Hdmi vs optical?

Hayden · 10th June 2008, 12:10 AM

Someone said optical can’t do the real high definition audio and hdmi could
Is that true?
I thought the bandwidth of optical exceeded an electric signal.

rossl · 10th June 2008, 12:45 AM

TOSLINK only has a bandwidth of 15 megabits per second.

TOSLINK uses LED drivers and cheap plastic fiber.

a laser source and glass optical fiber will of course be much higher bandwidth and cost.

gmarsh · 10th June 2008, 02:38 AM

Toslink can do 24/192 stereo. Which is plenty high definition.

Hayden · 10th June 2008, 03:31 AM

what about the latest HD blu ray audio?

10th June 2008, 12:10 AM	#1
Hayden diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mackay Australia	Hdmi vs optical? Someone said optical can’t do the real high definition audio and hdmi could Is that true? I thought the bandwidth of optical exceeded an electric signal.

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10th June 2008, 12:45 AM	#2
rossl diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central Ohio	TOSLINK only has a bandwidth of 15 megabits per second. TOSLINK uses LED drivers and cheap plastic fiber. a laser source and glass optical fiber will of course be much higher bandwidth and cost.

10th June 2008, 02:38 AM	#3
gmarsh diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada	Toslink can do 24/192 stereo. Which is plenty high definition.

10th June 2008, 03:31 AM	#4
Hayden diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mackay Australia	what about the latest HD blu ray audio?

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