On Dec 4, 2012, at 24:17 , David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Dec 4, 2012, at 5:53 PM, J.C. O'Connell <hifis...@gate.net> wrote: > >> well, here in the USA, full size TOSLINK >> is the defacto standard for digital audio >> optical connections, not mini. mini is rare. > > It's not what I'd call common here, but it was fairly easy for me to find a > mini-to-full-size adaptor for $cheap for use with my Macbook Pro. It was > harder finding a 5 metre optical cable that wasn't priced like HDMI cables > tend to be. > > The only problem with the mini connector is that they're a bit fragile, which > is a good reason for using the adaptor as you only need to replace the $5 bit > instead of a whole cable when you break it. >
I don't know what their international shipping rates are like, but monoprice.com has inexpensive everything when you're talking cables. http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=toslink -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
