Monoprice 6ft SPDIF @ 1.64$

[duster]

Don't think it's a repost. Sorry in advance if I'm wrong.

Can be a great filler if you have to order some cables and stuff.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=1419&seq=1&format=2

[GSD]

I think I need 1 of these cables. If I hook up SPDIF and Svideo that would work into my LCD TV?

[uria]

is there any difference in quality between the cheap one and the premium one???
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=2764&seq=1&format=2

[thundergust]

thanks! i missed out on this deal last time.

[duster]

is there any difference in quality between the cheap one and the premium one???
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=2764&seq=1&format=2

There's no real data transfer quality difference...it's fiber and digital so...

The difference is more on the toughness side.

[duster]

I think I need 1 of these cables. If I hook up SPDIF and Svideo that would work into my LCD TV?

Connected to what?

S-Vid is for video...SPDIF is for sound, 2 different things.

There's no advantage to connect a sound device to the little stereo speakers of the TV by digital.

No real advantage to connect your TV to sound system if you're watching stereo broadcasting...

The real advantage is using this with a surround sound system directly from a DVD player, PVR, PC or stuff like this. DVD players commonly use coax digital though.

[belfour]

Wow even better price..

Bought 3 of these during the last sale at $2.85 each.. they work great.

Think I need one more..hehe

[willy]

Anyone want to do a group buy?
Buying 3 seems to be the better deal (due to low(er) shipping rate on the 3rd one ... for some reason ...)

Oh, *cough* ... http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10027102&catid=25329 ... *cough*

http://www.dolnetwork.com/RFD/smilies/rofl2.gif

[balance]

im in for a group buy =|

[GSD]

Connected to what?

S-Vid is for video...SPDIF is for sound, 2 different things.

There's no advantage to connect a sound device to the little stereo speakers of the TV by digital.

No real advantage to connect your TV to sound system if you're watching stereo broadcasting...

The real advantage is using this with a surround sound system directly from a DVD player, PVR, PC or stuff like this. DVD players commonly use coax digital though.

I have a satellite receiver with spdif and svideo. So I was going to connect my LCD TV to satelitte receiver using these 2 wires. Would this work okay?

[psychoPat]

Hey guys, can you enlighten me (i'm not much into audio like some of you are) but isn't the SPDIF acronym most used to identify a Digital Coaxial Cable while here we're talking about an Optical Fibre Cable more commonly known as a Toslink cable?!?

[supsup]

Buying 3 seems to be the better deal (due to low(er) shipping rate on the 3rd one ... for some reason ...)

Oh, *cough* ... http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10027102&catid=25329 ... *cough*

http://www.dolnetwork.com/RFD/smilies/rofl2.gif

i brought one of those monster cable but i got a huge discount on it when i bought my lcd from futureshop.

[belfour]

Hey guys, can you enlighten me (i'm not much into audio like some of you are) but isn't the SPDIF acronym most used to identify a Digital Coaxial Cable while here we're talking about an Optical Fibre Cable more commonly known as a Toslink cable?!?

ummm I pretty sure SPDIF = Toslink and Coaxial

Edit: From Wiki

S/PDIF was developed from a standard used in the professional audio field, known as AES/EBU which is commonly used to interconnect professional audio equipment. S/PDIF remained identical at the protocol level, but changed the physical connectors from XLR to either electrical coaxial cable (with RCA jacks) or optical fibre (TOSLINK, i.e., EIAJ Optical), both of which cost less and are easier to use. The cable was also changed from 110 Ω balanced twisted pair to the already far more common (and therefore compatible and inexpensive) 75 Ω coaxial cable, using RCA jacks instead of the BNC connector which is common in commercial applications. S/PDIF is, for all intents and purposes, a consumer version of the AES/EBU format.

[RedFlagRobot]

Buying 3 seems to be the better deal (due to low(er) shipping rate on the 3rd one ... for some reason ...)

Oh, *cough* ... http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10027102&catid=25329 ... *cough*

http://www.dolnetwork.com/RFD/smilies/rofl2.gif

There are 79 ratings on the FS website for that cable. That's a lot of money wasted...

[duster]

SPDIF is commonly used to specify Toslink.

But yes, the proper term here is Toslink cable.

[ride365]

SPDIF is NOT toslink. Toslink is optical and has a square looking end that transmits singals via a laser looking signal. SPDIF is Coaxial and has a cable that looks similar to any component or composite cable end. Most people has SPDIF on the Digital Cable terminal. Toslink is a term coined by toshiba hense "toshibalink=toslink". The cable in the original post is not the one linked to FS or the one people are discussing.

