Optical Digital Audio Out Converter

Optical Digital Audio Out Converter FAQ

What is optical digital audio?

Optical Digital Audio Cables. An optical cable (also known as Toslink) transfers audio signals via light that is beamed through a glass or plastic fiber optic medium. The signal that travels through the cable from the source must first be converted from an electrical signal to an optical one.

What is digital optical out?

The optical out is a digital signal meaning if you would listen to that signal on its own it would sound like random digital noise beeps clicks and what not. So you have to plug the optical cable into a device that converts digtal data into analog sound. Most home theatre sound systems can handle this.

What is digital optical cable?

A digital optical cable is used to transfer data, usually audio or video, from one source to another. Digital optical cables are typically more expensive than other types of cables, such as coaxial or composite, but are much more effective at reproducing a signal through the transfer.

What is a digital out coaxial?

The most common type of digital audio connection is coaxial digital. A digital coaxial connector looks like an RCA connector, but it transmits digital data instead of analog signals.