RE: KAT5 Mark2 - Now Available - New Distribution & Manufacturer!

["Rob Mouser" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What did you expect Gareth? Consider the difference in overheads now they
are externally manufactured and Laser need to make a profit too (I don=92t
believe they are a registered charity?).
Keith also no longer does this as a hobby its his income.

They are still cheaper than comparable products in the market place and
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better quality too.=20

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Many thanks,
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Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Gareth Cook
> Sent: 01 August 2005 09:26
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] KAT5 Mark2 - Now Available - New Distribution
&
> Manufacturer!
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> The price has more than doubled !
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>  Gareth Cook
>  Tools and Process Architect
>  IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
>  Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
>  AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
>  email: g@xxxxxxx
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> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 01/08/2005 09:25 -----
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> [ukha_d] KAT5 Mark2 - Now Available - New Distribution &
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> We reported back in April that the KAT5 Mark2 designs were finished
and
> starting production in a new plant in the UK. As of this morning the
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> are now on sale. More details in the press release below.
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> "Laser Business Systems announce Strategic Alliance with Indigo
> Electronics
> for KAT5 products
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> LONDON - 1st August 2005 - Laser Business Systems are delighted to
> announce
> an exclusive manufacturing and distribution alliance with Indigo
> Electronics. Laser will now manufacture and distribute the KAT5
products
> under licence.
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> The KAT5 range of affordable audio/video modules allow the
transmission o=
f
> high quality signals over the CAT5 cables that are being fitted in
many
> new
> housing developments and bespoke smart homes...
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> Taking advantage of this "structured cabling" the KAT5
system allows user=
s
> to send pictures and sound around their homes. Laser and Indigo are
> pleased
> to announce the launch of the new feature rich Mark 2 units.
Improvements
> over the mark 1 include:-
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> * IR Pass Through - This allows remotely located source equipment to
be
> controlled from the viewing room.
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> * SCART Control - This replicates the SCART Switching signals from the
> source equipment at the viewing room allowing the source to send a
signal
> to
> switch to widescreen mode on the TV/Projector at the remote location.
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> * AVTX Switchable Termination - The transmitter now features
switchable
> input termination allowing multiple KAT5 Transmitters to be connected
to
> the
> same source equipment using simple Passive SCART splitters rather than
> needing expensive active splitters. This also allows a KAT5
Transmitter t=
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> be connected to a source at the same time as a TV.
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> * AVRX Switchable Termination - The receiver now features switchable
> termination allowing more than one receiver to be fed from a single
> transmitter.
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> * S-Video Mixdown - A new feature to the AVRX is S-Video Mixdown. This
> allows an S-Video source to be mixed down to composite video for TVs
that
> do
> not support S-Video signals.
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> Also available are the AVTX-RGB and AVRX-RGB units, which are suitable
fo=
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> carrying high quality RGBS signals to Plasma Screens and Projectors.
Unit=
s
> are on sale and available now from www.laser.com (worldwide shipping
> available now).
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> About Indigo Electronics - www.kat5.tv
> Established in 1978, Indigo Electronics are an innovative company
> dedicated
> to developing high quality AV distribution products at mass market
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> Its range of KAT5 products are already in homes and even TV studios
aroun=
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> the world.
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> About Laser Business Systems - www.laser.com
> The UK's first ever "Smart Home" technology eTailer, Laser
have been
> supplying the home automation market from its on-line store since
1995.
> Laser now sells over 600 product lines and its subsidiary
cbus-shop.com i=
s
> a
> national distributor for C-Bus products."
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> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1602.html
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