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Help with 2 optical cables

  • 30-06-2008 03:15PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 682 ✭✭✭


    Hoping someone can help me out!!
    I have an Xbox 360 and getting sky plus tomorrow.
    Both of these have optical out but I only have 1 optical input on my surround sound system.
    What sort of a splitter do I need to have both connected s I really don't want to be unplugging and swapping the cables around?!!


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,465 ✭✭✭Homer


    Optical Splitter. £15

    Peats or Maplins should have em in stockor similar.
    Can also get a simpler two way one that autosenses whichever signal is currently active.

    Sorted!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Bros123


    Thanks a lot industria!!:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Feeder


    Just wondering if i could use the same kind of setup to allow my xbox360, PS3 and sky+ (when I get it this month) to run through my home cinema, which only has one optical in :confused:

    I found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.ie/Digital-Optical-Toslink-3-Way-Switch-Splitter-4-CABLE_W0QQitemZ180265338119QQihZ008QQcategoryZ295QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    and I was wondering if this would do the job, it seems like a good deal considering you get the cables thown in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,465 ✭✭✭Homer


    Yep that'll work just fine. Manual selection switch to change between the different inputs is a bit cumbersome but for that price hey!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Feeder


    Cheers Homer i just bought it there, yeah the manual switching of the source is a bit of a pain but at least i can hook them all up.

    the price was good too considering i paid 24 for 1 x 0.75m cable from maplin :mad:


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