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Topic: | Dual TV HELP!! This thread has 13 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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Post 1 made on Tuesday September 7, 2004 at 17:36 |
gpracer171 Long Time Member |
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I am just beginnin the installation of a new Theater. The question I have yet to answer is how can i individually control to identical televisions that are located side by side. I will be using a remote relay system for the equipment rack and HTPC. could you please give me an overview of how I can achieve this and any equipment I will need. i am planning to use a Pronto TSU 3000 for te control or possiblily a ipronto depending of what i see at CEDIA this week.
Thanks
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Post 2 made on Tuesday September 7, 2004 at 20:00 |
McNasty Founding Member |
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If you're using the TSU-3000, why wouldn't you use the RF-extender to control the TV's seperately?
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OP | Post 3 made on Wednesday September 8, 2004 at 12:45 |
gpracer171 Long Time Member |
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How would that work. Can I set it to trigger one rf extender and not another? I am not completely familiar with the pronto capabilities yet. The 2 tv's will be place next to each other, so a single blaster would operate both if located in room in fromt of unit. Is this correct or am I missing something that I do not realize it can do/
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Post 4 made on Wednesday September 8, 2004 at 19:44 |
McNasty Founding Member |
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I may have screwed up. I thought it had addressable ports, but I don't think it does. Check your remote...mine isn't here so I can't. But if you can set different RF ID's for each TV then you could get 2 RF extenders and it would work that way.
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Post 5 made on Wednesday September 8, 2004 at 20:10 |
quest51459 Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2001 197 |
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Gentleman, Any IR remote, I usually use a pronto and an ir router from xantexh. You can control up to eight devices with the same ir. Works great have many rooms with multipe screens using them.
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Post 6 made on Wednesday September 8, 2004 at 20:46 |
AVFriend Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | June 2004 331 |
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You can always get one RFX for TVA and shoot IR at the other TVB.You will have to cover the emitter and the TV's sensor eye on TVA.
The Pronto will shoot both IR and RF if programmed properly.
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Post 7 made on Thursday September 9, 2004 at 23:01 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
Joined: Posts: | December 2001 30,104 |
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What brand of TV? What model? this is BASIC information for keeping us from just shooting from the hip. The above ideas will all work in some situations, but you have not told us what your situation is.
If it is a bigscreen, the remote will have to shoot through the screen, so it will be pretty hard to make that effective on one without overspray to the other. On the other hand, I have four 15" zeniths in a block being independently controlled through a Xantech CC62. That is a multiple relay, not an IR router, but its only drawback is that I can't turn all the relays on at the same time.
So, what is the product you are trying to control?
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Post 8 made on Thursday September 9, 2004 at 23:17 |
Lonny Lieberman Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2002 366 |
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I just did a job yesterday for a customer which called for 4 of the same tvs and 3 of the same DSS recievers. I went with the xantech Ir router and it was great! easy hook up and worked on the first try, i used a tsu3000.
Just my input, Lonny
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OP | Post 9 made on Friday September 10, 2004 at 09:41 |
gpracer171 Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2004 11 |
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Lonny,
That is exactly what I am trying to do, and that is the remote I am planning as well. I see that an IR router looks to be the way to go. I will look at that option.
Ernie,
I am planning fr 2 27inch Toshiba tv's
Could someone please let me know a product number for the Xanteck router and a Niles router (if they have one).
Mike
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Post 10 made on Friday September 10, 2004 at 23:57 |
roddymcg Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2003 6,796 |
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The Xantech product is the called RT-8, I do not know if Niles has a router or not. A quick check on their website might turn something up though. I have also used the RT-8 and have had positive results with it.
Good luck,
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Post 11 made on Saturday September 11, 2004 at 21:53 |
Lonny Lieberman Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2002 366 |
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I am not a fan of the Niles, but i can tell you this, the RT-8 was simple! just the remote is on back order but if you neeed the ccf. they are avaible on this sight, you also save your self some money!
Lonny
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Post 12 made on Tuesday September 14, 2004 at 23:29 |
scottasd Long Time Member |
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Just add both TVs as two separate devices on the pronto, one RF extender on one TV with an emitter from the extender port to one TV and set the pronto to control this device by RF and the other TV by IR. If the TV that is set up as an RF device in the pronto is selected, then the remote will not send IR allowing independent remote operation.
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Post 13 made on Wednesday September 15, 2004 at 00:08 |
jritch Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2003 279 |
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On 09/15/04 03:29 ET, scottasd said...
Just add both TVs as two separate devices on the pronto, one RF extender on one TV with an emitter from the extender port to one TV and set the pronto to control this device by RF and the other TV by IR. If the TV that is set up as an RF device in the pronto is selected, then the remote will not send IR allowing independent remote operation. Except for the above mentioned problem of the other TV getting the IR signal too, unless there is a way of blocking the receiver.
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Post 14 made on Thursday September 16, 2004 at 16:46 |
ebecker Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2003 337 |
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I have used the rt-8
i pulled the tv apart and put the ir sensor inside the tv directly over the ir target and then sealed it up to prevent any outside ir from getting in
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