Hello

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Author Topic: Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?  (Read 831 times)

Offline Marconelly
  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 61
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://www.nanolabs.net
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« on: April 05, 2002, 12:51:57 PM »
I can get a new one on the e-bay for $6 but it seems to be a no-name. Interac brand seems to be three times more than that. I\'ve heard there are some de-synchronizing issues with cheap cables. Any truth to that? If that is true, which brand is proven to work correctly, and which is known to make problems?

Offline mm
  • clyde\'s boss
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 15576
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2002, 02:56:53 PM »
skip the el-cheapo 6$ specials and skip the 60$ space shuttle NASA brand cables, anything else will work the same
\"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.\" - Clemenza

Offline Marconelly
  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 61
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://www.nanolabs.net
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2002, 04:21:36 PM »
I\'ve found these guys who seem to offer a good price. Still, would you recommend getting cable made by some verified brands, like Monster, etc...

http://www.sbfilmaudio.com/cables.html#OPTICAL

Offline mm
  • clyde\'s boss
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 15576
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2002, 05:24:37 PM »
i actually picked up a 6\' cable today

stopped at radio shack,  $35. needless to say, i laughed and walked out.

stopped at best buy, 18$.  plugged them in, they work great.
i severely doubt the average audiophile coud tell the difference between these and the 60$ jobbies
\"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.\" - Clemenza

Offline THX
  • nigstick
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 8158
  • Karma: +10/-0
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2002, 11:07:29 AM »
Get the $13 recoton at Best Buy or Wal-mart.  If you\'re really strapped for cash I\'d even recommend going to your local Funcoland which sells the Interact 6\' toslinks for for $4.99.  I think they\'re used but for some reason they keep restocking them when they run out.  I use one of these for the PS2, works fine.

\"i thought america alreay had been in the usa??? i know it was in australia and stuff.\"
-koppy *MEMBER KOPKING FANCLUB*
\"I thought japaneses where less idiot than americans....\" -Adan
\"When we can press a button to transport our poops from our colon to the toilet, I\'ll be impressed.\" -Gman

Offline THX
  • nigstick
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 8158
  • Karma: +10/-0
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2002, 11:10:47 AM »
dbl post, my bad yo

\"i thought america alreay had been in the usa??? i know it was in australia and stuff.\"
-koppy *MEMBER KOPKING FANCLUB*
\"I thought japaneses where less idiot than americans....\" -Adan
\"When we can press a button to transport our poops from our colon to the toilet, I\'ll be impressed.\" -Gman

Offline kopking
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 7967
  • Karma: +10/-0
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2002, 01:11:20 PM »
ermmmmm, where u from cos if you frm europe get a full scart lead!!!! they do cost tha much, £20 for a sony one, but you can get them cheaper....only probi s when you try to watch a dvd, the pic comes out green, but buy a dvd region x (£15-20) and it wil sort it, plus let you watch dvd from other regions!!!!
The drunken, Liverpool supporting, bad spelling, Simpson loving, known as the drunkest of the spaminators, from England
without
alcohol, life would suck! pray for Mojo
beer,solving all your problems & helping ugly people have $ex since 1862.

Offline FatalXception
  • The Anti-Spam
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 3199
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://
Does it matter which optical cable for PS2 I get?
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2002, 07:39:20 AM »
I bought for my systems, I\'ve bought a monster 6\' digital cable, and one monster 2\' coax digital cable.  I\'ve been extremely happy with them, and compared with the $12 cheap one my parents bought, the quality is well worth the price difference....
FatalXception

Murphy\'s Law - What can go wrong, will.
Poker Law      - Magnum .44 beats four aces.
Cole\'s Law      - Thinly sliced cabbage.

 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk