rocklobster

Where to find manual digital coax switch?

Hi,

I have a Pioneer VSX-05 receiver with 2 digital coax inputs, one for DVD and one for cable. I'm using them both. I have 2 DVD players, one region 1 Samsung blu-ray and an older Philips for playing compressed media & PAL & multi-region.

Right now I have the Philips connected to the analog DVD audio input on the receiver but want to connect them both to the single digital coax input.

I've seen manual switches for optical digital, but can't seem to find one for coax. Anyone know where / what to get?

Thanks.

Philip Hamm

Re: Where to find manual digital coax switch?

I've used regular Audio/composite Video (red/white/yellow)switches for this, using the video channel. Works OK.

Philip Hamm
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Leo Kerr

Re: Where to find manual digital coax switch?

or even old passive video switchers - you know, little metal box, six big "kerchunk!" buttons, and seven BNC connectors (or worse, F connectors) on the back.

Leo

RomanSohor

Re: Where to find manual digital coax switch?

add me to the list of people who have done that.

I don't recall if the realatively inexpensive Pelican System Selector had separate connectors for DigiCoax... I know they did Composite/S/Component, Optical, and had an ethernet hub built in to them. We used to sell a decent amount of them to people buying projectors at Best Buy when I worked there (most of the projector crowd were uber cheap buying $700 SVGA 1000 lumens specials, so extolling the benefits of a nice Elite, Denon, or Yamaha receiver was out of the question!)

Roman Sohor, CTS

rocklobster

Re: Where to find manual digital coax switch?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo Kerr or even old passive video switchers - you know, little metal box, six big "kerchunk!" buttons, and seven BNC connectors (or worse, F connectors) on the back. Leo

hmmm.. BNC/F connectors means nothing to me, unfortunately.

From the first post, does that mean that a regular old (yellow) RCA phono plug type video cable is the same as a digital coax audio cable? if i find an old rca type video switcher as the first responder mentioned, do i still need to get a couple more digital coax cables?

Leo Kerr

Re: Where to find manual digital coax switch?

For reference, the "F" connector is the small, threaded connector often used with antennas and RF connections between VCRs and televisions.

BNC connectors are push-and-twist 90° to lock connectors that are often used in low power transmission and antenna links, old 10-Base-T networks, and pro-video applications.

As for cables, yes, those yellow RCA phono plug type connections would work; coax digital audio is fairly resilient, and, for short-haul situations, almost anything in the ~75ohm category will be close enough.

Leo