2006-10-28 09:10:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. Developed jointly by the Sony and Phillips corporations, S/PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog. format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.
2006-10-28 09:12:28 · answer #1 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format
2006-10-28 09:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by doyler78 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S/PDIF or S/P-DIF, for Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format (also IEC 958 type II, part of IEC-60958), is a system for carrying stereo digital audio signals between various devices and stereo components. S/PDIF is primarily used with CD players (and DVD players playing CDs), and it is becoming common on other audio components like MiniDiscs and modern computer audio cards. ...
2006-10-28 09:15:06 · answer #3 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