RE: RF vs KAT5 video distribution

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob,

You can connect all your sources to a SCART switcher and feed the KAT5 TX
with that. You can daisy chain to multiple receivers, one per room.

Coax is still needed for your normal terrestrial broadcasts but any
modulated source you put on your aerial system will only have Composite
video quality (at best!) with MONO sound. You are unlikely to be happy with
the PC even at 640x480 if you are using any text based content if you
distribute it by RF as the text will be very poor. S-Video should be
considered the minimum for distributing a PC output.

Keith

www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv


> -----Original Message-----
> From: egelbeertje [mailto:r_d_k@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 June 2003 11:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] RF vs KAT5 video distribution
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm planning on installing 2 or 3 rf modulators so I can route
> DVD/PC/SAT to the master bedroom (amongst others) since this is
> probably the cheapest solution and coax is already in place. A KAT5
> solution will be probably the better way to go but would I need 1
> transmitter per source (or can I connect all sources to 1 KAT5TX unit
> in parallel - I don't want to keep swapping cables ;-) and obviously
> how many receivers would I need (one per source ?) ?
> Then, on the RF modulator side I could parallel this into all the
> existing rooms - for a KAT5 distribution I'll probably end up with a
> transmitter/receiver per room - am I correct ? Any enlightment
> welcome.
>
> Puzzled. Rob.