Anyone know of a remote-controllable optical switch with at least 4 inputs? Either IR or RS-232c is OK, price not an issue.

Granted it's overkill, but you could use a home theater reciever. Gets you the ins and outs and discreet ir. Never seen a remote optical switch before, just mechanicals myself.

Best of luck.

If you can deal with MIDI, FCP makes 8x8, 16x16, and 32x32 matrix switchers that are not too expensive. The are card frame based, so you may fill them with coaxial, EIAJ (optical), or AES/EBU in any combination of quantaties of 4 (or 2 in certain cases).

The U.S. distributor is UCIK www.ucik.com.

If you are dealing with Crestron, they supply a MIDI interface card, or CNX-MIDI. I do not know if there are non-MIDI control options.

The other way to approach it is to just convert the optical to coaxial using some cheap converters. I think Radio Shack and MCM both sell them for $30-$50 each?

-Tom

[Link: sysconcept.ca]

Good Luck!

Thanks for the suggestions. Either of those will do nicely.

- Doug

Or get them from Parts Express for even less, click here.

Larry
www.fineelectricco.com

This should do the trick.

[Link: inday.com]

General Features

Remote Controllable! Works with the RGB4X-R.

SPDIF Digital Audio 4-Input to 1-Output Switcher.

Accepts Toslink or Coax inputs. Simultaneous Coax and Toslink outputs!

Input is automatically converted and sent to both outputs.

Small Size, 2x6x4". All Connectors are Gold Plated RCA.

Toslink connectors with Shutter openings. No Toslink Plugs!

Expand the input selection of your AV Receiver or Home Theater system.

Thanks Adam. I found the Inday over the weekend, as well as this one-

[Link: zektor.com]

- which I think is pretty cool, so I thought I'd share with everyone.

- Doug