My receiver has 4 digital inputs (3 x Optical and 1 x Coaxial). It
also has the RCA inputs.
Anyway, my problem is that my DVD, my HD cable box, and my computer can

only connect via coaxial, and not optical. In other words, I really
need three digital
coaxial inputs on my receiver. Are there any solutions to this problem

other than reaching back and changing the plugs everytime I want
to use one of the three devices?

A standard 75ohm video switch will handle all the coax inputs. RS has
them manual and remote controlled.

Kal

On 11 Apr 2006 13:01:43 -0700, "NealR2000"
wrote:

My receiver has 4 digital inputs (3 x Optical and 1 x Coaxial). It
also has the RCA inputs.
Anyway, my problem is that my DVD, my HD cable box, and my computer can

only connect via coaxial, and not optical. In other words, I really
need three digital
coaxial inputs on my receiver. Are there any solutions to this problem

other than reaching back and changing the plugs everytime I want
to use one of the three devices?

Kalman Rubinson writes:

A standard 75ohm video switch will handle all the coax inputs. RS has
them manual and remote controlled.

A 75ohm video co-ax switch that has female F connectors on all sides
won't help the original poster who is dealing with co-axial digital
audio S/DIF cables that are typically terminated with standard male
RCA ends.

Better planning on the receiver or component purchases (whichever were
later) would've helped initially. About the only one out of the
original poster's control was the cable box.

That said however, I think two of these POF-820's and a couple of
toslink "cables" and you'd be all set:

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/a...s.html#pof-820

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/a...bles.html#plas

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On 11 Apr 2006 16:17:02 -0500, (Todd H.) wrote:

Kalman Rubinson writes:

A standard 75ohm video switch will handle all the coax inputs. RS has
them manual and remote controlled.

A 75ohm video co-ax switch that has female F connectors on all sides
won't help the original poster who is dealing with co-axial digital
audio S/DIF cables that are typically terminated with standard male
RCA ends.

Not entirely so. RS has video switches meant for use with component
or composite video, not RF, and these will still be 75ohms and have
RCA connectors.

For example:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...45&tab=summary
or this:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family

Kal

If you have a cheapo dvd player, you could buy a new one for 50 bucks or
less that has optical. Might be cheaper than other solutions. You will not
have been the first person to buy a new dvd player just for this exact
reason.

C

"NealR2000" wrote in message
oups.com...
My receiver has 4 digital inputs (3 x Optical and 1 x Coaxial). It
also has the RCA inputs.
Anyway, my problem is that my DVD, my HD cable box, and my computer can

only connect via coaxial, and not optical. In other words, I really
need three digital
coaxial inputs on my receiver. Are there any solutions to this problem

other than reaching back and changing the plugs everytime I want
to use one of the three devices?

You can buy a converter (or build one) that will take the coaxial digital
connection and turn it into an optical digital connection:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=180-960

You can also go the other way:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=180-961

Jeff
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