[mythtv-users] IR remote "extenders"

Greg Oliver oliver.greg at gmail.com
Mon Jan 11 02:40:28 UTC 2010


On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:
> Greg Oliver wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have one of these, and it seems to work pretty well:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Next-Generation-Remote-Control-Extender/dp/B000C1Z0HA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have some AV equipment in a closet right behind the TV.  I keep pretty
>>>> much everything in the closet that I can; the only things that are
>>>> visible
>>>> are the Wii receiver and a joystick receiver.
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if there is a "remote extender" that will receive the IR
>>>> signals from any source and pipe them into the closet.  The distance
>>>> literally the thickness of the wall.
>>>>
>>>> That would let me put stuff in there without having to get up to control
>>>> it,
>>>> and it wouldn't detract from my otherwise nearly-invisible AV setup.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> I have one of those as well.  I would recommend buying the extra
>> batteries as well, otherwise you will find yourself remoteless at
>> times while they charge.
>>
>> I also bought this at the same time for another room:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BLTDZA/ref=oss_T15_product
>>
>> It works very well as well..
>>
>
> On that page there's this "also bought" item, which might be closer to what
> I need... Anyone use it?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-Remote-Control-Repeater/dp/B001BLTDZA/
>
> (Gotta love this web thing....  I'm old enough to remember having to *call*
> companies to try and get info....)

That is the one I have in the living room.  It works well, if you only
need up to 12 emitters.  The emitters are fairly strong though.  You
could easily mount them so that 1 hits multiple devices.  I have 3
rows of 2, and use 1 emitter for each column.  The only thing I really
do not like is that the receiver blinks every time it receives, so I
busted the led out of it..  Nothing like a flashing blue light to
annoy you :)

-Greg


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