Coax Coaxial to Optical TOS SPDIF TOSlink Converter
Posted by Notcot on May 12, 2010 in Home Cinema & Video |
Product Description
POF-820 Coaxial-to-Optical Digital Audio Converter transforms an RCA Coaxial (S/PDIF) Digital Audio signal to a Toslink Optical Digital Audio signal. This allows conversion between the most common digital audio formats. For example, connect a DVD Player or Sound Card with a Coaxial Digital Output to a Digital Amplifier or Mini Disc Recorder with an Optical Input.
- Input: Coaxial Digital PCM Audio via RCA connector
- Output: Optical Digital Audio via Toslink connector
- External 230VAC to 6VDC @ 250mA Power Supply Included
- One-Year Limited Warranty
This clever little box is no bigger than a matchbox and converts, as if by witchcraft, an electrical digital coaxial signal into a digital optical signal. My old Sony DVD/Surround sound system only had scart out which looked rubbish on my LCD TV. My new HDMI DVD player made the visuals look peachy but I had no true 5.1. I was so sad. But using the DVD player’s coaxial out, the old DVD/Surround sound system’s optical in, and this little thing in between, it’s like having an Odeon in my living room. But, you know, without the grumpy 16 year old ushers on work experience, sticky floors, and 500% mark-up on popcorn.
Rating: 5 / 5
Does exactly what it was bought to do. Took me a while to work out this was what I needed as I was blinded by the coaxial to optical and visa versa but arrived quickly and worked perfectly.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great little device that does exactly what it says. Made it possible to use my old high quality surround sound system, without having to go out and buy another one.
One gripe, the power supply is bigger than the converter!
Rating: 5 / 5
My problem was the same as the reviewer from Oxford and I can only repeat what has already been said except that it far exceeds my expectations – having received no assistance from Sony on this subject! I now have a DVD player capable of upscaling to HD as well as the benefit of surround sound from an earlier DVD player. But for a helpful neighbour with technical knowledge (which surely Sony should have and be able to suggest?) I would have been unaware of this amazing gizmo which has certainly done the job and more!
Rating: 5 / 5