I'm in Brisbane (Northside) and I need two leads to connect my DVD and
set-top-box to my receiver.
I pass Stereo-Supplies, JB, Wow, Aldi, K-Mart, DSE, Tandy, Todd's and
Jaycar on my way home.
Anyone know what these cost?
Thanks..... Clem

From:	The Gadget Shop
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:23:57 GMT

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I have 1m cables at $10ea delivered...
http://gadgetaus.com/fibreoptic.html

Cheers, Jason (remove ... to reply)
PC-Video-Gaming: http://gadgetaus.com
MS Wireless Intellimouse $89

From:	SyVideoGuy
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:27:03 +1000

JB chermside has a decent range of cables, cant recall the cost though.
hope it helps

"Knobdoodle" wrote in message
news:3574kdF4g85jhU1@individual.net...
> I'm in Brisbane (Northside) and I need two leads to connect my DVD and
> set-top-box to my receiver.
> I pass Stereo-Supplies, JB, Wow, Aldi, K-Mart, DSE, Tandy, Todd's and
> Jaycar on my way home.
> Anyone know what these cost?
> Thanks..... Clem
>

From:	Ken Oaf
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:29:19 +1100

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:10:48 +1000, "Knobdoodle" wrote:

> I'm in Brisbane (Northside) and I need two leads to connect my DVD and
> set-top-box to my receiver.
> I pass Stereo-Supplies, JB, Wow, Aldi, K-Mart, DSE, Tandy, Todd's and
> Jaycar on my way home.
> Anyone know what these cost?
> Thanks..... Clem
>

Dick Smith or Tandy.

Around $20

From:	Anthony Horan
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:15:18 +1100

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:29:19 +1100, Ken Oaf wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:10:48 +1000, "Knobdoodle" wrote:
>
>> I'm in Brisbane (Northside) and I need two leads to connect my DVD and
>> set-top-box to my receiver.
>> I pass Stereo-Supplies, JB, Wow, Aldi, K-Mart, DSE, Tandy, Todd's and
>> Jaycar on my way home.
>> Anyone know what these cost?
>
> Dick Smith or Tandy.
>
> Around $20

JB HiFi - $13.

From:	kyser
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:09:16 +1000

"Knobdoodle" wrote in message
news:3574kdF4g85jhU1@individual.net...

> I'm in Brisbane (Northside) and I need two leads to connect my DVD and
set-top-box to my receiver.
> I pass Stereo-Supplies, JB, Wow, Aldi, K-Mart, DSE, Tandy, Todd's and
Jaycar on my way home.

Jaycar - $19.95 (1 metre) or $27.95 (2 metre). See:

http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=WQ7260&CATID=&keywords=toslink&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=

IMO, their quality is almost always better than Dick, Tandy et al for the
same, or less money.

From:	Knobdoodle
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:55:04 +1000

"kyser" wrote in message
news:41eee87b$0$2590$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>
> "Knobdoodle" wrote in message
> news:3574kdF4g85jhU1@individual.net...
>
>> I'm in Brisbane (Northside) and I need two leads to connect my DVD and
> set-top-box to my receiver.
>> I pass Stereo-Supplies, JB, Wow, Aldi, K-Mart, DSE, Tandy, Todd's and
> Jaycar on my way home.
>
> Jaycar - $19.95 (1 metre) or $27.95 (2 metre). See:
>
> http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=WQ7260&CATID=&keywords=toslink&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=
>
> IMO, their quality is almost always better than Dick, Tandy et al for the
> same, or less money.
>
Yeah the Jaycar ones did look better quality but I cheaped out and bought
them from JB Hi Fi (I needed two).
Thanks for your help everybody. (I must be a Luddite. It didn't even
occur to me to look for an on-line catalogue)
Clem
(PS. VideoPro's cheapest was $35 for a 2m!)

From:	Anthony Horan
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:01:04 +1100

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:55:04 +1000, Knobdoodle wrote:

> Yeah the Jaycar ones did look better quality but I cheaped out and bought
> them from JB Hi Fi (I needed two).

Nothing cheap about it; the ones JB sell aren't the most
ruggedly-constructed optical cables ever made, but if you're just going to
plug them in and forget them, why waste money on something that provides
durability you don't need?

> (PS. VideoPro's cheapest was $35 for a 2m!)

They come even more expensively than that, too; there's a whole cottage
industry of companies selling ridiculously overpriced optical cables under
the pretense that their "special audiophile" cable is actually going to
sound better. Which of course ignores one simple fact: digital is digital
is digital. All optical cables sound *exactly* the same, whether they cost
$13 or $500+...

From:	Knobdoodle
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:44:32 +1000

"Anthony Horan" wrote in message
news:1no8ymwbq2xxi.12v4tns0mo977.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:55:04 +1000, Knobdoodle wrote:
>
>> Yeah the Jaycar ones did look better quality but I cheaped out and
>> bought
>> them from JB Hi Fi (I needed two).
>
> Nothing cheap about it; the ones JB sell aren't the most
> ruggedly-constructed optical cables ever made, but if you're just going
> to
> plug them in and forget them, why waste money on something that provides
> durability you don't need?
>
>> (PS. VideoPro's cheapest was $35 for a 2m!)
>
> They come even more expensively than that, too; there's a whole cottage
> industry of companies selling ridiculously overpriced optical cables
> under
> the pretense that their "special audiophile" cable is actually going to
> sound better. Which of course ignores one simple fact: digital is digital
> is digital. All optical cables sound *exactly* the same, whether they
> cost
> $13 or $500+...
~
My thinking eggs-zachary!
If you're using something portable like a md-player them the quality of
cord might be a factor, but if it's just sitting quietly in the one spot
for the next five years......
Thanks again for the help folks.
Clem

From:	Martin Taylor
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:15:57 +1000

Knobdoodle said....

> Thanks for your help everybody. (I must be a Luddite. It didn't even

Is that what it is that you are???? I always wondered what the correct
name for that condition was......

Have you told Pisshead Pete, yet?

From:	Mal
Subject:	Re: Where do I get an optical "cable" from?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:24:28 +1000

Knobdoodle wrote:
> I'm in Brisbane (Northside) and I need two leads to connect my DVD and
> set-top-box to my receiver.
> I pass Stereo-Supplies, JB, Wow, Aldi, K-Mart, DSE, Tandy, Todd's and
> Jaycar on my way home.
> Anyone know what these cost?
> Thanks..... Clem
>
>

Jaycar, DSE/Tandy, (and maybe wow!) have online catalogs. Have a looksee!