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RE: OT: Optical and coaxial digital outputs for PCM, Dolby Digital,
DTS and MPEG
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- Subject: RE: OT: Optical and coaxial digital outputs for PCM,
Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG
- From: "Nick Shore" <nick.shore@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:31:02 -0000
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apparently you can now get optical from homebase
Could you tell a difference between the
cables that you have of mine when used as digital feeds between your DVD
and Meridian?
Phil
> -----Original Message----- >
From:
Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx] > Sent: 14
December 2001 09:16 > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx> Subject: RE:
[ukha_d] OT: Optical and coaxial digital outputs > for PCM, Dolby
Digital, DTS and MPEG > > > Steven, > >
Well.
In principle a "normal" phono cable (ie one half of a > pair
intended
for analogue stereo) will be 'bad', but it will > work over short
distances (like - adjacent shelves on a hi-fi rack.) > > Next
step up, for about a tenner is a "video" cable. This > looks
identical,
except it's normally provided with yellow > ends, and has the
correct
impedance. > > Above that are rather more expensive cables
;-) > > Richer Sounds used to do a deal whereby you would pay
a
> deposit, and take away a box full of cables for the weekend.
>
On the monday, you'd either bring them back, or pay for the > ones
you
wanted to keep. Not sure if they still do this, though. > > As
Phil and James have said, the only questions you need to > ask are
"can
_I_ hear the difference in _my_ system", and "if > I can, is _this_
difference worth paying _that_ amount of money for" > >
Regards, > Mark Harrison > Head of Systems, eKingfisher
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Message----- > From: Steven Dickson
[mailto:sdickson@xxxxxxx] > Sent: 14 December 2001
08:55 > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx' > Subject: [ukha_d] OT:
Optical and coaxial digital outputs for > PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS
and
MPEG > > > 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 >
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