[MPlayer-DOCS] Re: SP/DIF???

[Qba]

On Thursday 29 of April 2004 19:47, Tobias Diedrich wrote:
> Torinthiel wrote:
> > Are you sure SP/DIF is the correct spelling?
> > Search on www.sony.com on SP-DIF, SP/DIF, S-PDIF got no hits, a few on
> > S/PDIF and many on SPDIF. Also
> > http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213474_top1,00.html
> > says it's Sony/Philips Digital Interface which definitely goes for
> > S/PDIF.
> >
> >From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
>
>   SPDIF
>        Sony/Philips - Digital Interface Format (audio, Sony, Philips),
>        "S/P-DIF"

yes that's right for example in my motherboard manual i have 
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/techinside/spdif.htm

but on the other hand

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/HAN/docs/sp-dif.html

so i think both versions are good. But the s/pdif is more clear and widely 
used.

cheers Qba