Timothy Stockman;289994 Wrote: 
> Be careful!  Make sure you get the 75 ohm variant of the BNC cable, not
> a 50 ohm type.  A "video" cable will be 75 ohms.  Not only is the cable
> different RG59 (75 ohm) vs RG58 (50 ohm), but the plug is physically
> different, although it should intermate without damage.
> 
> http://sosnick.uchicago.edu/BNC_50_75.html
> 
> http://www.canare.com/index.cfm?objectid=4B7F8F71-FF14-8CCF-6858E2296B597A87

Video and s/pdif are both 75 ohm. They use the same connectors and
cable. It's not clear if that's what you were saying...

50 ohm AFAIK is only used for "thin" ethernet and for RF applications.


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