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RE: KAT5



November 3rd Brian ... you're a month early! *grin*

And I've been good for the last two years ... honest.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 October 2001 00:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KAT5
>
>
> Wont ringing her wake everyone up in her home or is she staying
> over for the
> night before you both get married???
>
> Just noticed you said missus, WHOSE?
>
> B.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 01 October 2001 00:36
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KAT5
> >
> >
> > *chortle* Maybe I should wake up the missus and tell her to
> feel honoured?
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 01 October 2001 00:33
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KAT5
> > >
> > >
> > > Err haven't we been here before with egg cartons on the
walls
> for sound
> > > deadening? :-))
> > >
> > > I have had the honour of being with Phil in both his bedroom
and
> > > his garage
> > > with the lights off, bugger should not have mentioned that!
> > >
> > > B.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 01 October 2001 00:08
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KAT5
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > So I could use a Sender per device located in the
Home Cinema
> > > > > room to transmit to several receivers in different
rooms,
> > via a loft-
> > > > > based patch panel.
> > > >
> > > > Yup...
> > > >
> > > > > Not having seen this cool equipment before, I'm
still trying to
> > > > > visualise it all in my head.
> > > >
> > > > Sure ... no worries.
> > > >
> > > > > And then in each room I'd need a TV with multiple
input
> > > > > connections so it can be connected to each KAT5
receiver. I then
> > > > > toggle the TV input to choose what I watch. Is
that even vaguelly
> > > > > right?!
> > > >
> > > > Not quite ... you route each source into the switcher
either
> > > > directly or by
> > > > a KAT5 transmitter. Each room or "zone" in
your house that you
> > > > want to watch
> > > > in has it's own KAT5 receiver. The switcher sorts out
routing the
> > > > signals to
> > > > the right rooms.
> > > >
> > > > > Rules out my spare portable TV at the moment then
as it only has
> > > > > a single SCART.
> > > >
> > > > Nope ... that's perfect!
> > > >
> > > > > Just shout at me, all, when this gets too boring
for the list
> > > > > members and I'll take it to email.
> > > >
> > > > Rule number 1 : No one shouts at anyone here ... stupid
> > > questions are only
> > > > stupid when they're not asked. We all start from
nowhere and we
> > > all learn.
> > > > The guys on this group taught me everything I know (or
at least
> > > > gave me the
> > > > incentive to look).
> > > >
> > > > > BTW, why in the garage? I've often wondered why
people convert
> > > > > their garage, but I guess it gets thing out of the
house.
> > > It's just that
> > > > > the garage always seems a little exposed to me. In
my garage,
> > > > > along with the car & motorbike, if I had
Private Ryan
> doing his war
> > > > > thing, people walking past on the street would
likely
> know about it!
> > > > > NOT what I'd want. Luckily my Home Cinema room is
at the back
> > > > > of the house so it's just the neighbours that know
it's on, if
> > > > > anybody, and not every joe walking past.
> > > >
> > > > My garage is 17ft long x 9.5ft wide x 7.5 ft high ...
it has a
> > > > door in from
> > > > the house and no windows. It is below my bedroom so if
I'm
> > > > watching a movie
> > > > I'm not disturbing anyone except myself. I will be
insulating
> > the garage
> > > > door (probably with a sandbag wall) to stop the sound
escaping
> > > and so from
> > > > the outside you shouldn't hear anything much. I can
finish the
> > > walls how I
> > > > want (the missus wouldn't like carpet underlay battened
to
> > the walls to
> > > > deaden reflections in the living room) and I can have
the place
> > > completely
> > > > dark - I can also do the electrics how I want and
arrange kit
> > > and speakers
> > > > to be in the right places rather than having to look
what
> SWMBO calls
> > > > "nice".
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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