Different types of digital cables, their pro and cons
I just put the most common types of digital cables around, so you don’t get so confuse (that’s not the idea)...
Before start, I would like to say, that remember that every cable has its pros and cons, so here we go... (hope you like and these pages can be useful).
| Digital Cables | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
| Toslink | Digital connection, not susceptible to electrical interference. | Limited length. Cables generally fragile |
| Coaxial/Digital audio | Digital connection, using copper cables, usually Coax. Some experts prefer it ti Toslink, and it is capable of longer cable lengths. | Is more susceptible to electrical interference than Toslink. |
| Firewire | Digital connection. Great bandwidth for multichannel audio. | No locking connector and easily disconnected. |
| HDMI | Digital connection with both digital video and audio in one interface. Excellent quality electrical interface capable of exceptional 1080p video and 8 channels of 192-kHz audio. | No locking connector. These things typically flop out of their connections more easily than a single RCA connector |
| Stereo | Analog audio. Two channels, right and left. If your system does not support digital audio, then your best bet is analog stereo. | No surround sound unless it is simulated. Analog rather than digital. |
| Mono | Some TV's only have mono audio inputs and/or outputs. This is better than nothing. | Boring |