Dont be fooled by the price of these entry level Fisual optical cables. They offer outstanding value for money and perform well as an all round first upgrade.
Standard Toslink optical fittings for digital surround sound use. This cable can be used for the likes of DVD, PC, and games consoles such as the Sony PS3. It features gold plated tips and an outside cable diameter of 5mm.
I started using Fisual interconnects when I needed a cheap HDMI cable. What I was sold was a great HDMI cable, cheaply.
This optical cable follows the same pattern.
Good positive connectors at either end and a very flexible cable between them (not like the cheap, hard nasty cables sometimes supplied that can be brittle and difficult to fit into cramped setups).
Used it to hook up my BT Vision Box to my Sony surround sound system, and works great. It's digital, so if it works it doesn't make sense to spend more money on something fancier!
I needed the 5m optical cable to suit the new layout of the living room. As the TV and the Hi-Fi were now to be placed at different ends of the room I'd need something a bit longer than the 1m cable origianally supplied with the Hi-Fi unit. With many more expensive options to choose from I opted for the cheapest and glad I did. The Fisual Digital Optical cable is all you need for excellent audio between TV and Hi-Fi allowing me to continue listenting to cinema surround sound via the Hi-Fi when playing DVDs or listening to MTV.