[duster]

SPDIF is NOT toslink. Toslink is optical and has a square looking end that transmits singals via a laser looking signal. SPDIF is Coaxial and has a cable that looks similar to any component or composite cable end. Most people has SPDIF on the Digital Cable terminal. Toslink is a term coined by toshiba hense "toshibalink=toslink". The cable in the original post is not the one linked to FS or the one people are discussing.

Wrong...S/PDIF is a protocol...Digital Coax & optical fiber cable (Toslink) are both on SPDIF standard.

The S/PDIF term is commonly, even if it's not really true, used to talk about Toslink connection cable.

So, you're kinda right...SPDIF is NOT Toslink but Toslink is SPDIF.

If you have fun playing on words...

And what are you talking about in your last sentence?! The Monster Cable @ FS & the Toslink @ Monoprice are both Toslink/SPDIF/Optical Fiber (or whatever the name you want me to use).

[Ahzuz]

I use optical cable for my HD receiver and xbox360... the sound is crispy clear and surround... i love it.

[willy]

I use optical cable for my HD receiver and xbox360... the sound is crispy clear and surround... i love it.
IMO, it's a must for FPS games ... coz although you can't see to your back, you can hear it !!

[RedFlagRobot]

.SPDIF is NOT Toslink but Toslink is SPDIF.

lol, confusing, but true. Toslink and Coax are both SPDIF.

[ppl4golf]

I bought a few the last time around (for $2.5 or something, they were never $9.99 IIRC)...the prices at mono are low everyday, doing a group buy would make it warm/hot.

I suggest while you're at it...pick up an optical coupler or a 3-in-1 optical switch if you have say a set of Z-5500 that takes only one optical input.

[jindogae]

Hi, Not much of an audiophile, but would this cable be necessary if I already have 2hdmi's (ps3 and hd box) connected to my receiver and one from receiver to my tv?

[SergesPlace]

Dognabit! i just ordered 2 of the "premium" ones a few days ago. Cost me $17 shipped when it could have just cost me $7. I didn't even see these ones :(

[torontodragon]

Wrong...S/PDIF is a protocol...Digital Coax & optical fiber cable (Toslink) are both on SPDIF standard.

The S/PDIF term is commonly, even if it's not really true, used to talk about Toslink connection cable.

So, you're kinda right...SPDIF is NOT Toslink but Toslink is SPDIF.

If you have fun playing on words...

And what are you talking about in your last sentence?! The Monster Cable @ FS & the Toslink @ Monoprice are both Toslink/SPDIF/Optical Fiber (or whatever the name you want me to use).

Agreed +1.

[ride365]

Agreed +1.

I understand what you are saying but most people are talking about the digital optical cable when if fact the monoprice link is a digital coaxial cable. When I think of SPDIF i think coaxial cable. If you look on all motorola DCT's the SPDIF port is coaxial and digital optical is a seperate port.

[duster]

I understand what you are saying but most people are talking about the digital optical cable when if fact the monoprice link is a digital coaxial cable. When I think of SPDIF i think coaxial cable. If you look on all motorola DCT's the SPDIF port is coaxial and digital optical is a seperate port.

OK dude, stop arguing for nothing.

What "you think" doesn't really matter here.

The fact is very simple: both the Coax & Toslink gigital cable are S/PDIF. Period!

So I said "SPDIF cable @ 1.64$" and it's true, the cable in my link is a Toslink optical fiber cable, at SPDIF standard.

More than this fact, search around and you'll find that SPDIF is commonly use to talk about Toslink more than about Coax digital.

Finally, here's the cable linked:
http://images.monoprice.com/productlargeimages/14192.jpg

Does it really look like a coax like you said or a Toslink?!

Come on...

[duster]

I bought a few the last time around (for $2.5 or something, they were never $9.99 IIRC)...the prices at mono are low everyday, doing a group buy would make it warm/hot.

I suggest while you're at it...pick up an optical coupler or a 3-in-1 optical switch if you have say a set of Z-5500 that takes only one optical input.

Link? I'm so lazy... ;)

[hamdude_1234]

is there any difference in quality between the cheap one and the premium one???
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=2764&seq=1&format=2



I just got three of these exact ones from a local supplier, they are a nice product. Though, some have complained that the spacing on back of some receivers wont fit properly.

[duster]

Hi, Not much of an audiophile, but would this cable be necessary if I already have 2hdmi's (ps3 and hd box) connected to my receiver and one from receiver to my tv?

No. The sound is already digitaly transmitted by the HDMI connection.

