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Originally Posted by Prottotype
I don't know how optical can be 'more immune to interference' when it's based on light. The only knock I've heard on optical is that the cord has to be relatively straight, some bend is ok, for it to work properly. Any twists and turns and you lose the optical.
I could be wrong about the interference.
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I've got tons of twists and turns in my optical (toslink) cable and works perfectly. The only think you can't do is kink it or else a crack may break the connection. It works on the basis of fibre optics which are actually very versatile. Regarding the interference, I think others are referring to the induction of current in wires from exterior electric/magnetic sources. With toslink, I don't believe this is possible due to the transmitting medium being non-metallic.