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Viewsonic v36 and total remote transmiter module
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Post 1 made on Friday July 9, 2004 at 22:21
Carlos Rendon
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I have a Viewsonic v36 and i bought total remote. the IR works fine but the transmiter module doesn't work at all, any suggestions?

This message was edited by Carlos Rendon on 07/13/04 23:11.
OP | Post 2 made on Tuesday July 13, 2004 at 23:11
Carlos Rendon
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Can someone please answer this for me ( Don!!!!!) it would be a real helper.

Thanks
Post 3 made on Thursday July 15, 2004 at 12:29
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I have no personal experience with this PPC, so I have no idea if the audio hardware is even capable of supporting the audio transmitter. Some Pocket PCs simply can NEVER work with our audio transmitter due to differences in "fidelity" of the PPC's audio hardware. I just cannot tell you if this is one of those cases or not.


--Don
OP | Post 4 made on Wednesday September 29, 2004 at 18:43
Carlos Rendon
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Hey Don,
After doing some research ( and calling viewsonic) i found out the the viewsonic ppc has an audio frequency of 20khz. I got my Viewsonic ppc to work with the audio transmitter, but i only works with my samsung VCR, it doesn't work with my DishNetwork DVR, my XBox, or my LG TV. Can you please tell me why the don't work? And if the ppc has an audio frequency of 20khz about how much range should I get with the transmitter module ( my Game room is only about 10 feet).

Thanks
Post 5 made on Thursday September 30, 2004 at 16:05
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On 09/29/04 22:43 ET, Carlos Rendon said...
Hey Don,

After doing some research ( and calling viewsonic)
i found out the the viewsonic ppc has an audio
frequency of 20khz.

I would imagine that any such answer you would receive from some guy on a tech support line will be whatever he has been told by his superiors, and not necessarily entirely accurate or in-depth. Virtually all audio devices intended to reproduce music cite their performance in terms of "20Hz-20KHz plus or minus 3db". This is far from revealing, and in many cases not even true. One of my very favorite ODMs of Pocket PCs uses audio hardware that can only accurately reproduce frequencies out to less than 12KHz (!) and yet it "sounds" almost the same as other audio devices. I would not be even slightly surprised if the poor tech support drones at that company have not been given the exact audio specs, but merely told that it is "20 to 20" like most other gear.

I got my Viewsonic ppc to
work with the audio transmitter,

This alone proves that the Viewsonic is capable of reproducing a high-frequency signal, although it does not indicate what the power output at that frequency would be. Audio devices typically start rolling off amplitude the higher the frequency, so the only question is just how much is that rolloff and does it assure/preclude the potential for the Total Remote audio transmitter to work? Nothing but my test gear can say for sure.

but i only works with my samsung VCR,
it doesn't work with my DishNetwork
DVR, my XBox, or my LG TV. Can you please tell
me why the don't work?

If I knew that I would be omniscient. I have seen your beta test reports, and I know that the TRBeta guys are working with you to figure out why. Not to undermine their efforts, but I will toss out my top three reasons this might not work for you:

1. Your gear uses control signals that cannot possibly be reproduced by the audio transmitter.

2. Your Viewsonic's audio performance is worse than we might think, and giving very borderline results.

3. We screwed up the software.

Since the TRBeta guys tell me IrDA has worked on some of those same devices for you, this tends to eliminate #3.

And if the ppc has an audio
frequency of 20khz about how much range should
I get with the transmitter module

That question cannot be answered with that piece of information. It is a mix of issues ranging from high frequency reproduction and rolloff to voltage output of the headphone amplifier. No written specs will likely ever answer this question, only thorough tests (MY TESTS) could.


--Don
OP | Post 6 made on Thursday September 30, 2004 at 16:29
Carlos Rendon
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I thinlk that i also know why i get this performance with my v36, the audio on the ppc is srewed up ( it works sometimes, sometimes it doesn't work) I already got the green light from viewsonic to send them my ppc so thy can replace it and hopefully the audio will be way better. And for some reason the current version of total remote works better with the audio transmitter thatn the beta version ( at least for me). I'm also planning to buy a dell axim x30, so the Irda range should be better right???
What about with the transmitter module????

Thanks Don : )
Post 7 made on Thursday September 30, 2004 at 16:59
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On 09/30/04 20:29 ET, Carlos Rendon said...
I thinlk that i also know why i get this performance
with my v36, the audio on the ppc is srewed up
( it works sometimes, sometimes it doesn't work)

That would sure do it. :)

And for some reason
the current version of total remote works better
with the audio transmitter thatn the beta version
( at least for me).

I think one of the TRBeta guys mentioned this. THAT is very useful info that can easily be quantified, so we will investigate!

I'm also planning to buy a
dell axim x30, so the Irda range should be better
right???

I am sitting at my desk, controlling a Sony DVD player and Orion television from slightly over 35 feet away, via IrDA, using an X30. They have STRONG IrDA ports! :)

What about with the transmitter module????

Not on any current Axim. Not the X5, X3 or X30. Interestingly, there is an unreleased Axim that DOES support the audio transmitter, and works VERY well (well over 70 feet), but I can't talk about the specific model until it is released.


--Don
OP | Post 8 made on Thursday September 30, 2004 at 17:15
Carlos Rendon
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Not on any current Axim. Not the X5, X3 or X30.
Interestingly, there is an unreleased Axim that
DOES support the audio transmitter, and works
VERY well (well over 70 feet), but I can't talk
about the specific model until it is released.

--Don

Is it the dell axim x50, because if it is then i'm buying it.
Does it have the same strong IRDA as the axim x30?????
Post 9 made on Friday October 1, 2004 at 16:32
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On 09/30/04 21:15 ET, Carlos Rendon said...
Is it the dell axim x50, because if it is then
i'm buying it.
Does it have the same strong IRDA as the axim
x30?????

What part of "I can't talk about it until it is released" were you unclear on? ;)

Sorry, I cannot give any details about any company's unreleased products. I wouldn't get the inside info if I violated non-disclosure agreements we have with various companies. You'll have to wait for more details after the product is actually out.


--Don
OP | Post 10 made on Wednesday October 13, 2004 at 18:03
Carlos Rendon
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Now that the Axim x50 is released can you answer my question.......

Thanks
Post 11 made on Thursday October 14, 2004 at 17:32
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On 10/13/04 22:03 ET, Carlos Rendon said...
Now that the Axim x50 is released can you answer
my question.......

Thanks

You were right, it is the X50. You cannot imagine my unmitigated SHOCK when I tried it and it WORKED! I don't even know why I tried since ALL prior Axims (built by Wistron) could not support the audio transmitter, but when I realized this was an HTC model (makers of the iPaqs) I gave it a try and was just blown away. It looks like the X50 should work as well as any iPaq with our audio transmitter.


--Don


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