On optical audio cables...

[Loscohones]

They are slim, look very hi tech and stream data with light..."Lightspeed Baby!!"...

 

But.....as audio cables, they are not as diverse in carrying signals as your good old HDMI or in some cases coaxial connections.

Most optical cables work in 48k samples  or 24bit 96k and doesn't support some enviromental sound systems including  Dolby Atmos but...it's lightspeed man!  No losses, no electrical interruptions of any kind because it's just light that passes through the cable right?  So what's the problem?

 

Why there isn't  an optical video/audio cable like HDMI or DisplayPort, or if you're a bit old like me  a DVI or VGA port ?

 

As i said before it's a great cable , effective lenght in 5 meters, in some cases more than that and....Lightspeed!! :)

 

Thanx in advance for everyone enlighting me on this topic.

[Freakwise]

29 minutes ago, Loscohones said:

So what's the problem?

The standard (if you can call that) hasn't been updated almost 40 years now iirc...

 

The cable and every other stuff in the connection is technically support 48khz 8 channel lossless since it was based from ADAT lightpipe...

 

29 minutes ago, Loscohones said:

Why there isn't  an optical video/audio cable like HDMI or DisplayPort, or if you're a bit old like me  a DVI or VGA port ?

The optical Variant of those cable do exist tho...

 

I recommend you to watch this 2 vid that hopefully helps you understand...

 

 

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Freakwise