Topic: Toslink Switch (Read 104 times)

Mr M Crowley · « **on:** August 18, 2005, 10:28:00 PM »

I will soon have one Xbox and one Xbox 360. They will both be hooked up to a computer monitor. Thats already sorted out as my X2VGA+ has a VGA pass through that my Xbox 360 will be hooked too.

My problem is my cheap Creative Labs 5.1 system only has one TosLink input. I will have two TosLink cables wanting to go into one port. Does anyone have any good ideas for solving this? I really don't wanna have to switch cables everytime I switch Xbox's.

shawnlogic · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2005, 10:48:00 PM »

You can get a TOSlink switch for it.
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/SW001.html

Just do a search on google. You'll find lots more. Try best buy also.

Rustmonkey · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2005, 12:19:00 AM »

look up optical switch on Ebay. I got mine for 8.99! (which included shipping) and it works GREAT!

Mr M Crowley · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2005, 09:51:00 PM »

Hey Check this one out. Tell me what you think? I like it. I don't actually have to go to my Xbox and flip the switch to change Inputs.

http://www.mycablesh...m/sku/FT257.htm

This one you have to physically switch inputs

http://www.tvcables....bles/SW001.html

Downside for the first one....

If both Xboxs are on...I will probably get sound from both over lapping each other. I wonder what would happen to my dolby decoder if it was getting two different 5.1 signals at the same time? Would it just play both? Or just screw up the decoder?

Downside for the second....

I have to get of my lazy ass to switch the input.

What do you guys think?

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2005, 08:25:00 PM »

I've never tried a splitter before but I can tell you that it will definitely NOT play both sounds if both are going at once...

doing that with analog inputs and yes it would play both at once.. digital doesn't work that way...

chances are your receiver just wouldn't recognize the signal or it would rapidly switch between different audio formats and break something...

I don't know for sure as I try to aviod doing such things :rolleyes:

Mr M Crowley · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2005, 08:30:00 PM »

Hmm...

I'm not sure either. I honeslty just think some horrible noise would come out of my speakers. Not the sound of both playing at once, but the confused and mixed up dobly decoding two signals.

I wonder if it would wreak the show. Somewhere on one of those sites it said that it worked for dolby digital.

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