RE: Video/ TV Distribution

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <roaming@xxxxxxx>]

> I would like to view any source in any room.

Wouldn't we all
Buy a KAT5 switcher.

> I would like to control any source from any room.

Wouldn't we all
Buy a KAT5 switcher.

> I would like all the kit in Node 0.

Wouldn't we all
Buy a KAT5 switcher.

:-)

> Have distributed IR (Using Xantech stuff.) with receivers in each
room
> and emitters in Node 0. (I understand this bit! But as Tivo
controls
> Digibox I only need to have emitters for the Tivo, Video and 
> DVD. Yes?)

Correct.  Don't use your SKY controller anymore coz the TiVo won't
know
what's going on.
TiVo will change all your channels for you.

> Send the signal around using Keiths KAT5 (Using my cat5 wiring.).
But
> how many do I need? Do I need more than one output from node 
> Zero? Or do all the items daisy chain together with one final Scart
> output from the 
> Tivo?  .....OR.....Do I use the standard coax I've got to 
> each room? I'm not bothered by super doper quality as the
supplementary 
> rooms have only got 14/15" TV's anyway. .....OR..... a
combination of
both. 
> i.e. KAT5 to living room (For DVD quality on 28" TV. Coax to
everywhere
else.

I have all my sources feeding into my AV amp, which then feeds the
lounge
tv/projector.
All sources, that is, except SKY, which goes into the TiVo and I only
watch
sky via TiVo.

I also have all sources feeding into a 40 quid SCART switcher which will
do
6 inputs to 1 output - which will be a AKT5 unit as soon as Keith builds
it
for me  - this feeds to the master bedroom.
This is a temoprary measure until the KAT5 switcher comes along, when I
will
have ultimate flexibility to feed everything everywhere!
Whether I still connect everything direct to the AV amp or bung it all
via
the KAT5 switcher first remains to be seen (The advantage would be
fewer
cables as only one output taken from each device)

The projector in the lounge and the TV are fed from a single KAT TX
unit
(using an RX and RXU unit respectively) - in your case, there's no
reason
this could not be a feed to another room.

Basically, there seems to be no simple ideal solution at present, but
you
should be able to achieve some of what you want with KAT5 units,
possibly
some unterminated ones for multi drop and/or a bog standard scart switcher
-
depends on how many destinations you have really.

Having the IR system in place definitely helps, as you shouldn't have
any
problems with all the kit in node 0 
(I had problems with TiVo and powermids so TiVo lives in the lounge).

> Finally... I have looked at some whole house systems that use 
> Composite
> out (Yellow Phono Plug). If I was to use this for video out 
> what sort of cable do I use to send the signal round the house,
currently
I've only
> got CAT5 or standard coax in the rooms? I have got speakers in
every
> room so I've already got the audio distributed.

KAT5 units to the rescue again - and you can reuse them when you buy a
switcher.
May as well send Svideo around if you can though.....

Tony


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