optical vs.coaxial vs.analog

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I'm new to the digital audio world. I just bought my first DVD player and the instructions suggest using either an optical or coaxial cable to hook up the audio signal to my a/v receiver. I have noted that there is only one "out" port for either on the DVD. After habitually using (l) and (r) analog hook-ups (ala VCR), I'm confused. Does "one" cable (optical/coaxial) do the job of the older analog (l) & (R)? Since I do not yet have "optical" cable, I went the analog route. Is the analog route even remotely capable of reproducing the DVD audio correctly, or am I completely confused? HELP!!!!!!

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Topic - optical vs.coaxial vs.analog - Rio 00:53:42 12/05/00 (2)

Re: optical vs.coaxial vs.analog - One Dark Cat 07:36:07 12/05/00 (1)

Re: optical vs.coaxial vs.analog (audio also) - Jim Cate 17:54:28 12/14/00 (0)

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