Recoton DVD901 Audio Digital Optical Cable (6 Feet)

by Recoton

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.5 x 1 inches ; 2.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000649EZ
• Item model number: DVD901
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 15, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The DVD901 Toslink optical cable from Recoton is a lengthy, durable cable for a strong link in your audio signal chain. Chief design features include molded ends for strain relief and convex lenses for superior light transmission. This cable makes an optimal relayer of digital data between components like DVD players, satellite receivers, minidisc players, CD players, laserdisc players, and surround receivers--just make sure your respective components have the requisite Toslink optical outputs and inputs. Using portable-audio devices? No problem--the DVD901 comes with special adapters to convert one or both cable ends to the minijack optical format. The DVD901's six-foot length fosters easy placement between hard-to-reach components.

What's in the Box
One six-foot optical cable with protective, clear-plastic lens covers and a pair of minijack optical adapters.

Product Description

Designed for use with home theater components using Toslink digital audio outputsIncludes 2 mini-optical adapters6'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

105 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars required for 5.1 surround, December 28, 2002

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This review is from: Recoton DVD901 Audio Digital Optical Cable (6 Feet) (Electronics)

Optical cables are used primarily to connect a DVD player or a game console supporting Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS surround sound to a reciever. Unlike Dolby Surround, which is used on VHS tapes, TV broadcasts, and digital cable and encodes left, right, center, and ONE rear center speaker into stereo sound, true 5.1 (three speakers at the front, two at the back, and low frequency effects channel for the subwoofer) encoding requires a wider frequency range which is not supported by RCA audio connections. Therefore, either an optical or digital coax cable must be used. A digital cable is just a light guide. Shielding or frequency response, important for video cables, are not much of an issue here. Therefore, an expensive optical cable will work just the same as a cheap one, unless the cable is defective. Keep in mind, however, that in order to get 5.1 surround to work, you may have not only to hook up the digital cable, but also (1) check the settings of your DVD player / game console to make sure that optical output is enabled, and 5.1 surround signal is not downmixed to standard stereo (consult your DVD player manual), and (2) that the optical input of the reciever is used when you choose the DVD player as input. Most DVD players also have a digital coaxial output, which works exactly the same for 5.1 surround as optical output. A digital coax cable usually costs less and may be a cost-saving option to consider. Home theater systems usually do not include optical/digital coax cables, so do not forget to order one together with your home theater system.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware: DO NOT buy this one, November 29, 2004

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C. Huang - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recoton DVD901 Audio Digital Optical Cable (6 Feet) (Electronics)

Have this optical cable for about a year before it was broken. According to the package, it has lifetime warranty. Sent back to the company and got a rejected mail saying, "COMPANY OUT OF BUSINESS, RETURN TO SENDER". The company address on the label is:

Recoton Accessories, Inc.

2950 Lake Emma Road

Lake Mary, FL 32746.

Made in China

2.0 out of 5 stars bellybomb, January 7, 2009

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Elzie Q. Holden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recoton DVD901 Audio Digital Optical Cable (6 Feet) (Electronics)

have not had product for a long time. The computer I used it on has long since been gone. As I recall the item worked all right.