Coaxial digital or Optical digital?

Posted by David Burgess [IP: 195.146.164.22] on July 17, 1999 at 22:47:56
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In Reply to: Coaxial digital or Optical digital? posted by Dustin Smith on July 17, 1999 at 20:28:56:

technically, I would say go for coax. The simple reason is that the signal run will be purer. Not only that, but you have a wider choice of cables to use. The fact is this: all digital signals START OUT as electrical signals. Now, if those signals are routed through a toslink connector they must first be converted to optical signals. A process which must be repeated in reverse once the signal reaches it's destination. A coaxial digital cable uses the signal as it is, so to speak, and doesn't perform any conversions on it, therefore leaving the signal as 'true-to-form' as possible. Hope that helps.

Follow Ups:

• Coaxial digital or Optical digital? - Nigel Pond [SysOp] 11:35:53 07/18/99 (2)
  • Coaxial digital or Optical digital? - Dustin Smith 19:51:49 07/18/99 (1)
    • Coaxial digital or Optical digital? - Ken Simmons 20:15:37 07/18/99 (0)

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