RE: [KAT5] Re: KAT5 and SPDIF?

["Keith Doxey" <kat5users@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi [sorry you havent told us your name!]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thr021273 [mailto:thr021273@xxxxxxx]
>
> Thank you both for your answers! That's not encouraging news:-(
>

All is not lost

> Can I assume that it will also be impossible to buy a
> video/video/video/video KAT5 and use the video channels for audio
> until I get SPDIF, or will it be possible with some loss in audio
> quality (if so, "how bad" will the sound be?)?
>

It is perfectly possible to buy a 4 video channel unit, they are just a bit
more expesive as the video amplifiers are much more expensive than the
audio
ones.

As delivered, a 4 channel video unit probably wouldnt work too well as its
input impedance is75ohms which for most audio sources is too low, but by
removing the input termination audo would be carried just fine. You would
need to refit the termination when you wanted to change over to SPDIF. (The
Mk2 units will have switchable termination)

> And BTW: is there a difference between 2 composite video channels and
> 1 s-video channel (and between 3 composite and 1 component) or are
> they basically identical?
>

Composite, S-Video, Component and RGBS all use the same circuitry, just
1,2,3 or 4 circuits respectively therefore you can carry whatever mix you
want. eg 2 lots of S-Video.

Hope that helps

Keith



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