
:to the cited author.]
:
:In article <10lp01m6ch8ug0f@corp.supernews.com>, deaded77@hotmail.com
:says...
:> What would be a better option if I have a receiver with one fiber optical
:> input and one digital coaxial input. If I wanted to hook up a new DVD
:> player to the receiver only through digital audio (Video to TV -DVI) would
:> it be better to use a optical splitter or hook up cable through fiber optic
:> and DVD player to digital coaxial?
:
: Generally, there is little to no difference in performance between
:coax and optical. Coaxial can be cheaper (just use video rated cable) if
:you avoid over-priced names like Monster. For shorter distances (3, 6,
:9, 12 ft), I doubt if anybody could tell the difference between brands.
:I've even used really cheap audio cable as a quick check and it worked.
:
: The main advantage of optical is that the cable is thinner and easier
:to run, but more fragile and expensive.
:
: Compared to video, digital audio bandwidth is rather low, so you don't
:need fancy cables.
:
i have two dvd players in my main setup. each has a digital audio
output, and my a/v receiver has both coax and optical inputs. so i use
the coax from a coax only player in one, the optical for the other.

i can't tell the difference in sound between the two paths. same dvd.

both cables are about 5 feet long.
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[Jer]

arthur wouk wrote:

[arthur wouk]

In article <cjk866$b41@library2.airnews.net>, Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote:
:arthur wouk wrote:
:> In article <MPG.1bc63f56dc4642439896ab@news.comcast.giganews.com>,
:> Andrew Rossmann <andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net> wrote:
:> :[This followup was posted to rec.video.dvd.players and a copy was sent
:> :to the cited author.]
:> :
:> :In article <10lp01m6ch8ug0f@corp.supernews.com>, deaded77@hotmail.com
:> :says...
:> :> What would be a better option if I have a receiver with one fiber optical
:> :> input and one digital coaxial input. If I wanted to hook up a new DVD
:> :> player to the receiver only through digital audio (Video to TV -DVI) would
:> :> it be better to use a optical splitter or hook up cable through fiber optic
:> :> and DVD player to digital coaxial?
:> :
:> : Generally, there is little to no difference in performance between
:> :coax and optical. Coaxial can be cheaper (just use video rated cable) if
:> :you avoid over-priced names like Monster. For shorter distances (3, 6,
:> :9, 12 ft), I doubt if anybody could tell the difference between brands.
:> :I've even used really cheap audio cable as a quick check and it worked.
:> :
:> : The main advantage of optical is that the cable is thinner and easier
:> :to run, but more fragile and expensive.
:> :
:> : Compared to video, digital audio bandwidth is rather low, so you don't
:> :need fancy cables.
:> :
:> i have two dvd players in my main setup. each has a digital audio
:> output, and my a/v receiver has both coax and optical inputs. so i use
:> the coax from a coax only player in one, the optical for the other.
:>
:> i can't tell the difference in sound between the two paths. same dvd.
:>
:> both cables are about 5 feet long.
:
:
:You're not going to notice any difference between those two setups. The
:main reason optical is even included is because some home theaters have
:long cables runs, most often in walls and ceilings for overhead or rear
:wall projectors. Under these conditions, the optical signal suffers
:less from end-to-end path loss, where a coaxial signal won't work at
:all, or at least suffer from high RF interference issues. If the
:distance between your player and imaging system doesn't require fiber,
:just use coaxial and be happy like 99.9% of the rest of us.
:

but i have two players and don't want to be pulling cables. two cables
to two inputs is just great - the av receiver remote does the
switching.
--
getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence
- jules feifer
to email me, delete blackhole. from my return address

[Jer]

arthur wouk wrote: