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| Your Laptop (Optical Out) |
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| Your TV (Coaxial In) |
(OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND!)
When connecting your laptop to your TV you want to try your hardest to maintain a digital signal. This allows for crystal clear audio and is the only type of signal that allows for full surround sound. However, sometimes you'll run into issues where your Laptop outputs don't necessarily match up with your TV inputs. If your laptop has an optical output and your TV has a coaxial input, you'll need these three things in order to maintain that clear digital signal.
Digital Coaxial Cable
A digital coaxial cable is required to connect your digital/analog adapter to your TV's coaxial input. While this particular cable is designed specifically for this purpose, if you have any spare RCA cables (regardless of their color) lying around, those will work too.Optical (Toslink) Cable
An optical (Toslink) cable is required to connect your laptop or desktop's optical output to a digital/analog adapter box.Dual Output Digital Audio Adapter
While the signal passing through each cable is ultimately sent and received in a digital format, the medium through which it is passed is significantly different. An optical cable passes the digital signal by rapidly flashing a red light from the laptop to the TV. A coaxial cable, on the other hand, uses electric pulses to transmit the digital signal. Since it would be impossible to convert light into electricity by using a simple cable, a digital audio adapter is required.This adapter is one of the few that will allow you to convert an optical signal to a digital coaxial one and convert the other way around. This adapter, combined with the two cables listed here will successfully connect your laptop's audio to your TV. Simply plug one end of the proper cord into your laptop's audio OUTPUT and plug the other end into the adapter's INPUT side. Then, plug one end of the second cable into the adapter's OUTPUT side and the other end into your TV's INPUT. Then you're all set!
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