I need to know what the best cable (wire) is for a tv surround sound system (to connect from dvd to system).?

Question

My friend gave me an old Boston Acoustics surround sound set and I need one cable... that goes from the sub woofer to the dvd player (I assume)... On the sub woofer (where all the cables are plugged in) there is a spot that says "in DVD" and next to it "dolby digital". sooo I need a cable that goes into that and into my DVD player? (I guess). I have a DVD recorder, but it has an ""optical" digital audio out (PCM/BITSTREAM)" (that is exactly what is says where it is the most logical (and only) place to put the cable.

soooo any specific hints as to where I go next would be great. I have the whole system set up, I just need that one cable.

I was searching online and I found "Digital Coaxial Audio Cables" but I am not positive that is exactly what I need.

The DVD recorder is a panasonic, and the Boston Acoustics is series 6000 (just in case).

Thanks!

Answer 1

Chances are that your Panasonic player also has a coaxial audio output. If so, connect it to your system using a single RCA cable of decent quality or better yet a standard 3 foot piece of CABLE TV coax cable with RCA connectors on each end.

If all else fails, you can still use the standard analogue RCA ports.

Answer 2

Assuming the "in DVD" input on your receiver is a single digital audio connection, then you're looking to convert optical into digital coax.  Some DVD players will support both formats but if your Panasonic has optical only, then you may be out of luck.  I'm not familiar with a converter between the two cables.