For those looking to create a top-tier sound system, there's an important distinction to be made between HDMI and digital ...

Q What is the purpose of the optical digital audio out port on my TV? Can that be used instead of my HDMI port for sound from my receiver? Is HDMI as good or better than optical digital? – Brian ...

Depends on what you are connecting to on each side of the converter and what you want to put through it (what type of audio content) and the resulting experience you want to get. In other words, ...

Optical cable, which was the digital audio transfer method of choice for decades, is starting to die out as Toslink is replaced by HDMI. Through the '90s and 2000s, the optical cable was near ...

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When it comes to video and audio output, cables do make a difference, especially if you are going over long distances. Unfortunately, with longer distances typically comes signal degradation. An ...

Has anyone had any experience using HDMI fiber optic converters/extenders? I have a weird ground loop problem in my system which I traced back to my HTPC. I get hum whenever I join the grounds between ...

Monoprice Component & S/PDIF Digital Coax/Optical Toslink Audio to HDMI Converter does what it says. While it isn't without its quirks, it does work. Mostly. Monoprice has a singular reputation in the ...

UMEC announced a 100 meter (330 foot) High Speed HDMI cable using Silicon on Bench (SiOB) technology into an Active Optical Cable, named the Thumb ONE. The 4.4mm in diameter cable uses optical fiber ...

There are few things that come in as wide a variety of prices as cables and interconnects. HDMI cables, for instance, can run from $1 to over $1,000 for the same length. USB cables can be similarly ...