View Full Version : confused about SPDIF ???
Taylor01
10-23-2009, 01:34 PM
OK so I bought this new laptop "Asus G72Gx" and I thought SPDIF was 5.1 optical cable but the laptops SPDIF is round like a headphone jack. I want to run it to my receiver but am very confused is there a cable with the round head phone type jack on one end and a optical on the other??
EniGmA1987
10-23-2009, 01:50 PM
That is called a Coax SPDIF connector. There are two types of SPDIF used with computers, optical and coax. Your laptop doesn't use optical.
Taylor01
10-23-2009, 03:14 PM
So can my receiver take coax?
momomo6789
10-23-2009, 04:39 PM
you can buy a little converter cost around 1$ that will do RCA -> Toslink S/PDIF optical adaptors http://www.amazon.com/Toslink-To-Optical-Mini-Adapter/dp/B0002MQGRM 1 pinny ^_^
EniGmA1987
10-23-2009, 06:33 PM
Those would probably do the trick. Thanks for posting that momo, I had forgotten those existed.
Taylor01
10-23-2009, 07:24 PM
you can buy a little converter cost around 1$ that will do RCA -> Toslink S/PDIF optical adaptors http://www.amazon.com/Toslink-To-Optical-Mini-Adapter/dp/B0002MQGRM 1 pinny ^_^
Yeah!!! Thats what I was looking for. But more like this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VJ680U/ref=pd_luc_sim_03_01 Thanks!