[koivu_11]

These cables are available at the dollar store by my house (although they are $2 not $1 but whatever). They work perfectly fine with all my stuff.

[duster]

These cables are available at the dollar store by my house (although they are $2 not $1 but whatever). They work perfectly fine with all my stuff.

Nice find!

Is it a Dollorama or an independant store?

[balance]

These cables are available at the dollar store by my house (although they are $2 not $1 but whatever). They work perfectly fine with all my stuff.

where? also do they sell sata cables?

[duster]

where? also do they sell sata cables?

Do you mean SATA data cable?! Or power adapter?

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/cooldrives/ultraflex-sata-cable-2.jpg

Man...I have plenty of these data cables.

Just send me a couple of post stamps and I'll send you a letter size envelope full of cables.

4 regular stamps should work I imagine...

Edit: according to Canada Post website, it's 2,65 $ for a big envelope from 200g to 500g so I think I'd be able to send you something like 12 cables.

PM me.

[jindogae]

No. The sound is already digitaly transmitted by the HDMI connection.

thanks

[Dally4rff]

Link? I'm so lazy... ;)

I think you are looking for this--> http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042301&p_id=966&seq=1&format=2

[duster]

I think you are looking for this--> http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042301&p_id=966&seq=1&format=2

More this --> http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042302&p_id=2946&seq=1&format=2

But thanks, your link helped me to find the switch! :cheesygri

[ride365]

I admit that I was wrong. There is no reason to be rude though. The original link i clicked took me to a digital coaxial cable. There's no point in replying to this message since theres no point in arguing with you and I have no intention to reply again.

[duster]

I admit that I was wrong. There is no reason to be rude though. The original link i clicked took me to a digital coaxial cable. There's no point in replying to this message since theres no point in arguing with you and I have no intention to reply again.

I didn't want to be rude, I was just bored of your circular arguing when everyone else was saying the same thing than me.

I don't understand for the link though, since I've never changed it.

Sorry if you took it personnal, it wasn't really my goal. :o

[ppl4golf]

More this --> http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042302&p_id=2946&seq=1&format=2

But thanks, your link helped me to find the switch! :cheesygri

The 3-in-1 is the right one, the coupler is actually this :

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10423&cs_id=1042301&p_id=2670&seq=1&format=2

PS - you are lazy :~)

[AndrewRFD]

Posted, thanks.

[stevethewheel]

When I think of SPDIF i think coaxial cable. If you look on all motorola DCT's the SPDIF port is coaxial and digital optical is a seperate port.

I'm with you on this. When I ask if a mobo has SPDIF I'm asking about coax. Maybe I'm just showing my age. TOSLINK made such a fuss when it came out to distance itself from anything to do with wires, and oh so superior/snobby/bleeding edge (think about how Monster Cable markets itself) that it never mentioned S/PDIF anywhere. S/PDIF was left to the coax crowd who obviously could tolerate the garbage signal from mere wires (smirk). Even Monoprice has S/PDIF in the name of all the coax wire, and TOSLink in the name all the fibre optic. Oh, even better use their search function and see how many optical cables come up when searching SPDIF. You're not crazy.

Anyway, good price on an optical SPDIF there.

[koivu_11]

i forget the name of the dollar store i saw these at, but it is the dollar store located at fraser hwy and 264th st. the strip mall with the save on foods. $2 for the cable there.

[ppl4golf]

i forget the name of the dollar store i saw these at, but it is the dollar store located at fraser hwy and 264th st. the strip mall with the save on foods. $2 for the cable there.

I also bought one a long time ago at a dollar store, $2, GE brand, actually better quality than the $10 one I bought from CTY...I wasn't sure what I was thinking then...they had 3, I picked one up only...WTF...then I had to order more from mono...

[Formula1]

This is back on for $1.64.

http://images.monoprice.com/productmediumimages/14191.jpg
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=1419&seq=1&format=2

[Emancipated]

I bought the premium a few days ago. It looks better all around but particularly the joint between wire/plug looks more durable.

[mecano25]

I ordered off the monoprice.com web site...how long will it take to get the cables I ordered...

Thanks...

:)

[balance]

I ordered off the monoprice.com web site...how long will it take to get the cables I ordered...

Thanks...

:)

1 week

[niceguy1234]

I ordered 4 diff. cables and it comes within 10 days as a US parcel, not bad. Good package, good quality, no tax (GSP & PST), and the shipping cost is resonable.

I think those $100+ Moster HDMI cable are highway robbery. For those digital cables, you will either have signal or no signal. So it does not matter if you pay $100+ or $4 for the DIGITAL cable, the result is the same.