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Mark,
The
KAT5 switcher will be the way to go, though no ETA on that as
yet.
ATM,
you can distribute one KAT5 source to several destinations if you use
specially
modified intermediate KAT5 receivers.
Provided everyone is happy watching the same source at any one time
(for
now), you could use a SCART switchbox to route one of several inputs (all
your
source devices) to a single output (your KAT5 TX unit, linked to all the
KAT5 RX
units).
If you
go the RF route, you're looking at inferior piccies all round.
Until
the switcher comes along, ATM, I am using a mixture of my AV amp, KAT5 andR
F.
Amp
distributes all sources to lounge. KAT5 from DVD direct to TV (well
will
be when I plug it in) for extra special quality.
DVD,
VCR, SKY linked also and feed a cheapo RF distribution amp, so master
bedroom
can view DVD (provided VCR not in use), SKY, VCR, terrestrial tv, albiet in
kack
quality - but then, it is only a 12" portable :)
The
plan is to move it all to KAT5 once the switcher
arrives.......
If you
can,. I would suggest holding out until then, or implementing one of the
compromise solutions for now - or indeed, wire CAT5 AND RF so you will
haveu
ltimate flexibility in the future - the additional cost of the extra cable
is
negligible really & if you're going to all the effort of pulling
cables, a
few more won't add significantly to the hassle
factor.......
Tony
After
spending several months resisting, I am now looking at putting in some Cat5
to
upgrade the whole house video which is at the moment based on several video
senders.
Ideally
I would like to distribute DVD, PC, Caller ID (overlay), CCTV and TiVo to all TV's in the house. My original thinking was to use
Keith's
KAT5 modules, but from what I understand I can only send one source down at
a
time. So I think what I really
need is a combination of KAT5 modules to get everything to a central
location,
then re-distribute over Coax to each room on different UHF frequencies -
presumably much like hotels do it
??
Am I thinking down the
right
route or should I stop now before wasting more money on things I don't need
(again). If so does anyone have any experience of redistributing signals of
Coax ?
If the costs are
horrendous
then how would I go about implementing an automatic switching KAT5
hub?
Thanks,
Mark
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