baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
there are two other outputs.. one is coaxial, and the other, which i cant think of the name, is usually above or beside it. they are pretty much always paired together.
the coaxial is audio, what is the other one called (the video one).
im having a brain fart, im not home now and wont be til 5 or so. trying to find out where i can get that cable. but gotta find out the name first.
the plug looks like the kind where you plug from printer to usb, its not exactly a square, but close to it
[Edited on October 23, 2007 at 11:47 AM. Reason : ] 10/23/2007 11:45:20 AM
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Hurley Suspended 7284 Posts user info edit post |
S-video?
![](http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/dynaweb_docs/hdwr/SGI_EndUser/books/O2_OG/sgi_html/figures/s.video.gif)
[Edited on October 23, 2007 at 11:50 AM. Reason : -] 10/23/2007 11:49:55 AM
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baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
nah, i dont beleive its that. 10/23/2007 11:51:24 AM
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sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
hdmi? vga? Spdif?
![](http://www.zpluscable.com/images/products/optical-5mm-end.jpg)
[Edited on October 23, 2007 at 11:54 AM. Reason : .] 10/23/2007 11:53:15 AM
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StillFuchsia All American 18941 Posts user info edit post |
you mean like a VGA cable? 10/23/2007 11:53:56 AM
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evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
optical? TOSLINK? S/PDIF?
^^i had that shit before you did, editing ftl ![](images/tongue.gif)
![](http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/lifestyle/2001/hToslinkJack.jpeg)
[Edited on October 23, 2007 at 11:54 AM. Reason : it's not video, it's audio, but it's the only thing that looks like what you described]] 10/23/2007 11:53:58 AM
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baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
aaah yes.. optical.
i actually spotted it when i was looking at some pictures of DVD players.
haha.
so on this note.. can this optical and coaxial take the place of the component cables?? 10/23/2007 11:55:32 AM
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evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
no
they both carry audio 10/23/2007 11:55:59 AM
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baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
oh.. so its just to spice up the audio?
i bought this surround sound system. it came with a coaxial cable. so i just hooked it up because it came with it.
should i bother with the optical cable? 10/23/2007 11:57:27 AM
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evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
optical and coaxial both carry the same thing (digital audio), just different transmission mediums
they carry the 5.1 audio signal from your dvd player to your receiver/amp
you only need one or the other 10/23/2007 11:58:51 AM
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baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
nice.
ok so ill stick to the coaxial then.
thanks for the help sir. 10/23/2007 11:59:34 AM
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evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
np. 10/23/2007 12:00:18 PM
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Hurley Suspended 7284 Posts user info edit post |
damn, that's a nicer DVD player than ive got. 10/23/2007 12:17:17 PM
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moron All American 34445 Posts user info edit post |
Make sure you're using either the optical or the digital coaxial, and not the red/white coaxial as well. 10/23/2007 1:25:09 PM
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baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
nah, just a single coaxial cable.
its color coded so i cant screw it up ![](images/beatup.gif) 10/23/2007 1:31:03 PM
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TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148819 Posts user info edit post |
10/23/2007 1:34:41 PM
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