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Nyrius SW100 Digital Audio Optical Toslink 3 Input Selector Switch Compatible with Fiber Optic Cables, HDTV, Blu-ray DVD player, PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, XBOX360, PS3 by Nyrius
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Digital Photo Product DetailsManufacturer: Nyrius Model: SW100 Color: Silver and Blue Product features: - 3 Toslink optical inputs and 1 Toslink output (bi-directional: can go in reverse direction)
- Allows you to connect up to three audio/video sources to one input
- Provides interference and distortion free signal transmission (0 db signal loss)
- PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS signals can be passed through this unit
- Does not require a power source
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Nyrius SW100 Digital Audio Optical Toslink 3 Input Selector Switch Compatible with Fiber Optic Cables, HDTV, Blu-ray DVD player, PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, XBOX360, PS3Customer Review: Exactly what I needed Summary: 5 Stars
My receiver only has one optical input and I needed something that would let me hook up my Cable box, PlayStation 3, and my computer. I found the Nyrius SW100 while searching though Amazon and it looked perfect for what I wanted. When it arrived I hooked everything up and it worked perfectly...at first. I started noticing sound dropouts while watching the Cable box and assumed the new switch must have caused it. After much cable swapping and testing however, I found that the problem was actually in the output on the cable box. After getting the cable box replaced everything worked great.
I've had the SW100 for a month or so now and am very pleased with its performance. I haven't noticed any sound quality loss and have had no further troubles with sound dropouts. The only 'annoyance' I really have is that I have to stand up and walk to the TV to turn the switch; which, I admit, is more laziness on my part rather than a product defect. Perhaps some kind of remote switch could be added to a future model, but of course that would add yet another remote to the group I already have...so perhaps not.
Anyway, the SW100 is a great buy for the price and does exactly what it says it will do. I definitely recommend this product for people like me who need the extra optical inputs, but aren't quite ready to upgrade to a new receiver.
* As a side-note, make sure you have an extra optical cable to run from the SW100 to your receiver along with the 3 that will go to your sources. I say this because I didn't even think about it and came up one cable short during my original hookup; luckily I had an extra buried away.
Description of Nyrius SW100 Digital Audio Optical Toslink 3 Input Selector Switch Compatible with Fiber Optic Cables, HDTV, Blu-ray DVD player, PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, XBOX360, PS3Get more hookup flexibility for your digital components with this versatile, high quality Digital Optical Selector Switch. This 3-Way Digital Optical Selector Switch lets you connect up to three different optical digital components to a component with only one optical digital input. The selector allows you to switch from one component to another just by turning the selector dial - no more disconnecting and connecting cables or moving equipment around. You can play any of the three components you connect and enjoy the output through your home theater system.
There are four optical digital jacks. The output jack connects to the main unit to which you would like to expand the number of optical jacks (normally a digital audio/video receiver/amplifier). The three input jacks connect to the source devices and allow you to output digital audio to your main unit. Switch easily between sources instead of disconnecting and reconnecting cables when needing to change inputs. The compact design will fit in tight areas between components.
Works with the following digital audio components: home/portable digital audio components with optical connection, MP3/CD/DVD player including Blu-ray/HD DVD, video game consoles (PS3/XBOX360), computer sound card, cable/satellite receiver to your home theater system with a digital optical input.
Operation: To hear your connected sources through your home theater system, turn on your home theater system and the audio source you want to hear. Then, press in the lock release button on the selector's dial and rotate the dial to the indicator corresponding with the source you want (1,2, or 3). A green indicator shows which of the three units is selected (only one can be selected at a time). Release the button to lock the selector in place. The sound from the selected source comes through your home entertainment system's speakers.
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