I believe the composite video connection that you are saying is just a regular video out. If this is so, then it can only be used for Video. Just to let you know, the digital out is only used for (Digital) AUDIO not Video. There are 2 types of Digital connections: Coaxial digital output (via RCA cable) and Toslink optical digital output (via Fiber optic cable).

The Composite Audio connection on the other hand, is just the a regular Audio Out (Which is take note also called "ANALOG OUT", which is in Stereo or in other words 2 channel, your Left and Right). Don't be confused coz they just added the word "composite" in there. It's just the same.

The other coax out that you are talking about that you use to connect to your TV before you had the 1050 is a "F" connector. These, just like what gonk said contains both audio and video signals and cannot be used for Digital audio.

To answer your third quesion...Will it (using Digital out) sound better than using the Analog out? Yes, not only that you can also listen in Dolby Digital 5.1

All you need to do is hook up the cable box's digital out to the receiver's digital in. My question is, does your cable box have a Digital out? Check the rear, it should be labeled "Digital Out". If there's none, then you don't have it. In this case, you can only hook up your cable box through it's "Analog Out", which is your cable box's analog (Left and Right)out to your receivers analog (Left and Right)in. By doing this, you will be able to listen in Stereo and Dolby Pro-logic, but not Dolby Digital 5.1

This question is for everyone, Doesn't all Digital cable boxes come with a Digital Out? If not, then what's "digital about it"? Aren't all cable services digital? or They just added A Video out and an Analog L/R out and name it "Digital Cable".



[This message has been edited by Cscamp (edited September 12, 2002).]