Digital coaxial cable <-- What the heck is it?
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Posted by Maimon Mons on September 17, 2005, 4:16 pm
Please log in for more thread options Hi. I just bought the Denon AVR-2106 amplifier/receiver. I'm going to attach my VCR and DVD player through it to my TV (coming in a couple days :-) ). What exactly is digital coaxial cable, and how much should I spend to get it? I need two cables, each 6 to 10 feet in length. Is it just regular RCA cable, or is there something really to it? I am under the impression that I need either digital coaxial cable or optical cable to achieve 5.1 sound from my DVD player (since it doesn't have a decoder built in). Am I right, or is there something I am missing? Also (stupid question, but...) digital coaxial and optical output only send audio signal, right? I still need to send over component video, right? Thanks. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by nselson on September 17, 2005, 10:24 pm
Please log in for more thread options Digital coaxial cable is 75ohm coax commonly used for cable/antenna, except it has RCA plugs on the ends and is meant for audio only. $50 or $60 will buy you one with a good connection in the length you want. Or, if you want to cheap out, just use a good video cable, and I don't mean the tiny ones that come with the DVD. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Patrick L. Parks on September 18, 2005, 2:31 am
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Maimon Mons wrote: You can pick up decent quality coax digital cables for approx $15 to $20. I tend to use AR cables as they perform just as well in my opinion as Monster, for a third of the price. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Brad Clarke on September 18, 2005, 11:06 am
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 02:31:31 -0400, "Patrick L. Parks" >>Maimon Mons wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>> I just bought the Denon AVR-2106 amplifier/receiver. I'm going to >>> attach my VCR and DVD player through it to my TV (coming in a couple >>> days :-) ). >>> What exactly is digital coaxial cable, and how much should I spend to >>> get it? I need two cables, each 6 to 10 feet in length. Is it just >>> regular RCA cable, or is there something really to it? >>> I am under the impression that I need either digital coaxial cable or >>> optical cable to achieve 5.1 sound from my DVD player (since it doesn't >>> have a decoder built in). Am I right, or is there something I am missing? >>> Also (stupid question, but...) digital coaxial and optical output only >>> send audio signal, right? I still need to send over component video, >>> right? >>> >>> Thanks. >>
I use an AR digital coax cable as well, and it works fine.
>> >>You can pick up decent quality coax digital cables for approx $15 to >>$20. I tend to use AR cables as they perform just as well in my opinion >>as Monster, for a third of the price. Some cable companies also provides a digital coax cable with their set top boxes. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Patrick L. Parks on September 18, 2005, 2:32 am
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Maimon Mons wrote: > Hi.
> I just bought the Denon AVR-2106 amplifier/receiver. I'm going to > attach my VCR and DVD player through it to my TV (coming in a couple > days :-) ). > What exactly is digital coaxial cable, and how much should I spend to > get it? I need two cables, each 6 to 10 feet in length. Is it just > regular RCA cable, or is there something really to it? > I am under the impression that I need either digital coaxial cable or > optical cable to achieve 5.1 sound from my DVD player (since it doesn't > have a decoder built in). Am I right, or is there something I am missing? > Also (stupid question, but...) digital coaxial and optical output only > send audio signal, right? I still need to send over component video, > right? > > Thanks. Yes, the optical or coaxial digital cable is strictly for sound. | |||||||||||||||||||
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> I just bought the Denon AVR-2106 amplifier/receiver. I'm going to
> attach my VCR and DVD player through it to my TV (coming in a couple
> days :-) ).
> What exactly is digital coaxial cable, and how much should I spend to
> get it? I need two cables, each 6 to 10 feet in length. Is it just
> regular RCA cable, or is there something really to it?
> I am under the impression that I need either digital coaxial cable or
> optical cable to achieve 5.1 sound from my DVD player (since it doesn't
> have a decoder built in). Am I right, or is there something I am missing?
> Also (stupid question, but...) digital coaxial and optical output only
> send audio signal, right? I still need to send over component video,
> right?
>
> Thanks.