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3m of toslink for £6.49

Discussion in 'Shopping, Deals, Discounts & Bargains' started by sconepanman, Nov 16, 2002.

  1. Nov 16, 2002 at 8:01 PM
    sconepanman, Nov 16, 2002
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    Not on sale, but a decent price. Homebase, of all places, is selling 3 metres :eek: of toslink optical cable with 2 extra 3.5mm plug adapters for £6.49. Great for hooking up the MD portable. Why pay more for glass fibre?
     
    sconepanman, Nov 16, 2002
  2. Nov 21, 2002 at 7:49 PM
    michaelm, Nov 21, 2002
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    What is the length limitation for optical connections. I'm installing an AV unit in my new extension and I'd love to be able to place my amp at one end of the unit and my dvd player at the other, about 10 feet apart maybe.
     
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  3. Nov 21, 2002 at 8:13 PM
    sconepanman, Nov 21, 2002
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    Hey, hey. 10ft just about = 3m! You can get a toslink2toslink connector at Hombase as well and string 2 together for 6m :eek:

    Not sure about limits but for around £15, why don't you just give it a try!
     
    sconepanman, Nov 21, 2002
  4. Nov 26, 2002 at 4:08 PM
    NickG, Nov 26, 2002
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    www.ardelectronics.com sell 10m Toslink cables for around the same price, without the catalogue though I can't find them on the site.
     
    NickG, Nov 26, 2002
  5. Nov 27, 2002 at 10:07 PM
    lynx, Nov 27, 2002
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    CPC ,
    1m £1.87
    2m £2.25
    4m £3.42
    6m £4.62
     
    lynx, Nov 27, 2002
  6. Nov 27, 2002 at 10:24 PM
    NewsgroupMonkey, Nov 27, 2002
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    They charge 4.99 just to pick it out of the warehouse.
    Fine if you want 100 quids worth of goods maybe.....
     
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  7. Nov 27, 2002 at 10:30 PM
    lynx, Nov 27, 2002
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    Free shipping on a £30 or more spend ( they've never charged me shipping anyway :) )
     
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  8. Nov 28, 2002 at 8:05 PM
    Dubbing Mixer, Nov 28, 2002
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    10 metres maximum for standard TOSlink connections without a repeater. There are more exotic glass versions about which will do at least 30 M (the standard 'glass' fibres are in fact, plastic)
     
    Dubbing Mixer, Nov 28, 2002

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