[mythtv-users] One HDMI question from (Hijacked): HDMI sound issues

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 28 August 2013 17:57, Stephen Worthington <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
> A digital signal is a digital signal.  It is either correct data, or
> it does not work.  So the digital output from an SPDIF port will be
> identical to the output from a TOSLINK port, as far as the
> specifications for the digital data are concerned.  If you are really

it's a very simplistic view of things...

It's definitely possible to get corruption one long cable; same as you
can get digital interferences if you use a very long, not great
quality hdmi cable