RE: Audio & video distribution

[Kenneth Watt]

Keith,

I am paying attention to all this and I know a fair bit about trying to get
sources to different rooms, I've been toying with that for ages :o)

What I want to know and, since you know more about this than me, is how can
you get an S-Video signal from components that do not have an S-Video out.
I
like S-Video, it's easy and the picture quality is definitely better that a
composite but with the likes of TiVo, ON Digital and Sky's Digibox there is
no S-Video out, although there is supposed to be RGB from one of the SCART
sockets on most modern equipment. Can RGB be used for something and exactly
what is an RGB out from these devices as the literature on connectivity in
most of the manuals for these devices is, shall we say, crap! Especially
since it seems, according to the manufacturers, that we really do not want
to know about this kinda stuff.

BTW, I am looking forward to having KAT5 and TV in my bedroom again!

K.


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Sent: 23 May 2001 19:23
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Subject: RE: [KAT5] Audio &amp; video distribution

Hi Nick,

Welcome to the KAT5 list.

The existing modules can be used for audio only if you wish. A KAT5 AV
switcher is in the pipeline which can select from any of several sources. I
am also working on adding Remote control to the existing S-Video units.

KAT5 was originally designed as a point to point link but I am now able to
daisy chain the units. If your house is already star wired you just use 2
cables to each room, 1 to take the signal there and one to bring it back to
send to the next room.

Source-0-A-0-B-C-0-D etc where "0" is your patch panel at node 0.

When the switcher is available you will only need one cable to each room.

Source1 - S - Room1
Source2 - W - Room2
Source3 - I - Room3
Source4 - T - Room4
Source5 - C - Room5
Source6 - H - Room6
Source7 - E - Room7
Source8 - R - Room8

Where the switcher is located either at Node 0 or in you AV rack if that is
where all the sources are. In that case you would need a lot of cables from
AV Node to Node 0 to distribute to the rest of the house.

When the MCA unit is ready you could send 2 stereo signals to each room and
feed them into different inputs on your amp however I would recommend
taking
the S-Video+Stereo route as you (or the family) will eventually want PC
based video recorder, TiVo, Digibox, OnDigital etc distributed around the
house. Mark McCall is already doing this with Showshifter.

If you want to do Video and Audio distribution at the same time you will
need 2 distribution setups but doing one or the other could be done over a
single distribution channel.

Any units you get now will be compatable with the switcher when it is
ready.

Basically KAT5 carries 4 circuits and can be custom built to any mix of
Audio/Video in either direction so you could have a unit to send and
receive
stereo if you wanted.....at a price :-)

I would seriously consider getting the standard S-Video + Stereo modules as
it will enable you to carry video in the future. It neednt be video
connected to the audio, it could be HA information from your PC, CCTV
distribution etc. What about if you buy a DVD Jukebox, you will need the
video distribution then.

Hope that answers a few questions

Keith



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> Subject: [KAT5] Audio &amp; video distribution
>
>
> A few questions -
>
> I'm predominantly interested in putting together a multi-room audio
> system across my CAT5 cabling, I have rather less interest in video
> distribution (though my kids will not share this view and it might
> prove cost-effective!).
>
> The Linn Knekt system would seem to be the Rolls Royce option (at RR
> prices!) - will KAT5 enable me to do something similar though? I
> appreciate that I'll probably need to wait till Keith offers the MCA
> modules, but I'd like to be able to play CD's from a single jukebox
> in any room of the house (obviously only 1 CD plays at any one time).
> Maybe if I get a top quality tuner I'll distribute radio as well.
>
> Will a single KAT5 transmitter will put a usable stereo audio signal
> onto many separate CAT5 cables? If I use KAT5 receivers on these
> cables in every room, will I be able to have music in more than 1
> room at a time? Will it send stereo signals from 2 sources (CD
&amp;
> Radio) over a single CAT5 cable? How might one handle remote control
> economically (either over CAT5 or other method)?
>
> On the video distribution front, I assume the above will not work as
> well simultaneously, but will I be able to distribute video over the
> cabling and watch from a TV any point (ideally not needing to ensure
> that my RJ45 leads are unplugged in all the rooms I'm not using the
> video signal)? Remote control issues remain the same I assume - again
> any suggestions welcomed?
>
> Answers/comments/hints all gratefully received.
>
> Thanks
>
> Nick
>
>
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