Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> But it's digital too, right?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> ...but if it's digital then, by definition, it *doesn't matter* how 
>> good the lead is. (So long as the S/N ratio isn't *absurdly* low.)
> 
> Not really, since it's OK if the signal is lossy. Sure, once you get 
> above a particular quality, it doesn't help to have higher quality. But 
> you can get bit errors with sufficiently long or unshielded cables, just 
> like with (for example) ethernet. You can't run (for example) gigabit 
> ethernet over a cable only designed to support 10Mbps.

Yeah, but the "minimum quality" is really, *really* low, except for 
absurdly high bitrates.

Oh, wait...

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