RE: KAT5 Mark2 - Now Available - New Distribution & Manu facturer!

["Ward, David" <DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxxxxx>]

As an ELectronics engineer I can appreciate how much effort has gone into
these units to bring them to market with CE certification, small scale
manufacture, and testing.

IMHO the Baluns mentioned before are grossly overpriced,  each of those
boxes are comprised of what is essentially 3 transformers.=20
6 small transformers, 6 phono plugs and two RJ45 sockets in a  box for over
=A3120!=20

I'd go for the KAT5 approach every time

Dave



>-----Original Message-----
>From: anthony.kirrane@xxxxxxx [mailto:anthony.kirrane@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 01 August 2005 09:39
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KAT5 Mark2 - Now Available - New Distribution
&
>Manufacturer!
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>Well if you don't like it then either....
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>a) make your own, spend years refining it and then sell it at no profit
>b) don't buy one
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>It is still miles cheaper and probably a lot better then anything else
>commercially available.
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>How about a congratulations to Keith rather then bitching about the
>price.
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>Anthony Kirrane  Application Services  BT Global Services.  Tel:
>01245 458070  anthony.kirrane@xxxxxxx  www.bt.com/globalservices
>
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>	From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of Gerard McGovern
>	Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 9:35 AM
>	To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>	Subject: RE: [ukha_d] KAT5 Mark2 - Now Available - New
>Distribution & Manufacturer!
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>	welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism!
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>	g
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>	________________________________
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>	From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx on behalf of Gareth Cook
>	Sent: Mon 01/08/2005 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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>	Discussion
>	Main Topic
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>	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>	Today 09:15
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>	Subject:
>	.
>	[ukha_d] KAT5 Mark2 - Now Available - New Distribution &
>Manufacturer!
>	.
>	Category:
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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 units
>	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 of
>	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 users
>	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 to
>	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 for
>	carrying high quality RGBS signals to Plasma Screens and
>Projectors. Units
>	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 prices.
>	Its range of KAT5 products are already in homes and even TV
>studios around
>	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 is
>	a
>	national distributor for C-Bus products."
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>	http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1602.html
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