RE: Audio & video distribution

[Phil Harris]

Can everyone please ammend their voting forms on July 8th (or whenever) to
say "Keith Doxey"?

If so then we might actually get somewhere and not end up with such a
piss-poor future for this countries entertainment...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 24 May 2001 08:49
> To: kat5-users
> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Audio &amp; video distribution
>
>
> Hi Ken,
>
> Converting from Composite to S-Video gains you nothing as the
> quality is
> already lost. If you can get access to an RGB signal then you can get
> S-Video from that. I cant say too much more at the moment but
> watch this
> space :-)
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 24 May 2001 08:21
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Audio &amp; video distribution
>
>
> Keith,
>
> I am paying attention to all this and I know a fair bit about
> trying to get
> sources to different rooms, I've been toying with that for ages :o)
>
> What I want to know and, since you know more about this than
> me, is how can
> you get an S-Video signal from components that do not have an
> S-Video out. I
> like S-Video, it's easy and the picture quality is definitely
> better that a
> composite but with the likes of TiVo, ON Digital and Sky's
> Digibox there is
> no S-Video out, although there is supposed to be RGB from one
> of the SCART
> sockets on most modern equipment. Can RGB be used for
> something and exactly
> what is an RGB out from these devices as the literature on
> connectivity in
> most of the manuals for these devices is, shall we say, crap!
> Especially
> since it seems, according to the manufacturers, that we
> really do not want
> to know about this kinda stuff.
>
> BTW, I am looking forward to having KAT5 and TV in my bedroom again!
>
> K.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 23 May 2001 19:23
> To: <a
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Audio &amp; video distribution
>
> Hi Nick,
>
> Welcome to the KAT5 list.
>
> The existing modules can be used for audio only if you wish. A KAT5 AV
> switcher is in the pipeline which can select from any of
> several sources. I
> am also working on adding Remote control to the existing
> S-Video units.
>
> KAT5 was originally designed as a point to point link but I
> am now able to
> daisy chain the units. If your house is already star wired
> you just use 2
> cables to each room, 1 to take the signal there and one to
> bring it back to
> send to the next room.
>
> Source-0-A-0-B-C-0-D etc where "0" is your patch panel at
node 0.
>
> When the switcher is available you will only need one cable
> to each room.
>
> Source1 - S - Room1
> Source2 - W - Room2
> Source3 - I - Room3
> Source4 - T - Room4
> Source5 - C - Room5
> Source6 - H - Room6
> Source7 - E - Room7
> Source8 - R - Room8
>
> Where the switcher is located either at Node 0 or in you AV
> rack if that is
> where all the sources are. In that case you would need a lot
> of cables from
> AV Node to Node 0 to distribute to the rest of the house.
>
> When the MCA unit is ready you could send 2 stereo signals to
> each room and
> feed them into different inputs on your amp however I would
> recommend taking
> the S-Video+Stereo route as you (or the family) will
> eventually want PC
> based video recorder, TiVo, Digibox, OnDigital etc
> distributed around the
> house. Mark McCall is already doing this with Showshifter.
>
> If you want to do Video and Audio distribution at the same
> time you will
> need 2 distribution setups but doing one or the other could
> be done over a
> single distribution channel.
>
> Any units you get now will be compatable with the switcher
> when it is ready.
>
> Basically KAT5 carries 4 circuits and can be custom built to
> any mix of
> Audio/Video in either direction so you could have a unit to
> send and receive
> stereo if you wanted.....at a price :-)
>
> I would seriously consider getting the standard S-Video +
> Stereo modules as
> it will enable you to carry video in the future. It neednt be video
> connected to the audio, it could be HA information from your PC, CCTV
> distribution etc. What about if you buy a DVD Jukebox, you
> will need the
> video distribution then.
>
> Hope that answers a few questions
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Sent: 23 May 2001 14:52
> > To: <a
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> > Subject: [KAT5] Audio &amp; video distribution
> >
> >
> > A few questions -
> >
> > I'm predominantly interested in putting together a multi-room
audio
> > system across my CAT5 cabling, I have rather less interest in
video
> > distribution (though my kids will not share this view and it
might
> > prove cost-effective!).
> >
> > The Linn Knekt system would seem to be the Rolls Royce option (at
RR
> > prices!) - will KAT5 enable me to do something similar though? I
> > appreciate that I'll probably need to wait till Keith offers the
MCA
> > modules, but I'd like to be able to play CD's from a single
jukebox
> > in any room of the house (obviously only 1 CD plays at any
> one time).
> > Maybe if I get a top quality tuner I'll distribute radio as well.
> >
> > Will a single KAT5 transmitter will put a usable stereo audio
signal
> > onto many separate CAT5 cables? If I use KAT5 receivers on these
> > cables in every room, will I be able to have music in more than 1
> > room at a time? Will it send stereo signals from 2 sources (CD
&amp;
> > Radio) over a single CAT5 cable? How might one handle remote
control
> > economically (either over CAT5 or other method)?
> >
> > On the video distribution front, I assume the above will not work
as
> > well simultaneously, but will I be able to distribute video over
the
> > cabling and watch from a TV any point (ideally not needing to
ensure
> > that my RJ45 leads are unplugged in all the rooms I'm not using
the
> > video signal)? Remote control issues remain the same I
> assume - again
> > any suggestions welcomed?
> >
> > Answers/comments/hints all gratefully received.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> >
> >
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