Hi !

I bought a Popcorn Hour of eBay (for a few bucks) but I didn't have enough time to check if my A/V Receiver had a digital audio port available.

As is is now all my optical and Coax ports are being used, in fact I have only one Coax port on my receiver and my Sony DVP-NS78HP is using
that port. Now my question is: Is it possible to connect the popcorn hour and the Sony DVP-NS78HP to a composite/rca audio Y-Split, and have both
devices connected to the same port?

The reason I am asking is because I am afraid the Popcorn Hour or the Sony DVP-NS78HP will send current to the other device and fry it.
One of the other reasons is that I am afraid the quality of the audio will be bad, and I don't know if there is a problem using a composite/rca audio
Y-Split..thing is I live in Brazil, and I might have a hard time finding a coax-split.

Of course I wouldn't have both units on simultaneously. Also, does any one know if there is a difference between coax cables and composite audio cables/rca?

I am using composite/rca audio cables for my two subwoofers right now (because they where the longest I could find locally without having to buy on the internet), is that bad? Should I use a special type of cable?

Anyone knows if the Popcorn Hour is compatible with the Harmony 1000?

EXAMPLE:

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You should be able to use an inexpensive A/V switcher. You may need one with component video ins/outs although I bet any RCA ins/outs would work.

Hi !
Also, does any one know if there is a difference between coax cables and composite audio cables/rca?

Composite and component video cables should be made of cable with a 75 Ohm impedance; RG6 and RG59 are the most common. There are no composite audio cables. There are many flavors of 75 Ohm coax--different shielding, different center conductors, different diaelectrics, different wire sze. But for most of us they are interchangable.

I am using composite/rca audio cables for my two subwoofers right now (because they where the longest I could find locally without having to buy on the internet), is that bad? Should I use a special type of cable?


Almost everyone uses some sort of RCA terminated audio or video cable with their powered subs. There is no standard for subwoofer cable and no need to buy a special subwoofer cable. Yours are working just fine, are they not?

Composite and component video cables should be made of cable with a 75 Ohm impedance; RG6 and RG59 are the most common. There are no composite audio cables. There are many flavors of 75 Ohm coax--different shielding, different center conductors, different diaelectrics, different wire sze. But for most of us they are interchangable.



Almost everyone uses some sort of RCA terminated audio or video cable with their powered subs. There is no standard for subwoofer cable and no need to buy a special subwoofer cable. Yours are working just fine, are they not?

So shortly: I can use a composite Y-Split and connect two digital coax cabels to the split, and have it go into my coax input on my receiver? (Like in the image in the first post?)

So shortly: I can use a composite Y-Split and connect two digital coax cabels to the split, and have it go into my coax input on my receiver? (Like in the image in the first post?)I realize that you said you would not use both units simultaneously, but it is probably not a good idea to use the splitter to merge (combine).

If you do not want to buy a cheap AV switcher, you could try it and see how it works.

So shortly: I can use a composite Y-Split and connect two digital coax cabels to the split, and have it go into my coax input on my receiver? (Like in the image in the first post?)

I didn't speak to that in my post, but I am with sivadselim on this one; buy a cheap switch. You could very likely get away with almost kind of switch an audio A/B switch, or an RF switch. Here is an RF switch for $6 from Parts Express.
http://www.partsexpress.com/images/180-422m.jpg, and some cheap RCA to F adapters like this, http://www.partsexpress.com/images/090-268t.jpg for your cables. Look around there are many choices; spend up to $200 and get a switch that handles S/PDIF and optical.