Optical Splitter by CCM®
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Digital camera reviews of Optical Splitter
Digital camera Review: Do not waste you money. Would not give it a star if i could
Summary: 1 Stars
Tried to go cheap, but you get what you pay for. I have 2 optical inputs on my hometheater system, but needed 3 for my Xbox, Cable box and just purchased PS3. Hooked it up to my Xbox and PS3 and sound would not come out of either machine. You would think it would work, since no signal comes from either machine when off. I knew it was not the cables, since I have good ones. I guess I will go spend money on a good swtich now. The only this this thing is good for is a doorstop.Digital camera Review: Does Not Work
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't waste your time. I test all my cables and they all worked. Connected it to my "Digital Audio Bi-Directional Optical Toslink Switch and Splitter " no sound.. The product doesn't work, save your money and find something else that works.Digital camera Review: Does Not Work
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried this unit since I have only one available input and two devices. The unit did not work.Digital camera Review: Does exactly what I need!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to use as a combiner (switch) because I had two audio devices outputting optical digital audio, but my AV receiver only had one digital audio input. I specifically didn't want a device with a manual switch because I didn't want to have to manually adjust that switch on top of already changing my TV input every time I wanted to go from watching TV to playing Xbox 360, or vice versa.
This device works perfectly for my application! Both of my audio sources go into the end with two inputs, and my AV receiver is hooked up to the end with one input (which I guess would make it an output?). If my Xbox 360 is outputting audio, the AV receiver plays that audio. If my cable box is outputting audio, the receiver plays that audio. The only caveat is that one of the devices *MUST* be turned off and not emitting any signal, because if the device is receiving two signals at once, nothing will come out of the receiver (as the signal will be a garbage combination of both inputs). This is fine for me, however, as I can easily have my cable box or Xbox off if I'm using the other device.
I see this product seems to have a lot of mixed reviews, and a lot of people claiming it doesn't work. It could have something to do with product defects, but mine seemed to be constructed well enough. Another problem I could foresee is that you need to make sure, if you're using this as a combiner, that only one audio source is being inputted to it at a time! Even if some devices are off, they could still be sending some kind of signal through the output (which you can easily tell by looking at the optical audio jack when it's off and seeing if its still got that red glow). To put it simply, if you got two audio signals going through, nothing will come out of this.
I also couldn't be happier with the price of this, especially when compared to the ridiculously priced switches that also include HDMI inputs and whatnot.
Digital camera Review: Does not work
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried using it in the following way: Take output from XBox 360, and split to feed both a surround sound speaker system and surround sound headphones.
Here are my speakers: Spherex Xbox 5.1 Digital Surround Sound System
headphones: Tritton True 5.1 Digital Audio Headset
Both of those products are GREAT by the way.
Unfortunately, niether the headphones nor the speakers play after the splitter is put in place, but both work when you switch manually. Further, I checked all the cables independently, and they work fine alone.
You get what you pay for!