[mattyd]

I have a digital receiver (like most people here).


It has 4 digital inputs: 1 coaxial input and 3 optical inputs.


Does anyone know a way I may be able to modify the receiver so that I can connect another coaxial digital input (or two)? basically, I would remove one or more of the optical ins, and convert it to a RCA coaxial input.


It shouldn't be too hard. The optical input and related electronics has to convert the light signal into an electrical signal. This signal is I guess where you would hook up the coaxial input too. However, as I have no experience with this type of thing, I have no idea what I would be doing, and whether it would be correct.

 

[Mr.Mike]

It would be better if you got an audio/video switcher and use the composite connections for the digital coax switching.

 

[John Kotches]

Not nearly as simple as you'd like to think, never mind that you've just invalidated any warranty you have left by doing such a "tweak".


A "saner" solution might be a composite video switcher as suggested by another poster, or something like a Fostex COP-1 which translates between Coax and Optical and vice versa.


THere are other options out there besides this one, but it's the one that comes to mind to me immediately.


Regards,

 

[BodegaBay]

Hope this Helps.

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