OT: Curious

[Jamon Camisso]

On 04/12/13 11:50 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Dave Germiquet <davegermiquet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
> 
> | I have a question, does anyone know  a really cheap sound card solution
> | that works with spdif-coxial for a Linux Laptop?
> 
> "solution"?  Sounds like marketing-talk :-)
> 
> Speaking of which, you might get some more interesting and useful
> alternatives presenting us with the problem not the solution.
> 
> To be honest, I'm so out of it that I don't know where S/PDIF is used
> vs. TOSLINK and why.  I think in that in terms of specs, it is a
> tos-up.  But some worlds use one, and some the other.

S/PDIF is the specification for the digital properties of a signal;
TOSLINK is the physical connector format. S/PDIF can use coax cable or
optical TOSLINK depending on equipment.

TOSLINK is used by other standards as well IIRC, it being just the
connector format.

Cheers, Jamon
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