HDMI supports both sound and video. It offers the best Video quality and offers the SAME digital sound that the best optic cable would. So it only makes sense to go with an HDMI since you would get the best of both worlds in one cable.

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Hi I need help on my HD AV cable & my TOSLINK cable?

Hi am trying to get "5.1 sound" buy using HD AV cable & TOSLINK cable. Ok I plug the TOSLINK into the little square port on the HD AV cable. Then were do I connect the end TOSLINK at? I check the back of my HDTV & it find the little square port to plug the TOSLINK in. Maybe I do not have the little square port on the back of my HDTV? If I don't what do I need? Thank you!
I CAN'T FIND THE LITTLE SQUARE PORT ON THE BACK OF MY HDTV. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

TV's don't have this TOSLINK plug. You need a dedicated 5.1 surround sound decoder with an optical Toslink connector.

As almost all TVs only have stereo speakers and only create a pseudo surround effect with those two speakers, there is no way to connect the Toslink to your TV.

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Get Linked to the Future: HDMI & Toslink Cables

Watching television today involves much more than "watching." It's an experience. With the digital revolution occurring in technology, plasma and high definition televisions offer consumers incredible home entertainment possibilities. To take full advantage of this technology, however, it is important to do it right and move beyond not only the analog televisions of the past, but the analog cables as well and invest in HDMI, High Definition Multimedia Interface, and Toslink cables.

The way the HDMI cable works is that it connects with a USB connection between the TV and the cable or satellite receiver, it sends uncompressed digital data which is what causes the increased clarity and sound we associate with digital and high definition.  All of the most recent televisions, even if not high def, can benefit from using the HDMI cable.  But your most transforming experience will be using it between a HDTV and a high def signal from the cable or satellite company, a little more money but a great visual and audio enhanced experience.

Toshiba created the Toslink cable in 1983, they connect the TV with the audio/video output.  They take advantage of fiber optic technology which transmits light, this provides a signal with no interference from ground, electro-magnetic or radio frequency.  It's been used for a while to provide a high quality digital audio for surround sound systems that are Dolby which require the Toslink cable.

There are a lot of components now days that come with connections for both HDMI and Toslink so you may be confused as to what to use.  When you buy a components such as a Blu-ray or DVD player they come with their own cables so you just hook them up.  But besides those you make a decision about how much of an experience you want, HDMI has audio and video capabilities so it can do a lot for you.

Should you desire an even more defined audio experience, such as that found with CD players, DAT recorders or surround-sound systems, Toslink cables offer superior digital audio capabilities and could be combined with HDMI to create a television or technology experience far beyond the mere "watching" television of the past.

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Paving the Way for Hi Fi Systems

High fidelity or Hi FI system is a term commonly used by home audio enthusiasts and home stereo listeners to associate denote high quality reproduction of sound that is very close to the original master recording. It was during the 1950s and 1960s when HI FI system became popular. During those periods, HI FI strictly refers to equipment that has negligible or barely discernible level of noise and distortion. Over the past decades, it applies more broadly to any mid-level stereo systems.

The introduction of electronic amplification, microphones, and the use of quantitative engineering techniques to audio reproduction in the 1920s might have started the HI FI fad. When radio started to become popular, loudspeaker and tube amplifiers for a period of time were considered a good combination to enjoy music. In the 1930s, the motion picture industry began incorporating sounds to film productions. Subsequently, there is a need to equip movie theaters with very good quality sound. To achieve this, loudspeakers with separate segments for high (“woofers”) and low (“tweeters”) frequencies were employed. When World War II ended, several home-audio innovations were introduced such as reel-to-reel audio tape recording, FM radio (with wider audio bandwidth), 331/3 RPM Long Play (LP) microgroove vinyl record, and enhanced amplifier designs. In the 1950s, sound producers used the term “high fidelity” as a marketing strategy to offer records and equipment that produces realistic sound reproduction. During the early 1960s, home-audio system went through advancement when the Westrex single-groove stereophonic record was introduced.

Modern HI FI equipment normally includes digital audio devices such as CD players, HD Radio tuners, DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) and DAT (Digital Audio Tape), loudspeakers, and amplifiers. Sophisticated HI FI Systems can be linked using USB (Universal Serial BUS) ports, fiber optic TOSLINK cables, or WiFi support.

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What Is A Toslink Cable?

Multiple audio cable choices are on the market.  One of the most prevalent used by consumers is a Toslink cable, also know as a optical cable.  The technical detail is that it is standardized optical fiber connection system, they're used for linking components like CD players and DAT recorders.  A standard in digital video and audio is PCM, pulse code modulation and the Toslink was invented by Toshiba is the early 80's to connect their recievers and CD players to recieve the PCM stream.  It became a common connector for most manufacturers CD players right after that, EIAJ optical being the standard name for them.

The bandwidth and application have a lot to do with what the cable will be made out of. Quartz glass optical fibers may be used occasionally, but most likely they will be made with either quality multistrand plastic optical fibers or cheaper 1mm plastic optical fiber. Toslink cables can run up to 10 meters in length, but are typically 5 meters or less. Anything longer than 10 meters and it is likely that a signal booster will be needed. Newer consumer electronics, however, can have Toslink cables that will run 100 feet or more. As audio cables go, the toslink cable has become very popular and you can find them at varying prices through many different manufacturers.

There's another type of jack that goes by the name of mini-toslink jacks.  There are adapters on the market to connect the mini toslink to the regular Toslink cable.  The most common users of the mini-toslink jacks are Apple computers and portable mini disc players.

The audio signal from a Toslink cable was originally limited to 48 kHz at 20 bits, but has now been extended to support all modern formats. The only exceptions to this are DTS HD audio streams, TrueHD, and Dolby Digital Plus.

After Toshiba's invention of the Toslink they're now the standard in audio cables, to connect CD players and other things to the main component.  There are many manufacturers now so the name of Toslink describes the cable not related to Toshiba.  They're highly available through retail brick stores and online, so if you need one it's a easy search.

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