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  1. Tony DL

    optical cable differences and splitters

    I was wanting to know what the differences were between the cheaper optical audio cables and the more expensive. I know what the ad's say (thicker jacket, gold plated, sturdy, etc.). What I would like to know is- the sound quality of the different cables. Is there enough sound quality to pay the...
  2. Tony DL

    SPDIF vs PCM vs Dolby Digital 5.1

    Bob and Hugo, Yes, this answers my question. Thanks for the response. Tony
  3. Tony DL

    Video Cables (RCA vs S-Video)

    Bob and Vince, Thank you for the infomation. Again, very useful. Tony
  4. Tony DL

    Digital TV Cable Ends

    Bob, Thanks for your help. Very useful information. Chu, I did not call them up. Did not want a service call if it was not going to help the picture quality. Also,if I can do it my self, it would be more convenient for me (want have to take off from work to let them in the house)...
  5. Tony DL

    Video Cables (RCA vs S-Video)

    I have a Home Theater system in my house. I thought I had every thing hooked up correct, until I read a response from earlier today (from another members post). I am not sure if I understood if I have my system hooked up correctly. I have a digital receiver that has one video (RCA) output and...
  6. Tony DL

    SPDIF vs PCM vs Dolby Digital 5.1

    Bob, Thanks for the help. I still have questions about what type of sound quality I will be receiving from the PCM connection. Will this be a 5.1 channel output? Will it be the eqivilant to the 5.1 Dolby Digital as far as sound quality? Thanks, Tony
  7. Tony DL

    Digital TV Cable Ends

    When I subscribed to Digital Cable service, the local provider came to the house and replaced all the ends of the tv cable on the outside of the house. They stated that this was a digital upgrade and removed the standard ends of the cables and replaced them with what they call "digital ends". Is...
  8. Tony DL

    SPDIF vs PCM vs Dolby Digital 5.1

    Recently my cable company has offered digital cable to my area. After about 6 months I finally received a box with S-Video and Digital audio outputs. The cable box has two options. 1) optical output and 2) SPDIF coax output. My digital receiver has two options, 1) optical input (which I have my...
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