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If you use a digital optical audio cable do you need to use the standard audio cord as well For surround sound?
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Digital optical audio cable can carry data to decoder-enabled devices in a few formats; Dolby DTS is one of many such formats. Some of these can carry surround sound.
Besides, optical is digital, and standard sound card output is analog.
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What is a optical audio cable used for?
An optical audio cable is used to transmit digital audio (AC-3) signal from the source to the receiver, such as from a DVD player to a digital audio amplifier/receiver. You can transmit 5.1 dolby digital or DTS surround sound with an optical audio cable, same as digital coaxial audio cable.
How can you connect the surround sound port of led TV to a 5.1 home theatre system?
If your TV has a digital audio output, connect it to the optical or coaxial digital input of the surround receiver. This will pass through the digital audio signal sent from a HDMI input at the TV.
What type of output does a S PDIF port provide?
An SPDIF port is digital audio port. It provides stereo or compressed surround audio by way of coaxial or optical communication.
Can digital audio output connect to digital optical audio input?
A coaxial digital output (usually an RCA jack) can connect to a digital optical input using a coaxial to optical digital converter. This is a small box that goes in between the two products.
How do you connect sharp aquos 60 LC-60LE600U tv to samsung crystal surround Airtrack speakers?
Connect the digital audio output of the TV to the optical input of the sound bar with the included optical cable.
What is a optical audio cable used for?
An optical audio cable is used to transmit digital audio (AC-3) signal from the source to the receiver, such as from a DVD player to a digital audio amplifier/receiver. You can transmit 5.1 dolby digital or DTS surround sound with an optical audio cable, same as digital coaxial audio cable.
How can you connect the surround sound port of led TV to a 5.1 home theatre system?
If your TV has a digital audio output, connect it to the optical or coaxial digital input of the surround receiver. This will pass through the digital audio signal sent from a HDMI input at the TV.
What is more common term for digital optical audio cable?
More common terms for digital optical audio cable; optical audio cable, cable, digital optical, but the shortest and most well-known term is "cable".
What type of output does a S PDIF port provide?
An SPDIF port is digital audio port. It provides stereo or compressed surround audio by way of coaxial or optical communication.
Can digital audio output connect to digital optical audio input?
A coaxial digital output (usually an RCA jack) can connect to a digital optical input using a coaxial to optical digital converter. This is a small box that goes in between the two products.
Is there a cord that can connect a tv with optical audio to a receiver that doesn't have optical audio?
You can get an optical to coxial converter box if your receiver has a coaxial digital input. If it doesn't, you will have to purchase an optical digital to analog (D to A) converter.
How do you connect sharp aquos 60 LC-60LE600U tv to samsung crystal surround Airtrack speakers?
Connect the digital audio output of the TV to the optical input of the sound bar with the included optical cable.
How do i hook up surround sound with HDMI cable if i dont have optical hook up?
If you are using a Blu-Ray player and your blu-ray and surround receiver both have coaxial digital audio connectors, you can use those to connect the two, bypassing the TV for the audio.
What is a optical audio cable?
An optical cable is a plastic or fiberglass wire that transmits digital audio from one device to the other.
Do most sound bars connect to Toshiba hd tv's?
Most sound bars will create a virtual surround from the digital output on the TV. All current Toshiba HDTV's have optical digital audio outputs.
How do you combine 2 digital audio sources into one eg computer and xbox audio into headset?
You will need a digital audio switchbox or a surround sound receiver with 2 digital inputs.
An AV receiver can extract discrete surround sound from left and right analog audio cables is true or false?
This is TRUE but better quality sound comes from Optical or digital hookups.
