optical cable doesnt fit?

[joeb_uk]

hi, it wont fit in my dvd player so im using the crappy coaxial cable with it to connect upto my reciever (5.1/dts) is there an attatchment i can get, or is it not really worth it? i spent 20 £ and im just annoyed it wont fit, or is it worthwhile switching the optical for a co-axial?
thanks guys, im so pleased with my new tv and setup :)

[Just]

Digital Coax is no different in terms of quality of connection than Optical.

In fact a handful of people believe that Coax just nudges ahead.

The beauty of a digital coax connection is that any well terminated half-decent 75ohm coax cable will do the job nicely, so they don't have to cost a fortune. You may want to revisit the optical cable though as if it is a standard DVD to Amp cable it should fit ok, otherwise if it was sold to you by a shop to do this job, take it back and they should be able to advise.

[Malabbey]

As Just says, there is virtually no difference between an optical and a coaxial connection. I've tried both and was none the wiser :)

[maddogsuk]

I cant hear any difference at all between Coaxial or Optical. Maybe I dont have the greatest of amp's or speakers but I guess you would need to be buying the highest end speakers, amp and dvd player to start hearing a difference.

[BrynJ]

I think the general concensus is that a co-axial connection is better because there is less conversion taking place. Basically, with optical, the digital signal needs to be converted from its electrical state at the source into an optical signal for transmission and then back from an optical into an electrical signal at the amp end. Connecting via co-axial keeps the signal electrical the whole way (though some might argue more open to interference...).

[iceking]

Have you tried taking the rubber clear ends of which protect the plug. I only say this as sometimes I forget to do exactly the same.

[LV426]

Originally posted by iceking
Have you tried taking the rubber clear ends of which protect the plug. I only say this as sometimes I forget to do exactly the same.

...and/or removed the protective plastic plug from the socket?

....and/or tried rotating the plug - they only go in one way round

[cjb110]

another -ve optical is they are more suspectible to damage, dirt on in the ports or the ends, and the fibers in the cable.

coax being far simpler has none of this.

optical as only one +ve, it uses a smaller connection...which i can only see being relevant on portable players.

[joeb_uk]

ahh i tryed again and its fine :D i cant really tell the difference between the optical and coaxial. my cousin couldnt fit it in when he tryed!! hehe

[joeb_uk]

a quick question, how do i connect my tv to the reciever so i can use the speakers with my tv?
thanks guys

[Jowser]

Originally posted by BrynJ
I think the general concensus is that a co-axial connection is better because there is less conversion taking place. Basically, with optical, the digital signal needs to be converted from its electrical state at the source into an optical signal for transmission and then back from an optical into an electrical signal at the amp end. Connecting via co-axial keeps the signal electrical the whole way (though some might argue more open to interference...).

I truely doesn't matter, as electrical signal is either 1 or 0, and light is either on or off.

As you say, the basic arguments are coax might get electrical interference, and I have heard light absorbing into the optical cable as reason against it :|

Myself, I use whatever cable I have a spare port for on the back of my reciever.

Originally posted by joeb_uk
a quick question, how do i connect my tv to the reciever so i can use the speakers with my tv?
thanks guys

Your TV might have stereo outputs (two RCA ports, red and white), and you connect these to the reciever. Otherwise, you can get Scart cables that have these cables coming out of them for this purpose.

[joeb_uk]

yep i have no scart so need to use the rca ones, but the other end wont fit in the reciver? any ideas?

[joeb_uk]

i dont have the right cable, so ill need to get another one, audio cable? red and white on both ends?

[mickl]

you would need rca to rca (ie phono to phono)