Sky HD Box & Digital Coax

[Darren Cotter]

Hi Guys,

I currently have my Sky HD (New smaller type) box connected to my AV amp via a 3m Monstercable optical cable. I would like to upgrade this, but Mark Grant doesn't have optical cables that long.

My question is, do you think it would be a good upgrade if I used a 3m Mark Grank G1000HD digital coax?

Or does anyone have any other suggestions?

Regards,

Darren

[Stratmangler]

As far as I am aware the Sky HD box does not support coaxial S/PDIF connections.



I use a 5m Nikkai optical connection (from Maplins) from a Sky+ box to DAC, and it works fine.
Can't comment on whether or not proper glass fibre is better or not, as I haven't tried it.

[Darren Cotter]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the reply. I have just double checked, and my Sky HD box has both optical and coaxial digital outputs next to each other.

Regards,

Darren

[MartinT]

That's a new feature, then. My box only has optical. For longer runs co-ax is better anyway so go for it!

[WAD62]

That's a new feature, then. My box only has optical. For longer runs co-ax is better anyway so go for it!

I was under the impression that it was the other way round, COAX for short, optical for long...

N.B. I've been wrong many times before

P.S. I've got the 500Gb HD box and it has both

[MartinT]

No, optical exhibits nasty group delay (jitter) at quite short lengths, co-ax can work at 100ft (I've seen a demo of this) and still work.

[WAD62]

No, optical exhibits nasty group delay (jitter) at quite short lengths, co-ax can work at 100ft (I've seen a demo of this) and still work.

Well there goes that theory