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I thought I understood the answer but the more I read the more condused I get ops: it's probably me being stupid...
Can I get 5.1 sound from my computer to my surround equipment using Kat5 mark II without altering the hardware or using special cabling? Could you tell me what I need to do to get it working.
SPDIF digital audio can be carried on a KAT5 video channel. You would need to make your own lead with suitable connectors.Keith
What he means by this is as follows:
You will see that an s-video connector has 4 pins. 2 of these are for the luminance signal (Greyscale signal) and the other 2 are for the modulated chrominance signal (colour signal).
All you have to know is esentially you can send 2 seperate composite signals down one s-video connector - 1 for each of the 2 pins.
To send composite video along with SPDIF audio you would need to wire cable with a standard s-video connector on one end and 2 composite connectors on the other end. connected to pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4 respectivly. I can post a diagram if needed.
Hope i've shed some light on this area for you.
Good Luck. :wink:
Chris.
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Chris Morgan.
Theatre Lighting, Sound & Network Engineer www.solofx.co.uk
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