Re: RE:KAT5 Update....was Dumb question - PC Audio connection?

[Stuart Grimshaw <stuart@xxxxxxx>]

I thought it was only the NTL cable boxes that used IRDA? Most other
popular devices are "normal" IR.

On Sunday 11 February 2001 07:50 am, you wrote:
> Keith,
>
> A question that came up yesterday was "Will your IR sender handle
the IRDA
> format used by the Sky Digiboxes and such like?"
>
> Phil
>
> (P.S. Richard : The answer to your question is that everyone who wants
a
> set of PCBs is going to be placed into the "Big Brother"
house - no cameras
> this time though - and the place locked up until only 25 remain. I've
> already bought in a stock of Chianti and fava beans. Ah yes ... the
other
> "other" white meat!)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: richard.lockyer@xxxxxxx
> > [mailto:richard.lockyer@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 11 February 2001 01:10
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: RE:KAT5 Update....was [ukha_d] Dumb question - PC
Audio
> > connection?
> >
> >
> > If there are only 25 sets, how are these going to be rationed?
> >
> > Can I put my name down for a pair ;-)
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@y..., Keith Doxey <ukha.diyha@b...> wrote:
> > > Hi Phil,
> > >
> > > Current status of KAT5 is this.....
> > >
> > > I have 50 professionally manufacured PCB's ready to build 25
sets
> >
> > of KAT5
> >
> > > AVS Links.
> > >
> > > The AVS is S-Video and Stereo Audio which can also be used
for
> >
> > composite
> >
> > > video.
> > >
> > > I was initially going to release a Composite + Stereo + IR
version
> >
> > first,
> >
> > > but the cost would have been higher than the S-video version
and
> >
> > several
> >
> > > people on this list already have distributed IR control
using
> >
> > Nigel's
> >
> > > circuit and now that Ian has PCB's for the IR repeater I
suspect
> >
> > more
> >
> > > people will build them.
> > >
> > > The reasons I decided to do the s-video version first are
that
> > > 1.     it can also be used as composite anyway.
> > > 2.     DVD players output S-video so why use an inferior
composite
> >
> > link.
> >
> > > 3.     if distributing TV out from a PC, S-Video makes one
hell of
> >
> > a
> >
> > > difference.
> > >
> > > Building the boards has taken longer than expected due to
the
> >
> > family having
> >
> > > the flu and me being away on a Java course all this week. I
should
> >
> > now have
> >
> > > more time to get them built.
> > >
> > > More details soon
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:	Phil Harris [SMTP:phillip.harris1@v...]
> > > Sent:	09 February 2001 09:28
> > > To:	ukha_d@y...
> > > Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Dumb question - PC Audio connection?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thus speaks the electronics guru...
> > >
> > > ...thanks Keith.
> > >
> > > Keith, what's the state of play with the KAT5 project? I'm
doing an
> >
> > install
> >
> > > for a friend this weekend which your composite + stereo
audio + IR
> >
> > boards
> >
> > > would be *PERFECT* for and I've told him that you're working
on
> >
> > them but I
> >
> > > was wondering if you had any plans as to when they were
going to be
> > > available?
> > >
> > > Phil
>

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