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OOH! OOH! I have a question!

post #1 of 15
10/17/02 at 5:27pm
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Okay. I have an RCA DVD player. I don't remember the exact model #, but I can get it if it becomes necessary. It has regular A/V outs, component video out, 5.1 Dolby out, and optical audio out.

Which one of these is the best output to use, for audio? And, if I have the optical audio out hooked up, is it necessary to have the 5.1 output hooked up as well? What is the difference in the two?
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post #2 of 15
10/17/02 at 5:29pm
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The pride that I feel at being the first person to post a legitimate question in this forum is truly, truly sad.
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post #3 of 15
10/17/02 at 5:33pm
All right. I worked at Circuit City for a while, but that was a couple of years ago. As I understand it, you want to use the digital audio connection if possible (and only one cord is necessary). This will give you the best possible sound. For a DVD player, this is no problem. However, when I tried to use a single digital audio cable for a cable box, I ran into a problem. Only things broadcast with digital sound came through. For regular TV, I got nothing. I had to use a second connection (not digital) to get sound on those channels, and I had to change the settings on my receiver to match whatever audio was being broadcast.

That make sense?
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post #4 of 15
10/17/02 at 5:33pm
Optical for sound.
Component for Video.
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post #5 of 15
10/17/02 at 5:34pm
Optical all the way, man.

It precludes you having to use all those silly RCA cables. Plus it's a (more or less) digital to digital siganl whereas RCA are digital to analog to digital.
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post #6 of 15
10/17/02 at 5:40pm
I just realized I used digital for optical in my post. Oops. Now what's the 5.1 output for? You get 5.1 channel surround from the optical output.
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post #7 of 15
10/17/02 at 5:46pm
5.1 is I think analog and was an in-between back in the day. Now that you have optical you don't need that.
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post #8 of 15
10/17/02 at 6:12pm
Would this be the proper forum in which to ask, "How do you rewind a DVD?"
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post #9 of 15
10/17/02 at 6:14pm
Quote:
Blofeld Rising:
Would this be the proper forum in which to ask, "How do you rewind a DVD?"
Put in the dishwasher with the squirrel, you.
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post #10 of 15
10/17/02 at 6:15pm
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So, what you're saying is that the optical audio out carries a digital 5.1 signal, and if I have an optical in on my stereo, I can use that one cord instead of all the 5.1 plugs and bugaboo? Swanky. Thanks, guys!
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post #11 of 15
10/17/02 at 6:16pm
optical cable is the way to go. one cable. no mess. is good.
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post #12 of 15
10/17/02 at 6:36pm
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Blofeld Rising:
Would this be the proper forum in which to ask, "How do you rewind a DVD?"
Send it to me. I have a new 'special DVD player that does that. I will have to charge you 19.95 though.
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post #13 of 15
10/17/02 at 6:50pm
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Send it to me. I'll rewind it for you, free of charge!
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post #14 of 15
10/23/02 at 7:53pm
Actually, Digital Coax and Optical are about the same until you get to the really high end ($150-$500) cables, then Optical kicks its ass.

I use Digital Coax for my DVD player and PC speakers. Its cables are usually cheaper, and are much less delicate.
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post #15 of 15
10/24/02 at 12:06am
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Guyute, the emotional vampire:
Actually, Digital Coax and Optical are about the same until you get to the really high end ($150-$500) cables, then Optical kicks its ass.

I use Digital Coax for my DVD player and PC speakers. Its cables are usually cheaper, and are much less delicate.
I've got both optical and digital coax hookups on my receiver, and optical mops the floor with it. You just can't beat the unencumbered light moving from source a to source b. It's about as perfect as we're going to get right now.
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